Steinberg WaveLab 7 Question Manual

 
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WaveLab 6 to 7 - FAQ 
 
This document helps WaveLab 5/6 users to familiarize themselves with WaveLab 7. At first sight, 
WaveLab 7 looks quite different compared to older versions. However, once accustomed to the new 
user interface, editing should be an intuitive task. To achieve this, we appeal to your curiosity and sense 
of exploration, and to your willingness to adopt a couple of new habits. The in-application help also has 
a chapter called “Using the interface”. 
 
 
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1. Can WaveLab 6 and WaveLab 7 co-exist on the same system? 
 
Yes, this is possible. You dont need to uninstall WaveLab 6 before installing WaveLab 7. They dont 
share any settings. 
 
 
2. How to get help? 
 
The in-application help system has been renewed. The first thing you should read is the “Getting Help” 
text in the in-application help. For this, in the main menu bar, select Help > Contents. Notably, context-
sensitive help is accessible throughout the application. There are also several...

 
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6. About customization 
 
WaveLab is used on laptops and in multi-screen setups. WaveLab 7 is highly flexible and can easily be 
adapted to your requirements. In a professional environment, you can use three screens, each one 
hosting a workspace with a sophisticated layout of tool windows. On a laptop, you can use one 
workspace in full screen mode with a single tool window. 
 
WaveLab 7 does not force users to follow one particular workflow. Our recommendation is to first learn 
how WaveLab can be...

 
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10. With the new windowing system, how to drag-and-drop to a window that I cannot see? 
 
• Between two different workspaces: drag an object to the Switcher Window, and hover over the 
target workspace for half a second: the target window will automatically come to front, and you 
can drop the object to the new workspace. 
• From one tab to another: drag an object over the desired target tab, and hover there for half a 
second. The target tab will automatically be activated, and you can drop the...

 
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15. How to create a new folder from the new “Save as” dialog? 
 
There are two options: 
• Click on the folder icon and select “Browse folders” or “Browse files”. 
• Type a new folder name in the Folder edit field and WaveLab will create it for you. 
 
 
16. Are there settings that can be reused from WaveLab 6? 
 
Master Section presets can be imported from a menu that opens at the bottom of the Master Section. 
Other settings from previous versions cannot be reused. 
 
 
17. I cannot find a menu...

 
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21. “Bypass Master Section” has changed 
 
In the Render dialog, “Bypass Master Section on resulting Audio File” has a different effect than in 
WaveLab 6. Bypassing is now restricted to the rendered file and is not a global setting anymore. This 
setting can be switched off by clicking on the filter icon at the bottom right of each audio window. 
 
 
22. Where is the function “Render clip to new Audio file”? 
 
For consistency reasons, this function has been integrated among the new options of the...

 
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28. What is new in WaveLab 7 compared to WaveLab 6 
 
• Mac OS X compatibility 
• VST-3 plug-in support 
• Many new quality plug-ins from Steinberg 
• New audio restoration plug-ins from Sonnox 
• New DIRAC time stretch engine 
• New multi-core batch processor 
• New state-of-the-art CD/DVD burning engine 
• DDP export and import 
• Totally rewritten user interface for improved editing and workflow 
• New help system 
• Unicode support 
• Localized in 6 languages, incl. Italian and Spanish 
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