Steinberg WaveLab Elements 7 Operation Manual

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ˆ Diffusion
Affects the character of the reverb tail. Higher values lead to more diffusion and a
smoother sound, while lower values lead to a clearer sound.
ˆ Hi Level
Affects the decay time of high frequencies. Normal room reverb decays quicker in the
high- and low-frequency range than in the mid-range. Lowering the level percentage
causes high frequencies to decay quicker. Values above 100% cause high frequencies
to decay more slowly than the mid-range frequencies.
ˆ Lo Level...

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ˆ Feedback 1 & 2
The Feedback controls set the number of repeats for each delay.
ˆ Filter Lo 1 & 2
These filters affect the feedback loop and allow you to roll off low frequencies up to
800Hz. The buttons below the knobs activate/deactivate the filter.
ˆ Filter Hi 1 & 2
These filters affect the feedback loop and allow you to roll off high frequencies from
20kHz down to 1.2kHz. The buttons below the knobs activate/deactivate the filter.
ˆ Pan 1 & 2
These controls are used to set the stereo...

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ˆ Width
Controls the width of the stereo enhancement (i.e. the apparent stereo separation).
Turn clockwise to increase the enhancement.
ˆ Delay
Controls the delay differences between left and right channels to further increase the
stereo effect.
ˆ Color
Generates additional differences between the channels to increase the stereo enhance-
ment.
ˆ Mono button
Switches the output to mono, to check for possible unwanted coloring of the sound
which sometimes can occur when...

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Making settings
1. Click the corresponding On button on the left of the plug-in panel to activate any or all
of the 4 equalizer bands (Low, Mid 1, Mid 2, and High). When a band is activated, the
corresponding EQ point appears in the EQ curve display.
2. Set the parameters for an activated EQ band. This can be done in several ways:
ˆ By using the knobs.
ˆ By clicking on the numeric values and typing in new values.
ˆ By using the mouse to drag points in the EQ curve display.
When using...

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Sets the center frequency of the mid 1 band.
Band 2 Q-Factor (0.5 to 10)
Sets the width of the mid 1 band: the higher this value, the "narrower" the bandwidth.
Band 3 Gain (-20 to +24dB)
Sets the amount of cut/boost for the mid 2 band.
Band 3 Inv button
Inverts the gain value of the filter (see the description of the Invert button for Band 1).
Band 3 Freq (20 to 20000Hz)
Sets the center frequency of the mid 2 band.
Band 3 Q-Factor (0.5 to 10)
Sets the width of the mid...

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10.14 Steinberg VST Dynamics
VSTDynamics is an advanced dynamics processor. It combines three separate processors:
Gate, Compressor and Limiter, covering a variety of dynamic processing functions. The
window is divided into three sections, containing controls and meters for each processor.
Activating the individual processors You activate the individual processors using the
buttons at the bottom of the plug-in panel.
The Gate section
Gating, or noise gating, is a method of dynamic...

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Monitor (On/Off)
Allows you to monitor the filtered signal.
Attack (0.1 to 100ms)
Sets the time it takes for the gate to open after being triggered.
Hold (0 to 2000ms)
Determines how long the gate stays open after the signal drops below the threshold level.
Release (10 to 1000ms or Auto mode)
Sets the amount of time it takes for the gate to close (after the set hold time). If the Auto
button is activated, Gate will find an optimal release setting, depending on the audio...

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The Limiter section
The limiter is designed to ensure that the output level never exceeds a set threshold, to avoid
clipping in following devices. Conventional limiters usually require very accurate setting up
of the attack and release parameters to prevent the output level from going beyond the set
threshold level. The limiter adjusts and optimizes these parameters automatically according
to the audio material. You can also adjust the Release parameter manually.
The following...

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10.15 Crystal Resampler
This plug-in offers high quality sample rate conversion of Audio Files. For example, if your
Audio File was recorded or saved at 96 or 48kHz and you wish to burn it to CD at 44.1kHz,
this plug-in will perform the conversion ready for burning.
The following parameters are available:
ˆ Sample rate
The rate can be set in 17 steps from 6kHz to 384kHz. It includes the common sampling
rates of 44.1, 48, 96 and 192kHz.
ˆ Quality
The quality requirements can be...

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ˆ Volume Left, Right (-48dB to +12dB)
This governs how much of the signal is included in the left and/or right channel of the
output bus.
ˆ Stereo Link (OFF or LINKED)
When set to LINKED, Volume Right delivers the same gain as that set for Volume Left.
ˆ Mix to Mono (OFF or ON)
When set to ON, a mono mix of the stereo channels is delivered to the output bus.
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10.17 Peak Master
Peak master is a basic plug-in that...