Steinberg WaveLab Elements 7 Operation Manual

Chapter 2
Getting Help
WaveLab's detailed help system makes it easy to look up interface features and get informa-
tion from within the program. There are three main types of help available:
What is this?
Access this by clicking on the
icon, or the question mark icon in a dialog window titlebar,
or by holding down [Shift]+[F1]. Once activated, the cursor changes to a question mark.
Click on an interface feature for information on what it does and details of any settings/-
values/functions involved....

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Related topics
Help menu
Command bars
2.1 Help menu
The Help menu gives you a convenient point of access to WaveLab's Help system.
ˆ Help about the active window...
Select this (or press [F1]/[Command]+[?]) to give help on the active window. If a dialog
box is open, the dialog is described.
ˆ Contents...
This lists the Help contents as a "tree structure" in the Contents window. Like many
WaveLab Elements windows, you can make this a floating window, if you want to park
it in a...

Chapter 3
Using the interface
This section gives information on interface features that may not be obvious and which may
help to speed up your workflow, especially as your experience with WaveLab Elements in-
creases.
WaveLab Elements is incredibly flexible in the ways that you can set up your working envi-
ronment. Interface elements can be arranged to suit your workflow, the type of project you
are creating and the size and number of your displays.
You can move, reorder and detach windows and tabs from...

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Switcher window
Tab Groups
Transport controls
Value editing
Workspaces
Zooming and scrolling
3.1 About Tool Windows
Throughout WaveLab Elements there are various tool windows available that enable you to
view, analyze and edit the current active document. Generally the content of a tool window
is synchronized with the active document, with the exception of the audio meters which can
display information related to other documents.
There are two types of Tool windows:
ˆ Specific tool...

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Differences between Mac and Windows
Floating windows behave slightly differently on Apple Mac and Windows, due to some basic
differences between the platforms:
ˆ Mac- On the Mac, a tool window is always on top of all other windows and a floating
window remains visible even if its dependent Workspace is not active or is minimized.
If WaveLab is no longer the active application, all its floating windows are hidden.
ˆ Windows - A floating window is hidden when its dependent Workspace...

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You can also use the controls at the top of the editor window to delete or reset points in
the envelope. Use the envelope smoothing button to toggle the envelope points between a
linear (polygonal) or a curved path. The envelope is not applied until you click "Apply".
For an explanation of each parameter and interface feature, click on , or the 'What's this?'
question mark icon. For more information see
Getting Help
Related topics
Level envelope
Time stretching...

3.4 Context menus 9
Finding out what a Command button does
Hover over an individual Command button to display its tooltip. If no tooltip appears, make
sure "Show tips when mouse stays over buttons" is activated in Preferences...>Global
Preferences >Display tab .
For an explanation of each parameter and interface feature, click on , or the 'What's this?'
question mark icon. For more information see
Getting Help
Related topics
Global Preferences
Customize Commands
Context menus
3.4...

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Undocking a window
Double-click on the title bar. This works with all tool windows, Specific and Shared.
About Specific tool windows
To undock a Specific tool window use one of the following methods:
ˆ double-click on the title bar.
ˆ click on the small double window icon which is located at the top left hand corner of
the window.
ˆ click and drag the window by its title bar.
Once un-docked, you can freely drag the window around by clicking and dragging on the
window's title...

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3.6 Double clicking
A double click is the act of pressing the mouse button twice quickly without moving the
mouse.
Throughout WaveLab Elements you can achieve the following by double clicking in certain
places:
ˆ Create a new empty document - double click on the empty part of a tab bar. See
Tab Groups for more information.
ˆ Edit a marker name - double click at the right side of a marker's icon (in the Audio
File or Montage Workspace) above the time ruler.
ˆ Select a region...

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Many types of objects can be dragged between different source and destination locations
including files, text, Clips, the playback head and markers.
Tip: This help entry describes some of the most important drag and drop operations. There
are many other possibilities, especially within the various list views for example where you
can possibly drag from the list to an external window, drag a file into the list (to import), or
reorder, these vary of course according to the context)....