Steinberg WaveLab Elements 7 Operation Manual

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Command bars
Tab Groups
Docking windows
Switcher window
3.18 Zooming and scrolling
In WaveLab Elements you can use several mouse and keyboard shortcuts for scrolling and
zooming in the Audio File and Audio Montage Workspaces.
Scrolling with the Mousewheel
ˆ With the cursor in the wave window you can scroll the view horizontally using the mouse
wheel.
Zooming with the Mousewheel
ˆ With the cursor in the wave window hold down [Ctrl]/[Command]while rotating the
mouse wheel. The...

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WaveLab Elements 7 

Chapter 4
WaveLab Elements Concepts
WaveLab Elements is an incredibly powerful tool and has many features which can be used
for a wide variety of audio editing, mastering and mixing purposes. This section provides you
with links to some of the main concepts used throughout WaveLab Elements. Understanding
these concepts can help you to get the most out of WaveLab Elements.
Related topics
Features Overview
Analysis
Authoring CDs and DVDs
Markers
Metering
Offline processing
Presets
Rendering
4.1 Features...

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ˆ For the first time available for both the Mac and PC platforms, ideally suited to multi-
screen setups
ˆ Stereo and multi-channel non-destructive editing with versatile Clip grouping over mul-
tiple lanes, pencil tool (for audio restoration)
ˆ Powerful real-time engine with integration of Clip-based, track-based and global effect
plug-ins
ˆ All major Audio File formats are supported
ˆ Superior audio processors including DIRAC time stretch and pitch correction tools
ˆ Tools...

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3D Frequency Analysis
VU Meter
Spectroscope
Oscilloscope
Metering
Audio File editing
Offline processing
4.2.1 Global analysis
This dialog allows you to perform advanced analysis on your audio to identify areas with spec-
ified properties. It can be used to find problem areas such as glitches or clipped samples,
or just to check general information such as the pitch of a sound.
How it works When you analyze a section of an Audio File, WaveLab Elements scans it
and extracts information which...

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Related topics
3D Frequency Analysis
4.2.2 3D Frequency Analysis
This function in WaveLab Elements allows you to view a wave file in both the frequency and
time domains. Although a wave display (time domain) tells you a lot about where one sound
starts or ends in a file, for example, it doesn't tell you anything about the timbral contents
of the file. A frequency graph (frequency domain) allows you to investigate the individual
frequency components of an Audio File. With the...

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4.2.3 VU Meter
The vu-meter is used to display the peak and average loudness/decibel level of your Audio
File. It also displays the pan, or the balance between the left and right channels in a stereo
file.
The upper part of the level/pan meter window shows the peak level and average loudness,
in the following way:
ˆ The Peak Level meters display the peak levels of each channel, graphically and numeri-
cally. By default, the meter segments and numerical peak values are displayed in green...

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Related topics
Metering
4.2.5 Oscilloscope
The Oscilloscope offers a highly magnified view of the waveform around the playback cursor
position.
If you are analyzing a stereo file, the Oscilloscope normally shows the separate levels of
the two channels. However, if you activate the option "Show Sum and Subtraction" on the
Functions menu (or click the +/- icon), the upper half of the Oscilloscope shows the sum of
the two channels and the lower half shows the subtraction....

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Audio CD authoring basics
To begin authoring an audio CD in WaveLab Elements you simply add audio Clips to the Au-
dio Montage Workspace to automatically create CD tracks. One audio Clip is the equivalent
to one CD track, so keep this in mind when organizing your Clips. You can add Clips to an
Audio Montage in a variety of ways - see
Audio Montages for more information on adding
audio to a montage.
Each time you add a Clip a new CD track is created and appears in the
CD window. This...

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comments, editing, synchronizing, defining loops, and defining CD/DVD-A tracks. Markers
can be used in pairs as well as individually to mark regions or places for future reference.
Once you have defined some markers in your file you can quickly move the playhead to a
marker during editing, or select the audio between two markers. Markers can also be used
to identify an audio cue, or the beginning or end of a filter or effect.
About marker types
There are many types of markers, all...