Steinberg WaveLab Elements 7 Operation Manual

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The Loop Tweaker consists of the following tabs:
Loop points adjustment
This is a visualization of the beginning and end of the waveform between the loop markers.
You use this dialog to manually refine a loop selection by dragging on the waveform left/right
or using the automatic search buttons to find the nearest "good" loop point. The aim is to
align the waveforms so they meet in the middle at a
zero-crossing point with the waveforms
matching as closely as possible, being...

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or . Presets are saved as local files on your hard drive, allowing you to conveniently
back-up or copy them for use on another computer.
Working with Presets
When working with Presets you save/edit and load them from their own pop-up menu. De-
pending on the context, the available functions sometimes vary but generally you can:
ˆ Save/Save As... - creates a new Preset file by saving the currently selected settings
to your hard disk.
ˆ Explore presets... - opens the folder where...

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About Preset files
Each preset is stored as an individual file inside WaveLab's main presets folder. This makes
it easy to back them up or copy them to another computer. You can change the location of
this main Presets folder via Global Preferences>Setting location . You have the choice
of the following locations:
ˆ a standardized location that can be accessed by all users of the computer. That is, all
users will share the same settings.
ˆ a standardized location accessed by...

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Related topics
4.6.10 Rendering
To Render effects into a temporary or final file, you use the Render function (note that the
"Save" function from the File menu does not Render!). The Render function is part of the
Master Section and in other applications is sometimes referred to as "bouncing down" or
"mixing down".
Rendering a file "prints" all audible settings and effects that the audio is being routed through
in the Master section, to the...

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For more information about choosing settings when rendering see the Render Wave window
and Render Montage window . For more information on applying effects see the Master
Section
.
Related topics
Render Wave window
Render Montage window
Master Section
Audio Plug-ins
4.7 Presets
WaveLab's powerful preset system allows you to create your own presets to store commonly
used settings. They are available every time you open WaveLab Elements. Presets can be
saved for many parameters such as...

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ˆ Load/Save Bank - this allows you to load and save complete sets of presets. The file
format is compatible with Cubase.
ˆ Load/Save Default Bank - this loads the default bank of presets, or saves the current
set of presets as the default bank.
ˆ Load/Save Effect - this loads or saves one preset at a time. The file format is again
compatible with Cubase.
ˆ Edit name of current program - allows you to define or edit the name for the currently
selected preset.
ˆ Preset list -...

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7. When you open the Normalizer dialog and choose a preset via the pop-up menu, the
files in this directory will appear as available presets. The reason each preset type has its
own dedicated folder is so that WaveLab Elements can locate them automatically when you
open the preset pop-up menu.
You can organize your presets into sub-folders so they appear as sub-menus. This can be
useful if you wish to organize...

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ˆ when rendering a file with the default option "Bypass Master Section on resulting Audio
File" selected in the
Render dialog , the Master Section will be bypassed completely
when the new file has finished rendering. If this option is notselected you will hear the
Master Section effects being played back on top of the newly rendered effects. You can
check if the Master Section has been bypassed by checking the status of the
"Play
through Master Section" button,...

Chapter 5
Audio File editing
The Audio File Workspace's Wave window is the heart of WaveLab's audio editing capabili-
ties. This is where you view, play back and edit individual Audio Files.
The Wave window gives you a graphical representation of an Audio File. It consists of two
parts:
ˆ The upper waveform ( Overview)
This is mainly used for navigating through long files. Since you can have different zoom
factors in the two areas, the Overview can display the entire wave while the Main view
only...

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Rulers
There are both time and level rulers. These can be hidden and displayed (see the Ruler and
Wave Display context menus). You can also set which units of time and level they show. To
access the settings for both rulers, right-click anywhere on the relevant ruler.
Editing Tools
Precise editing of your audio is achieved in the main (lower) waveform window. There are
three main tools that are used for directly editing an Audio File:
Time Selection cursor - This is the default...