Steinberg WaveLab Elements 7 Operation Manual

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5.5.4 File Browser
This dialog allows you to browse files directly from within WaveLab Elements rather than
using your operating system's file browser.
It provides you with all the standard browsing functions (such as List and Icon views)You can
use it to open or insert an entire file or a specific region of a file by dragging and releasing
the file in the location you wish to insert the file. In the Audio Montage Workspace you can
also choose to only view certain types of WaveLab...

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Related topics
About Tool Windows
Metering
Docking windows
5.6.1 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...

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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.
Making settings
By opening the Settings dialog you can adjust the display colors, and choose to activate
Auto-zoom or not. With Auto-zoom activated, the...

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WaveLab Elements 7 

Chapter 6
Audio Montages
The WaveLab Elements Audio Montage Workspace is a non-destructive editing environment
that allows you to arrange, edit, play back audio Clips. Features include both track effects,
volume and pan automation, and wide-ranging fade and cross fade functions. The Audio
Montage is a great tool for creating music CDs, mastering, multimedia work, radio spot
production, etc. You can create intricate multi-track compositions and author professional
audio CDs.
Basic terminology
The Audio...

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to create your montage. Each Clip corresponds to a CD track and as you add Clips, their
corresponding CD tracks appear in the
CD window. (See "CD Preparation" below for a
further explanation on creating CDs in the Audio Montage Workspace). Before you begin
importing audio Clips and laying them out you need to first create at least one mono or stereo
audio track.
Adding new tracks
You can add new tracks of any type:
ˆ by using the Track>Add [track type] menu, or
ˆ by clicking on a...

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Files into your montage (Insert). Dragging can be used with several editing functions in the
Montage Workspace. See
Dragging operations for more information.
Tip: Editing multiple envelopes
When editing a cross fade length with the mouse, or the envelope level, you can press
[Alt]/[Option] at the same time, and this will adjust the fade of all selected Clips.
Getting around the Audio Montage window In addition to some of the standard zooming
and playback controls present in the Audio File Workspace...

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Playing back and using effects
Playback in the Audio Montage works in much the same way as in the Audio File Workspace.
There are however some additional points to note:
Audio tracks are routed through the Master Section
This allows you to add global effects to the Audio Montage or use the Render function to
create a mixdown Audio File.
Effects can be added to Clips
Each independent Clip in the Montage can be independently processed by up to two VST
effect plug-ins. Effects are...

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Shared tool windows
Utilities
Audio Montage Colors
Clip
6.1 Metering
WaveLab Elements contains a variety of audio meters to help in monitoring and analyzing
audio.Meters can be used to monitor audio during playback. There are three different audio
meters in WaveLab Elements, each with its own separate window. The meters are accessed
via the Analysis menu, the Shared Tool windows menu, or from the Meters control bar.
Monitor Modes
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Audio Meters can appear in the Audio File, Audio Montage Workspaces as well as the Con-
trol Window. They can be used:
ˆ as a docked window in a Workspace
ˆ as a tabbed window in the control window
ˆ as an independent floating window. In this mode, it can be useful to make the window
"frameless" from Window>Hide frame , to save screen space. In this case, the whole
menu is accessed by right-clicking.
The axis of most Audio Meters may be rotated, to view the graphics horizontally...