Steinberg Wavelab Elements 8 Manual

Audio Montage
Envelopes for Clips
181
How the Envelope is Displayed
By default, all clips display a volume envelope curve. You can view the 
envelope as three separate envelopes: the fade-in part, the sustain part, 
and the fade-out part.
The points on the left and right side of the curve are the fade-in and 
fade-out junction points that separate the fade parts from the sustain 
part.
The envelope curve indicates if points, fade-ins, or fade-outs have been 
defined. In addition to the curve, changes in...

Audio Montage
Envelopes for Clips
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Clip Envelope Editing
Curve points allow you to create volume curves, pan curves, and fade 
curves for a clip. You can edit the envelope curve by adding and moving 
curve points.
Editing Curve Points
Many of the editing operations that are commonly used in the context of 
your computer operating system can be applied when editing curve 
points. On top of these, a number of specific procedures apply.
•To add a curve point, double-click the envelope curve.
• To delete...

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Envelopes for Clips
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Resetting Curve Points
You can reset curve points to the default level.
• To reset a single point to 0 dB, right-click the point, and select 
Reset selected points to 0
 dB.
• To reset the whole envelope curve to default, right-click the 
envelope curve, and select Reset level to 0
 dB.
Changing the Overall Volume Envelope of a Clip
The default envelope curve contains no volume envelope points. In this 
condition, you can still use the curve to change the overall...

Audio Montage
Envelopes for Clips
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The following pan modes are available:
About Modulating Audio With Other Audio
You can use the audio signal of one track to modulate the compression 
factor of another track. The signal of the upper audio track (clip) is 
usually called the carrier signal, because it contains the audio to be 
transmitted.
The Ducker plug-in is used for this purpose as it lowers the volume of 
one signal whenever another signal is present.
Pan Mode Description
Channel damp 
(0...

Audio Montage
Fades and Crossfades in the Audio Montage
185
Fades and Crossfades in the Audio 
Montage
A fade-in is a gradual increase in level and a fade-out is a gradual 
decrease in level. A crossfade is a gradual fade between two sounds, 
where one is faded in and the other faded out.
Creating Fades
By default, all clips display a fade-in and a fade-out junction point. These 
can be dragged horizontally to create a fade-in or fade-out for a clip.
You can add envelope points to a fade just as with...

Audio Montage
Fades and Crossfades in the Audio Montage
186
Editing Fades Menu
In this menu, you can select various preset fade curves and other 
fade-related options.
In the Audio Montage workspace, right-click the fade-in or fade-out 
point to open the Fade-in/Fade-out menu. This menu is a subset of the 
Focused clip window.
Fade-in region/Fade-out region
Adjusts the view to mainly display the fade-in/fade-out part of the 
focused clip.
Linear
Changes level linearly.
Sinus (*)
Changes level according...

Audio Montage
Fades and Crossfades in the Audio Montage
187
Sinusoid
Changes level according to a half period part of the sine curve.
Logarithmic
Changes level logarithmically.
Exponential
Changes level exponentially.
Exponential+
Changes level strongly exponential.
Set fade-in time/Set fade-out time
Sets the fade-in time/fade-out time to the value that you have 
specified in the Focused clip window on the Fade-in/Fade-out 
panel. 

Audio Montage
Fades and Crossfades in the Audio Montage
188
Applying Default Fades to New Clips
PROCEDURE
•In the Audio Montage workspace, select Options > Create 
default fades in new clips.
RESULT 
All new clips that are imported or recorded in the audio montage get the 
default fade-in and fade-out shape and length if Create default fades 
in new clips is active. In this case, the default crossfade shapes are 
used. This also applies to clips that are created through splitting clips.
Crossfade...

Audio Montage
Effects for Tracks, Clips, and the Master Output
189
• If both clips have different defined fade curves at their adjacent 
edges when creating a crossfade, this creates an asymmetrical 
crossfade, based on the defined fade curves.
The Options menu provides additional options that affect crossfades.
RELATED LINKS:
“Options for Moving and Crossfading Clips” on page 175
Effects for Tracks, Clips, and the Master 
Output
You can add VST effect plug-ins to individual clips, tracks, or the master...

Audio Montage
Effects for Tracks, Clips, and the Master Output
190
NOTE
Only clip effects for clips that are active at the current playback position 
consume CPU power. Track and master output effects are always active.
NOTE
The first time that you play an audio montage after is has been opened 
or copied, the program has to load all effects into memory. If you have 
many effects, this can result in a short silence before the playback starts.
NOTE
Effects that are used for tracks must support stereo...