Steinberg Wavelab Elements 8 Manual

Metering
Level Meter
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Level Meters
The Level Meter shows the peak level and average loudness in the 
following way:
• The Peak Level meters display the peak levels of each channel, 
graphically and numerically.
• The VU meters measure the average loudness (RMS) of each 
channel. These meters have a built-in inertia, evening out loudness 
variations over a user-defined time span. If you are monitoring 
playback or the audio input, you can see two vertical lines following 
each VU meter bar. These lines...

Metering
Level Meter
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Top/Middle/Low zone
The color buttons allow you to select colors for the low, middle, 
and top zones of the level meter. You can define the range for the 
top and middle zones by changing the corresponding values.
VU Meter (Loudness) Section
VU Meter (Loudness)
Activates/deactivates the VU meter.
Ballistics - Resolution
Sets the time that is used for determining the loudness. The 
smaller this value, the more the VU meter behaves like the Peak 
meter.
Ballistics - Range inertia...

Metering
Spectroscope
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Spectroscope
The Spectroscope shows a graphical representation of the frequency 
spectrum, analyzed into 60 separate frequency bands, represented as 
vertical bars.
In the Audio Files workspace or the Audio Montage workspace, select 
Analysis > Spectroscope.
Peak levels are shown as a horizontal lines above the corresponding 
bands, indicating recent peak/maximum values. The Spectroscope 
offers a quick spectrum overview. For a more detailed analysis of the 
audio spectrum, use...

Metering
Oscilloscope
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Oscilloscope
The Oscilloscope offers a highly magnified view of the waveform around 
the playback cursor position.
In the Audio Files workspace or the Audio Montage workspace, select 
Analysis > Oscilloscope.
If you are analyzing stereo audio, the Oscilloscope normally shows the 
separate levels of the two channels. However, if you activate Show sum 
and subtraction on the Options pop-up menu, the upper half of the 
Oscilloscope shows the mix of the two channels and the lower...

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Writing Operations
This chapter describes the CD/DVD writing processes in WaveLab 
Elements. This chapter assumes that the preparations have been 
completed, and that you are ready to run the actual writing process.
Write Audio CD Dialog
In this dialog, you can write your audio montage to an audio CD.
•When you want to write audio montages to an audio CD, in the 
Audio Montage workspace, open the CD window, and select CD 
> Write Audio CD.
Device
Here, select the disc writer that you want to use....

Writing Operations
Write Audio CD Dialog
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Refresh
Scans the system for connected optical devices. This is done 
automatically, when this dialog opens. Click the update icon after 
you insert a new blank media to update the Speed menu.
NOTE
On the Mac, insert a media in the drive after opening WaveLab Elements. 
Otherwise, the drive is under the control of the operating system and is 
not available for WaveLab Elements.
Eject optical medium
Ejects the optical medium present in the selected drive....

Writing Operations
Erase Optical Media Dialog
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Eject after completion
If this option is activated, the disc is ejected after the write process.
Erase Optical Media Dialog
In this dialog, you can quickly or fully erase the disc before writing.
In the Write Audio CD dialog, click the eraser icon.
Quick erase
Erases the table of contents of the disc.
Full erase
Erases all parts of the disc.
Force erasing even if a disk appears to be blank
If this option is activated, the disc is erased, even if it is...

Writing Operations
About Writing Audio Montages
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About Writing Audio Montages
You can write audio montages to an audio CD.
Writing an Audio Montage to an Audio CD
PREREQUISITE 
Set up your audio montage, and make your CD writing settings in the 
Global preferences.
NOTE
On the Mac, insert a media in the drive after opening WaveLab 
Elements. Otherwise, the drive is under the control of the operating 
system and is not available for WaveLab Elements.
PROCEDURE
1. Optional: Check the audio montage to...

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About Writing Audio Montages
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9. Optional: Activate one or several of the following options:
• Activate Test only, do not write, if you want to test if the writing 
operation would be successful.
• Activate Render to temporary file before writing, if your audio 
montage uses many plug-ins. This way, the audio data is sent to 
the CD writer fast enough.
• Activate CD-Extra compatible (new session possible), if you want 
the resulting audio CD to be compatible with the CD-Extra...

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In the Audio Montage workspace, in the CD window, select the track for 
which you want to edit th e CD-Text, and select Functions > Edit 
CD-Text .
Copies the name of the CD tr ack start marker to this field.
Copies the name of each CD track start marker  to the title field of 
each CD track.
Copies the text to all tracks  located after the current one.
Scrollbar Use the scrollbar to navigate across  all CD-Texts. The first position 
corresponds to the...