Steinberg Wavelab Elements 8 Manual

WaveLab Elements Concepts
Tab Groups
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You can have two tab groups. Each tab group has its own content and 
title bar. In the Audio Files workspace, each tab contains an audio file. 
In the Audio Montage workspace, each tab contains an audio montage.
2 tab groups with audio montages in the Audio Montage workspace
Using Tab Groups
Tabs are used differently depending on the type of window.
•To add a tab group, select Workspace > Add Tab Group at right 
or Workspace > Add Tab Group below.
• To remove an...

WaveLab Elements Concepts
Peak Files
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Peak Files
A peak file (extension “.gpk”) is automatically created by WaveLab 
Elements each time an audio file is modified or opened in WaveLab 
Elements for the first time. The peak file contains information about the 
waveform and determines how it is drawn in the wave window or the 
montage window.
Peak files speed up the time it takes to draw the corresponding 
waveform.
By default, the peak file is stored in the same location as the audio file.
Rebuilding...

WaveLab Elements Concepts
Companion Files
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Storing Companion Files in Another Location
By default, companion files are stored in the same location as the audio 
file. However, you can select another file location.
PROCEDURE
1.In the Audio Files workspace, select Options > Folders.
2. Select Companion files, and specify another file location. 

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Program Overview
Command Bars
Commonly used tools, shortcuts, and commands are represented by 
command buttons. Related buttons are grouped into various 
Command bars.
Command bars in the Audio Files workspace
You can dock Command bars to any window edge or open them in a 
separate window, and rearrange them freely. Each workspace has an 
appropriate set of command bars that can be displayed. All the 
commands that are represented by the command buttons are also 
available on the menus.
Hiding and...

Program Overview
Status Bar
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Docking Command Bars
Command bars can either be used as separate floating windows or 
docked at the top, bottom, left, or right side of the workspace window.
•To make a command bar floatable, right-click the bar, and select 
Floatable. Then click the dots on the left side or the top of the 
command bar to drag the bar to another location.
• To dock a floating command bar, right-click the bar, and select 
Floatable. Then click the dots on the left side of the command bar 
to...

Program Overview
Status Bar
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When you have zoomed in, you can right-click the indicator to 
display the selected audio range, the focused clip, or the whole file. 
Left-click the indicator to open the Audio Range dialog, where you 
can define or refine a selection.
Zoom indicator
Displays the current zoom factor.
• To open a pop-up menu, where you can make additional zoom 
settings, click the indicator.
• To open the Zoom factor dialog, where you can edit the zoom 
factor, right-click the indicator....

Program Overview
Context Menus
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Context Menus
Throughout WaveLab Elements, various context menus are available. 
These menus group the commands and/or options that are specific to 
the current working window.
The context menus appear when you right-click certain areas and are 
useful for speeding up your workflow.
For example, right-click a file tab to open a context menu with some 
relevant file options. Right-click the ruler of the waveform window brings 
up the Time Ruler context menu that allows...

Program Overview
Time Ruler and Level Ruler
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Time Ruler and Level Ruler
In the Audio Files workspace, you can display a time and a level ruler in 
the wave window. In the Audio Montage workspace, you can display a 
time ruler in the montage window.
You can also determine which time and level units the rulers show.
Time Ruler and Level Ruler Options
You can specify the time and level (amplitude) formats for each ruler in 
each wave window and the time formats for each ruler in the montage 
window...

Program Overview
Time Ruler and Level Ruler
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File size (Audio Files workspace only)
Shows positions in MegaBytes. Decimals represent KiloBytes.
Show grid (Audio Montage workspace only)
Displays vertical lines in the montage window, aligned with time 
ruler marks.
Time format
Opens the Time format dialog, where you can edit the 
appearance of the time ruler formats.
Save current settings as default
If this option is activated, the time ruler uses the current time format 
in all new wave windows or...

Program Overview
Time Ruler and Level Ruler
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Time Format Dialog
In this dialog, you can customize the time format. The time format of the 
ruler is also used in various time fields, for example, the status bar and 
certain dialogs.
In the Audio Files workspace, depending on whether you want to set the 
time format for the overview display or the main view display, select 
View > Overview display > Time ruler > Time format or View > 
Main view display > Time ruler > Time format.
In the Audio Montage...