Steinberg Wavelab Elements 8 Manual

Program Overview
Time Ruler and Level Ruler
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Clock Tab
On this tab, you can configure the appearance of the Clock option.
Show Units
Adds time units to the time format of the ruler.
Compact
Shows the time without unit indicators.
Meter Tab
On this tab, you can configure the appearance of the Bars and beats 
option.
Time signature
Lets you edit the time signature used to display the time 
represented as a musical notation.
Tempo
Lets you edit the tempo used to display the time represented as a 
musical...

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Time Ruler and Level Ruler
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Setting the Cursor Position
Many operations, such as playback and selection, depend on the 
current cursor position. For example, playback often starts at the cursor 
position. The current cursor position is indicated by a vertical flashing 
line.
There are various ways to move the cursor:
• Click somewhere in the wave window, the montage window, or the 
time ruler. If you have made a selection, click the time ruler to 
prevent deselecting.
• Click and drag...

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Value Editing
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Value Editing
At various places in the program, numerical values can be edited by 
using a combination of text fields and spin controls.
These values are sometimes composed of several parts, for example, 
12
 mn 30 sec 120 ms. Each value can be edited by using any of the 
following methods:
• To change a value, click in a value field and type a new value, or 
click the small arrows in the value field.
• To change the value by one unit at a time, press the [Left Arrow]...

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Drag Operations
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Drag objects within and between workspaces to perform the following 
operations:
• To dock a tool window, drag its title bar to any side of the 
workspace, beside or above another tool window.
• To move a command bar, drag the bar grip at the left-hand end of 
a command bar and reposition it.
• To reorder a tab within its own tabbed group, drag horizontally. To 
move a tab to another workspace, drag vertically.
• To drag any object to another workspace, use the Central...

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Undoing and Redoing
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• To move the edit cursor without changing or losing the current 
selection, press [Shift], click the edit cursor, and drag it to another 
position.
• To scroll the waveform horizontally, click the bar above the time 
ruler and drag left or right. You can also click anywhere on the 
waveform using the 3rd mouse button, and drag left or right.
• To create a generic marker from a selected text, drop text that you 
have selected in an external application onto the...

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Zooming
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Zooming
There are several zooming functions in the Audio Files workspace and 
Audio Montage workspace.
Horizontal Zooming
• When you zoom out as far as possible, the entire file fits in the 
window.
• When you zoom in as far as possible, each sample occupies 
several pixels on the screen. This allows for single 
sample-accurate editing of waveforms.
Vertical Zooming
• When you zoom out as far as possible, the height of the wave fits 
in the window.
• As you progressively zoom...

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Zooming
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Zooming in the Overview and Main View Sections  
(Audio Files Workspace Only)
• You can have different zoom levels in the overview and main view 
section. In the overview, a range indicator on the time ruler 
indicates which section of the file is currently displayed in the main 
view. The range indicator is only shown if the option Sync with 
other view is deactivated.
• To adjust the zoom level, drag the edges of the range indicator.
• To scroll in the main view, drag the...

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Zooming
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Zooming Using the Zoom Controls
Both the main view and the overview have horizontal and vertical zoom 
controls.
• To zoom horizontally, click the Horizontal zoom control, and drag 
left or right, or use the mouse wheel.
• To zoom vertically, click the Vertical zoom control, and drag up or 
down, or use the mouse wheel.
• To fully zoom-out, double-click the zoom controls.
Zooming Using the Magnifying Glass Tool
The Magnifying Glass tool is used to zoom in a specific section of...

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Zooming
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Using the Magnifying Glass Tool in the Overview
The selection that you make in the overview of the wave window is 
displayed in the main view.
PROCEDURE

Program Overview
Zooming
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Zooming Using the Keyboard
A quick way to zoom the active wave or montage window is to use the 
arrow keys on the computer keyboard.
•To zoom horizontally in the active wave window or montage 
window, press [Arrow Up] or [Arrow Down].
• To zoom vertically in the active wave/montage window, hold [Shift], 
and press [Arrow Up] or [Arrow Down].
• To zoom vertically to fit the available height, press 
[Ctrl]/[Command]-[Shift]-[Arrow Up].
• To zoom out fully, press...