Steinberg Wavelab Elements 8 Manual

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Move playback position backwards/forwards
Moves the edit cursor position to the left/right. If you click during 
playback, playback jumps to the new edit cursor position.
To move the edit cursor to the start/end of the file, press 
[Ctrl]/[Command], and click the Move playback position 
backwards/forwards button.
Loop
Activates the loop mode. Right-click the loop button to select 
whether to loopforever or only a few times.
Stop
Stops the audio being played. If playback is...

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Transport Bar in the Podcast Workspace
In the Podcast workspace, a simplified transport bar allows you to play 
back the selected Podcast episode.
Play Button
Clicking the Play button on the transport bar starts playing back the 
active audio file or audio montage from the edit cursor position.
You can also use the Space bar or the Enter key on your keyboard to 
start playback. Pressing the Space bar during playback stops playback, 
while pressing Enter during playback makes...

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3. Position the edit cursor inside the range that you want to play back 
or make a selection range.
This selected range and, if activated, the pre-roll and post-roll times are 
displayed on the time ruler.
4. To play back the selected range, click the Play range button on the 
transport bar or press [F6].
RESULT 
The selected range is played back. Pre-roll and post-roll settings are 
taken into account. When the Loop mode is active, pre-roll is used 
before the first loop only,...

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RESULT 
Play back starts from the anchor/until the anchor. Pre-roll and post-roll 
settings are taken into account.
About the “Play From Anchor” and “Play Until Anchor” 
Functions
You can play back audio from an anchor or until an anchor using the 
Play from anchor or Play until anchor functions on the transport bar. 
These playback functions behave differently depending on the pre-roll 
and post-roll settings.
Play from anchor
• If post-roll is selected, playback starts at the...

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Using the Auto Selection Mode
You can use the auto selection mode in combination with the playback 
shortcuts to play back audio ranges or anchors, without needing to 
interact with the transport bar. This makes it easy to monitor your editing 
actions.
PROCEDURE
1.On the transport bar, activate Auto selection mode.
2. In the wave window or the montage window, do one of the 
following:
• Make a selection range.
• Click inside the area of a marker pair.
• Click a fade-in,...

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Using Auto Replay While Editing
You can have playback automatically re-triggered while editing audio 
with the mouse. This is useful if you want to monitor the adjustment of a 
selection boundary, for example.
PROCEDURE
1.On the transport bar, right-click the Auto selection mode icon, 
and activate Auto replay while editing.
2. In the wave window or the montage window, make a selection 
range and hold the mouse button pressed.
3. Start playback by using one of the following...

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Solo track when editing
If this option is activated, when holding down the mouse button 
when editing ranges or anchors in the montage window, the track 
is soloed when playing back via the shortcuts for Play range, Play 
from anchor, or Play until anchor. This option is only available in 
the Audio Montage workspace.
This option works even when the automated selection mode is 
deactivated, because it is independent from this mode.
Auto select range and anchor
If this option is...

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5. Select Play range, or press [F6]
RESULT 
The selected range is skipped during playback.
You can also use the factory preset for skipping selections during 
playback. Activate Skip range, make an audio selection, and press 
[Shift]-[F6].
NOTE
This mode also works with the standard Play button, if there is a time 
selection or if exclusion start and end markers are set. In this case, the 
pre-roll and post-roll times are ignored.
About Loops
Loop points are updated continuously...

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When right-clicking the pre-roll or post-roll icon on the transport bar, 
you can select a pre-roll/post-roll time. Here, you can also select which 
play option you want to apply the pre-roll/post-roll to, and you can open 
the Edit Times dialog.
Pre-Roll and Post-Roll Times Dialog
This dialog allows you to define a short, an average, and a long pre-roll 
and post-roll time. These settings are global to WaveLab Elements.
In the wave window or the montage window, on the transport...

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Enter
Starts playback. If pressed during playback, playback restarts from 
the previous start position. This is the same as clicking the Play 
button on the transport bar.
[F6]
Starts playback of the selected range, depending on the selected 
option in the Ranges section of the transport bar.
[F7]
Starts playback from the selected anchor, depending on the 
selected option in the Anchors section of the transport bar.
[F8]
Starts playback until the selected anchor, depending on...