Steinberg Wavelab Elements 8 Manual
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Audio Montage Creating an Audio Montage from an Audio File 161 Creating an Audio Montage from an Audio File You can export audio files to an audio montage, including all markers that you have set in the audio file. PROCEDURE 1.Optional: If you only want to use a certain time range of the audio file, create a selection range in the wave window. 2. In the Audio Files workspace, select File > Export > Create audio montage from active file. 3. Select whether to export the whole file or the selected time range. 4. Optional: Decide if you want to perform any of the following marker operations: •Transcribe markers •Split at generic region markers 5. Click OK. Import Options for Audio Montages You can import audio files and Audio CD tracks into your audio montage. In the Audio Montage workspace, select File > Import. The following import options are available: Insert audio files Opens the file browser where you can select one or more audio files to insert at the edit cursor position on the focused track. Audio CD Opens the Import Audio CD dialog where you can browse for audio CD tracks to extract.
Audio Montage Missing Files in Audio Montage Dialog 162 Missing Files in Audio Montage Dialog This dialog opens when you open an audio montage, and some audio files that the audio montage refers to could not be found. You can then search for the files or select a replacement. Missing files list Lists the files that could not be found. Each file can be replaced by an existing file. To search replacements for multiple files, select the files and specify a new path in the Where to search field. A file with a green checkmark is associated with a valid replacement. A file with a red checkmark is not yet associated with a valid replacement, but there are possible replacement candidates available at the bottom of this dialog. Find files with the same name Instructs WaveLab Elements to find all files with the same name in the folder specified in the Where to search field. Replace selected files with Replaces the missing files with a single specific file. Reset Removes all possible replacements for the selected missing files. Where to search Lets you specify a location for searching files. Click Find files with the same name to start the search. Replacement list Lists the files that can be used as a replacement. You can also drag a file into the list from the Windows Explorer/Mac OS Finder.
Audio Montage Assembling the Audio Montage 163 Assembling the Audio Montage You assemble your audio montage by adding tracks and clips. In the audio montage, only one track can be focused at a time. This focused track has a different color for the header. Certain WaveLab Elements functions are always applied to the focused track. About Tracks Tracks are the structure used to organize clips. They can be mono or stereo audio tracks. •Audio tracks allow you to add clips to an audio montage. Adding Tracks You can add stereo tracks and mono tracks. •In the Audio Montage workspace, click the number button of a track to open the Track menu, and then select the type of track that you want to add to your audio montage. NOTE By default, the new track is added below the focused track. If you want to place it above the focused track, press [Ctrl]/[Command] when adding the new track. Moving Tracks in the Track View You can change the order of the tracks in the montage window. PROCEDURE 1.In the Audio Montage workspace, click a track
Audio Montage Assembling the Audio Montage 164 Removing Tracks Removing a track with clips also removes the clips. However, the audio files to which the clips refer are not affected. PROCEDURE 1.In the Audio Montage workspace, click the number button of the track that you want to remove. 2. Select Remove track. Folding and Unfolding Tracks To save screen space in the Audio Montage workspace, you can fold tracks that do not need to be visible. •To fold a track, click the arrow button at the top left corner of the track control area. • To unfold a folded track, click the button again, or double-click anywhere in the folded track. Locking and Unlocking Tracks You can lock tracks to prevent them from being accidentally moved, edited, or deleted. •To lock a track, click the number button of the track, and activate Lock. The waveform is marked with stripes to indicate that the track is locked. • To unlock a track, click the locked track, and confirm the dialog, or click the number button of the track, and deactivate Lock.
Audio Montage Assembling the Audio Montage 165 About Clips A clip contains a reference to a source audio file on your hard disk as well as start and end positions in the file, volume and pan curves, fades, etc. This allows clips to play back smaller sections of their source audio files. Any number of clips can reference the same source file. Since a clip only references to the original source file, it contains no audio data. Any number of clips can reference the same source file. You can also use envelopes and effects on clips. You can see the clips of the active audio montage in the CD window. 3 clips on a track Adding Audio Clips to the Audio Montage You create clips by copying audio selections into the audio montage. There are several ways to do this. NOTE You cannot add a mono clip to a stereo track or vice versa. Dragging from the Wave Window PROCEDURE 1.In the wave window of the Audio Files workspace, select the audio section that you want the clip to refer to. 2. Drag the selection on a track of the audio montage. If you want to add the whole audio file, drag the tab on a track. RESULT A clip is created, named after the original file.
Audio Montage Assembling the Audio Montage 166 Inserting From Open Wave Windows Using the Insert Menu PREREQUISITE In the Audio Files workspace, open the audio files that you want to insert as clips. PROCEDURE 1. In the Audio Montage workspace, right-click an empty part of a track. 2. From the pop-up menu, select the audio file that you want to insert as clip. Using Copy and Paste PROCEDURE 1. In the wave window of the Audio Files workspace, select the audio section to which you want the clip to refer to. 2. Select Edit > Copy, or press [Ctrl]/[Command]-[C]. 3. In the Audio Montage workspace, select the track where you want to insert the clip. The clip insert position is indicated by the edit cursor. 4. Select Edit > Paste, or press [Ctrl]/[Command]-[V]. 5. Select an insert option from the pop-up menu. Dragging Audio Files From the File Browser Tool Window NOTE The following can also be done from the Windows Explorer/Mac OS Finder. PROCEDURE 1. In the Audio Montage workspace, open the File Browser window. 2. Select the audio files to which you want the clip to refer, and drag them on a track, or double-click the file to insert it.
Audio Montage Assembling the Audio Montage 167 Dragging Regions From the File Browser Tool Window If you have defined marker regions in an audio file, you can drag these regions directly from the File Browser onto a track. PROCEDURE 1. In the Audio Montage workspace, open the File Browser window. 2. Select the audio file to which you want the clip to refer. On the right side of the File Browser window, a list shows the available audio regions of the selected file. 3. Drag any region to the track. Importing Audio Files PROCEDURE 1. In the Audio Montage workspace, select the track on which you want to put the clip. The clip insert position is indicated by the edit cursor. 2. Right-click an empty area on the track, and select Insert audio files from the pop-up menu. 3. Select the audio files that you want to import as clips, and click Open. Copying Clips From Another Audio Montage If you have opened more than one audio montage, you can copy clips from one audio montage to another, either by using drag and drop or by using copy and paste. Mismatched Sample Rates When Inserting Audio Files When inserting audio files with a different sample rate than the sample rates of the audio montage, WaveLab Elements can create and use resampled versions of the files. The resampled file versions are created in the implicit folder that is defined in the Audio montage preferences. The name of the file is the name of the original file name with the new sample rate as suffix. If the resampled file already exists, it is not recreated. However, you can also activate the option Recreate resampled files in the Mismatched sample rates dialog. The created file is a 32-bit float file without any dithering process.
Audio Montage Assembling the Audio Montage 168 Mismatched Sample Rates Dialog This dialog opens when you insert an audio file with a different sample rate than the sample rate of the audio montage. This dialog lets you create a resampled copy of the audio file. Resampling quality This option allows you to select the resampling quality. Recreate resampled files If this option is activated and a resampled file exists, it is recreated. Otherwise, the existing version is used. Activate this option if the original audio file has been modified and you want to recreate its resampled version.
Audio Montage Rearranging Clips 169 Rearranging Clips You can freely arrange clips in the montage window. About Selected and Focused Clips There is a distinction between selected and focused clips. Some editing functions can only be processed on an individual clip or focused clip, while others can be processed on multiple clips or selected clips. •A selected clip is a clip that you have selected using any of the selecting clips procedures. Several clips can be selected at the same time. This allows you to edit multiple clips at the same time using functions such as copy, delete, move, etc. Selected clips have a different background color. Right-clicking a clip opens the Clip selection menu. • A focused clip is the clip that you selected, clicked, or edited last. Only one clip can be focused at a time. By default, the focused clip is distinguished by a highlighted name label. There are certain functions that can only be processed on a focused clip. Right-clicking a clip opens the Focused Clip menu. More options for the focused clip are available in the Focused Clip window. Magnetic Bounds in Audio Montages Certain positions, such as markers or the start and end of a clip, can be defined as magnetic. When you move or resize, for example, a clip, and its edges or its cue point get close to one of the magnetic bounds, the clip snaps to this position. A label is displayed, indicating to what the clip snaps. This makes it easier to position items accurately.
Audio Montage Rearranging Clips 170 Activating Snapping to Magnetic Items To make use of the magnetic bounds function, Snap to magnetic items must be activated. PROCEDURE