Steinberg Wavelab Elements 8 Manual

							Program Overview
Zooming
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Edit
Opens the Zoom factor dialog, where you can edit the zoom 
factor.
•Samples per screen point allows you to specify how many audio 
samples are summarized in each screen point.
•Screen points per sample allows you to specify how many 
screen points are used to represent a single audio sample.
Reset vertical zoom to 1:1
Adjusts zoom to display audio levels up to 0 dB.
Optimize vertical zoom
Changes the vertical zoom factor so that the peaks are clearly 
visible. This adjustment is done according to the section of the 
wave that is currently visible in the wave/montage window.
Optimize vertical zoom (Audio Files workspace only)
Zooms in to display all audio peaks in the wave window.
Zoom to -12 db/-24 db/.../-96 db
Adjusts the zoom to only display samples below the selected dB 
value.
Zoom in vertically
Zooms in to show waveforms with a lower level.
Zoom out vertically
Zooms out to show waveforms with a higher level. 
						

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Zooming
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About Zooming in the Audio Montage Workspace
Zooming options in the Audio Montage workspace are almost similar to 
those in the Audio Files workspace. However, there are additional 
zooming options for tracks and the Zoom window for displaying a 
close-up view of the beginning of the focused track.
Zoom Buttons in the Audio Montage Workspace
The zoom buttons in the Audio Montage workspace allow you to apply 
zoom presets.
•To only display the focused track, or also the tracks below and/or 
above the focused track, click the corresponding buttons.
• To set the zoom setting to fit the focused clips in 25 %, 50 %, or 
100
 % of the available space, click the corresponding buttons.
• To select a certain area, click [Ctrl]/[Command], and drag the 
rectangle over the tracks and clips that you want to zoom in.
Displaying More or Less Tracks
The number of tracks that are displayed in the Audio Montage 
workspace can be changed with the magnification controls in the lower 
right corner of the montage window.
•To display more tracks, click the smaller magnifying glass icon.
• To display less tracks, click the larger magnifying glass icon. 
						

							Program Overview
Managing Tabs
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• To make a single track fit the whole montage window, click the 
numbered button to the left of a track, and select Zoom from the 
pop-up menu. You can also right-click the lower area of a track, 
and select Whole clip from the pop-up menu.
Managing Tabs
A tab is a container for a file in WaveLab Elements. You can open 
several tabs, but only one can be active at a time. The Tabs menu allows 
you to sort and close tabs and navigate between the tabs.
Close/Close all but active/Close all
Closes the active tab, all tabs except the active tab, or all tabs.
Select files to close
Opens a dialog in which you can specify the files to be closed.
Sort
Lets you sort the tabs by name, date, or modification date. If 
several tab groups exist, only the active tab group is sorted.
Activate next/previous
Selects the next/previous tab.
Pick list
Opens a list of all open tabs. To open a tab, double-click it.
Files to Close Dialog
In this dialog, you can specify which files you want to close.
In any workspace, except the Control Window workspace, select Tabs 
> Select files to close. 
						

							Program Overview
Presets
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Files list
Displays all open files. You can set a checkmark for the files that 
you want to close. By default, only the active file will remain open 
and all other files will be closed.
Select all
Select all files in the list.
Select none
Deselects all files in the list.
Close files
Closes the files.
Presets
You can create presets to save commonly used settings. WaveLab 
Elements provides a selection of presets that can be used by most 
dialogs.
You can save customized presets. The next time that you load the 
program, the presets are available.
Presets are saved as single files and can be organized in subfolders. 
The root folder of the preset is different for each type of preset and 
cannot be changed.
Saving a Preset
Saved presets can be used to apply commonly used settings to dialogs 
or plug-ins.
PROCEDURE
1.Open the dialog that you want to use, and modify the parameters.
2. Select the Preset menu, and select Save as.
3. Optional: Click the folder icon, and select a name for a subfolder 
in which you want to save the preset.
4. Type in a name, and click Save. 
						

							Program Overview
Presets
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Loading Presets
To apply a saved preset to a dialog or plug-in, you must load the preset.
PROCEDURE

						

							Program Overview
Saving a Picture of the Active Window
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Storing and Restoring Temporary Presets
Some dialogs allow you to save and load up to 5 temporary presets. This 
is useful if you want to quickly test and compare different settings.
Storing Presets
PROCEDURE
1.Open the dialog that you want to use, and make your settings.
2. Click the Presets menu, and from the Store temporarily 
submenu, select a slot.
Restoring Presets
PROCEDURE
1. Open the dialog in which you have saved a preset.
2. Click the Presets menu, and from the Restore submenu, select a 
preset.
Saving a Picture of the Active Window
You can save a picture of the active window in the BMP, JPG/JPEG, or 
PNG file format, or copy it to the clipboard.
NOTE
Plug-in windows are not included in the picture.
PROCEDURE
1. Click in the window for which you want to save a picture.
For example, click in the wave window or the montage window. 
						

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Saving a Picture of the Active Window
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2. In the Audio Files workspace or the Audio Montage workspace, 
select View > Save picture of active window.
The Save picture of active window dialog opens.
3. In the Save picture of active window dialog, you have the 
following options:
• To copy the picture to the clipboard, activate Copy to clipboard.
• To save the picture in a specified file format, activate Save as file. 
Optionally, you can activate Open picture after saving.
4. Click OK.
• If you have activated Copy to clipboard, the picture is copied to 
the clipboard.
• If you have activated Save as file, the Save as dialog opens where 
you can specify the file location, file format, and file name. Click 
Save to confirm your settings.
If you have set the montage window as the active window, the resulting picture 
could look like this. 
						

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File Operations
Recently Used Files
All files that you have recently used in WaveLab Elements are saved in 
a list. This helps you to gain fast access to recent projects. You can 
open recently used files via the File menu.
Setting the Number of Recently Used Files
PROCEDURE
1.In any workspace, select Options (WaveLab menu on Mac) > 
Global preferences > Display.
2. In the Miscellaneous options section, set the maximum number 
of items that you want to list in the following areas:
• Recent file menus
• Recent file manager
• Recent folders menu
3. Click OK.
Save and Save As
•When you save a file for the first time, it does not matter whether 
you select Save or Save as.
• Once a file has been saved, select File > Save, or press 
[Ctrl]/[Command]-[S] to update the file and make the changes 
permanent.
• If you want to specify a new name, location, and/or file format, 
select File > Save as. 
						

							File Operations
Save and Save As
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• In the Audio Files workspace, all save operations except Save 
Copy clear the undo history, which means that after saving you 
cannot undo or redo.
About Tab Colors
Tab colors give information on whether a file is saved or not.
The following colors can be shown:
Orange
The file is saved.
Green (Audio Files workspace only)
The file uses a decoded file format and is saved.
Purple
A new file that is not empty but has not been saved yet. For 
example, when creating a new file and pasting content into it.
Red
The file has been modified and changes have not been saved yet.
Unsaved Changes Indicator
When you have made changes to a file, an asterisk is displayed next to 
the file name until you save the file and the tab changes its color. 
						

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Save and Save As
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Save Multiple Files at Once
You can save some or all open files at once.
PROCEDURE
1.In any workspace, except the Control Window, select File > Save 
all.
2. Select the files that you want to save.
3. Click Save.
Reverting to Saved File
You can revert the file you are working on back to its last saved state. 
This undoes all the changes made to the file since it was last saved.
PROCEDURE
1.In any workspace, except the Control Window, select File > 
Revert to saved.
2. In the warning dialog, click Yes to revert to the last saved state.
RESULT 
The last saved version of the file is loaded from disk.
Automatic Backups
Backups are created automatically if a file with the same name already 
exists.
For example, if you select Save As and specify a file name already used 
in that folder, you will be asked if you want to back up the existing file 
first. If you click Yes, the backup name will be the original name, with 
“.bak” added at the end.