Steinberg WaveLab Essential 6 Operation Manual

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Undoing view and position changes
There is a separate “Undo history” for zoom, view and po-
sition changes in the Audio CD Montage. This allows you 
to undo one or several changes, in the following way:
To undo the latest change to the view, click the green 
left arrow to the left of the Track View ruler (or press [7] on 
the numeric keypad).
You can repeat this as long as there is any change to undo (as long as 
the green left arrow is lit). This Undo history includes changes to...

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About the track gain faders
The track gain faders are located to the left of the track ac-
tivity indicator in the Track Control area. They provide a 
simple way of adjusting the level for all clips on an audio 
track. 
The track gain is independent from both the volume en-
velope and the clip gain. 
The track gain can be lowered down to -48 dB, and in-
creased up to 6 dB.
If you change the level by dragging the faders, the fader handles change 
from grey to red/blue to indicate...

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Rearranging clips
About the mouse zones (audio tracks only)
Basic rearranging of clips in the Audio CD Montage is 
done by clicking and dragging with the mouse. However, 
the results of dragging with the mouse depend on where 
in the clip you click. The different areas in a clip are called 
mouse zones.
The mouse zones have the following basic functionalities: 
Magnetic bounds
When you move and edit clips, it is often useful to have 
them snap to other clips as well as to...

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Holding down [Shift] and clicking allows you to select a 
range of consecutive clips (on the same track).
Again, this is similar to how you select ranges of objects in other Win-
dows programs.
Using the Select menu
The Edit view : Select menu holds several items for select-
ing clips:
About selected and focused clips
The program makes a distinction between selected and 
focused clips:
A selected clip is a clip you have selected using the any 
of the procedures described above....

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About overlapping clips
You can move clips so that they overlap each other on the 
same track. Please note:
The tracks in the Audio CD Montage are polyphonic, 
which means that each track can play back several over-
lapping clips at the same time. 
Overlapping clips will be transparent, allowing you to see the underlying 
clips and their waveforms.
To select an overlapped (underlying) clip, double click 
in the bottom clip area.
There is an automatic crossfading option that...

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Splitting a clip
You can split a clip in two, using the following method:
1.Set the Montage cursor to the position at which you 
want to split the clip.
2.Position the pointer over the cursor, in the top clip 
area.
The cursor takes on the shape of a pair of scissors.
3.Double click.
The clip is split in two. The two clips will have the same name and set-
tings. Envelopes and fades (see “The volume envelope” on page 117) 
are converted, so that the two clips play back as before....

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Managing clips and source files
There are some functions to help you check and manage 
the relationship between the clips and their source audio 
files:
The Files view
The Files view shows the files and folders on your hard 
disk, and can be used for importing audio files via drag 
and drop into the Audio CD Montage (see “By dragging 
from the Files view” on page 108).
Editing source files
Editing the Montage may require that you process or edit 
the actual audio files referenced...

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Graphic display of envelope curves
The envelope curve indicates at a glance if points, fade-
ins or fade-outs have been defined. In addition to the 
curve, changes in the volume envelope are also reflected 
in the waveform itself.
A defined volume envelope curve with the waveform reflecting the en-
velope changes.
The volume envelope mouse zone
The default envelope curve contains no volume envelope 
points. In this condition you can still use the curve to 
change the overall...

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Dragging volume envelope points
To move a point, click on it and drag it in any direction.
The junction points (the points separating the Fade parts and the sustain 
part) will only move horizontally this way. To move a junction part verti-
cally, press [Ctrl] and drag.
To move several selected points, click any selected 
point and drag in any direction.
All selected points will be moved.
Clicking on a curve segment (i.e. the part of an envelope 
curve between two selected...

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Proceed as follows:
1.Place the clips containing the music and the voice-
over on separate adjacent tracks.
Make sure the voice-over clips are located inside the time range of the 
music clip.
The three voice-over clips on the upper track are placed inside the time 
range of the music bed on the track below.
2.Open the envelope speed menu for the clip containing 
the music, and select “Duck according to other track…”.
The Ducking options dialog opens.
The Ducking options dialog...