Steinberg WaveLab Essential 6 Operation Manual

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Using fades and crossfades in the 
Montage
There are a number of different options to choose from 
when creating and editing fades and crossfades in the 
Montage. These are described in the following sections.
Creating fades
As mentioned earlier, by default all clips display a fade-in 
and a fade-out junction point. These can be dragged hori-
zontally to create a fade-in or fade-out for a clip. You can 
add envelope points to a fade just as with volume enve-
lopes. To create a...

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Using crossfades
A crossfade is a gradual fade between two clips, where 
one is faded in and the other faded out. Crossfades in the 
Montage are created automatically when clip edges over-
lap. To create an automatic crossfade, proceed as fol-
lows:
1.Click on the Edit tab and open the Edit view : Fade 
menu.
2.Select the menu item “Automatic crossfading – free 
overlaps”.
This can also be selected by clicking the automatic crossfade icon.
The automatic crossfade icon
3.Move a...

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ÖPlease note that for these two functions to work, the 
mouse pointer must not be positioned on an envelope 
curve point inside the crossfade region.
If the mouse pointer is positioned on an envelope point, this point was 
the priority and you cannot change the crossfade time nor slide the 
crossfade region.
When you move a clip so that it overlaps another clip to 
create a crossfade, and neither clip has a defined fade in 
the overlap, a default crossfade is created.
When moving...

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Adding effects to clips
The Montage supports VST effect plug-ins for individual 
clips. The standard WaveLab Essential and DirectX plug-
ins cannot be used as clip or track effects in the Montage, 
but VST versions of several standard WaveLab Essential 
effects are provided, as well as several of the standard 
Cubase VST effects. Each clip in the Montage can be in-
dependently processed by one VST effect plug-in. Effects 
are configured either as Inserts, when all sound is pro-...

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The Effect dialog
The Effect dialog
When an effect is selected, the left part of the Effect dia-
log contains the parameters for the effect. The right part of 
the dialog contains a number of options and functions that 
are common (although some settings may be disabled de-
pending on the effect type, as explained above). 
The dialog contains the following common elements:
Copying effect settings to another clip
You can copy both the effect type and its settings and 
paste them...

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The Meta Normalizer
The Meta Normalizer, found on the Edit view : Special 
menu, is a special tool for setting clip gain levels. The pro-
cessing is non destructive, i.e. it will not affect the source 
audio files. 
The Meta Normalizer operates in two or three passes. It 
first analyses the peak or RMS levels on all clips in the 
Montage. Then it processes the clips according to the 
highest possible level found amongst the clips, so that 
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The following options are available in the Meta Normalizer 
dialog:Using markers in the Montage
Separate markers are provided for use in the Montage. 
Markers are used in the Montage in much the same way 
as in the source Wave windows. See “Markers” on page 
97 for details regarding marker types and the basic func-
tionality of markers.
Creating markers
The quickest way to create a marker is to right-click in the 
area above the ruler and select a marker type from the 
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Deleting markers
There are three ways to delete markers in the Montage:
By right-clicking the marker head and selecting “Delete 
marker” on the menu.
By selecting the markers and then selecting “Delete se-
lected markers” on the Markers view : Functions menu.
By dragging the marker up and dropping it outside the 
ruler.
Editing in the markers list view
Clicking on the Marker tab opens the Markers view in the 
upper pane of the Montage. By default, this list contains all 
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File handling in the Audio CD 
Montage
Saving the Montage
You save the Montage using the Save or Save As com-
mands on the File menu. Audio CD Montage files have the 
extension “.mon”. 
A couple of things to note:
ÖThe Montage files do not contain any audio data in 
themselves.
Rather, they contain references to audio files. This means that you must 
make sure not to delete, move or rename any audio files referenced by 
Montages.
ÖYou can use the Rename dialog to rename (and/or...

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Using video tracks
You can edit audio in sync with video placed on a video 
track in the Montage. Video tracks are created from the 
track pop-up menu, just like audio tracks.
Adding video clips to the video track
There are several ways you can add video clips:
By right-clicking somewhere on the empty video track 
and selecting “Insert file(s)”.
A file dialog opens where you can locate the video clip you wish to insert. 
The clip will be inserted at the cursor position.
By...