Steinberg Wavelab Le 8 Manual

Program Overview
Status Bar
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Docking Command Bars
Command bars can either be used as separate floating windows or 
docked at the top, bottom, left, or right side of the workspace window.
•To make a command bar floatable, right-click the bar, and select 
Floatable. Then click the dots on the left side or the top of the 
command bar to drag the bar to another location.
• To dock a floating command bar, right-click the bar, and select 
Floatable. Then click the dots on the left side of the command bar 
to...

Program Overview
Status Bar
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When you have zoomed in, you can right-click the indicator to 
display the selected audio range, the focused clip, or the whole file. 
Left-click the indicator to open the Audio Range dialog, where you 
can define or refine a selection.
Zoom indicator
Displays the current zoom factor.
• To open a pop-up menu, where you can make additional zoom 
settings, click the indicator.
• To open the Zoom factor dialog, where you can edit the zoom 
factor, right-click the indicator....

Program Overview
Context Menus
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Context Menus
Throughout WaveLab LE, various context menus are available. These 
menus group the commands and/or options that are specific to the 
current working window.
The context menus appear when you right-click certain areas and are 
useful for speeding up your workflow.
For example, right-click a file tab to open a context menu with some 
relevant file options. Right-click the ruler of the waveform window brings 
up the Time Ruler context menu that allows you to...

Program Overview
Time Ruler and Level Ruler
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Time Ruler and Level Ruler
In the Audio Files workspace, you can display a time and a level ruler in 
the wave window. In the Audio Montage workspace, you can display a 
time ruler in the montage window.
You can also determine which time and level units the rulers show.
Time Ruler and Level Ruler Options
You can specify the time and level (amplitude) formats for each ruler in 
each wave window and the time formats for each ruler in the montage 
window...

Program Overview
Time Ruler and Level Ruler
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File size (Audio Files workspace only)
Shows positions in MegaBytes. Decimals represent KiloBytes.
Show grid (Audio Montage workspace only)
Displays vertical lines in the montage window, aligned with time 
ruler marks.
Time format
Opens the Time format dialog, where you can edit the 
appearance of the time ruler formats.
Save current settings as default
If this option is activated, the time ruler uses the current time format 
in all new wave windows or...

Program Overview
Time Ruler and Level Ruler
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Time Format Dialog
In this dialog, you can customize the time format. The time format of the 
ruler is also used in various time fields, for example, the status bar and 
certain dialogs.
In the Audio Files workspace, depending on whether you want to set the 
time format for the overview display or the main view display, select 
View > Overview display > Time ruler > Time format or View > 
Main view display > Time ruler > Time format.
In the Audio Montage...

Program Overview
Time Ruler and Level Ruler
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Clock Tab
On this tab, you can configure the appearance of the Clock option.
Show Units
Adds time units to the time format of the ruler.
Compact
Shows the time without unit indicators.
Meter Tab
On this tab, you can configure the appearance of the Bars and beats 
option.
Time signature
Lets you edit the time signature used to display the time 
represented as a musical notation.
Tempo
Lets you edit the tempo used to display the time represented as a 
musical...

Program Overview
Value Editing
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• Click and drag in the time ruler.
• Use the transport controls.
• Select View > Move cursor to, and select an option.
• Use the cursor keys.
• Double-click a marker.
Working With a Meter-Based Display
If your working material is tempo-based, you can select the meter format 
(bars, beats, and ticks) for the ruler legend. This makes it easier to find 
musically related cutting points.
PROCEDURE
1.In the wave window or the montage window, right-click the time 
ruler, and...

Program Overview
Drag Operations
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• To change the value by several units, press the page up and page 
down keys.
• To change the value using the mouse wheel, position the mouse 
cursor over a value, and spin the mouse wheel, or use the AI knob 
of your MIDI controller.
• To change the value with the mouse, click a value and drag the 
mouse up or down.
• To jump to the maximum and minimum values, press the [Home] 
and [End] keys.
• To move from one part of the value to another, press the [Left 
Arrow]...

Program Overview
Drag Operations
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• To open a file, drag a compatible file from the File Browser 
window of WaveLab LE, from the file browser of the operation 
system, or from another application to the tab bar.
• To create a copy of a file, drag its tab vertically to another position 
of the tab bar, then press [Ctrl]/[Option], and release the mouse 
button.
Dragging in the Audio Files Workspace and Audio Montage 
Workspace
• To insert an audio file in another audio file, drag the title bar tab or...