Steinberg Wavelab Le 8 Manual

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Montage Window
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Track Menu
This menu contains all track-related options. In the Audio Montage 
workspace, open the Track menu, or click the number button of a track.
Add stereo track
Adds a stereo track below the active track.
Add mono track
Adds a mono track below the active track.
Move track up
Moves the track one position up in the track list.
Move track down
Moves the track one position down in the track list.
Remove track
Deletes the active track.
Mute
Mutes the active track.
Solo
Solos the active track.
Lock
If this option is activated, you cannot edit the track.
Zoom
Shows the active track in the full available height.
Color
Opens a submenu where you can select a color for the active 
track. 
						

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Signal Flow in the Audio Montage
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Signal Flow in the Audio Montage
The audio signal flow goes through the various sections of WaveLab LE 
in a certain way.
•Read audio clip samples
• Clip envelope
• Clips are mixed into the track slot (for example, overlapping clips)
• Track leveling
• Each track is mixed into the stereo bus sent to the Master Section
Master Section:
• Channels/sample rate might change at each plug-in slot
• Master Section meters
• Playback or file format rendering
Creating a New Audio Montage
You can add tracks and clips to your new audio montage.
PROCEDURE
1.In the Audio Montage workspace, select File > New.
2. In the Audio montage properties dialog, select a Sample rate.
The audio files that you want to use in the audio montage must have the 
the sample rate that you select here.
3. Click OK. 
						

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Creating an Audio Montage from an Audio File
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Audio Montage Properties Dialog
In this dialog, you can set the sample rate of the audio montage.
This dialog open when you create a new audio montage.
To change the settings for the currently opened audio montage, select 
Edit > Audio montage properties.
Alternative Ways of Creating a New Audio Montage
There are several ways to create a new audio montage.
•Convert wave files to an audio montage
• File > Clone
• Press [Ctrl]/[Option], and drag a montage tab on the tab bar
• Double-click an empty section of the tab bar
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. 
						

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Import Options for Audio Montages
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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. 
						

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Missing Files in Audio Montage Dialog
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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 LE 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. 
						

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Assembling the Audio Montage
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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 LE 
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
						

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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.
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.
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, envelope 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 see the clips of the active audio montage in the Clips window.
3 clips on a track 
						

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Assembling the Audio Montage
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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.
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. 
						

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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.
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. 
						

							Audio Montage
Rearranging Clips
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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.
Dragging Clips From the Clips Tool Window
You can add clips that are already used in the same audio montage.
PROCEDURE
1. In the Audio Montage workspace, open the Clips window.
2. Select one or several clips, and drag them to a track.
If you have selected a single audio file, select an insert option from the 
pop-up menu.
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.