Steinberg Wavelab Le 8 Manual

							Audio Montage
Rearranging Clips
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Magnetic Bounds in Audio Montages
Certain positions, such as markers or a clips start and end, are 
magnetic.
When you move or resize, for example, a clip, and its edges or its cue 
point get close to one of the magnetic bounds, the clip snaps to this 
position. A label is displayed, indicating to what the clip snaps. This 
makes it easier to position items accurately.
Selecting Clips
You can edit multiple selected clips at once.
•To select a clip, click it. Selected clips are displayed in a different color.
• To select multiple clips, [Ctrl]/[Command]-click in the bottom clip areas.
• To select a range of clips, [Shift]-click them.
Clip Context Menus
Many editing functions for clips can be accessed via the clip context 
menus. Depending on where you right-click the clip, different context 
menus are available.
1) Fade-in section: Opens the Fade-in menu where you can edit the 
fade-in.
2) Any part of a clip: Opens the Focused clip menu where you can 
edit the focused clip.
3) Sustain section: Opens the Envelope menu where you can edit 
the envelope.
4) Fade-out section: Opens the Fade-out menu where you can edit 
the fade-out. 
						

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Clip Editing122
Clip Editing
All currently used clips are displayed in the Clips window in the Audio 
Montage workspace. In  this window, you can ed it and rearrange clips 
and drag them in the audio montage.
The currently focused clip is high lighted in bold in the clips list.
RELATED LINKS:
“Clips Window” on page 122
Clips Window
This window contains a list of the cl ips that are placed in the currently 
active audio montage to gether with additional information about the 
clips.
In the Audio Montage workspace, select Wor
 kspace > Specific tool 
windows > Clips.
Clip List
In the columns of the clip list, you  can see the following settings for each 
clip:
• Name
• Start and end time
• Length
• Comment
You can also play back a clip with  or without pre
 -gap. The following 
playback buttons are available:
Playback from start with a pre-roll.
-[Alt]/[Option]
Playback from start with a long pre-roll.
Playback from start. 
						

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Clip Editing
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Focused Clip Window
This window allows you to edit the focused clips using various tools. For 
example, you can edit the cue points, envelope curves, fade-in/fade-out, 
and colors of clips.
In the Audio Montage, select Workspace > Specific tool window > 
Focused Clip.
Edit
Edit audio
Opens the clip’s source file in the related workspace.
Zoom
Adjusts the view to display mainly the focused clip.
Play focused clip
Plays the focused clip from start to end.
Play focused clip with pre-roll
Plays the focused clip with a pre-roll. The amount of pre-roll is 
defined in the transport bar.
Split at cursor position
Splits the focused clip into two new clips, at the edit cursor or 
playback cursor position.
Cut to clipboard
Cuts the focused clip to the clipboard.
Copy to clipboard
Copies the focused clip to the clipboard.
Delete clip
Deletes the focused clip. 
						

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Clip Editing
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Shortcuts
Opens the Customize commands where you can define shortcuts 
for all the commands that are found in the Focused clip window.
Cue Points
Cue point - Set at cursor
Sets the cue point at a fixed position from the start of the clip.
Cue point - Follows fade-in end point
Sets the cue point to be the fade-in end point.
Cue point - Follows fade-out start point
Sets the cue point to be the fade-out start point.
End cue point - Custom offset
Sets the end cue point at a custom position from the end of the 
clip. This option allows you to edit the gap individually for each clip.
If this option is deactivated, the default gap defined in the Audio 
Montage Preferences is used.
Envelope
Reset all
Resets the envelope to its neutral form.
Delete selected points
Deletes the selected envelope points.
Deselect
Resets the selection status of all envelope points.
Reset level to 0 dB
Replaces the segments between the fade-in and fade-out points 
to a single neutral segment.
Reset selected points to 0 dB
Resets the selected points to their default level. 
						

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Clip Editing
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Fade-in/Fade-out
Zoom
Adjusts the view to display mainly the fade-in/fade-out part of the 
focused clip.
Linear
Changes level linearly.
Sinus (*)
Changes level according to a sine curve. When used in a 
crossfade, the loudness (RMS) remains constant during the 
transition.
Square-root (*)
Changes level according to the square-root curve. When used in 
a crossfade, the loudness (RMS) remains constant during the 
transition.
Sinusoid
Changes level according to the sine curve.
Logarithmic
Changes level logarithmically.
Exponential
Changes level exponentially.
Exponential+
Changes level strongly exponentialy.
Set time
Sets the clip fade-in/fade-out time to the specified value.
Colors
On this panel, you apply the custom colors that you have set in the 
Audio Montage Colors dialog (Options > Colors). 
						

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Clip Editing
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Re-ordering Clips in the Audio Montage By Dragging
In the Clips window, you can re-order clips by dragging them to another 
position in the list.
PROCEDURE
1.In the Audio Montage workspace, open the Clips window.
2. In the clip list, drag a clip to another position in the list.
You can move more than one clip at the same time, by selecting multiple 
clips and dragging them. If more than one clip is selected, all clips 
between the leftmost selected clip and the rightmost selected clips are 
moved.
About Moving and Crossfading Clips
You can let clips overlap other clips, move clips to another location, and 
create crossfades between clips.
Moving Clips
NOTE
You cannot move mono clips to stereo tracks and vice versa.
PROCEDURE
1. Select the clips that you want to move.
2. Click the lower clip area, and move the clips in any direction.
While dragging, the info line displays the current start position of the clip 
that you are dragging.
About Overlapping Clips
You can move clips so that they overlap each other.
Note the following:
• The tracks in the audio montage are polyphonic, which means that 
each track can play back several overlapping clips at the same 
time. Overlapping clips are transparent, allowing you to see the 
underlying clips and their waveforms.
• There are crossfading options that automatically adjust the volume 
envelope curves when you overlap clips. 
						

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Clip Editing
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Duplicating Clips
NOTE
You cannot copy mono clips to stereo tracks and vice versa.
PROCEDURE
1. In the Audio Montage workspace, select one or more clips.
2. Click the upper clip area and drag the clips in any direction.
While you are dragging the clips, a dotted line indicates where the first 
of the copied clips will be placed. The position is also indicated on the 
info line.
Clip Resizing
In this context, resizing usually means moving the start and end points 
of a clip so that more or less of the original audio file is revealed.
To resize a clip, click the left or right edge of the clip, and move the start 
or end point to the left or to the right. You cannot drag the edge of a clip 
past the start or end point of the audio file it refers to.
If you press [Alt]/[Option] when resizing, all selected clips are resized by 
the same amount.
Deleting Clips
There are two principal ways to delete a clip:
• Right-click a clip, and select Delete.
• Select a clip, and press [Delete].  
						

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About Clips and Cue Points
A cue point is a defined position marker that belongs to a clip. It may be 
positioned within or outside the clip. Cue points are displayed as dotted 
vertical lines.
When you move a clip, its cue point is magnetic to any edges, markers, 
or positions. There are several uses for this:
• To set the cue point at a relevant position in the audio, and use it 
to align the clip with other clips, etc.
• To set the cue point before the start of a clip to position clips in a 
row with pre-defined spaces.
• To set the cue point at the fade-in or fade-out point of a clip, 
making it easy to maintain defined fade lengths when crossfading. 
NOTE
Each clip can only have one cue point. If you select another cue point 
insert option, the cue point is moved to a new position.
Using Cue Points
You can add one cue point for each clip.
PROCEDURE
1.In the Audio Montage workspace, click the clip position where you 
want to set a cue point.
2. Open the Focused clip window, and on the Cue points panel, 
select one of the following options:
• Set at cursor
• Set at default pregap position
3. Decide if you want to activate the following options:
• Follows fade-in end point
• Follows fade-out start point
• End cue point 
						

							Audio Montage
Track Activity Indicator
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Track Activity Indicator
The track activity indicator shows the volume level for audio tracks. It is 
located on the right side of the track control area in the Audio Montage 
workspace.
Instead of exact level readings the track activity indicator provides an 
overview of which tracks are currently playing back audio at what 
approximate level.
Envelopes for Clips
For clips in the audio montage, you can create envelopes for volume and 
fades.
You can create an independent volume envelope curve to automate 
volume, to create fades and crossfades, and to mute clip sections.
Edit the envelope settings in the Focused clip window, or by 
right-clicking an envelope curve. The settings menu is different, 
depending on whether you click the fade-in part, the fade-out part, or 
the sustain part. 
						

							Audio Montage
Envelopes for Clips
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How the Envelope is Displayed
By default, all clips display a volume envelope curve. You can view the 
envelope as three separate envelopes: the fade-in part, the sustain part, 
and the fade-out part.
The points on the left and right side of the curve are the fade-in and 
fade-out junction points that separate the fade parts from the sustain 
part.
The envelope curve indicates if points, fade-ins, or fade-outs have been 
defined. In addition to the curve, changes in the volume envelope are by 
default also reflected in the waveform.
Clip Envelope Editing
Curve points allow you to create volume curves and fade curves for a 
clip. You can edit the envelope curve by adding and moving curve 
points.
Editing Curve Points
Many of the editing operations that are commonly used in the context of 
your computer operating system can be applied when editing curve 
points. On top of these, a number of specific procedures apply.
•To add a curve point, double-click the envelope curve.
• To delete a curve point, double-click the curve point. The curve 
point between the sustain and fade parts of the envelope cannot 
be deleted.
• To delete several curve points, select the curve points that you 
want to delete, right-click one of the points, and select Delete 
selected points.
• To select a range of points, [Alt]/[Option]-click and drag to create 
a selection rectangle.
• To move all selected points, click one of the selected points and 
drag.