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Table of contents

Getting into the details

1

Contents

3

WaveLab 7

10

WaveLab 7 Help

15

2 WaveLab 7 Help

16

Getting Help

17

2.1 Help menu

18

Using the interface

19

3.1 About Tool Windows

20

3.2 Adjusting Envelopes

21

3.3 Command bars

22

3.4 Context menus

23

3.5 Docking windows

24

3.6 Double clicking

25

3.7 Dragging operations

26

3.8 Playback shortcuts

28

3.9 Select-clicking

29

3.10 Shortcut system

29

3.11 Sliders

31

3.12 Status Bar

32

3.13 Switcher window

33

3.14 Tab Groups

33

3.15 Transport controls

35

3.16 Value editing

36

3.17 Workspaces

37

3.18 Zooming and scrolling

38

> Navigate backwards/

39

26 Using the interface

40

WaveLab Concepts

41

4.2 Analysis

42

4.2.1 Global analysis

43

4.2.2 Audio file comparer

44

4.2.3 3D Frequency Analysis

44

4.2.4 Loudness distribution

45

4.3 Authoring CDs and DVDs

46

4.4 Markers

48

> Select menu.You

50

4.4.1 Marker types

51

4.5 Metering

52

4.5.1 VU Meter

53

4.5.2 Spectroscope

54

4.5.3 Oscilloscope

55

4.5.4 Bit Meter

55

4.5.5 Phasescope

57

4.5.6 Spectrometer

58

4.5.7 Wavescope

59

4.6 Offline processing

60

4.6.1 Change Level

61

4.6.2 Level envelope

62

4.6.3 Normalize Level

62

4.6.4 Silence Generator

63

4.6.5 Loop Tone Uniformizer

63

4.6.6 Pitch correction

64

4.6.7 Time stretching

64

4.6.8 Loop Tweaker

65

4.6.9 Effect morphing

66

4.6.10 Loudness distribution

67

4.6.11 Loudness normalizer

67

4.6.12 Pan Normalizer

68

4.6.13 Pitch bend

68

4.6.14 Pitch quantize

69

4.6.15 Presets

69

4.6.16 Rendering

72

4.7 Presets

73

\Presets

74

4.8 Rendering

75

4.9 Scripting

76

/* This a long comment

77

Global Commands

79

Audio File Scripting Commands

80

4.9.2 ECMAScript Reference

85

Supported ECMAScript subset

85

The Global Object

85

Function Object

86

Array Objects

87

String Objects

88

Boolean objects

89

Number Objects

89

Math Objects

89

Date Objects

90

RegExp Objects

92

Error Objects

92

4.10 The Spectrum display

93

4.11 Spectrum editor

94

Regular Expressions

101

88 WaveLab Concepts

102

Audio File editing

103

5.1 Offline processing

105

> Undo or Edit > Redo

106

5.1.1 Change Level

107

5.1.2 Level envelope

107

5.1.3 Normalize Level

108

5.1.4 Silence Generator

108

5.1.5 Loop Tone Uniformizer

108

5.1.6 Pitch correction

109

5.1.7 Time stretching

110

5.1.8 Loop Tweaker

111

5.1.9 Effect morphing

112

5.1.10 Loudness distribution

112

5.1.11 Loudness normalizer

113

5.1.12 Pan Normalizer

114

5.1.13 Pitch bend

114

5.1.14 Pitch quantize

114

5.1.15 Presets

115

5.1.16 Rendering

117

5.2 Analysis

119

5.2.2 Audio file comparer

120

5.2.3 3D Frequency Analysis

120

5.2.4 Loudness distribution

121

5.3 Metering

122

5.3.1 VU Meter

123

> Settings

124

5.3.2 Spectroscope

125

5.3.3 Oscilloscope

125

5.3.4 Bit Meter

125

5.3.5 Phasescope

127

5.3.6 Spectrometer

128

5.3.7 Wavescope

129

5.4 Transport controls

130

5.5 Specific tool windows

131

> Edit Audio and

132

> Check CD conformity

133

> Convert to Audio Montage

133

5.5.3 File Browser

134

5.5.4 Marker Window

135

5.5.5 Metadata window

136

5.5.6 Sample attributes

137

5.5.8 Spectrum editor

138

Making and editing selections

138

Spectrum editor functions

138

Using the Spectrum editor

139

5.6 Shared tool windows

141

5.6.1 Phasescope

142

5.6.2 VU Meter

143

5.6.3 Oscilloscope

144

5.6.4 Bit Meter

144

5.6.5 Spectroscope

146

5.6.6 Spectrometer

146

5.6.7 Wavescope

147

5.6.8 Timecode

148

5.6.9 Background task monitor

148

5.6.10 Log window

149

5.7 Tools

150

5.7.2 Auto Split

151

5.7.3 Signal generator

152

5.7.4 DTMF Generator

152

5.8 Peak Files

153

140 Audio File editing

154

Audio Montages

155

6.1 Metering

163

6.1.1 VU Meter

164

6.1.2 Spectroscope

165

6.1.3 Oscilloscope

166

6.1.4 Bit Meter

166

6.1.5 Phasescope

167

> Settings... menu

168

6.1.6 Spectrometer

169

6.2 Tools

170

6.2.1 Meta-normalizer

171

6.2.2 Configure external tools

171

6.3 Transport controls

172

6.4 Specific tool windows

173

6.4.2 CD

174

6.4.3 File Browser

176

6.4.4 Marker Window

177

6.4.5 History

178

6.4.6 Clips

178

6.4.7 Focused Clip window

179

6.4.8 Notes

180

6.4.10 Groups

181

6.4.11 DVD-Audio

182

6.4.12 Navigator

183

6.4.13 Zoom

184

6.4.14 Effects

184

6.5 Shared tool windows

185

6.5.1 Phasescope

186

6.5.2 VU Meter

187

6.5.3 Oscilloscope

188

6.5.4 Bit Meter

189

6.5.5 Spectroscope

190

6.5.6 Spectrometer

190

6.5.7 Wavescope

192

6.5.8 Timecode

192

6.5.9 Background task monitor

193

6.5.10 Log window

193

6.6 Audio Montage Colors

194

> Audio

195

Batch Processing

197

> Start

198

7.1 Specific tool windows

199

> Trimmer

202

> Resizer

203

> Plug-ins win

203

> Stereo to Mono

205

> Pan Normalizer

206

> Loudness nor

206

> DC Remover

207

> Loudness Restorer

207

7.2 Shared tool windows

208

7.2.1 Background task monitor

209

7.2.2 Log window

209

7.3 Batch Processing Plug-ins

210

> Instructor

213

> Plug-ins window >

213

> Time Stretch

213

> Meta-Normalizer

217

> Meta-Leveler

217

204 Batch Processing

218

Podcasts

219

8.1 FTP site

221

8.2 Episodes menu

221

8.3 Publish menu

221

8.4 Specific tool windows

222

8.4.1 File Browser

223

210 Podcasts

224

Control Window

225

9.1 Specific tool windows

226

9.2 Shared tool windows

227

9.2.2 VU Meter

229

9.2.3 Oscilloscope

230

9.2.4 Bit Meter

230

9.2.5 Spectroscope

231

9.2.6 Spectrometer

232

9.2.7 Wavescope

233

9.2.8 Timecode

234

9.2.9 Background task monitor

234

9.3 Metering

235

9.3.1 VU Meter

237

9.3.2 Spectroscope

238

9.3.3 Oscilloscope

238

9.3.4 Bit Meter

239

9.3.5 Phasescope

240

9.3.6 Spectrometer

241

9.3.7 Wavescope

242

230 Control Window

244

Master Section

245

10.1 Render Wave window

246

10.2 Render Montage window

247

10.3 Plug-ins settings

247

> VST Plug-in settings

248

Interface Elements

249

11.1.1 Insert link

252

11.1.2 Align Clips

253

11.1.3 Recording channels

253

11.1.4 Audio CD Report

253

11.1.5 Audio file comparer

254

11.1.8 Split Clip at silences

255

11.1.10 Audio Range

256

11.1.12 Auto Split

257

11.1.13 Batch Conversion

258

11.1.15 Batch Renaming

259

11.1.16 CD Text Editor

259

11.1.17 CD-Text Browser

260

11.1.18 CD Wizard

260

11.1.20 Customize Commands

261

11.1.21 Data CD/DVD

262

11.1.22 DVD-Audio options

264

11.1.23 DVD-Audio Creation

264

11.1.24 Document list dialog

264

11.1.25 Ducking options

265

11.1.26 Effect morphing

265

11.1.27 Edit playback times

266

11.1.31 Frequency range

268

11.1.32 FTP site

268

11.1.33 Change Level

269

11.1.35 Global analysis

270

11.1.36 Import Audio CD

271

11.1.37 Insert Audio Files

271

11.1.38 Level envelope

272

11.1.39 Loop Tone Uniformizer

272

11.1.40 Loudness distribution

273

11.1.41 Loudness normalizer

274

11.1.42 Global Preferences

274

11.1.43 Convert marker type

275

11.1.46 Audio Montage Clone

276

11.1.47 Write Audio CD

277

11.1.48 Meta-normalizer

277

11.1.50 MP2 encoding

278

11.1.51 MP3 attributes

278

11.1.52 MP3 encoding

278

11.1.53 Normalize Level

279

11.1.54 OGG encoding

279

11.1.55 Open files list

280

11.1.56 Pan Normalizer

280

11.1.57 Mix dialog

280

11.1.58 Pitch bend

281

11.1.59 Pitch correction

281

11.1.60 Pitch quantize

282

11.1.61 Playback speed

282

11.1.62 Podcast options

283

11.1.63 Text format

283

11.1.64 Repeat Clip

284

11.1.65 Recently used files

284

11.1.66 Recording Dialog

284

11.1.67 Record create marker

285

11.1.68 Rename File dialog

286

11.1.70 Render Montage window

287

11.1.71 Render Wave window

287

11.1.73 Sample attributes

288

11.1.74 Modified files dialog

288

> Save all

289

> Save as

289

11.1.77 Save Batch Processor

290

11.1.78 Save File As

290

11.1.79 Save Preset As

290

> Save picture

291

> Execute script

291

> Specific

291

> Script

291

> Specific tool

292

11.1.84 Signal generator

293

11.1.85 Silence Generator

294

11.1.86 Smart bypass

294

11.1.87 Special File Format

294

11.1.88 Spectrogram options

295

11.1.89 Surround Panner

295

11.1.91 Template List Dialog

297

11.1.92 Time Format dialog

297

11.1.93 Time stretching

298

11.1.94 Track dispatching

298

11.1.95 Value Format

299

11.1.96 File attributes

299

11.1.98 Write Audio CD

300

11.1.99 WMA encoding

301

11.1.100 Workspace layout

301

11.1.101 Write Data CD/DVD

301

11.1.102 Loop Tweaker

302

11.2 Shared tool windows

303

11.2.1 Phasescope

304

11.2.2 VU Meter

305

11.2.3 Oscilloscope

306

11.2.4 Bit Meter

307

11.2.5 Spectroscope

308

11.2.6 Spectrometer

308

11.2.7 Wavescope

310

11.2.8 Timecode

310

11.2.10 Log window

311

11.3 Specific tool windows

312

11.3.1 File Browser

313

11.3.2 Spectrum editor

314

11.3.3 Basic Audio CD

318

11.3.5 Metadata window

320

11.3.6 Marker Window

320

11.3.7 Sample attributes

322

11.3.9 Master Project

323

11.3.10 Focused Clip window

324

11.3.11 Snapshots

325

11.3.12 File

325

11.3.13 Zoom

326

11.3.14 CD

326

11.3.15 Clips

328

11.3.16 Notes

329

11.3.17 Effects

329

11.3.18 DVD-Audio

330

11.3.20 History

331

11.3.21 Navigator

332

11.3.22 Groups

332

> Groups

334

Audio Plug-ins

335

12.1 Audio Input

337

12.2 Using External effects

338

12.3 Sonnox DeClicker

340

12.4 Sonnox DeNoiser

342

12.5 Sonnox DeBuzzer

345

12.6 Steinberg Autopan

349

12.7 Steinberg Chorus

349

12.8 Steinberg Compressor

351

12.9 Steinberg DeEsser

352

12.10 Steinberg Mono Delay

354

12.11 Steinberg Distortion

355

12.12 Steinberg Dual Filter

356

12.14 Steinberg Expander

358

12.15 Steinberg Gate

359

12.16 Steinberg GEQ-10/GEQ-30

361

12.17 Steinberg Limiter

362

12.18 Steinberg Maximizer

363

12.19 Steinberg Mix 6 to 2

364

12.20 Steinberg Mix 8 to 2

365

12.23 Steinberg Octaver

369

12.25 Steinberg PostFilter

371

12.26 Steinberg Roomworks

373

>90%). Experiment for

375

12.27 Steinberg Roomworks SE

376

12.28 Stereo Delay

377

12.30 Steinberg Studio Chorus

379

12.31 Steinberg Studio EQ

380

12.33 UV22HR Dithering

383

12.35 Steinberg VST Dynamics

385

The Gate section

386

The Compressor section

386

The Limiter section

387

12.36 Crystal Resampler

388

12.37 Leveler

389

12.38 Leveler Multi

389

12.39 Peak Master

390

12.40 Silence

391

12.41 Stereo Expander

391

12.42 Internal Dithering

392

Utilities

393

13.3 Data CD/DVD

394

13.4 Batch Conversion

396

13.5 Batch Renaming

396

13.6 Log window

397

13.7 Background task monitor

398

13.8 Timecode

398

386 Utilities

400

How do I

401

> Open command

402

> Create Audio Montage

402

14.10 ... create a Podcast?

404

Glossary

405

15.4 Apple Lossless files

409

15.5 ALAW files

409

15.6 Aliasing

409

15.7 Amplitude

409

15.8 ASIO

409

15.9 Attack

410

15.10 Audio montage

410

15.11 Bandwidth

410

15.12 Bit depth

410

15.13 Blu-ray Disk

410

15.14 CD Frame

411

15.15 CD Pre-emphasis

411

15.16 CD Text

411

15.17 Chorus

412

15.18 Clip

412

15.19 Clipping

412

15.20 Compression

412

15.21 Cross fade

413

15.22 DAW

413

15.23 DC Offset

413

15.24 DDP files

413

15.25 Decibel (dB)

414

15.26 Dithering

414

15.27 DVD-A

414

15.28 ECMAScript

415

15.29 Ensoniq Paris files

415

15.30 Equalization

415

15.31 FFT

415

15.32 Focused Clip

415

15.33 Formant

416

15.34 FTP Site

416

15.35 Headroom

416

15.36 ISO image

416

15.37 ISRC

416

15.38 Loops

417

15.39 Loudness

417

15.40 Markers

417

15.41 Media Catalog Number

418

15.42 MIDI

418

15.43 MIDI Channels

418

15.44 Mixing

418

15.46 MP2 files

419

15.47 MP3 files

419

15.48 Non-destructive editing

419

15.49 Normalize

419

15.50 NTSC

420

15.51 Ogg Vorbis files

420

15.52 OSQ files

420

15.53 PAL/SECAM

420

15.54 Pan

421

15.55 Peak level

421

15.56 Plug-ins

421

15.57 Pre-roll and Post-roll

422

15.58 Preset system

422

15.59 Processor cores

422

15.60 Quantization

422

15.61 Raw PCM files

423

15.62 Red Book CD-DA

423

15.63 Regular Expressions

423

15.64 RF64 files

424

15.65 RMS

424

15.66 Sample rate

424

15.67 SMPTE timecode

424

15.68 Sound Designer II files

425

15.69 Spectrogram

425

15.70 Sun/Java files

425

15.71 Tempo

425

15.72 Text/Excel files

425

15.73 ULAW files

426

15.74 UPC/EAN

426

15.75 WAV files

426

15.76 WAV64 files

427

15.77 Waveform

427

15.78 Wet/Dry

427

15.79 WMA files

427

15.80 Zero crossing

427