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Operation Manual Cristina Bachmann, Heiko Bischoff, Lillie Harris, Christina Kaboth, Insa Mingers, Matthias Obrecht, Sabine Pfeifer, Benjamin Schütte, Marita Sladek This PDF provides improved access for vision-impaired users. Please note that due to the complexity and number of images in this document, it is not possible to include text descriptions of images. The information in this document is subject to change without notice and does not represent a commitment on the part of Steinberg Media Technologies GmbH. The software described by this document is subject to a License Agreement and may not be copied to other media except as specifically allowed in the License Agreement. No part of this publication may be copied, reproduced, or otherwise transmitted or recorded, for any purpose, without prior written permission by Steinberg Media Technologies GmbH. Registered licensees of the product described herein may print one copy of this document for their personal use. 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WaveLab Pro_10.0.30_en-US_2020-03-25 Table of Contents 6 New Features 66 Project Handling 10 WaveLab Pro Introduction 66 Opening Files 10 Platform-Independent Documentation 67 WaveLab Projects 10 Help System 70 File Groups 11 Conventions 72 Value Editing 12 Key Commands 72 Drag Operations 73 Undoing and Redoing 13 Setting Up Your System 80 Zooming in the Workspace Window 13 Connecting the Equipment 85 Presets 13 Audio Cards and Background Playback 13 Latency 87 File Operations 14 ASIO-Guard 87 Recently Used Files 14 Defining Audio Connections 88 Favorite Files 20 CD/DVD Recorders 89 Save and Save As 20 Remote Devices 91 Templates 96 File Renaming 29 WaveLab Pro Concepts 96 Naming Schemes 29 General Editing Rules 98 Deleting Files 29 Startup Dialog 98 Temporary Files 30 Basic Window Handling 98 Work Folders vs. Document Folders 31 Selecting Audio 101 Copying Audio Information to the Clipboard 38 Sliders 101 Setting the Focus on the Current File 38 Renaming Items in Tables 38 File Browser 102 Playback 40 Tab Groups 102 Transport Bar 42 Peak Files 113 Starting Playback From the Ruler 43 Companion Files 113 Playback Scrubbing 44 Processing Precision 114 Timecode Window 44 EBU Loudness Standard R-128 115 Jog/Shuttle Function 116 Scroll During Playback 46 Workspace Window 117 Playback in the Audio Montage Window 46 Audio Editor 118 Speaker Configuration 46 Audio Montage 47 Batch Processor 120 Audio File Editing 47 Podcast Editor 120 Wave Window 47 DVD-Audio 128 Audio Editor Tabs 47 Script Editor 138 File Handling in the Audio Editor 48 Control Window 158 Changing the Audio Properties 49 File Tab 159 Metadata 50 Info Tab 164 Snapshots 52 Tool Windows 165 Mixing Down – Audio Files Rendering 52 Meter Windows 167 Silence Generator Dialog 52 Slide-Out Windows 169 Bleep Censor 53 Docking and Undocking Tool Windows and 170 Waveform Restoration with the Pen Tool Meter Windows 171 Audio Analysis 55 Command Bar 171 Analyze Tab 56 Status Bar 172 Global Analysis 57 Context Menus 181 Audio File Comparator 58 Time Ruler and Level Ruler 182 3D Frequency Analysis 62 Managing Tabs 185 Error Correction 64 Activating Full Screen Mode 185 Correction Tab 64 Log Window 3 WaveLab Pro 10.0.30 Table of Contents 188 Correcting Errors 366 Master Section 189 Offline Processing 366 Bypassing the Master Section 189 Process Tab 366 Master Section Window 191 Applying Processing 385 Rendering 191 Gain Dialog 393 Smart Bypass 192 Level Normalizer Dialog 395 Saving Master Section Presets 192 Loudness Normalizer 400 Monitoring Background Tasks 194 Pan Normalizer Dialog 401 Dropouts 195 Envelope Dialog 402 Markers 196 Fades in Audio Files 402 Marker Types 197 Crossfades 403 Markers Window 198 Phase Inverting 407 Creating Markers 198 Reversing Audio 410 Deleting Markers 199 DC Offset 411 Moving Markers 199 Time Stretching 411 Moving Multiple Markers 202 Pitch Shift 413 Navigating to Markers 203 Pitch Quantizing Dialog 413 Hiding Markers of a Specific Type 204 Pitch Bend 413 Converting Marker Types 206 Resample 414 Renaming Markers 207 Effect Morphing 415 Selecting Markers 210 Audio Montage 415 Selecting the Audio Between Markers 210 Montage Window 416 Binding Markers to Clips in the Audio Montage 217 Audio Montage Tabs 416 Marker Import and Export 235 Signal Path in the Audio Montage 418 How Marker Information is Saved 235 Creating New Audio Montages 419 Metering 237 Audio Montage Duplicates 419 Meter Windows 240 Creating an Audio Montage from an Audio File 419 Real-Time vs. Non-Real-Time Metering 241 Import Options for Audio Montages 419 Metering Monitor Modes 242 Missing Files Dialog 420 Meter Settings 242 Assembling the Audio Montage 420 Multichannel Metering 254 Rearranging Clips 420 Resetting the Meters 260 Clip Editing 421 Using Presets in the Meter Windows 279 Audio Montages within Audio Montages 421 Level Meter 283 Managing Source Files of Clips 424 Loudness Meter 287 Track Activity Indicator 426 Phasescope 287 Envelopes for Clips 427 Spectroscope 296 Fades and Crossfades in Audio Montages 428 Spectrometer 304 Clip Time Stretching 430 Live Spectrogram 305 Clip Pitch Shifting 432 Bit Meter 305 Effects for Tracks, Clips, and the Montage 433 Oscilloscope Output 434 Wavescope 320 Reference Track 435 DVD-Audio 322 CD Markers 435 Structure of a DVD-Audio Project 323 CD Window 435 DVD-Audio Formats 330 Snapshots 436 DVD-Audio Format Considerations 331 Mixing Down – The Render Function 436 DVD-Audio Window 334 Loudness Meta Normalizer 438 Preparing a DVD-Audio 336 Navigator Window 439 Opening Audio Montages for Editing 337 Notes Window 440 Checking the DVD-Audio Conformity 337 Groups 339 Audio Montage Backups 441 Writing Operations 340 Multichannel Operations in the Audio Montage 441 Write Audio CD or DDP Dialog 350 Importing a Basic Audio CDs 443 Erase Optical Media Dialog 350 XML Export and Import of Audio Montages 443 Write Audio Montages 350 AES-31 Files Export and Import 456 Write DVD-Audio Function 459 Writing an Audio CD from a DDP Image 353 Recording 461 Data CD/DVD Projects 353 Setting Up the Recording Dialog 464 Audio CD Formats 354 Dropping Markers During Recording 354 Recording Dialog 468 Spectral Editing 360 Recording in the Audio Montage Window 468 Spectrogram 362 Live Input Rendering 469 Wavelet Display 470 Spectrogram Options Dialog 4 WaveLab Pro 10.0.30 Table of Contents 471 Spectrum Tab 581 Global Podcast Options 477 Spectrum Processing 581 Creating a Podcast 481 Audio Inpainting 582 Setting Up an FTP for Podcast Publishing 482 Spectrum Watermark 582 Publishing Podcasts 483 Master Section Processing 582 FTP Settings Dialog 485 Auto Split 584 Checking the Podcast 485 Auto Split in Audio Files 585 Customizing 488 Auto Split in Audio Montages 585 Workspace Layout 491 Loops 586 Customizing the Wave Window and the 491 Basic Looping Montage Window 492 Loop Refinement 588 Customizing Shortcuts 499 Looping Audio Which Is Not Very Well Suited 593 Customizing Command Bars for Looping 593 Plug-in Organization 502 Sample Attributes 600 Variables and Text Snippets 602 Scripting 504 Generating Signals 604 Touch Bar (macOS only) 504 Signal Generator 508 DTMF Generator 605 Configuring WaveLab Pro 605 Global Preferences 510 Importing Audio CD Tracks 611 Audio Files Preferences 510 Import Audio CD Dialog 617 Audio Montages Preferences 513 Importing Audio CD Tracks 622 Synchronizing WaveLab Pro Settings on Several 514 Searching Track Names on the Internet Computers 514 Submitting Track Names to the Internet 622 Multi-User Settings 515 Ultra-Safe Mode 623 External Editors 515 Converting Audio CD Tracks to an Audio 624 Alternative External File Browser Montage 625 External Tools 516 Video 628 Index 516 Video Track 517 Video Clip Editing 518 Video Window 519 Video File Compatibility 520 Frame Rates 522 WaveLab Exchange 522 WaveLab Pro as External Editor for Cubase/ Nuendo 523 Cubase/Nuendo as External Editor for WaveLab Pro 524 Batch Processing 525 Batch Processor Window 532 Offline Processors 534 Working with the Batch Processor 540 Watch Folders 553 XML Files in Batch Processing 560 Batch Conversion 560 Batch Conversion Dialog 561 Batch Converting Files 562 Batch Renaming 562 Batch Renaming Dialog 562 Batch Renaming Files 564 Batch Renaming Markers 565 Batch Renaming Clips 567 Renaming Operation Categories and Types 571 List of Renaming Operations 571 Preview Section 571 Range Parameters 573 Previewing and Performing All Renaming Operations 573 Regular Expressions 577 Podcasts 577 Podcast Editor 5 WaveLab Pro 10.0.30 New Features New Features in Version 10.0.30 Highlights Naming Scheme Attribute to Create Folder Structure ● The new Folder Separators naming scheme attribute allows you to create a folder structure according to the specified naming scheme. See Naming Scheme Dialog. Copying Clips to Other Tracks ● You can now copy all clips or only selected clips of a track to another track. See Copying Clips to Other Tracks. Bounce Clips ● You can now render multiple clips to a single clip and the effects of a single clip to the clip. See Bounce Selected Clips. More New Features Reveal File in File Explorer/macOS Finder ● The Reveal File in File Explorer/macOS Finder option is now also available in the File Browser window when you right-click in the file list. See File Browser Window. New Variables for Naming Schemes ● As naming scheme attributes, you can now add hours, minutes, seconds, day, month, year, and Master Section preset name. See Naming Schemes. Play Back a New Time Selection from the Beginning of the Selection ● Play from Start of New Time Selection now allows you to play back a new time selection from the beginning of the selection. See Transport Bar.