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WaveLab Elements_10.0.30_en-US_2020-03-25 Table of Contents 5 New Features 46 Undoing and Redoing 49 Zooming in the Workspace Window 7 WaveLab Elements Introduction 54 Presets 7 Platform-Independent Documentation 7 Help System 56 File Operations 8 Conventions 56 Recently Used Files 9 Key Commands 57 Save and Save As 59 Templates 10 Setting Up Your System 63 File Renaming 10 Connecting the Equipment 63 Deleting Files 10 Audio Cards and Background Playback 63 Temporary Files 10 Latency 64 Work Folders vs. Document Folders 11 ASIO-Guard 66 Copying Audio Information to the Clipboard 11 Defining Audio Connections 66 Setting the Focus on the Current File 14 CD/DVD Recorders 14 Remote Devices 67 Playback 67 Transport Bar 19 WaveLab Elements Concepts 76 Starting Playback From the Ruler 19 General Editing Rules 77 Playback Scrubbing 19 Startup Dialog 78 Scroll During Playback 20 Basic Window Handling 78 Playback in the Audio Montage Window 20 Selecting Audio 24 Sliders 79 Audio File Editing 24 Renaming Items in Tables 79 Wave Window 24 File Browser 83 Audio Editor Tabs 26 Tab Groups 90 File Handling in the Audio Editor 27 Peak Files 108 Changing the Audio Properties 28 Companion Files 108 Metadata 28 Processing Precision 111 Mixing Down – Audio Files Rendering 111 Silence Generator Dialog 30 Workspace Window 113 Bleep Censor 30 Audio Editor 114 Waveform Restoration with the Pen Tool 30 Audio Montage 31 Podcast Editor 115 Audio Analysis 31 File Tab 115 Global Analysis 32 Info Tab 122 3D Frequency Analysis 34 Tool Windows 125 Offline Processing 34 Meter Windows 125 Process Tab 34 Slide-Out Windows 127 Applying Processing 35 Docking and Undocking Tool Windows and 127 Gain Dialog Meter Windows 127 Level Normalizer Dialog 36 Command Bar 128 Envelope Dialog 37 Status Bar 129 Fades in Audio Files 38 Context Menus 130 Crossfades 39 Time Ruler and Level Ruler 131 Phase Inverting 42 Managing Tabs 131 Reversing Audio 43 Activating Full Screen Mode 132 DC Offset 43 Resetting the Default Workspace Layout 132 Time Stretching 44 Project Handling 134 Pitch Shift 44 Opening Files 135 Resample 45 Value Editing 136 Audio Montage 45 Drag Operations 136 Montage Window 3 WaveLab Elements 10.0.30 Table of Contents 140 Audio Montage Tabs 236 Looping Audio Which Is Not Very Well Suited 147 Signal Path in the Audio Montage for Looping 148 Creating New Audio Montages 239 Sample Attributes 148 Audio Montage Duplicates 241 Importing Audio CD Tracks 149 Creating an Audio Montage from an Audio File 241 Import Audio CD Dialog 149 Import Options for Audio Montages 244 Importing Audio CD Tracks 150 Missing Files Dialog 245 Searching Track Names on the Internet 151 Assembling the Audio Montage 245 Submitting Track Names to the Internet 155 Rearranging Clips 246 Ultra-Safe Mode 157 Clip Editing 246 Converting Audio CD Tracks to an Audio 162 Track Activity Indicator Montage 162 Envelopes for Clips 165 Fades and Crossfades in Audio Montages 247 Video 168 Effects for Tracks, Clips, and the Montage 247 Video Track Output 248 Video Clip Editing 177 CD Window 249 Video Window 179 Mixing Down – The Render Function 250 Video File Compatibility 179 Loudness Meta Normalizer 250 Frame Rates 181 Notes Window 253 WaveLab Exchange 181 Importing a Basic Audio CDs 253 WaveLab Elements as External Editor for 182 Recording Cubase/Nuendo 182 Setting Up the Recording Dialog 254 Cubase/Nuendo as External Editor for WaveLab 183 Dropping Markers During Recording Elements 183 Recording Dialog 255 Podcasts 188 Master Section 255 Podcast Editor 188 Bypassing the Master Section 259 Global Podcast Options 188 Master Section Window 259 Creating a Podcast 197 Rendering 260 Setting Up an FTP for Podcast Publishing 201 Saving Master Section Presets 260 Publishing Podcasts 204 Monitoring Background Tasks 260 FTP Settings Dialog 205 Dropouts 262 Checking the Podcast 206 Markers 263 Customizing 206 Marker Types 263 Customizing the Wave Window and the 207 Markers Window Montage Window 209 Creating Markers 264 Customizing Shortcuts 210 Deleting Markers 268 Customizing Command Bars 210 Moving Markers 268 Plug-in Organization 210 Navigating to Markers 274 Touch Bar (macOS only) 211 Hiding Markers of a Specific Type 275 Configuring WaveLab Elements 211 Converting Marker Types 275 Global Preferences 211 Renaming Markers 279 Audio Files Preferences 212 Selecting Markers 284 Audio Montages Preferences 212 Selecting the Audio Between Markers 286 Synchronizing WaveLab Elements Settings on 212 Binding Markers to Clips in the Audio Montage Several Computers 213 How Marker Information is Saved 287 Multi-User Settings 214 Metering 288 Index 214 Meter Windows 214 Meter Settings 214 Resetting the Meters 214 Level Meter 216 Spectroscope 216 Oscilloscope 218 Writing Operations 218 Write Audio CD Dialog 219 Erase Optical Media Dialog 220 Write Audio Montages 222 Data CD/DVD Projects 225 Audio CD Formats 228 Loops 228 Basic Looping 229 Loop Refinement 4 WaveLab Elements 10.0.30 New Features New Features in Version 10.0.30 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. 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. Sample Attribute Gain for WAV and AIFF Files ● For WAV and AIFF files, you can specify the sample attribute gain. See Sample Attributes Window. Undoing Edits after Saving ● Since WaveLab Elements 10, you can undo edits even after saving a file. Now the option Allow Undoing Edits after Saving File allows you to deactivate this function. This frees up disk space and removes all temporary files when saving. See Editing Tab. New Features in Version 10.0.0 Highlights History Window for Audio Files ● The Audio Editor now also has a History window. This allows you to see all versions of the audio file that you are working on. You can restore previous versions. See History Window for Audio Files. Inspector Window ● This window allows you to add effect plug-ins to tracks, clips, and the montage output. The Inspector replaces the Effects window. See Inspector Window. Video ● WaveLab Elements supports the integration of video files in your project. See Video. More New Features Track Control Area Redesign ● The track control area offers several new navigation options and other settings. See Track Control Area. Resizing Tracks ● You can now freely resize the track height and width in the montage window. See Resizing Tracks. 5 WaveLab Elements 10.0.30 New Features Number of Effect Plug-ins in the Master Section Increased ● You can now add 8 effect plug-ins to the Effects pane in the Master Section. See Effects Pane. File Browser Preview ● In the File Browser window, you can now listen to the selected audio file from any position by clicking the waveform in the Preview area. If the audio file contains markers, the markers are displayed in the preview waveform. See File Browser Window. Audio-Processing Load ● The Audio-Processing Load display shows the average audio-processing load of plug-ins during playback. This allows you to monitor the number of plug-ins you can use. See Audio- Processing Load. Using Undo/Redo after Saving Audio Files ● When you save audio files, the history is no longer deleted. Now you can use undo/redo even after saving audio files. See Saving an Audio File. Additional ID3-v2 Metadata ● Now you can add the metadata TCMP (Part of a compilation) to your audio file. See Metadata Dialog. Follow Playback in the CD Window ● This option allows you to see the CD track that is played back from within the CD window. See CD Window. Follow Playback in the Markers Window ● This option allows you to see the marker that is played back from within the Markers window. See Markers Window. 6 WaveLab Elements 10.0.30 WaveLab Elements Introduction Platform-Independent Documentation The documentation applies to the operating systems Windows and macOS. Features and settings that are specific to one of these platforms are clearly indicated. In all other cases, the descriptions and procedures in the documentation are valid for Windows and macOS. Some points to consider: ● The screenshots are taken from Windows. ● Some functions that are available on the File menu on Windows can be found in the program name menu on macOS. Help System There are several ways of accessing the help system.