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WaveLab Pro_9.5.25_en-US_2018-04-19 Table of Contents 6 WaveLab Pro Introduction 59 Project Handling 6 Platform-Independent Documentation 59 Opening Files 6 Help System 60 WaveLab Projects 6 Conventions 63 File Groups 7 Key Commands 65 Value Editing 8 How You Can Reach Us 65 Drag Operations 66 Undoing and Redoing Actions 9 Setting Up Your System 68 Zooming 9 Connecting the Equipment 73 Presets 9 Audio Cards and Background Playback 9 Latency 75 File Operations 10 Defining Audio Connections 75 Recently Used Files 13 CD/DVD Recorders 76 Favorite Files 13 Remote Devices 77 Save and Save As 79 Templates 22 WaveLab Pro Concepts 84 File Renaming 22 General Editing Rules 84 Naming Schemes 22 Startup Dialog 86 Deleting Files 23 Basic Window Handling 86 Temporary Files 24 Selecting Audio 86 Work Folders vs. Document Folders 31 Sliders 89 Exporting to SoundCloud 31 Renaming Items in Tables 89 Copying Audio Information to the Clipboard 31 File Browser 89 Setting the Focus on the Current File 33 Tab Groups 35 Peak Files 90 Playback 36 Companion Files 90 Transport Bar 36 Processing Precision 101 Starting Playback From the Ruler 37 EBU Loudness Standard R-128 101 Using the Play Tool 101 Playback Scrubbing 39 Workspace Window 102 Timecode Window 39 Audio Editor 103 Jog/Shuttle Function 40 Audio Montage 104 Scroll During Playback 40 Batch Processor 105 Playback in the Audio Montage Window 40 Podcast Editor 106 Speaker Configuration 40 Basic Audio CD 40 DVD-Audio 108 Audio File Editing 41 Script Editor 108 Wave Window 41 Control Window 116 Audio Editor Tabs 42 File Tab 124 File Handling in the Audio Editor 43 Info Tab 145 Changing the Audio Properties 45 Tool Windows 146 Metadata 45 Meter Windows 151 Snapshots 45 Slide-Out Windows 152 Silence Generator Dialog 46 Docking and Undocking Tool Windows and 154 Bleep Censor Meter Windows 155 Waveform Restoration with the Pen Tool 48 Command Bar 156 Audio Analysis 49 Status Bar 156 Analyze Tab 50 Context Menus 157 Global Analysis 51 Time Ruler and Level Ruler 165 Audio File Comparator 55 Managing Tabs 167 3D Frequency Analysis 57 Activating Full Screen Mode 169 Error Correction 57 Log Window 169 Correction Tab 3 Table of Contents 172 Correcting Errors 358 Recording from an ASIO Input 173 Offline Processing 359 Smart Bypass 173 Process Tab 361 Saving Master Section Presets 175 Applying Processing 365 Monitoring Background Tasks 175 Gain Dialog 366 Dropouts 176 Level Normalizer Dialog 367 Markers 177 Loudness Normalizer 367 Marker Types 179 Pan Normalizer Dialog 368 Markers Window 179 Envelope Dialog 372 About Creating Markers 181 Fades in Audio Files 375 Deleting Markers 182 Crossfades 376 Moving Markers 183 Phase Inverting 376 Moving Multiple Markers 183 Reversing Audio 378 Navigating to Markers 183 DC Offset 378 Hiding Markers of a Specific Type 184 Time Stretching 378 Converting Marker Types 186 Pitch Shift 379 Renaming Markers 188 Pitch Quantizing Dialog 380 Selecting Markers 189 Pitch Bend 380 Selecting the Audio Between Markers 190 Resample 381 Binding Markers to Clips in the Audio Montage 191 Effect Morphing 381 Exporting the Markers List as Text 194 Audio Montage 382 How Marker Information is Saved 194 Montage Window 383 Metering 197 Audio Montage Tabs 383 Meter Windows 214 Signal Path in the Audio Montage 383 Real Time vs. Non-Real Time 214 Creating New Audio Montages 383 Metering Monitor Modes 216 Audio Montage Duplicates 384 Meter Settings 219 Creating an Audio Montage from an Audio File 384 Multichannel Metering 220 Import Options for Audio Montages 384 Resetting the Meters 221 Missing Files Dialog 385 Using Presets in the Meter Windows 221 Assembling the Audio Montage 385 Level Meter 232 Rearranging Clips 388 Loudness Meter 238 Clip Editing 390 Phasescope 255 Audio Montages within Audio Montages 391 Spectroscope 260 Managing Source Files of Clips 392 Spectrometer 264 Track Activity Indicator 394 Live Spectrogram 264 Envelopes for Clips 396 Bit Meter 272 Fades and Crossfades in Audio Montages 397 Oscilloscope 280 Clip Time Stretching 398 Wavescope 281 Clip Pitch Shifting 399 Basic Audio CD 281 Effects for Tracks, Clips, and the Montage 399 Basic Audio CD Window Output 402 CD Markers 296 CD Markers 402 Preparing a Basic Audio CD 296 CD Window 404 Opening CD Tracks for Editing 303 Snapshots 404 Playing Back Files in the Track List 304 Mixing Down – The Render Function 405 Saving Basic Audio CD Tracks as Separate Files 305 Loudness Meta Normalizer 405 Saving Basic Audio CD Tracks as One File 307 Navigator Window 308 Notes Window 406 DVD-Audio 308 Groups 406 Structure of a DVD-Audio Project 310 Audio Montage Backups 406 DVD-Audio Formats 311 Multichannel Operations in the Audio Montage 407 DVD-Audio Format Considerations 321 XML Export and Import of Audio Montages 407 DVD-Audio Window 321 AES-31 Files Export and Import 409 Preparing a DVD-Audio 410 Opening Audio Montages for Editing 324 Recording 411 Checking the DVD-Audio Conformity 324 Setting Up the Recording Dialog 325 Dropping Markers During Recording 412 Writing Operations 325 Recording Dialog 412 Write Audio CD or DDP Dialog 331 Recording in the Audio Montage Window 414 Erase Optical Media Dialog 414 About Writing Audio Files 332 Master Section 417 About Writing Audio Montages 332 Bypassing the Master Section 429 Write DVD-Audio Function 332 Master Section Window 433 Data CD/DVD Projects 350 Rendering 4 Table of Contents 436 Audio CD Formats 542 Podcasts 440 Spectral Editing 542 Podcast Editor 440 Spectrogram 546 Global Podcast Options 441 Wavelet Display 546 Creating a Podcast 442 Spectrogram Options Dialog 547 Setting Up a FTP for Podcast Publishing 443 Spectrum Tab 547 Publishing Podcasts 449 Spectrum Processing 547 FTP Settings Dialog 453 Audio Inpainting 548 Checking the Podcast 454 Spectrum Watermark 549 Customizing 456 Master Section Processing 549 Workspace Layout 458 Auto Split 550 Customizing the Wave Window and the 458 Auto Split in Audio Files Montage Window 461 Auto Split in Audio Montages 552 Customizing Shortcuts 557 Customizing Command Bars 464 Loops 557 Plug-in Organization 464 Basic Looping 564 Variables and Text Snippets 465 About Refining Loops 567 Scripting 472 Looping Audio Which Is Not Very Well Suited 569 Touch Bar (macOS only) for Looping 474 Sample Attributes 570 Configuring WaveLab Pro 570 Global Preferences 476 Generating Signals 576 Audio Files Preferences 476 Signal Generator 581 Audio Montages Preferences 480 DTMF Generator 586 Synchronizing WaveLab Pro Settings on Several 482 Importing Audio CD Tracks Computers 482 Import Audio CD Dialog 587 Multi-User Settings 485 Importing Audio CD Tracks 587 External Tools 486 Searching Track Names on the Internet 591 Index 486 Submitting Track Names to the Internet 487 Ultra-Safe Mode 487 Converting Audio CD Tracks to an Audio Montage 487 Converting Audio CD Tracks to a Basic Audio CD 488 WaveLab Exchange 488 WaveLab Pro as External Editor for Cubase/Nuendo 489 Cubase/Nuendo as External Editor for WaveLab Pro 490 Batch Processing 491 Batch Processor Window 498 Offline Processors 499 Working with the Batch Processor 506 Watch Folders 519 XML Files in Batch Processing 525 Batch Conversion 525 Batch Conversion Dialog 526 Batch Converting Files 527 Batch Renaming 527 Batch Renaming Dialogs 527 Batch Renaming Files 529 Batch Renaming Markers 530 Batch Renaming Clips 532 Renaming Operation Categories and Types 535 List of Renaming Operations 536 Preview Section 536 Range Parameters 538 Previewing and Performing All Renaming Operations 538 Regular Expressions 5 WaveLab Pro 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. The documentation is available online and most of it can be downloaded in PDF format from steinberg.help. ● To visit steinberg.help, enter steinberg.help in the address bar of your web browser or open WaveLab Pro and select Help > steinberg.help. ● To show tooltips, move the mouse over an interface icon. ● To open the help for an active dialog on steinberg.help, click the question mark icon on the title bar (Windows) or in the dialog (macOS) to show the Help button, and then click the Help button, or press F1 (Windows) or Cmd-? (macOS). ● To use the menu help, move the mouse over a menu item.