Apple WaveBurner 1.5 User Manual
WaveBurner
User Manual
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Contents
Preface 7 An Introduction to WaveBurner
8 Creating a CD With WaveBurner
Quick Start
Chapter 1 11 The WaveBurner Interface
12 The Toolbar
Overview
Wave View Area
Region List
Track List
Plug-in Windows
Region Info Window
Track Info Window
Index Point Info Window
Level Meter
Customizing the Toolbar
Chapter 2 25 Getting Started With WaveBurner
25 Elements of a Project
Creating, Opening, and Saving Projects
Adding Audio Files to a Project
Name Handling in WaveBurner
Auditioning Projects and Controlling Playback
Navigating in the Wave View Area
Chapter 3 31 Working With Regions
31 Selecting Regions
Copying Regions
Reordering Regions
Moving Regions
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Trimming Regions
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Splicing Regions
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Adjusting Levels
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Checking a Region for Clipping
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Normalizing Regions
Adding and Adjusting Fades
Bouncing Regions
Renaming Regions
Deleting Regions
Chapter 4 39 Working With Tracks
39 The Track List
The CD Track Info Window
Bouncing Tracks
Chapter 5 43 Working With Markers
43 Types of Markers
Inserting and Deleting Markers
Moving Markers
Chapter 6 49 Working With Effects
49 Effects Plug-ins Included With WaveBurner
Using Audio Units Effects Plug-ins
Adding and Deleting Plug-ins
Bypassing Plug-ins
Adjusting Plug-in Parameters
Changing the Plug-in Order
Using the Level Meter
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Chapter 7 55 Burning a Project to a CD
55 Getting Ready to Burn a CD
Supported CD Burners
Setting Disc Options
Previewing Transitions
Burning the CD
Chapter 8 59 Setting WaveBurner Preferences
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General Preferences
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Audio Driver Preferences
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Preview Preferences
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Burn Preferences
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Bounce Preferences
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SDII Preferences
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Info Preferences
Contents
Appendix 63 WaveBurner Keyboard Shortcuts
63 File Commands
Editing Commands
Disc Operations
Region Commands
View Commands
Transport Operations
Wave View Area Commands
Window Commands
Help Commands
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An Introduction to WaveBurner
WaveBurner is an application that lets you assemble, master,
and burn audio CDs using a SuperDrive or CD burner
supported by Mac OS X.
Audio CDs created with WaveBurner can be played back on any audio CD player, and
can be used as pre-masters—for mass production.
WaveBurner supports all Red Book options for CD audio data storage. You can add up
to the maximum 99 tracks and 99 subindexes per track allowable by the Red Book
standard, include ISRC codes for each track, set copy prevention and pre-emphasis flags
for each track, and add UPC/EAN codes for the CD. WaveBurner also supports the CD
TEXT standard, allowing you to add text information that can be read by any CD TEXTcompatible player.
Preface
You create a CD by adding audio files to a WaveBurner project. The audio files appear
as regions in the project window, where you can edit and arrange them graphically or
numerically. You can add effects to both individual regions and the overall project—
using the included effects, or Audio Unit plug-ins installed on your computer. You can
edit pauses between tracks and add fade-ins, fade-outs, and crossfades. When your
project is complete, you can burn the project to a CD.
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Creating a CD With WaveBurner
WaveBurner makes it easy to create professional-quality audio CDs, in a straightforward,
no-fuss way. The following outlines the workflow of a typical WaveBurner project.
Step 1: Add audio files
You start by creating a new project and adding audio files. When you add an audio file,
it is imported as a region, which you can arrange and edit in the Wave View area and
the Region list. A track is created for each new region. You can edit the track in the
Wave View area and the Track list.
Step 2: Edit regions and tracks
You can edit regions and tracks in a variety of ways—either graphically in the Wave
View area, or numerically in the Region and Track lists. You can copy, reorder, trim, split,
adjust gain, and normalize regions. It’s also possible to combine several regions into
one track, or create several tracks with one region. As you work, you can play all, or any
part, of the project to hear the results of your edits immediately.
Step 3: Adjust crossfades
When you add a region, WaveBurner creates a track and adds track markers—to define
the pause between tracks. You can create crossfades between overlapping regions, and
adjust the crossfades in the Wave View area. You can also insert index markers to create
index points within a track.
Step 4: Add effects
You can add effects to individual regions and to the overall project mix, to enhance and
shape the sound. A set of professional-quality mastering effects is bundled with
WaveBurner, including equalization (EQ), compression, limiting, and noise reduction, as
well as analysis tools that will help you to optimize the overall mix. You can adjust
effect parameters and save and recall settings, including chains of effects and their
settings. You can also use Audio Unit effect plug-ins from Apple or third-party
manufacturers.
Step 5: Burn the project to a CD
You burn your project with supported CD burning hardware that is connected to (or
installed in) your Macintosh. Prior to burning the project to a CD, you can make use of
the Burn Test mode to determine the maximum speed that your system can reliably
write data to a blank CD-R.
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Quick Start
You can quickly burn a CD, using existing audio files and default settings for pauses
and crossfades.
To quickly burn a CD:
1 Open WaveBurner.
Choose File > New to create a new project.
Drag the desired audio files into the Region list or Wave View area—in the order that
you want them to appear on the CD.
Click the Burn button.
The Burn dialog appears at the top of the window. The name of the CD burner is
shown in the Burn dialog. If there is no blank disc in the CD burner tray, the Burn dialog
prompts you to insert one.
Insert a blank CD-R disc, if you have not already done so.
Click the Burn button in the Burn dialog.
WaveBurner will immediately begin burning (writing) your project to the blank CD. The
Burn dialog shows the progress of the burn process. When the write is complete, the
CD is ejected from the CD burner and is ready to play.
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Customizable Toolbar
Overview
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The WaveBurner Interface
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You create your projects in the main WaveBurner window.
You can add and organize the regions in your project, graphically edit regions, pauses,
and crossfades, play the project to preview your changes, and add effects plug-ins in
the WaveBurner window.
Wave View area
Region list
Time, Track, and
Index field
Track list Region and Mix Plug-In lists
The WaveBurner interface features the following main areas:
 Customizable Toolbar with Counter (if visible): You can customize the Toolbar by
adding a Counter and buttons for the commands you use most often. See
“Customizing the Toolbar” on page 23 for further information.
 Overview: Displays a timeline of the entire project, including all regions.
 Wave View area: Displays the regions in time order. You can graphically edit regions,
track markers, pauses, and crossfades in the Wave View area.
 Time, Track, and Index field: Displays the current track number, index number and the
position of the position line.
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Region list:
the Region list.
 Track list: Lists tracks in the order that they will appear on the CD, and displays
information for each track.
 Region and Mix Plug-In lists: You add effects plug-ins and adjust plug-in parameters in
the Region and Mix Plug-In lists.
Note: You can freely adjust the relative sizes of each section of the WaveBurner
interface by click-dragging on the parallel lines found on the borders of the various
panels. Vertical borders may be dragged horizontally, and horizontal borders may be
dragged vertically.
Lists the regions in chronological order. You add and organize regions in
The Toolbar
WaveBurner’s Toolbar is customizable (see “Customizing the Toolbar” on page 23). It
contains a number of default tools that may include; the Import, Check Disc for
Clipping, Normalize Region, Burn, Bounce Project, Mastering Notes, CD Text, and
Region Info buttons, amongst others. It may also contain the Counter.
Counter
The Track field of the Counter displays the number of the track, with the smaller index
marker shown to the right. The current location of the position line is shown in minutes
and seconds in the Time field. The counter updates in real time as you play the project.
The Counter is designed to emulate the display of a CD player. A more accurate display
is available in the time ruler.
Note: The information shown in the Counter is also displayed in the Time, Track, and
Index fields below the Wave View, allowing you to remove the Counter, if desired.
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Overview
The Overview displays the entire duration of the project. A red rectangle in the
Overview indicates the part of the project currently visible in the Wave View area. You
can navigate to a different part of the project while simultaneously zooming in or out
on the Wave View, by dragging horizontally (move) and vertically (zoom) in the rectangle.
Wave View Area
The Wave View area is the main workspace for your projects. You view and graphically
edit regions and markers in the Wave View area. Regions are arranged, alternately,
between the top and bottom rows in the Wave View area. The two rows are
functionally identical—the reason for two of them is to simplify the editing of
overlapping regions.
Horizontal Zoom control
Time ruler
Time ruler
Vertical Waveform
Zoom control
Each region is displayed as a green rectangle, containing a waveform. Each region also
features a volume level line, which you can adjust. Track start markers are displayed as
purple flags, index markers as brown flags.
Position line
Marker bar
Marker bar
Transport controlsMarker buttons Time, Track, and Index fieldsEdit mode buttons
The Wave View area includes the following features:
 Marker bars: You add and arrange markers in the marker bars, located at the top and
bottom of the Wave View area.
 Time rulers: These show time units, enabling you to precisely place regions and
transitions at specific locations. Clicking the arrow button to the right of the Zoom
control opens a menu that allows you to change the ruler time format. You can also
access this menu by Control or right-clicking the time rulers. If you enable the CD
Track Time option in the menu, the time rulers will display the track time (rather than
the disc time).
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 Position line: This shows the current point in time (audible if the project is playing), or
the playback start position (if stopped).
 Transport buttons: You control the playback, stop, and forward/rewind functions, and
the location of the position line with the transport buttons.
 Edit mode buttons: Click one of the buttons to choose either of the edit pointer
modes, to perform different region editing tasks in the Wave View area. Press
Command to change between the two edit pointer modes.
 Marker buttons: Click one of the buttons to select either marker type, before adding
them to the marker bar. Press Command to alternate between the two edit pointer
modes.
 Time, Track, and Index fields: These fields show the current location of the position
line, the current track, and the current index point (if the project contains index
markers). This information is identical to that shown in the Counter, allowing you to
remove the Counter, if desired. Clicking the clock icon (beside the time field) opens a
menu that allows you to switch the time display between the following formats:
Track Time Elapsed, Track Time Remaining, Disc Time Elapsed, Disc Time Remaining.
 Vertical Waveform Zoom control: Click to set the zoom level of the vertical waveform
display.
 Horizontal Zoom control: Click the control or drag the slider to zoom in or out.
 Scroll bar: Drag to change the visible area of the project. Click-dragging the Zoom
Scroll buttons at either end of the scroll bar zooms the display in or out to fit the
window.
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Region List
You add and organize your project’s regions in the Region list. Regions are listed
chronologically (in time order) from top to bottom. When you select a region in the
Region list, the region is also selected in the Wave View area. Click-holding the audio
file icon in the first column allows you to reorder regions by dragging them up or
down. Option-dragging region names copies them.
The Region list displays the following information about each region and its marker
points:
 Number
 Start time
 Title
 Length
 Comment
The arrow menu in the upper right corner of the Region list allows you to change the
time format. You can also determine if the time display of markers will be shown in
absolute (elapsed time since CD start), or relative values (elapsed time since track start).
You may freely swap column positions by click-dragging on the column name field,
and moving it left or right. Column widths may be resized by click-dragging on the
vertical lines that separate the column name fields. Click-dragging on the vertical line
between the Region and Track list enables you to set the width of the Region list,
thereby hiding or showing columns.
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Track List
The Track list displays the track order as it will appear on the CD, and shows
information about each track.
The Track list includes the following information for each track and its marker points:
 Number
 Start time
 Title
 Length
 Copy Protection state (SCMS)
 Pre-emphasis state (PE)
 ISRC code
 Pause start time
 Comments
The arrow menu in the upper right corner of the Track list allows you to change the
time format. You can also determine if the time display of markers will be shown in
absolute (elapsed time since CD start), or relative values (elapsed time since track start).
You may freely swap column positions by click-dragging on the column name field,
and moving it left or right. Column widths may be resized by click-dragging on the
vertical lines that separate the column name fields. Click-dragging on the vertical line
between the Region and Track list enables you to set the width of the Track list, thereby
hiding or showing columns.
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Region and Mix Plug-In Lists
You add and organize plug-ins in the two Plug-In lists. The Region Plug-In list shows
the plug-ins for the currently selected region.
Note: If none, or more than one, region is selected, the Region Plug-In list does not
display any plug-ins.
The Mix Plug-In list shows plug-ins used on the overall project. Click on the
corresponding tab to select either list.
The Add Plug-In menu enables you to load a plug-in. Click on the menu, and browse to
the desired plug-in name. Click the name, and the plug-in will be added to the list,
below any existing plug-ins, if applicable. The Plug-In Chain menu allows you to load
and set up plug-in chains.
Plug-in Windows
Each effect plug-in has its own window, offering controls that enable you to adjust
plug-in parameters. The controls can include sliders, buttons, and value fields, each
labeled to indicate the parameter being controlled. For details on the effect plug-ins
included with WaveBurner, please refer to the Logic Studio Instruments and Effects
manual.
To open a plug-in’s window:
m Double-click on the plug-in name in the Region or Mix Plug-In list.
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Region Info Window
The Region Info window allows you to view and edit information about the currently
selected region and its source audio file.
To show the Region Info window, do one of the following:
 Select a region, then choose Region > Region Info (or press Command-R).
 Double-click on the desired region.
The Previous and Next buttons allow you to step between the preceding and ensuing
regions in the Region list. This can accelerate the editing of a particular parameter in
several regions.
The Cancel and OK buttons cancel or execute any changes made in the Region Info
window.
Note: The Cancel button only works for the currently selected region: If you edited a
Region, then used the Next or Previous button to step to another region, followed by a
click on Cancel, only the changes made to the currently displayed region are canceled.
General Tab
The General tab of the Region Info window displays the following information:
 Region name: Double-click, and type in a new name to edit.
 Length
 Gap To Previous Region: The length of the gap between the start of the selected
region and the end of the previous region. Negative values refer to overlapping
regions—in other words, a given region starts before the previous region has ended.
 Trim Start and Trim End: These two values show the points at which the region
begins (after the start of the audio file) and ends (before the end of the audio file). As
long as the region spans the complete audio file, Trim Start and Trim End will have
values of 0.
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 Gain Left and Gain Right: These fields show the gain settings for the left and right
audio channels. Adjust by click-holding on the arrows on either side of the numerical
value, or double-click directly on the value and type in a new one.
 Region Peak Position and Level: Indicate the position (relative to the start of the
region, not the audio file) and level of the highest audio peak in the region. Any
volume changes made in WaveBurner (using the region’s volume envelope, for
example) are not taken into account.
Audio File Tab
The Audio File tab of the Region Info window displays the following information about
the region’s source audio file.
 Audio file format, including bit depth and ordering, sample rate, and file type
 File length and size
 Creation and modification dates
 Peak position and level
 Location of the audio file on disk. Use the Show in Finder button to display the file in
the Finder.
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Fades Tab
The Fades tab of the Region Info window allows you to view and edit the following
information about the fades for the Fade In (top) and Fade Out (bottom) of your region.
 Fade-In and Fade Out menu: Click to choose a fade type. Choices include No Fade,
Free, S-Curve, and Concave/Convex fade curves. Click the Set Linear button to reset
the fade curves to linear (straight line).
 Fade Length: Click to input the desired fade length.
 Shape: If a fade curve type other than Free is selected, the Shape parameter allows
you to edit the points of the fade curve. Small shape values result in a shallower
curve—a value of zero equals a straight line.
 Curve points x/y coordinates: Indicate the positions of the fade curve envelope
points—as seen in the Wave View area. If the curve type is set to Free, you can edit
the curve point coordinates manually in the value fields.
Comments Tab
The Comments tab of the Region Info window enables you to add notes and
information about a region.
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