Nero Wave Editor 4 Instruction Manual

Nero WaveEditor Manual

Nero AG

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Contents

1 General information 6

1.1 About the manual 6

1.2 About Nero WaveEditor 6

2 Technical information 7

2.1 System requirements 7

2.1.1 Supported Formats 7

3 Terminology 8 4 Launching the program 9

4.1 Starting Nero WaveEditor via Nero StartSmart 9

5 User interface 10

5.1 Main screen 10

5.1.1 Menu bar 10

5.1.2 Toolbar 11

5.1.3 File display 12

5.1.4 Display window 12

6 Configuration 13

6.1 Device Settings 13

6.2 Editor Options 13

6.2.1 View tab 13

6.2.2 Folders tab 14

6.2.3 Save/Output Settings tab 14

6.2.4 VST Plug-Ins tab 15

6.3 Audio Format Settings 15

6.3.1 Decoder tab 15

6.3.2 Encoder tab 16

6.3.3 Converter tab 16

7 Audio 17

7.1 Playing Audio Files 17

7.2 Recording Audio files 17

7.3 Editing Audio Files 18

7.3.1 Fade out and fade in methods 20

7.3.2 Converting Sample Format 21

7.3.3 Implementing Pause Detection 22

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Contents

7.3.4 Inserting a Test Signal in an Audio File 23

8 Filters 25

8.1 Tools 25

8.1.1 DeEsser 25

8.1.2 Dynamic Processor 26

8.1.3 Equalizer 26

8.1.4 Karaoke Filter 26

8.1.5 Noise Gate 27

8.1.6 Pitch Tuning 27

8.1.7 Stereo Processor 28

8.1.8 Time Correction 28

8.1.9 Transpose 28

8.2 Effects 29

8.2.1 Chorus 29

8.2.2 Convolution Reverb 29

8.2.3 Delay 30

8.2.4 Distortion 30

8.2.5 Doppler 31

8.2.6 Flanger 31

8.2.7 Loudness 31

8.2.8 Low Fidelity 31

8.2.9 Modulation 32

8.2.10 Multi-Tap Delay 32

8.2.11 Phaser 33

8.2.12 Pitch Bend 33

8.2.13 Pseudo Reverse 33

8.2.14 Re-analogue 33

8.2.15 Reverb 34

8.2.16 Stutter 34

8.2.17 Surround Expansion 35

8.2.18 Surround Reverb 35

8.2.19 Voice Modification 36

8.2.20 Wah-Wah 36

8.3 Enhancement 37

8.3.1 Band Extrapolation 37

8.3.2 Camera Denoiser 37

8.3.3 DC Offset Correction 37

8.3.4 Declicker 37

8.3.5 Declipper 38

8.3.6 DeHum 38

8.3.7 Filter Toolbox 38

8.3.8 Noise Reduction 39

8.3.9 Noise Analysis 39

8.4 Changing the sound of an audio file 40

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Contents

9 List of figures 41 10 Index 42 11 Contact Information 45

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General information

1 General information

1.1 About the manual

This manual is intended for all users who want to find out how to use Nero WaveEditor. It is therefore structured according to operations and provides step-by-step instructions for what you want to do..

In order to make best use of this manual, please note the following conventions:

Symbol Meaning

Indicates warnings, requirements, or notice messages that have

1. Start …

Æ Î

Chapter

[…] Indicates keyboard shortcuts for entering commands.

to be precisely followed.

Indicates additional information or notice messages.

A number at the beginning of a line indicates a request for action. Carry out these actions in the order specified.

Indicates an intermediate result. Indicates a result. Indicates text passages or buttons that appear in the program

interface. They are shown in bold print. Indicates references to other chapters. They are executed as

links and are shown in red and underlined.

1.2 About Nero WaveEditor

Nero WaveEditor allows you to record pieces of music, edit the corresponding audio files, for example using various filters and sound enhancement methods, and finally burn them using Nero Burning ROM or Nero Express.

With Nero WaveEditor, you edit the audio files non-destructively in real time. Thanks to an internal reference-based audio format, the editing history is simultaneously stored so that changes can also be undone. Various effects (e.g. chorus, delay, flanger, hall), numerous tools (e.g. stereo processor, equalizer, noise gate), sophisticated improvement algorithms (band extrapolation, noise suppression, declicker) as well as the filt ers and tools within Nero WaveEditor are provided to assist you in editing your files.

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Technical information

2 Technical information

2.1 System requirements

Nero WaveEditor is installed together with the full version of Nero. Its system requirements are the same. You can find more detailed information on the system requirements in the Nero QuickStart Guide.

In addition, the following requirements apply:

Microsoft® DirectX® 9.0b (or greater).

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The latest version of DirectX® can be downloaded from the Internet under

http://www.microsoft.com/windows/directx and installed.

Minimum 5 MB free hard-disk space

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16-bit Windows® compatible sound card and speakers or headphones

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Installation of the latest WHQL-certified drivers is recommended. WHQL stands for Windows Hardware Quality Labs and means that the device driver from Microsoft® is certified compatible with Microsoft® Windows® and the relevant hardware.

2.1.1 Supported Formats

Nero WaveEditor allows you to open the following formats or to save files in these formats:

*.AC3

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*.aif, .aiff

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*.mp3

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*.wma

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*.mp4

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*.ogg

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*.wav, .wave

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*.nwf

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Terminology

3 Terminology

Sound is transmitted in air via waves. This characteristic gives rise to the following terms that can be important for working with Nero WaveEditor:

Frequency is the number of vibrations per time unit. It is measured in Hertz.

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In the case of a sound wave, the amplitude is perceived as volume (loudness). This is

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the highest peak of a vibration. Sampling rate indicates how often the sound card determines the sampling value of an

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analog signal. It is measured in sampling values per second (Hertz or Hz). The higher the sampling rate, the more precise the measurement, and the better the audio quality. The sampling rate influences the frequency range. CDs use a sampling rate of 44,100 Hz, in other words 44,100 sampling values per second. This means that frequencies of up to 22, 050 Hz can be recorded.

Bit depth indicates the precision with which a vibration will be captured. The higher the

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bit depth, the more precise the capture, and the better the audio quality. CD's store audio data in 16 bits. this means that each sample value can accept 65,536 possible values.

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Launching the program

4 Launching the program

4.1 Starting Nero WaveEditor via Nero StartSmart

To start Nero WaveEditor via Nero StartSmart, proceed as follows:

1. Click on the Nero StartSmart icon.

Æ The Nero StartSmart window is opened.

2. Click the button.

Æ The list of Nero applications is displayed.

Fig. 1: Nero StartSmart

3. Select the Nero WaveEditor entry in the Applications list box.

Æ The Nero WaveEditor window opens.

Î You have launched Nero WaveEditor via Nero StartSmart.

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User interface

5 User interface

5.1 Main screen

When you start Nero WaveEditor the main screen is displayed. The main screen is divided into the following sections:

Menu bar and toolbar

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File display

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Displays

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5.1.1 Menu bar

The following setting options are available in the menu bar:

File

Edit

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Fig. 2: Nero WaveEditor main screen

Opens the File menu that contains file functions such as open, save, and close with which you are already familiar from Windows®.

Opens the Edit menu containing editing functions for the files in the selection screen such as cutting, copying, and deleting that you are already familiar with from Windows®. You can

User interface

View

Audio

Volume

Tools

Effects

Enhancement

Windows

Settings

Help

also change the audio file, in different ways, insert files and track splits and activate automatic silence detection.

Opens the View menu that offers the possibility of individually adjusting the menu bar and toolbar, and enlarging or reducing the view of the project. You can also change the view of the audio file, show and hide windows and display information about the loaded audio file.

Opens the Audio menu that offers the possibility of recording, playing and stopping audio files.

Opens the Volume menu, which allows the volume of the opened audio file to be edited.

Opens the Tools menu, which allows the opened audio file to be edited using a variety of tools (see

Tools).

Opens the Effects menu, which allows the opened audio file to be edited using a variety of effects (see

Effects).

Opens the Enhancement menu, which allows the sound of the opened audio file to be edited (see

Enhancement).

Opens the Windows menu, which allows all windows to be closed at once.

Opens the Settings menu, which allows the program to be configured (see

Configuration).

Opens the Help menu, which allows the help file to be called or information about Nero WaveEditor to be viewed.

5.1.2 Toolbar

The following setting options are available in the toolbar:

Creates an audio file. Opens an existing audio file. Saves the audio file. Cuts out the selected section and saves it on the clipboard Copies the selected section and saves it on the clipboard Pastes the contents of the clipboard at the selected point. This undoes the last action. Restores the last action that you have undone. Selects the entire audio file. Zooms into the audio file. Zooms out from the audio file. Zooms into the audio file so that the selected section is displayed in a manner

that fills the screen. Zooms out from the audio file so that the whole file can be seen.

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User interface

5.1.3 File display

The opened file is displayed in the file display as a peak file with the wave display as standard. It is also possible to change the display to spectrogram display or wavelet display.

5.1.4 Display window

The following setting options are available in the View menu:

Level Meters

Spectrum Analyzer

Edit History

Opens the Transport window, the left half of which visualizes the room sound. You can also reproduce the audio file in the right half of the window, also changing the volume and the use of the loudspeakers.

Opens the Spectrum Analyzer window in which the frequencies of the audio file are displayed graphically during playback.

Opens the Edit History window which lists all the editing steps of the audio file. You can also return to any edit phase here and restore the original state of the audio file.

5.1.4.1 Showing a display window or toolbar

To show a display window or toolbar, proceed as follows:

1. Click on the View > Required Display Window menu or toolbar.

Î The display windows are shown at the bottom of the main screen. You can move the

display windows about as required and change their size. The toolbars are shown under the menu bar. These can also be moved using the mouse.

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Configuration

6 Configuration

You can configure Nero WaveEditor to suit your needs. The following adjustable sections are available to you.

Device settings (see Device Settings)

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Editor Options (see Editor Options)

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Audio Format Settings (see Audio Format Settings )

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6.1 Device Settings

You can adjust device settings in the Device Settings window. You reach this window via the menu bar under Options > Device Settings.

The following setting options are available in the Device Settings window:

Input Device pull-down menu

Output Device pull-down menu

Displays the input device.

Displays the output device.

6.2 Editor Options

The editor options are customized in the Editor Options window. You reach this window via the menu bar under Settings > Editor Options..

6.2.1 View tab

The View tab offers the following setting possibilities:

Show axis to the left of the audio visualization check box

Show time rules above the audio visualization check box

Trace playback position line while playing check box

Use green on black color set

check box

Displays an axis to the left of the peak file of the audio file.

Displays an axis above the peak file of the audio file.

Uses a red line to show the position of the playback in the audio file.

Displays the peak file in green and the background in black. The default is for the peak file to be shown in blue and the background in white.

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Configuration

6.2.2 Folders tab

The Folders tab offers the following setting possibilities:

Temporary folder input field

Peak File Directory input field

Always recreate peak files check box

My Music Directory input field

Always start file open dialog in My Music folder

check box

Defines the folder in which temporary files are stored. The folder should be located on a drive with plenty of storage space.

Specifies the default folder where peak files are stored. Peak files are cache files that Nero WaveEditor uses to more quickly open audio files. The folder should be located on a drive with plenty of storage space.

Always creates a new peak file when an audio file is opened. Otherwise the peak files are stores temporarily in a directory and are called up again there.

Specifies the default folder where files are stored.

When calling the Open dialog box the system will always first show the folder that is specified in the My Music

folder input field.

6.2.3 Save/Output Settings tab

The Save/Output Settings tab offers the following setting possibilities:

Use dithering when converting to lower bit depths

check box

Pull-down menu

Noise shaping filter

Restore wave output volume when closing Nero WaveEditor check box

Bit depth during playback:

pull-down menu

Overlays sound errors that arise when converting to a lower bit depth with a white noise that is hardly noticed by human hearing. If there is no dithering, clearly audible interference can be heard when converting to lower bit depths.

Specifies the type of noise shaping IIR filter (2nd order): Infinite Duration Impulse

Response. Uses IIR-filters. Second order means that sound is attenuated by 12 dB. IIR filters generally achieve a better audio quality than FIR filters.

FIR filter (3 taps): Finite Impulse Response Filter. Uses FIR filters. This entry is selected by default.

Restores the volume of the audio file when Nero WaveEditor is closed.

Specifies the bit depth during the playback of the loaded audio file.

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