Steinberg Wavelab Pro - 9.0 Operation Manual

Operation Manual

Cristina Bachmann, Heiko Bischoff, Christina Kaboth, Insa Mingers, Matthias Obrecht, Sabine Pfeifer, Kevin

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7 Introduction

7 Help System 8 About the Program Versions 8 Conventions 9 How You Can Reach Us

11 Setting Up Your System

11 Connecting Audio 11 Audio Cards and Background Playback 12 Latency 12 Defining VST Audio Connections 16 CD/DVD Recorders 16 Remote Devices

27 WaveLab Pro Concepts

27 General Editing Rules 27 Startup Dialog 29 Basic Window Handling 30 Selecting Audio 37 Sliders 38 Renaming Items in Tables 38 File Browser 40 Tab Groups 43 Peak Files 44 Companion Files 45 EBU Loudness Standard R-128

47 Workspace Window

47 Audio Editor 48 Audio Montage 48 Batch Processor 48 Podcast Editor 49 Basic Audio CD 49 DVD-Audio 49 Script Editor 49 Control Window 50 File Tab 53 Info Tab 54 Tool Windows 54 Meter Windows 55 Slide-Out Windows 55 Docking and Undocking Tool Windows and

Meter Windows

57 Command Bar 58 Status Bar 60 Context Menus 61 Time Ruler and Level Ruler 66 Managing Tabs 69 Activating Full Screen Mode 69 Log Window

70 Project Handling

70 Opening Files 71 WaveLab Projects 75 File Groups 77 Value Editing 77 Drag Operations 79 Undoing and Redoing Actions 81 Zooming 87 Presets

90 File Operations

90 Recently Used Files 92 Favorite Files 93 Save and Save As 96 Templates 100 File Renaming 101 Naming Schemes 103 Deleting Files 103 Temporary Files 103 Work Folders vs. Document Folders 106 Exporting to SoundCloud 106 Copying Audio Information to the Clipboard 107 Setting the Focus on the Current File

108 Playback

108 Transport Bar 121 Starting Playback From the Ruler 121 Using the Play Tool 122 Playback Scrubbing 123 Timecode Window 124 Jog/Shuttle Function 125 Scroll During Playback 126 Playback in the Audio Montage Window 127 Speaker Configuration

129 Audio File Editing

129 Wave Window 138 Audio Editor Tabs 151 File Handling in the Audio Editor 176 Changing the Audio Properties 177 Meta-Data 183 Snapshots 184 Silence Generator Dialog 186 Waveform Restoration with the Pen Tool

188 Audio Analysis

188 Error Detection and Correction 195 Global Analysis 205 Audio File Comparator 207 3D Frequency Analysis

210 Offline Processing

210 Applying Processing 210 Gain Dialog 211 Level Normalizer Dialog 212 Loudness Normalizer 214 Pan Normalizer Dialog 215 Envelope Dialog 217 Fades in Audio Files 218 Crossfades 219 Phase Inverting 220 Reversing Audio 220 DC Offset 221 Time Stretching 223 Pitch Shift 226 Pitch Quantizing Dialog 226 Pitch Bend 229 Resample 229 Effect Morphing

233 Audio Montage

233 Montage Window 237 Audio Montage Tabs 257 Signal Flow in the Audio Montage 258 Creating New Audio Montages 260 Audio Montage Duplicates 264 Creating an Audio Montage from an Audio

File

265 Import Options for Audio Montages 267 Missing Files in the Audio Montage Dialog 268 Assembling the Audio Montage 280 Rearranging Clips 287 Clip Editing 308 Audio Montages within Audio Montages 314 Managing Source Files of Clips 319 Track Activity Indicator 319 Envelopes for Clips 329 Fades and Crossfades in Audio Montages 339 Clip Time Stretching 340 Clip Pitch Shifting 340 Effects for Tracks, Clips, and the Montage

Output

357 About the CD Window 367 Snapshots 368 Mixing Down – The Render Function 370 Loudness Meta Normalizer 372 Navigator Window 373 Notes Window 373 Groups 375 Audio Montage Backups 377 Multichannel Operations in the Audio

Montage

388 XML Export and Import of Audio Montages 389 AES-31 Files Export and Import

392 Recording

392 Setting Up the Recording Dialog 393 Dropping Markers During Recording 394 Recording Dialog 400 Recording in the Audio Montage Window

402 Master Section

402 Master Section Window 424 Rendering 434 Recording From an ASIO Input 435 Smart Bypass 437 Saving a Master Section Preset 442 Monitoring Background Tasks 444 Dropouts

445 Markers

447 Markers Window 451 About Creating Markers 454 Deleting Markers 456 Moving Markers 456 Moving Multiple Markers 458 Navigating to Markers 458 Hiding Markers of a Specific Type 458 Converting Marker Types 460 Renaming Markers 460 Selecting Markers 461 Selecting the Audio Between Markers 461 Binding Markers to Clips in the Audio

Montage

462 Exporting the Markers List as Text 462 How Marker Information is Saved

464 Metering

464 Metering Window 464 Real-Time vs. Non-Real-Time 464 Metering Monitor Modes 465 Meter Settings 466 Multichannel Metering 466 Resetting the Meters 466 Using Presets in the Meter Windows 467 Level Meter 470 Loudness Meter 473 Phasescope 475 Spectroscope 475 Spectrometer 479 Bit Meter 480 Oscilloscope 481 Wavescope

483 Basic Audio CD

483 Basic Audio CD Window 486 CD Markers 487 Preparing a Basic Audio CD 489 Opening CD Tracks for Editing 489 Playing Back Files in the Track List 490 Saving Basic Audio CD Tracks as Separate

Files

491 Saving Basic Audio CD Tracks as One File

492 DVD-Audio

492 Structure of a DVD-Audio Project 493 DVD-Audio Formats 493 DVD-Audio Format Considerations 493 DVD-Audio Window 496 Preparing a DVD-Audio 498 Opening Audio Montages for Editing 498 Checking the DVD-Audio Conformity

499 Writing Operations

499 Write Audio CD or DDP Dialog 501 Erase Optical Media Dialog 502 About Writing Audio Files 505 About Writing Audio Montages 520 Write DVD-Audio Function 524 Data CD/DVD Projects 528 Audio CD Formats

533 Spectrum Editing

533 Spectrum Display 534 Surgical Processing 536 Master Section Processing 538 Defining a Region for Spectrum Editing 539 Processing Frequency Ranges via the

Master Section

539 Spectrum Editor Window

546 Auto Split

546 Auto Split in Audio Files 550 Auto Split in Audio Montages

553 Loops

553 Basic Looping 554 Refining Loops 562 Looping Audio Which Is Not Very Well

Suited for Looping

565 Sample Attributes

568 Generating Signals

568 Signal Generator 572 DTMF Generator

575 Importing Audio CD Tracks

575 Import Audio CD Dialog 579 Importing Audio CD Tracks 580 Searching Track Names on the Internet 580 Submitting Track Names to the Internet 581 Ultra-Safe Mode 581 Converting Audio CD Tracks to an Audio

Montage

581 Converting Audio CD Tracks to a Basic

Audio CD

583 WaveLab Exchange

583 WaveLab Pro as External Editor for Cubase 584 Cubase as External Editor for WaveLab Pro

586 Batch Processing

587 Batch Processor Window 596 Off-Line Processors 598 Working with the Batch Processor 607 Watch Folders 622 XML Files in Batch Processing

630 Batch Conversion

630 Batch Conversion Dialog 631 Batch Converting Files

632 Batch Renaming

632 Batch Renaming Dialogs 632 Batch Renaming Files 634 Batch Renaming Markers 636 Batch Renaming Clips 637 Renaming Operation Categories and Types 642 List of Renaming Operations 642 Preview Section 643 Range Parameters 645 Previewing and Performing All Renaming

Operations

645 Regular Expressions

649 Podcasts

649 Podcast Editor 654 Global Podcast Options 654 Creating a Podcast 655 Setting Up a FTP for Podcast Publishing 655 Publishing a Podcast 655 FTP Settings Dialog 657 Checking the Podcast

658 Customizing

658 Workspace Layout 660 Customizing the Wave Window and the

Montage Window

661 Customizing Shortcuts 668 Customizing Command Bars 668 Plug-in Organization 676 Variables and Text Snippets 679 Scripting

700 Configuring the Software

700 Global Preferences 706 Audio Files Preferences 713 Audio Montages Preferences 719 Settings Management 720 Multi-User Settings 721 External Tools

724 Plug-in Reference

724 Built-in Plug-ins 748 Steinberg VST 3 Plug-ins 809 Sonnox Restoration Toolkit 816 Legacy Plug-ins 816 Dithering Plug-ins 820 ASIO Plug-ins 822 Batch Processing Plug-ins

832 Index

Help System

The detailed help system of WaveLab Pro enables you to look up interface features and get information from within the program.

Accessing the Help System

There are several ways of accessing the help system.

• To open the WaveLab Pro help, select Help > Contents.

Introduction

• To open the manual in PDF format, select Help > PDF Documentation.

• To show tooltips, move the mouse over an interface icon.

• To open the help for an active dialog, click the question mark icon on the title

bar (Windows) or in the dialog (Mac OS) to show the Help button, and then click the Help button, or press [F1] (Windows) or [Command]-[?] (Mac OS).

• To use the menu help, move the mouse over a menu item.

• To see information on what kind of editing can be performed when using the

mouse and modifier keys in the Audio Montage window, move the mouse over the montage window. The help text is displayed on the info line at the bottom of the window.

To open the “What’s This” help, you have the following possibilities:

• In any window, press [Shift]-[F1] and move the mouse over an interface item,

or select Help > What’s This?.

• In a dialog, select the question mark icon on any title bar (Windows) or in the dialog (Mac OS), and move the mouse over an interface item or a menu option.

• Some “What’s this” tooltips include a link to a dedicated help topic.

RELATED LINKS

Info Line on page 282

Introduction

About the Program Versions

The documentation covers the operating systems Windows and Mac OS X. 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 Mac OS X.

Some points to consider:

• The screenshots are taken from a Windows operating system.

• Some functions that are available on the File menu on Windows operating systems can be found in the program name menu on Mac OS X operating systems.

Conventions

In our documentation, we use typographical elements and mark-ups to structure information.

Typographical Elements

The following typographical elements mark the following purposes.

PREREQUISITE

Requires you to complete an action or to fulfill a condition before starting a procedure.

PROCEDURE

Lists the steps that you must take to achieve a specific result.

IMPORTANT

Informs you about issues that might affect the system, the connected hardware, or that might bring a risk of data loss.

NOTE

Informs you about issues that you should consider.

EXAMPLE

Provides you with an example.

RESULT

Shows the result of the procedure.

AFTER COMPLETING THIS TASK

Informs you about actions or tasks that you can undertake after completing the procedure.

Introduction

EXAMPLE

How You Can Reach Us

Mark-Ups

RELATED LINKS

Lists related topics that you can find in this documentation.

Bold text indicates the name of a menu, option, function, dialog, window, etc.

To open the Layout Options pop-up menu, click Layout Options in the top right corner of the Audio Editor.

If bold text is separated by a greater-than symbol, this indicates a sequence of different menus to open.

Select File > Save As.

Key Commands

Many of the default key commands use modifier keys, some of which are different depending on the operating system.

For example, the default key command for Undo is [Ctrl]-[Z] on Windows and [Command]-[Z] on Mac OS X. When key commands with modifier keys are described in this manual, they are shown with the Windows modifier key first, in the following way:

• [Win modifier key]/[Mac modifier key]-[key]

[Ctrl]/[Command]-[Z] signifies: press [Ctrl] on Windows or [Command] on Mac OS X, then press [Z].

Similarly, [Alt]/[Option]-[X] signifies: press [Alt] on Windows or [Option] on Mac OS X, then press [X].

How You Can Reach Us

On the Help menu in WaveLab Pro, you find items linking to additional information.

Introduction

How You Can Reach Us

The menu contains links to various Steinberg web pages. Selecting a menu item automatically launches your browser and opens the page. On these pages, you can find support and compatibility information, answers to frequently asked questions, information about updates and other Steinberg products, etc. This requires that you have a web browser installed on your computer, and a working Internet connection.

Setting Up Your System

IMPORTANTIMPORTANTIMPORTANTIMPORTANT

PROCEDURE

Before you start working, you need to make some settings.

Make sure that all equipment is turned off before making any connections.

Connecting Audio

Your system setup depends on many different factors, for example, the kind of project that you want to create, the external equipment that you want to use, or the computer hardware available to you.

Audio Cards and Background Playback

When you activate playback or recording in WaveLab Pro, other applications cannot access the audio card. Likewise, if another application uses the audio card, WaveLab this.

You can run WaveLab Pro together with other applications and always give the active application access to the audio card.

1. Select File > Preferences > VST Audio Connections.

2. Select the Options tab.

3. Activate Release Driver.

4. Do one of the following:

Pro is unable to play back. The Windows MME driver is an exception from

• If you want to release the driver when WaveLab Pro is in the background,

activate When WaveLab Pro is in Background.

• If you want to release the driver only when Cubase is in the foreground, activate

When Cubase is in Foreground.

Setting Up Your System

PROCEDURE

Latency

Latency is the delay between when audio is sent from the program and when you actually hear it. While a very low latency can be crucial in a real-time DAW application such as Steinberg Nuendo or Cubase, this is not strictly the case with WaveLab

When working with WaveLab Pro, the important issues are optimum and stable playback and editing precision.

The latency in an audio system depends on the audio hardware, its drivers, and settings. In case of dropouts, crackles, or glitches during playback, raise the Buffer Number setting on the Options tab in the VST Audio Connections, or increase the buffer size in the ASIO control panel, specific to the audio card.

RELATED LINKS

Pro.

VST Audio Connections Tab on page 13

Defining VST Audio Connections

To be able to play back and record audio in WaveLab Pro, you must specify how the internal input and output channels in WaveLab card and which device you intend to use for audio playback and recording.

You can define the buffer settings for your device as well as set up connections to external gear, such as external effects units. You should select at least two channels for stereo playback and recording.

If you have no third-party audio card, you can select the Windows MME driver or Built-in Audio (Mac) options. You can also use MME with most third party audio cards, with the advantage that you can record and play at different sample rates. However, Windows MME drivers do not allow audio monitoring in the Recording dialog or multichannel operation, and other drivers generally offer better sound quality and performance.

RELATED LINKS

VST Audio Connections Tab on page 13

Selecting an ASIO Driver

Pro are connected to your sound

Audio Stream Input/Output (ASIO) is a computer device driver protocol for digital audio specified by Steinberg. It provides a low-latency and high fidelity interface between a software application and the soundcard of a computer.

1. Select File > Preferences > VST Audio Connections.

2. Open the Audio Device pop-up menu and select your ASIO driver.

The ASIO Plug-ins tab and the Control Panel button are activated.

Setting Up Your System

PROCEDURE

Defining VST Audio Connections

3. Optional: Click Control Panel and make your settings.

4. On the ASIO Plug-ins tab, select the audio ports that are used for recording and monitor input of the ASIO plug-ins.

Selecting a Windows MME Driver

1. Select File > Options > VST Audio Connections.

2. Open the Audio Device pop-up menu and select Windows MME.

3. On the Playback tab, select the audio ports that are used for playback.

4. On the Recording tab, select the audio ports that used for recording and monitor input.

VST Audio Connections Tab

This tab allows you to specify how the internal input and output channels in WaveLab for audio playback and recording.

• To open the VST Audio Connections tab, select File > Options > VST

Global Settings

Audio Device

Control Panel

Pro are connected to your sound card and which device you want to use

Audio Connections.

Allows you to select the audio device that you want to use for playback and recording audio. If you do not have a third-party audio card, you can select the Windows MME driver or Built-in Audio (Mac) options.

When you select an ASIO driver, the Control Panel button is activated. Click the button to open the settings application of your sound card, which is usually installed with the sound card. Depending on your sound card and driver, this provides settings for buffer size, digital formats, additional I/O connections, etc.

Refresh

This button causes audio devices to be evaluated again to reflect device changes.

Setting Up Your System

Defining VST Audio Connections

Playback Tab

This tab allows you to select and name audio ports that are used for playback. If you are monitoring on a surround system, specify your surround speaker outputs here.

Recording Tab

You can also specify the Preferred Sample Rate for playback. Furthermore, you can rename the channels and set up the Speaker Configuration to be able to switch between different speakers.

This tab allows you to select and name your audio ports that are used for recording and input monitoring. The inputs that you define here are then available in the

Recording dialog. Furthermore, you can rename the channels and select the Speaker Configuration.

Setting Up Your System

Defining VST Audio Connections

External Gear Tab

This tab allows you to select inputs from and outputs to external audio processing equipment. The name of this tab corresponds to the installed driver, for example, ASIO Plug-ins.

Options Tab

This tab allows you to specify the number of buffers and the control driver functionality.

Buffer Number

Increasing this value improves the elasticity of audio streaming to avoid dropouts.

MME Specific – Buffer Size

Increasing this value improves the elasticity of audio streaming to avoid dropouts. This is only available when an MME driver is selected.

Initialize Streaming Engine at First Use

Initializes the audio streaming engine when playback or recording are used for the first time. If this option is deactivated, the audio streaming engine is initialized at program startup.

Reset Driver When Changing Sample Rate

Resets the driver when sample rate is changed. When playback or recording must be set to a new sample rate, some audio device drivers must be fully reset to work properly. This operation takes some time.

Perform Short Fade In/Out When Starting/Stopping Playback

Performs a short fade in when starting playback and a short fade out when stopping playback. This avoids clicks that are caused by waveforms that are not starting on a zero-crossing point.

Release Driver

Allows you to run WaveLab Pro together with other applications and always give the active application access to the audio card.

•If When WaveLab Pro is in Background is activated, the driver is

released when WaveLab Pro is in the background.

Setting Up Your System

CD/DVD Recorders

•If When Cubase is in Foreground is activated, the driver is released

when Cubase is in the foreground.

CD/DVD Recorders

For general instructions on installing internal or connecting external recorders via USB or Firewire, refer to the instruction manual for your computer or your recorder.

Make sure to have the latest firmware version installed on your recorder unit. For CD recorders, the existing firmware must support disc-at-once mode. In addition, running a unit with older firmware can prevent you from writing sub-index markers into the tracks, for example.

Remote Devices

You can use remote devices to remote-control WaveLab Pro. Several commands can be controlled with knobs and sliders of your remote control

device. For all commands that can be assigned to a keyboard shortcut, a MIDI trigger can also be assigned.

Remote Devices Tab

This tab allows you to select a device to remote-control WaveLab Pro, and see and edit the control map of MIDI control devices.

• To open the Remote Devices tab, select File > Preferences > Remote

Devices.

Setting Up Your System

Remote Devices

Device Editing Tab

This tab lets you select a MIDI control device, see the control map, assign WaveLab

Device Menu

Active

In-Port/Out-Port

Edit Map

Pro commands to MIDI controls, and import/export control assignments.

Select the MIDI device to edit. Select MIDI Shortcuts for Menus to define the MIDI input port that is used for MIDI shortcuts. The shortcuts can then be assigned on the Shortcuts tab.

Select MIDI Control Device #1 – #10 to select a slot for a connected MIDI control device. You can then assign a device by selecting a MIDI input port and output port.

Activates the selected device and scans the MIDI ports.

Select the MIDI input/output ports of the device that you want to use.

Activates the edit mode of the MIDI control map for the selected device. To leave the edit mode, click again.

Setting Up Your System

Remote Devices

Save

Saves the modifications that have been made to the MIDI control map.

Undo

Undoes the modifications that have been made to the MIDI control map.

Reset

If the map has a factory preset, clicking Reset resets all changes that have been made to the map. If the map has no factory preset, the map is cleared.

Import

Opens the file browser where you can select a map definition file (XML file). This kind of file can be supplied by a MIDI device manufacturer or another WaveLab

Pro user, for example.

Export

Lets you export a map definition file (XML file). This file can be sent to another WaveLab

Pro user, for example.

Name

Lets you enter a map name.

Only Display Assignments

If this option is activated, the control map only displays the parameters that are associated with a remote control.

Expand/Collapse

Expands/collapses the folder tree of the control map.

WaveLab Pro Action List

This folder tree lists the parameters that you can remote-control. The top folder represent contexts. The related parameters can only be controlled if the context is active. For example, if an audio file is active.

A remote control can be used in several contexts if these are exclusive. For example, parameters that can be used for an active audio file or an active audio montage.

The Global folder contain the parameters that can always be controlled.

Control Editor – Save

If a control has been created or modified, click this button to save it.

Control Editor – Undo

If a control has been modified, click this button to undo the changes.

Control Editor – Clear

Erases the selected control’s definition.

Control Name

Lets you enter a name for the control. Each control must have a name.

Setting Up Your System

Remote Devices

Type

In the Type section, you can edit the type of the selected control. When more than one type of control can be assigned to a parameter, you can

select a type from the first pop-up menu. You can choose between relative and absolute editing for some parameters. For example, a Master Section slider can be associated to a remote motorized fader (absolute editing), or to an infinite knob (relative editing).

Several protocols are supported to interpret the MIDI messages. You can select the protocol that you want to use from the second menu. The MIDI Learn function can automatically change this protocol, according to the received MIDI messages.

Remote controls send messages but can also receive messages from WaveLab

Pro, to light up a b utton or move a motorized fader, for example. You

can select the mode to use from the third menu.

Message

Activates the MIDI Learn function. If this option is activated, you can use the control (knob, fader, etc.) on your MIDI controller. When MIDI messages are received, they are analyzed after the MIDI activity stops for several milliseconds. The result is displayed in the Message field. The result is then used by WaveLab

Pro as the control identifier.

Options Tab

Clear

Erases the MIDI event that identifies the control.

Conditions

A modifier is a WaveLab Pro parameter that can be activated by a MIDI control (for example, a foot switch) or a computer key ([Ctrl]/[Command], [Shift], etc.). By associating a remote control with one or two modifiers, you can use a single remote control to edit different parameters.

This tab lets you use the MIDI Learn function to assign a control of a MIDI remote control device to a function.

Emulate Mouse Wheel

If this option is activated, the AI knob of Steinberg controllers acts as a mouse wheel in the WaveLab

Pro user interface, except for plug-ins.

Edit Focused Numeric Field

If this option is activated, the AI knob Steinberg controllers can be used to edit the focused numeric field that you find in many WaveLab

Pro windows and

dialogs.

Setting Up Your System

PROCEDURE

Remote Devices

Selecting a MIDI Remote Control Device

PREREQUISITE

The MIDI remote control device is connected to your PC/Mac.

1. Select File > Preferences > Remote Devices.

2. On the Device Editing tab, select one of the MIDI control device slots or the MIDI Shortcuts for Menus option from the pop-up menu at the top.

3. Select Active to activate the selected device.

4. From the In-Port and Out-Port pop-up menus, select a MIDI input port and output port.

Assigning a MIDI Controller to a Parameter

If you are using a Steinberg remote control device, for example, the CC121, the controls are already assigned to parameters. You can customize these default settings.

PREREQUISITE

You have set up your MIDI remote control device.

1. Select File > Preferences > Remote Devices.

2. From the pop-up menu at the top of the dialog, select your MIDI control device.

3. On the Device Editing tab, click the Edit Map button.

4. In the tree structure, click the parameter that you want to remote-control.

5. In the Control Editor section, enter a name in the Control Name field.

6. Select the type of control.

Depending on the type of control on the MIDI remote control device, you must select a control with relative values (knob), trigger values (button), or absolute values (fader).

7. Click in the Message field, and on your MIDI remote control device, move the control that you want to assign.

The name of the controller is displayed in the Message field.

8. Click Save to the right of the This Control is Modified message.

9. Click Save to the right of the Edit Map button.

RESULT

The MIDI controller is now assigned to the function.

Setting Up Your System

PROCEDURE

Remote Devices

Assigning Custom Parameters to Plug-ins

You can assign custom parameters to many VST 3 plug-ins.

PREREQUISITE

In the Remote Devices tab, assign the controls of your MIDI controller to the plug-in custom parameters. If you are using the Steinberg CC121 controller, the parameters are assigned by default.

1. From the Master Section or the Effects window, open the plug-in that you want to control with the MIDI remote control device.

2. [Ctrl]/[Command]-click the circle icon at the top of the plug-in window to enter the Edit mode.

3. Click OK.

The icon indicates that you are in MIDI learn mode.

4. Move the mouse over a plug-in parameter, and move the MIDI control that you want to assign.

Repeat this for all the parameters and controls that you want to assign.

5. When finished, click the tool icon to exit Edit mode, and click OK.

RESULT

The assignment is saved. You can now control the assigned parameters with your MIDI remote control device. A plug-in can be controlled via the custom parameter if the Remote Control Mode is activated and only one plug-in can be activated at a time.

When a plug-in is activated for remote control, it also has precedence over other application settings that are controlled by the same parameter.

To remove all remote control assignments on the plug-in, hold [Ctrl]/[Command] and [Shift], and click the Remote Control Mode button.

RELATED LINKS

CC121 Advanced Integration Controller on page 22

Importing and Exporting Remote Control Definition Files

Map definition files are XML files, containing control assignments for your remote devices. You can exchange them with other users or save a backup copy.

In the Remote Devices tab, select the Device Editing tab.

Setting Up Your System

Remote Devices

• To import a map definition file, click Import, browse to the location of the map definition file, and select the file.

• To export a map definition file, click Export, and browse to the location where you want to save the file.

Editing Changes in the Remote Control Devices Settings

Changes that have been made to the map, for example, changing the name of a control, can be saved, reset, undone, and removed in the Control Editor section of the Remote Devices tab.

• To save any changes that you have made, click Save.

• To restore the factory preset of a MIDI remote control device, click Reset. If the control device does not have factory presets, the map is cleared.

• To undo your last action, click Undo.

• To remove the control definition of the selected control or to unassign the selected control, click Clear.

Using Modifiers for Remote Controlling Parameters

You can use the same controller for controlling different parameters, using one or two modifiers. A modifier can be a MIDI control (for example, a foot switch) or a modifier key on your computer keyboard (for example, [Shift] and/or [Ctrl]/[Command]).

To determine one or two modifiers, open the Remote Devices tab, and when editing a parameter, select the modifiers from the Conditions section.

You can use the [Shift] and [Alt]/[Option] modifiers to alter the edit steps of infinite knob controls as follows:

• Press [Shift] to edit values in small steps.

• Press [Alt]/[Option] to edit values in bigger steps.

CC121 Advanced Integration Controller

You can use Steinberg’s CC121 Advanced Integration Controller to control WaveLab

This section describes the WaveLab Pro factory preset for the CC121. For detailed information on how to use the controller, refer to the manual that came with the CC121. Note that the CC121 was originally designed for Cubase. The following mapping combines the WaveLab controls that are not listed in the following paragraph are not assigned to a parameter.

Pro.

Pro functionality with the CC121 controls. The

Setting Up Your System

Remote Devices

Channel Section

You can use all controls of the CC121 channel section, except the fader, to control the elements of the selected track in a WaveLab

Pro audio montage. You can use

the fader for the Master Section.

Fader

Controls the Master Section fader.

PAN knob

Controls the gain of the selected track.

Mute

Mutes/Unmutes the selected track.

Solo

Activates/Deactivates solo for the selected track.

CHANNEL SELECT

EQ Section

Selects the previous/next track in the audio montage. To move the cursor to the previous/next clip edge in the audio montage, hold

[Alt]/[Option]. To move the cursor to the previous/next region edge, hold [Shift]. To move the cursor to the previous/next marker in the Audio Editor, hold [Ctrl]/[Command].

With the EQ section you can easily control the Steinberg Studio EQ plug-in. If the EQ TYPE button is activated on the CC121, you can adjust the parameters

of the focused Studio-EQ. All necessary EQ parameters, such as Q/F/G of each band, EQ TYPE selection, and ALL BYPASS on/off can be set. You can switch to WaveLab

Pro navigation mode by turning off the EQ TYPE button. In WaveLab Pro navigation mode, you get access to alternative functions, such as scrolling, zooming, and switching between windows.

EQ TYPE activated:

Bandwidth knobs (Q)

Adjusts the Q (bandwidth) of each EQ band.

Frequency knobs (F)

Adjusts the center frequency of each EQ band.

Gain knobs (G)

Adjusts the gain of each EQ band.

Activates/Deactivates the EQ bands.

Setting Up Your System

Remote Devices

ALL BYPASS

Activates/Deactivates bypass for all plug-ins in the Master Section.

EQ TYPE deactivated:

LOW ON

Opens the Audio Editor.

LOW-MID ON

Opens the Audio Montage window.

HIGH-MID ON

Opens the Batch Processor window.

HIGH ON

Opens the preferences tab.

EQ-1 knob for the EQ Gain (G)

Scrolls left/right on the timeline.

EQ-2 knob for the EQ Gain (G)

Adjusts the horizontal zoom on the timeline.

EQ-3 knob for the EQ Gain (G)

Adjusts the vertical zoom on the timeline.

EQ-4 knob for the EQ Gain (G)

Scrolls tracks on the Audio Montage window or scrolls vertically on the Audio Editor.

EQ-1 knob for the EQ Frequency (F)

Scrolls left/right on the overview timeline of the Audio Editor.

EQ-2 knob for the EQ Frequency (F)

Horizontally zooms in/out on the overview timeline of the Audio Editor.

EQ-3 knob for the EQ Frequency (F)

Vertically zooms in/out on the overview timeline of the Audio Editor.

EQ-4 knob for the EQ Frequency (F)

Transport Section

Vertically scrolls on the overview timeline of the Audio Editor.

In this section you can control the transport functions of WaveLab Pro.

Previous button

Moves the cursor position to the left.

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Rewind button

Moves the edit cursor position to the left.

Forward button

Moves the edit cursor position to the right.

Next button

Moves the cursor position to the right.

Cycle button

Activates/Deactivates Cycle mode.

Stop button

Stops playback. Press again to move the cursor to the previous start position. Press a third time to move the cursor to the beginning of the project.

Play button

Starts playback.

Function Section

Record button

Press once to open the Recording dialog. Press again to start the recording. Press a third time to stop recording. The recorded file opens in the Audio Editor.

In this section, you can adjust functions, such as fades and envelope level, by using the VALUE knob.

VALUE knob

Rotate this knob to adjust the assigned function. Press the knob to reset the parameter to its default value.

FUNCTION button 1

Adjusts the fade in settings of the active clip.

FUNCTION button 2

Adjusts the fade out settings of the active clip.

FUNCTION button 3

Adjusts the envelope level of the active clip.

FUNCTION button 4

The element clicked last in the Nudge section of the Edit tab in the Audio Montage window is assigned to this button.

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NOTE

Remote Devices

AI Knob Section

WaveLab Pro can be controlled with the AI knob of Steinberg’s CC121, CI2+, and CMC-AI controllers. With the AI knob, you can control the parameter that the mouse points to.

The AI knob only works on parameters that are automatable.

In this section you can control parameters via the AI knob.

AI KNOB

Controls the VST 3 plug-in parameters, emulates the mouse wheel, for example, for scrolling, and lets you edit a focused numeric field. To control a parameter with the AI knob, move the mouse cursor over the parameter that you want to control, and move the AI knob. You can activate/deactivate the emulation of the mouse wheel and the editing of the focused numeric field in the Options tab.

LOCK

When the mouse cursor points to a parameter, press LOCK to control this parameter regardless of the position of the mouse cursor.

JOG

Activates Jog mode. While Jog mode is activated, press LOCK to enter shuttle mode.

CUBASE READY Indicator

The CUBASE READY indicator has no function in WaveLab Pro.

Foot Switch Section

The foot switch has the same function as [Shift]. Press and hold the foot switch while turning the AI knob to fine tune parameters.

WaveLab Pro Concepts

NOTE

This chapter describes general concepts that you will use when working with WaveLab effectively with the program.

General Editing Rules

The common editing operations apply to any Steinberg product.

• To select and move interface items, and to select ranges, click and drag with

Pro. Getting accustomed with these procedures allows you to work more

the mouse.

• Use the keys of your computer keyboard to enter numeric values and text, to

• Common operations like cut, copy, paste, or the selection of multiple items

The behavior of your product is also governed by your preference settings.

Startup Dialog

When WaveLab Pro starts, the Startup dialog opens where you can select which project or project template you want to open.

navigate lists and other selectable interface items, and to control the transport functions.

can be performed using standard keyboard shortcuts.

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Startup Dialog

Create

Open

Empty Project

Creates an empty project.

My Default Project Template

Opens the default startup project template. The default project is defined on the Template page. If no default project is defined, an empty project is created.

Templates

Allows you to open a template in a new project.

Last Project

Opens the project that you last used in WaveLab Pro, including all files that were open.

Recent Project

Allows you to open a recently used project.

Recent Files

Allows you to open a recently used file.

Browse

Allows you to select the files that you want to open.

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Basic Window Handling

Use as Default (Do Not Show This Dialog Again)

If this option is activated, the option that you select is used from now on and the startup screen does not open anymore. To display the Startup dialog, even if this option has been activated, press [Ctrl]/[Command] when starting WaveLab

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Pro.

Basic Window Handling

WaveLab Pro follows the basic guidelines for the Windows/Mac OS interface, which means that Windows/Mac OS standard procedures apply.

Closing Windows

• To close a file group tab or a file tab, click the X button of the corresponding

tab or press [Ctrl]/[Command]-[W].

• To close a file tab without saving your changes, hold [Ctrl]/[Command]-[Shift],

and click the X button of the tab. This avoids having to confirm a warning message whenever you want to close an unsaved tab.

• To close all files of a file group at once, right-click a file group tab and select

Close All Files.

• To close all file tabs but the selected file tab, right-click a file tab and select

Close All But This.

• To individually select the file tabs that you want to close, right-click a file group

tab and select Select Files to Close. This opens the Files to Close dialog, where you can select the files that you want to close.

• By default, files are removed from the project when you close them. To keep

the files in the project even when you close them, right-click a file tab and activate Keep in Project after Closing.

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Switching Between Files

You can have multiple files open and switch between them.

• To bring a file to the front, click the corresponding tab.

• To cycle between the files, hold [Ctrl]/[Command], and press [Tab]

continuously.

WaveLab Pro Concepts

Selecting Audio

• To cycle back and forth between the last two active files, press

[Ctrl]/[Command]-[Tab]. Between each step you have to release all keys.

• To cycle backwards, press [Ctrl]/[Command]-[Shift]-[Tab].

• To toggle between the active file and the last edited file, press [F5].

Selecting Audio

Almost all types of editing and processing that you perform in WaveLab Pro operate on the audio selection. There are numerous ways to make an audio selection.

• To select the whole audio file, double-click it. If the audio file contains markers,

triple-click it.

Selecting a Range by Dragging

The standard way to select a range in the wave window is to click and drag. If you drag all the way to the left or right side of the wave window, it scrolls

automatically, allowing you to select larger sections than what can be shown in the wave window. The speed of the scrolling depends on how far from the wave window edge you are.

Audio Range Selection in an Audio File

You can edit, process, or play back selections of an audio file.

• To access the audio range selection options, in the Audio Editor, select the

Edit tab.

The following selection options are available in the Time Selection section:

Range

If you click Range, the Range Selection dialog opens. In this dialog, you can define selection ranges very accurately.

If you click the arrow to the right of the Range button, the presets list opens. In the presets list, you can select between the selection range factory presets and your custom presets.

All

Selects the entire waveform.

Toggle

Toggles the selection range on/off.

Extend

Opens a menu where you can select the following options:

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Table of Contents

Help System

Introduction

About the Program Versions

Conventions

How You Can Reach Us

Setting Up Your System

Connecting Audio

Audio Cards and Background Playback

Latency

Defining VST Audio Connections

CD/DVD Recorders

Remote Devices

WaveLab Pro Concepts

General Editing Rules

Startup Dialog

Basic Window Handling

Selecting Audio