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WAVELAB
10 – 244 Master Section
Smart bypass
This function is available from the Tools menu. The main reason for Smart
bypass that processing audio often changes the level or loudness of the
signal. When comparing the processed signal with the original signal,
your ears will be sensitive to this loudness change, which may in turn af-
fect your judgement. If you need to compare the sound of the effect inde-
pendently from the loudness change, a level correction is required.
Smart bypass allows you to compare the original (unprocessed) signal to
the processed signal with a level correction applied to it. This function is
particularly useful when you are making final level adjustments to a re-
cording, i.e. during mastering.
Smart bypass compares the signal at the input of the Master Section to the
signal at the output of the Master Section, and adjusts the level accordingly.