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WAVELAB
19 – 386 The Audio Montage
By copying clips from another Montage
If you have more than one Montage open, you can copy clips from one
Montage to another. This can be done either by using drag and drop
(from the clip list or the Track View) or by using Copy and Paste. You can
also use this method to copy clips within the same Montage.
When dragging or selecting clips in the Track View, you need to click at the
appropriate mouse zone, as explained in the section “About the mouse
zones (audio tracks only)” on page 408.
By dragging clips from the Clips view
You can add clips (that are already used in the Montage) by using drag
and drop from the clip list in the Clips view.
By importing saved clips
You can save clips individually and load them into a Montage – see “Sav-
ing and loading clips” on page 386.
By dragging clips from a Database window
As described in the section “What is an Audio Database and why do I
need it?” on page 684, a WaveLab Database is a collection of files, which
you can organize and manage in different ways. You can add saved clip
files listed in a Database window to a Montage, using drag and drop.
Saving and loading clips
Saving clips
It is possible to save clips to disk as separate files. This is useful if you
have e.g. created a perfect fade, envelope or clip effect configuration, but
want to continue experimenting with the clip in the Montage. By saving
the clip, you can always revert to the “perfect” version later on, by loading
it again. Note, however, that saved clips are still a reference to the original
source file and do not contain audio data.
You can save clips in the following ways:
• By right-clicking a clip and selecting “Save clip…” from the clip speed
menu.
In the file dialog that appears, select a location and name for the clip. Clip files have the ex-
tension “.clip”.
• By selecting “Save focused clip as…” from the Clips view : File menu.
A focused clip is indicated by a highlighted name label in the Track View.