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The dialog contains the following common elements:
Dialog item Description
Send level
slider
This controls the send level for the chosen effect. Only available when Split
mode is selected.
Latency Certain effect plug-ins that have to analyze the sound before passing it on, will
introduce a latency (delay) in the audio path. WaveLab automatically compen-
sates for this delay with regard to other tracks. However, real-time changes
(like turning an effect knob) will be delayed according to the maximum latency
found among all clips (the largest sum of latencies for a single clip). Plug-ins
with latency cannot be used as Split mode effects (see below).
Tail Effects like reverb and delay produce audio “tails”, i.e. the effect sound contin-
ues after the clip sound ends. If for example you add echo to a clip without
specifying a tail value, the echo effect is muted as soon as the clip ends, which
is in most cases undesirable. Set the tail length so that the effect is allowed to
decay naturally. If you add another plug-in to the clip that also produces a tail,
a separate tail value does not have to be set for this plug-in unless the new ef-
fect has a longer natural decay tail than the first. The overall tail length for the
clip is the sum of each plug-in’s tail. The maximum tail setting is 30 seconds.
Split mode If Split mode is activated for an effect, the send level for the effect can be ad-
justed, as described in the section “Effect type: Insert or Split Mode?” on page
477. For some effects, this setting cannot be changed.
Bypass If this is activated, the effect is bypassed.
Effects
button
This button opens the Effects menu where you can select to remove the slot’s
current effect, or select a new one from the menu for the same slot. Changing
the effect using this menu will erase any unsaved changes to the previously se-
lected effect.
Preset
button
This button opens the preset menu where you can load or save effect banks or
effects. There are also two items named Load and Save Default Bank. Saving
as default bank will store the effect settings in the same folder as the plug-in’s
.dll file, and each time you load the plug-in this bank will automatically be
loaded. This is the way to customize the default presets of a plug-in.
Functions
button
This button opens the Functions menu which allows you to copy/paste effect
settings between clips, rearrange the order of the effect slots and switch be-
tween the different effect dialogs currently active. See “Copying effect settings
to another clip” and “Rearranging the order of the effect slots” below.