User Manual
Table Of Contents
- Introduction
- Requirements
- Installing and setting up
- Overview
- Basic methods
- Editing in the Wave window
- About this chapter
- Creating new empty documents
- Opening Waves
- Window overview and adjustments
- Setting the zoom factor
- Navigating through the file
- Snapshots
- Setting the ruler start position
- Working with a meter based display
- Setting the wave cursor position
- Selecting
- Basic editing commands
- File handling in Wave windows
- Editing attributes and getting information
- About the Loudness envelope display mode
- Playback and recording
- Metering
- Off-line processing
- Introduction
- Applying processing
- Level Normalizer
- Gain Change
- Loudness Normalizer
- Pan Normalizer
- Dynamics
- Level envelope
- Fade-in and fade-out
- Crossfade
- Invert Phase
- Reverse
- Eliminate DC Offset
- Waveform Restorer
- Time Stretch
- Pitch Correction
- Pitch Quantize
- Pitch Bend
- Harmonization
- Hi-fi Chorus
- EQ
- Convert sample rate
- Effect Morphing
- Support for reNOVAtor™
- Master Section
- Spectrum Editor
- Batch processing
- Batch file encoding
- Batch renaming
- Markers
- Using Auto Split
- Preparing a Basic Audio CD
- Creating, opening and saving Basic Audio CDs
- About the Basic Audio CD window
- Adding files to a Basic Audio CD
- Setting the order of the tracks on the CD
- Deleting files from Basic Audio CDs
- Managing list columns
- “Unfolding” a track
- Opening CD tracks for wave editing
- About the relation between the track list and CD markers
- Working with CD markers
- Adjusting pauses
- Naming tracks
- Other settings
- Checking the total length of the CD
- Playing files in the track list
- Creating a disc image
- Exporting audio files from a track list
- Preparations done!
- About the DVD-Audio format
- The Audio Montage
- Introduction
- The Audio Montage window
- Assembling the Montage
- Zooming and navigating
- Playing back
- Recording
- Rearranging clips
- The Zoom view
- Editing in the Clips view
- Managing clips and source files
- The volume envelope
- Using fades and crossfades in the Montage
- The pan envelope
- Transforming clips
- Adding effects to tracks and clips
- Managing effects in the Plug-ins view
- The Meta Normalizer
- Groups
- Using markers in the Montage
- Undo/Redo and History
- File handling in the Audio Montage
- Using video tracks
- Multichannel operation in the Montage
- Mixing down – The Render function
- Preparing the Audio Montage for CD/DVD- Audio burning
- Creating an Audio CD report
- Using DVD-A picture and text tracks
- Exporting and importing AES-31 files
- XML Export/Import of Audio Montages
- DVD-Audio projects
- Burning an audio CD
- Data CD/DVD Projects
- Importing audio CD/DVD tracks
- Creating labels
- Analysis
- Generating signals
- Synchronizing WaveLab to external devices
- Using samplers and creating loops
- Introduction
- Background information
- Setting up your sampler(s)
- Transmitting samples
- Receiving samples
- Deleting and getting information about samples
- The Transmit Back feature
- In case of problems
- Using WaveLab with Steinberg HALion
- Editing sample attributes
- Basic looping
- Using the Crossfade Looper
- Using the Loop Tone Equalizer
- Audio Databases
- What is an Audio Database and why do I need it?
- Creating and opening Audio Databases
- How Audio Databases are saved
- Window overview and adjustments
- Adding files to the Audio Database
- Customizing the File List
- Selecting in the File List
- Finding out where files are located
- Opening a file for editing
- Playing a file
- Other file operations
- Working with categories
- Location operations
- Filtering the list
- Finding files
- Changing the default categories and keywords
- Workspaces
- Using WaveLab for backup
- Customizing
- Plug-in Processor Reference
- Sampler Details
- SDS - Generic Sample Dump Standard
- SMDI (Standard SCSI transfer)
- Akai S1000/1100 including PB models
- Akai S2000/S2800/S3000/S3200, including all “i”, CD, and “XL” derivatives etc.
- Ensoniq, EPS, EPS16+, ASR-10, ASR-88
- E-mu Esi-32
- E-mu EIV, e64 and other samplers running the EOS operating system
- Kurzweil K2000 and K2500
- Roland S-760
- Troubleshooting
- General problems
- Problems with opening files
- Problems with saving files
- Recording problems
- Playback problems
- Editing problems
- Audio database and workspace problems
- Troubleshooting and precautions
- Sampler communication problems
- Problems and solutions
- Questions and Answers
- Day to day precautions for trouble free CD writing
- Hardware and setup issues
- Key commands
- Index
WAVELAB
Plug-in Processor Reference 33 – 765
Peak Master
This plug-in is available both as a VST and a WaveLab plug-in. It can be
used as a clip effect in the Audio Montage, or as a global effect in the
Master Section (including multichannel configurations). This plug-in pro-
vides a safe and transparent way of boosting the perceived loudness of
audio material. By limiting transients and simultaneously raising the ge-
neral level by compression, the Peak Master will increase the subjective
loudness of the signal without risk of distortion inducing peaks.
Puncher
This plug-in is available both as a VST and a WaveLab plug-in. It can be
used as a clip or track effect in the Audio Montage, or as a global effect in
the Master Section (including multichannel configurations).
The Puncher plug-in generates additional harmonics which are added to
the audio material. The result is a more dynamic, and “punchier” sound,
particularly when applied to drums and percussive material. Compared to
the Peak Master the Puncher plug-in could be described as operating in
almost the opposite way. Puncher leaves quieter parts untouched but will
add power to the louder portions without causing clipping. The plug-in is
optimized for peak signal levels between 10 and 0dB, the closer to 0dB,
the better.
Parameter Description
Input Gain
(-12~+24dB)
This allows you to adjust the input level to Peak Master. Use this to
(typically) raise the loudness of the signal. Use extreme boost settings
with caution as they can induce distortion.
Out Ceiling
(-18~0dB)
This setting determines the maximum level at the Peak Master outputs.
Softness (-5~5) This parameter affects the way the Peak Master operates. A high setting
will maximize the perceived loudness effect but can in some cases re-
sult in a slight harshness of the sound. Adjust this parameter to optimize
the balance between sound quality and the desired effect.
Parameter Description
Density (Soft, Me-
dium, Hard)
The difference between these 3 settings lies in the number of added
harmonics. The setting you use depends on the audio material.
Effect (0~100%) This adjusts the balance between the processed and the dry signal.
Input Gain
(-12~24dB)
This sets the input level. Boosting the signal may cause clipping, so use
this with caution. With no boost, Puncher will never cause clipping.