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WaveLab Elements 12.0.20

Operation Manual

Table of Contents
Customizing
Customizing means making adjustments to ensure that WaveLab Elements behaves and looks the way that you want it to.

New Features
The following list informs you about the most important improvements in WaveLab Elements and provides links to the corresponding descriptions.
WaveLab Elements Introduction
Getting Started
Once you have set up your system, the Startup Assistant provides easy access to common workflows and the related information, so that you can instantly start working in WaveLab.
Setting Up Your System
Before you can start working, you need to set up your system.
WaveLab Elements Concepts
We recommend that you familiarize yourself with the general concepts of WaveLab Elements, to ensure the highest possible efficiency when using the application.
Workspace Window
The Workspace window provides a range of editing and playback environments whose functions are tailored to the specific purposes of particular file types.
File Handling
WaveLab Elements offers you many options to handle your files. For example, you can rename files from within WaveLab Elements or save files in various ways.
Playback and Transport
WaveLab offers you a wide range of options for playback and transport.
Audio File Editing
Audio file editing encompasses opening, modifying, and saving audio files.
Audio Analysis
WaveLab Elements includes a comprehensive set of tools for analyzing your audio and for detecting errors.
Offline Processing
Offline processes are useful for a variety of editing purposes and creative effects, for example, if the computer is too slow for real-time processing or if the editing requires more than one pass.
Audio Montage
An audio montage is a multitrack non-destructive editing environment.
Recording
You can record audio in the Audio Editor and in the Audio Montage window.
Master Section
The Master Section is the final block in the signal path before the audio is sent to the audio hardware, to an audio file, or to the audio meters. This is where you adjust the master levels, add effects, resample, and apply dithering.
Markers
Markers allow you to save and name specific positions in a file. Markers are useful for editing and playback.
Metering
WaveLab Elements contains a variety of audio meters that you can use for monitoring and analyzing audio. Meters can be used to monitor audio during playback, rendering, and recording. Furthermore, you can use them to analyze audio sections when playback is stopped.
Writing Operations
To start the CD writing process, you must have completed all CD writing preparations.
Loops
Looping a sound allows you to repeat a section of the sample indefinitely in order to create a sustain of unlimited length. Instrumental sounds in samplers rely on looping organ sounds, for example.
Audio CD Import
You can read titles from regular CDs and save them as a digital copy in any audio format on your hard disk.
Video
WaveLab Elements allows you to add video files to your audio montage. You can play back video files in various formats from within WaveLab Elements, extract the audio from a video file, and edit your audio alongside the video.
WaveLab and External Applications
There are several ways of combining WaveLab Elements with external applications, such as DAWs.
WaveLab Exchange
You can use WaveLab Elements as an external editor for Cubase Pro, Cubase Artist, and Nuendo, and vice versa.
Cross-Application Copying Operations
To optimize cross-application workflows, you can easily insert any audio range from WaveLab into any other audio application by performing simple copy & paste and drag & drop operations.
Batch Conversion
You can convert multiple audio files simultaneously to another format. If no processing is needed, this can be done using the Batch Conversion dialog.
Podcast Creation
A Podcast is an episodic series that consists of audio files. Users can stream or download Podcasts to their device and listen to it. WaveLab Elements with its audio editing tools and effects allows you to create Podcast episodes and upload these episodes to various host services.
Customizing
Customizing means making adjustments to ensure that WaveLab Elements behaves and looks the way that you want it to.
- Customizing the Audio Editor and the Audio Montage Window
  You can set up the Audio Editor and the Audio Montage window by adjusting colors of waveforms, backgrounds, cursor lines, etc., and changing the look of the ruler and other details.
- Customizing Shortcuts
  In WaveLab Elements, you can control many functions via shortcuts to speed up your workflow. You can edit existing shortcuts and create new shortcuts.
- Customizing Command Bars
  You can hide or show individual command bar buttons. This way you can customize command bars by removing unwanted commands.
- Plug-in Organization
  WaveLab Elements comes with various plug-ins, and additional plug-ins can be added. To retain an overview over the plug-ins that are relevant to your project, you can organize your plug-ins in groups.
- Touch Bar (macOS only)
  The Touch Bar at the top of your keyboard gives you shortcuts to the WaveLab Elements functions. The Touch Bar changes automatically based on where you are in WaveLab Elements and offers a subset of the available options. You can customize the Touch Bar according to your needs.
Configuring WaveLab Elements
You can configure WaveLab Elements according to your needs.

Customizing

Customizing means making adjustments to ensure that WaveLab Elements behaves and looks the way that you want it to.

Related Links

Customizing the Audio Editor and the Audio Montage Window
Customizing Shortcuts
Customizing Command Bars
Plug-in Organization
Touch Bar (macOS only)

Publish Tab Customizing the Audio Editor and the Audio Montage Window

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