Editing Tab (Audio Files Preferences)
Display
- Show Overview When Opening New Audio Files
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If this option is activated and you open an audio file, the overview is also displayed. If this option is deactivated, only the main view is displayed.
- Show Overview for Mono and Stereo Files Only
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If this option is activated, the overview window is displayed when opening mono and stereo files, and hidden when opening multichannel audio files. To show the overview for multichannel audio files, click at the top of the main window and drag down.
- Show Overview When Opening New Audio Files in Multiple Tab Groups
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If this option is activated and two or more tab groups are available, the overview is also displayed in the Audio Editor when you open an audio file. If this option is deactivated, only the main view is displayed.
- Overview: Passive Range Indicator Also Covers the Waveform
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If this option is activated, the range indicator that is displayed in the time ruler of the overview also covers the waveform area. Unlike the time ruler indicator, the range indicator is passive and cannot be modified.
- Analog Waveform Emulation at Sample Level Zooming
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If this option is activated and a waveform is zoomed at the sample level in the timeline, an analog emulation of the waveform is displayed.
- Auto-Zoom for Overviews
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If this option is activated and you open an audio file, the zoom of the overview is set to display the whole file.
- Display File Extension on Tabs
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If this option is activated, tabs display file names with their extension. For example, “piano.mp3” instead of “piano”.
- Number of Seconds to Display on Opening
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Allows you to specify the time range to display when opening an audio file for the first time. WaveLab Pro converts this time range to the appropriate zoom factor.
- Whole Audio File
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If this option is activated, the horizontal zoom is set to display the whole file.
- Process Whole File If There is No Selection
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If this option is activated and a process is to be applied to an audio file, the whole file is processed if no audio is selected. In the same situation, if the option is deactivated, a warning appears.
- Allow Undoing Edits after Saving File
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If this option is activated, you can undo edits after you have saved the file. You can deactivate this option if you want to use less disk space or if you want to remove all temporary files when saving the file.
Playback Scrubbing
- Restrict to Play Tool
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If this option is activated, this function only works if the Play Tool is used.
- Sensitivity
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Allows you to set the micro audio loop duration that is performed when you move the mouse cursor over the time ruler.
Snap Selection to Zero-Crossing
- Do Not Snap at High Zoom Factors
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If this option is activated, snapping does not occur if the waveform is displayed at a high zoom factor.
- Scan Range
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Allows you to define how far WaveLab Pro searches a zero-crossing point in the left and right direction.
- Upward Crossing Point/Any Crossing Point
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Allows you to choose whether you want WaveLab Pro to detect any zero crossing point in the audio (Any Crossing Point), or to limit the search to zero crossing points that mark an upward slope (Upward Crossing Point).
NoteWe recommend choosing Upward Crossing Point for loop selections. Note that, as only positive slopes are taken into account, selecting this option generates fewer results, with a greater distance between the individual zero crossing points, than Any Crossing Point.
Loudness Waveform Overlay
- AES-17 Scaling
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With this option activated, the RMS Loudness of a sine wave matches its peak value.
- Resolution
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Allows you to set the duration of audio slices for RMS Loudness processing. The lower the value, the more closely the display matches the peaks; the higher the value, the less responsive it is to peaks.