Steinberg Wavelab Le 8 Manual
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Master Section Rendering 151 Render Clicking opens the Render dialog. Right-clicking opens a menu where you can select whether you want to open the Render dialog, render using the last settings, or use in-place rendering. Playback goes through Master Section If this option is deactivated, the Master Section is ignored during playback of any file, freeing up resources. However, rendering to file is still possible. If playback is activated when you change this option, it stops and restarts. Rendering By rendering the effects in the Master Section, they become a permanent part of a file, rather than using them in real-time to test a set of effects on a file. So instead of performing all processing in real-time during playback, you can save the audio output to a file on disk. This is done with the Render function of the Master Section. Writing the outputs of the Master Section t o a fil e o n di s k a l lo w s y ou to apply Master Section processing to an audio file, or mix down an audio montage to an audio file. Rendering Files PROCEDURE 1.In the Master Section, make your settings. 2. On the bottom of the Master Section, click the Render button. 3. In the Render dialog, make your rendering settings. 4. When you have set up the rendering process, click OK. RESULT The file is rendered. NOTE Several rendering operations can be run at the same time when using different files.
Master Section Rendering 152 In-Place Rendering In the Audio Files workspace, you can process a section of an audio file or the whole audio file directly from within a plug-in window, without any intermediary step. This is a quick way to process several audio sections in an audio file, or test the effect of different plug-ins on an audio file. When using this function, the following render settings are always active: • Fade-in/out at boundaries • Exclude bypassed plug-ins NOTE Once an audio section has been processed, there is no automatic bypass of plug-ins or the Master Section. An example for using in-place rendering: Let
Master Section Rendering 153 The following options are available for both rendering in the Audio Files workspace and in the Audio Montage workspace: Audio range - One region Processes and renders a time range specified using region markers. In the drop-down menu below this option, select the region you want to render. Create named files If this option is activated, you can set name of the rendered file. Otherwise, the file is named “untitled”. Name Enter a name for the rendered file. Clicking the arrow icon opens a menu that offers you several automatic naming options. Auto naming When rendering multiple sources, you can activate this option to add a numeric prefix to all rendered files. Where Select a folder where the file is rendered to. File format Opens the Audio File Format dialog, where you can select the file format. Copy markers If this option is activated, markers included in the range to process are copied to the rendered file. Bypass Master Section on resulting audio file If this option is activated, playback of the resulting audio file bypasses the entire Master Section after rendering. This setting can be toggled by clicking on the button at the bottom right of the wave window or montage window. NOTE It is recommended to have this option activated, because you do not want to monitor this new file through the effects again when the effects have been applied to a file. No tail If this option is activated, the audio tail produced by effects such as reverbs is not included in the rendered file. Some plug-ins do not provide a tail duration to WaveLab LE. In this case, this option has no effect. For such plug-ins, you could add the Silence plug-in to add extra samples at the end of the file. An audio tail appears in this space.
Master Section Rendering 154 Upload to SoundCloud If this option is activated, the rendered file is uploaded to SoundCloud, after the rendering process is finished. Bypass Master Section If this option is activated, the plug-ins and gain of the Master Section are bypassed when rendering. Exclude bypassed plug-ins If this option is activated, the plug-ins that are bypassed during playback are not used for rendering. This applies to the bypass states managed by WaveLab LE, not any bypass state that is under the control of the plug-ins. Open resulting audio file If this option is activated, each rendered file is opened in a new window. Render Dialog in the Audio Files Workspace The following options in the Render dialog are exclusive to the Audio Files workspace: Time range - Whole file Processes and renders the whole audio range. Time range - Selection Processes and renders the selected audio range. Process in place If this option is activated, the rendered audio range replaces the source audio range. Otherwise, a new file is created.
Master Section About Monitoring Background Tasks 155 Render Dialog in the Audio Montage Workspace The following options in the Render dialog are exclusive to the Audio Montage workspace: Time range - Whole montage Processes and renders the whole audio range. About Monitoring Background Tasks When rendering you can monitor the process, and pause or cancel tasks. A status bar below the wave window and the montage window shows the progress of the current rendering process. You can cancel or pause the rendering with the provided buttons. About Dropouts A dropout most likely occurs when your computer does not have the processing power to handle all effect processors you have inserted. To avoid dropouts, try the following: • Use fewer effects. • Consider rendering the processing rather than running it in real time. Then master from the processed file without any effects. Dropouts never occur when rendering to a file.
Master Section About Dropouts 156 • Do not process any files in the background. • If neither of the above helps, check the audio card preference settings. You might need to adjust the audio buffer settings. If a dropout occurs during a real-time mastering process we recommend that you re-master. Stop playback, click the dropout indicator to reset it, and try again.
157 Markers Markers allow you to save and name certain positions in a file. Markers are useful for editing and playback, for example, to indicate cue points or absolute time locations, to highlight problem sections, and to visually separate tracks. For example, markers can be used to: • Set the wave cursor to a specific position. • Select all audio between two positions. NOTE The functions in the Markers window of the Audio Files workspace and the Audio Montage workspace are the same. However, the Markers window of the Audio Montage workspace offers additional options regarding clips. Marker Types The following marker types are available: Generic markers Allow you to locate positions and select all the audio between two points, for example. They can be created during recording. Region start and end markers Define start and end points for generic regions. They can be created during recording and are used in pairs.
Markers Markers Window158 Markers Window In this window, you can create, edit, and use markers while working on an audio waveform or audio montage. If the window is not already visible, do the following: In the Audio Files workspace or the Audio Mon tage workspace, select Workspace > Specific tool window > Markers . Markers List The Markers window contains a list of all markers of the active file along with their details and controls. You ca n create and edit markers directly from the markers list. Numbers Clicking the number of a marker scro lls the waveform to reveal th e corresponding marker. Playback triggers The following playback buttons are available: Playback from start with a pre-roll. -[Alt]/[Option] Playback from start with a long pre-roll. Playback from start. Marker type Shows the marker type. To chang e the marker type, click the marker icon and select another ma rker type from the pop-up list. Name Shows the marker name. To chang e the name, double-click in the corresponding cell an d enter a new value. Time Shows the marker position on th e time ruler. To change the time posi tion, double-click in the corr esponding cell and enter a new value.
Markers Markers Window 159 Length Shows the time value from the marker start position until the corresponding end. • To zoom on the region between a start and end marker, in the Length column, click the corresponding cell. • To select the region between a start and end marker, in the Length column, double-click the corresponding cell (Audio Files workspace only). Clip reference (Audio Montage workspace only) A marker can be attached to the left or right edge of a clip, and to its waveform. When such reference moves, the marker moves along. The clip reference column shows the name of the clip. Offset (Audio Montage workspace only) Shows the distance between the marker and the reference point. Insert Menu On this menu, you can select the marker type that you want to insert at the edit or playback cursor position. Functions Menu The options on this menu differ depending on the workspace. The following options are available in the Audio Files workspace and the Audio Montage workspace: Select all Selects all markers in the markers list. Select in time range Selects the markers located in the selection range in the wave window (Audio Files workspace only). Deselect all Deselects all markers. Delete selected markers Deletes all markers that are selected. Customize commands Opens a dialog where you can customize marker-related menus and shortcuts.
Markers About Creating Markers 160 The following options of the Functions menu are only available in the Audio Montage workspace: Bind selected marker to start of focused clip Makes the marker’s position relative to the start of the focused clip. When the start of this clip moves, the marker moves, too. Bind selected marker to end of focused clip Makes the marker’s position relative to the end of the focused clip. When the end of this clip moves, the marker moves, too. Detach selected marker from its associated clip Makes the marker’s position relative to the start of the audio montage. Full clip attachment Attaches markers to a clip so that they are copied or deleted when the clip is copied or deleted. Filter Menu Use the Filter menu to toggle which types of markers are displayed in the markers list and on the timeline. About Creating Markers Markers can be created during playback or in stop mode. You can mark a selection range, for example. You can create specific markers if you already know what you want to mark, or create generic markers. Creating markers is done in the same way in the Audio Files workspace and the Audio Montage workspace.