Steinberg Wavelab Le 8 Manual

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3. Specify a color using the color picker or the RGB fields.
4. Click OK.
Assigning Custom Colors According to Conditions
You can have different color schemes automatically applied to different 
clips, according to their names or properties of their audio files.
IMPORTANTIMPORTANTIMPORTANTIMPORTANT
If you redefine colors, be careful not to choose colors that cause some 
elements to disappear. For example, when having black marker lines on 
a black background.
PROCEDURE
1. Depending on whether you want to customize the colors of the 
wave window or the montage window, do one of the following:

						

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• To copy all color settings of a custom color setting, drag the name 
of a custom color setting onto another custom color name, and 
click OK.
Audio Montage Colors Dialog
In this dialog, you can specify custom colors to clips and parts of a clip 
in the montage window.
In the Audio Montage workspace, select Options > Colors.
Parts list
Shows parts that can be colorized. Click a part to edit the color.
Undo all
Undoes all changes that have been made since this dialog was 
opened.
Undo
Undoes the last change.
Hide
Hides the selected part.
Change both channels
It is possible to make separate color settings for the left and the 
right side of stereo clips. If this option is activated, settings for the 
left side of a clip are automatically mirrored on the right side, and 
vice versa.
Color picker
Lets you select the color for the selected part. Click the 
surrounding circle to select the hue. Click in the triangle to adjust 
the saturation and lightness. 
						

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Red/Green/Blue
Lets you specify the red, green, and blue components of the RGB 
color spectrum.
Copy color
Copies the current color to the clipboard.
Paste
Pastes the color from the clipboard.
This style is used if these conditions apply
Lets you define conditions under which a certain color style is 
applied.
File extension is any of
If this option is activated, the color style is applied to clips 
referencing a file with the specified extension. Separate extensions 
with a “;” character.
Name contains any of these keywords
If this option is activated, the color style is applied to clips with 
certain keywords in their name. Separate keywords with a “;” 
character.
Sample rate is in the range
If this option is activated, the color style is applied to clips 
referencing a file having a sample rate within the specified range.
Bit resolution is in the range
If this option is activated, the color style is applied to clips 
referencing a file having a bit resolution within the specified range.
Number of channels is
If this option is activated, the color style is applied to clips having 
the specified number of channels.
Color Elements in the Audio Montage Workspace
You can assign custom colors to various elements of the Audio Montage 
workspace.
In the Audio Montage workspace, select Options > Colors. 
						

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Clip Colors
The following clip types are available:
Crossfade region
Allows you to set the background color for overlapping clip 
sections.
Default
The default colors, used for clips for which you have not selected 
any specific color.
Locked
The colors used for all fully locked clips.
Muted
The colors used for all muted clips.
Custom
These options correspond to the items on the color submenus. 
These can be renamed, and you can also set up conditions for 
when these should be automatically applied.
The following color elements are available:
Background top/bottom
The background colors of the clip. The resulting display 
backgrounds are gradient fades from the top colors to the bottom 
colors.
Waveform (normal/selected)
The waveform color for selected and unselected clips.
Waveform outline (normal/selected)
The color of the waveform outline for selected and unselected 
clips.
Edge
The left and right edge of the clip.
Edge (selected)
The left and right edge if the clip is selected.
Axis (level zero)
The color of the horizontal dotted line in the middle of a clip, 
indicating zero level.
Axis (half level)
The color of the horizontal dotted lines halfway up and down from 
the middle of a clip, indicating 50
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Channel separator (stereo clip)
The line dividing the two sides in a stereo clip.
Clip name
The name label of the clip.
Focused clip name
The name label of the focused clip.
Focused clip name background
The name label background of the focused clip.
Miscellaneous
Background top/bottom
The background colors of the track view for area without a clip.
Background (selected range) top/bottom
The background colors in selected ranges.
Cursor (edit)/Cursor (edit, no focus)/Cursor (playback)
The color of the corresponding cursor.
Marker line
The color of the marker lines in the audio montage.
Cue point line/End cue point line
The color of the vertical dotted cue point lines and end cue point 
lines.
Time grid lines
The color of the time grid if activated in the menu of the time ruler. 
						

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Audio Files Colors Dialog
This tab in the Audio file editing preferences dialog allows you to 
specify custom colors to parts of the wave window.
In the Audio Files workspace, select Options > Audio file editing 
preferences, and select the Style tab.
Styles list
Lets you select the default style and conditional styles.
Parts list
Shows parts that can be colorized. Click a part to edit the color.
Hide (for certain parts only)
Hides the selected part.
Dotted line (for certain parts only)
Changes the line to a dotted line.
Transparency (for certain parts only)
Lets you edit the degree of transparency of the selected element.
Element size (for certain parts only)
Lets you edit the size of the selected element.
Change both channels
Allows you to make separate color settings for the left and the right 
side of stereo file. If this option is activated, settings for the left side 
of a file are automatically mirrored on the right side, and vice versa.
Change both main view and overview
Allows you to make separate color settings for the main view and 
the overview. If this option is activated, settings for the main view 
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Color picker
Lets you select the color for the selected part. Click the 
surrounding circle to select the hue. Click in the triangle to adjust 
the saturation and lightness.
Red/Green/Blue
Lets you specify the red, green, and blue components of the RGB 
color spectrum.
Copy color
Copies the current color to the clipboard.
Paste
Pastes the color from the clipboard.
This style is used if these conditions apply
Lets you define conditions under which a certain color style is 
applied.
File extension is any of
If this option is activated, the color style is applied to files with the 
specified extension. Separate extensions with a “;” character.
Name contains any of these keywords
If this option is activated, the color style is applied to files with 
certain keywords in their name. Separate keywords with a “;” 
character.
Sample rate in the range
If this option is activated, the color style is applied to files having a 
sample rate within the specified range.
Bit resolution is in the range
If this option is activated, the color style is applied to files having a 
bit resolution within the specified range.
Number of channels is
If this option is activated, the color style is applied to files having 
the specified number of channels.
Color Elements in the Audio Files Workspace
You can assign custom colors to various elements of the Audio Files 
workspace. Depending on the selected element, additional settings can 
be made for transparency, appearance, or whether a line should be 
dotted, for example.
In the Audio Files workspace, select Options > Audio file editing 
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Left/Right Channel
Waveform
The waveform color.
Waveform (selected)
The waveform color of the selected part of the waveform.
Waveform outline
The outline color of the waveform.
Waveform outline (selected)
The outline color of the selected part of the waveform.
Background top
The color of the background top.
Background top (selected)
The color of the selected part of the background top.
Background bottom
The color of the background bottom.
Background bottom (selected)
The color of the selected part of the background bottom.
Waveform main axis
The color of the waveform main axis and its style.
Waveform 50 % axis
The color of the waveform 50 % axis and its style.
Waveform Elements
Channel separator
The color of the channel separator line.
Cursor (edit)
The color of the edit cursor, its width, and transparency.
Cursor (edit, no focus)
The color of the edit cursor for a file that does not have the focus.
Cursor (play)
The color of the cursor during playback.
Marker line
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End of file indicator
The color of the end of the file indicator.
Time ruler style
The color of the time ruler and its style.
Time ruler font
The color of the font on the time ruler and the font size.
Level ruler style
The color of the level ruler, its style, and transparency.
Level ruler font
The color of the font on the level ruler and the font size.
About Customizing Shortcuts
In WaveLab LE, you can control many functions via shortcuts to speed 
up your workflow. You can edit existing shortcuts, and create new 
shortcuts.
Most shortcuts are restricted to a specific context, so you can reuse the 
same shortcut combination in different workspaces. The exception is the 
Master Section where all shortcuts are global to the application. 
Shortcuts that cannot be edited are grayed out. The shortcuts that you 
created are displayed in blue in the editor.
You can create a new shortcut by specifying a key sequence of between 
one to three keys that must be pressed in a certain order to invoke the 
operation.
Editing Shortcuts
You can see the list of all shortcuts in the Customize commands 
dialog, and edit and assign shortcuts in the Shortcut Definitions dialog.
NOTE
The Customize commands dialog provides a different command set 
for each menu or dialog.
• To open the Shortcut Definitions dialog, where you can edit the 
shortcuts, double-click the shortcut text or its placeholder, or 
select a command and click Edit shortcut. 
						

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• You can define one key shortcut per command. Each shortcut can 
be a sequence of up to four keystrokes.
• To reset some or all types of shortcuts to their factory defaults use 
the Reset button.
Defining Key Sequences
You can define key sequences for a keyboard.
PREREQUISITE 
On Mac, commands for the main menus must be of a single key 
command.
When using multiple key stroke commands, make sure that the key 
commands do not interfere with each other. For example, when you have 
one shortcut [Shift]+L, M and define another to be [Shift]+L, the second 
shortcut has no effect.
PROCEDURE
1. In any workspace, select Options > Customize commands, or 
select Customize commands when available in tool windows or 
other places in WaveLab LE.
2. In the customize commands list, select the command for which you 
want to define a key sequence, and click Edit shortcut, or 
double-click the Key sequence column of the corresponding 
command.
3. In the Shortcut Definitions dialog, click in the 1st key stroke 
field, and press the buttons that you want to use as the key 
sequence.
4. Optional: Define up to 4 key sequences for the command.
5. Click OK.
RESULT 
When you now press the keys/buttons specified in the dialog, the 
corresponding operation is performed. The key strokes must be 
executed one after the other.