WaveLab Cast Help

Product: WaveLab Cast
Version: 2.0
Language: English
Document type: Webhelp
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New Features
WaveLab Cast Introduction
Platform-Independent Documentation
Help System
Visualization of Keyboard and Mouse Input
Documentation Structure
Typographical Conventions
Key Commands
Getting Started
Startup Assistant Window
Opening the Startup Assistant Manually
Audio Montage Creation via the Startup Assistant
Creating an Audio Montage via the Startup Assistant
Opening an Audio Montage via the Startup Assistant
Setting Up Your System
Audio Cards and Background Playback
Latency
ASIO-Guard
Setting up the ASIO-Guard
Defining Audio Connections
Selecting an Audio Driver
ASIO Driver
Selecting the Steinberg Built-In ASIO Driver (Windows only)
Audio Connections Tab
Specifying Custom Names for Audio Ports
Sending Mono File Audio Streams to a Dedicated Speaker
Combining Multiple Audio Devices on macOS
WaveLab Cast Concepts
General Editing Rules
Basic Window Handling
Selecting Audio
Selecting a Range by Dragging
Selecting Channels in Audio Files
Quantizing Audio Selections based on Time Ruler Marks
Moving a Selection Range to another Channel
Selecting in the Overview of the Audio Editor
Moving a Selection Range
Extending and Reducing Selections
Deleting Selections
Value Editing
Sliders
Renaming Items in Tables
Peak Files
Processing Precision
EBU Loudness Standard R-128
Resetting Default Answers
Workspace Window
Audio Editor
Audio Montage
Tool Windows
Opening and Closing Tool Windows
Docking and Undocking Tool Windows and Meter Windows
Hiding the Caption Bar in Floating Meter Windows
Slide-Out Windows
File Tab
Info Dialog
Command Bar
Status Bar
Context Menus
Time Ruler and Level Ruler
Time Ruler and Level Ruler Options
Time Ruler Menu
Level Ruler Menu in the Audio Editor
Working with a Meter-Based Display
Setting the Edit Cursor Position
Time Format Dialog
Managing Tabs in the Audio Editor / Audio Montage Window
Activating Full Screen Mode
Resetting the Workspace to the Default Layout
File Handling
Opening Files
Opening Files via the Startup Assistant
Opening Files via the File Tab
Opening Files from the Clipboard
Starting WaveLab by Opening Files
Closing Files
Saving Files
Tab Change Indicators
Reverting to Saved File
Automatic Backups
Saving Audio Montages
Deleting Files
File Renaming
Renaming Files
File Browser
File Browser Window
Adding Folders to the Favorite Folders List
Switching Between Files
Recently Used Files
Opening Recently Used Files
Recent Files Tab
Filtering Recently Used Files by Name
Temporary Files
Favorite Files
Favorites Tab
Filtering Favorite Files
Undoing and Redoing Operations
Drag Operations
Dragging in the Audio Editor and in the Audio Montage Window
Dragging in the Master Section
Zooming
Zooming via the Scroll Wheels
Zooming with the Mouse
Zooming while Selecting an Audio Range
Zooming with the Keyboard
Zoom Options on the Tab Bar
Audio Editor-Specific Zoom Options
Setting Zoom Levels in the Audio Editor
Zooming with the Zoom Tool
Zooming via the Level Ruler
Audio Montage-Specific Zoom Options
Zooming with the Zoom Buttons
Zooming to Reduce or Increase the Number of Tracks Displayed in the Audio Montage Window
Presets
Saving Presets
Loading Presets
Modifying Presets
Deleting Presets
Temporary Presets
Saving Presets Temporarily
Restoring Temporary Presets
Saving Default Presets for VST Plug-ins
Loading Default Presets
Removing Default Presets
Copying Audio Information to the Clipboard
Setting the Focus on the Current File
Playback and Transport
Transport Bar
Start Playback Button
Stop Playback Button
Playing Back Audio Ranges
Playing Back from an Anchor or up to an Anchor
Play from Anchor/Play until Anchor
Using the Auto Selection Mode
Loop Playback
Pre-Roll and Post-Roll
Pre-Roll and Post-Roll Times Dialog
Playback Speed Dialog
Playback Shortcuts
Changing the Position of the Transport Bar
Hiding the Transport Bar
Starting Playback From the Time Ruler
Playing Back Focused Audio Channels
Playback Scrubbing
Scrubbing Using the Play Tool
Scrubbing Using the Time Ruler
Playback in the Audio Montage Window
Mute and Solo
Playing Back Individual Clips
Playing Back a Selection Range of a Track
Audio File Editing
Audio Editor
Display Modes
Waveform Display
Rainbow Display
Channel Control Area
Magnetic Bounds in Audio Files
Edit Tab (Audio Editor)
File Handling in the Audio Editor
Mono/Stereo Handling
Supported File Formats
20-bit, 24-bit, and 32-bit Float Files
Creating New Audio Files
Audio Properties Dialog
Saving an Audio File
Saving in Another Format
Audio File Format Dialog
Format Changes
Rendering a Selection as an Audio File
Rendering the Left/Right Channel as an Audio File
Creating Audio File Format Presets
Encoding Audio Files
MP3 Encoding Dialog
AAC Encoding Dialog
MPEG-1 Layer 2 Encoding Dialog
FLAC Encoding Dialog
Ogg Vorbis Dialog
Opus Audio File Encoding Dialog
Windows Media Audio Encoding Dialog
Turning Selections Into New Files
Turning Selections Into New Files By Dragging
Turning Selections Into New Files via the Menu
Converting From Stereo to Mono/From Mono to Stereo
Converting a Selection From Stereo to Mono
Converting From Stereo to Mono While Saving
Converting a Selection From Mono to Stereo
Special Paste Options
Moving Audio
Moving Audio by Dragging
Moving Audio by Cutting and Pasting
Copying Audio
Stereo/Mono Handling when Copying or Dragging
Sample Rate Conflicts
Duplicating Audio by Copying and Pasting
Copying Audio by Dragging
Mixing Down and Rendering
Rendering Audio Files
Changing the Audio Properties
Metadata
Metadata Window
Metadata Dialog
Editing Metadata
Metadata Presets
Silence Generator Dialog
Inserting Silence and Replacing Audio with Silence
Muting a Selection
Replacing Audio with a Beep Sound
Bleep Censor Dialog
Restoring the Waveform by Drawing with the Pen Tool
Audio Analysis
Audio Editor Only: Global Analysis
Preparing the Global Analysis
Choosing the Analysis Type
Peaks Tab (Global Analysis)
Loudness Tab (Global Analysis)
Pitch Tab (Global Analysis)
Extra Tab (Global Analysis)
Errors Tab (Global Analysis)
Error Detection
Performing a Global Analysis
Results of the Global Analysis
Checking the Results of the Global Analysis
Creating Markers at Hot Points
Focusing Hot Points
Audio Editor Only: 3D Frequency Analysis
Creating a Graph for 3D Frequency Analysis
3D Frequency Analysis Options Dialog
Offline Processing
Gain Dialog
Level Normalizer Dialog
Loudness Normalizer
Loudness Normalizer Dialog
Creating Fade Ins and Fade Outs
Applying Default Fade Ins and Fade Outs via the "Easy Fade" Function
Creating Crossfades
Activating Automatic Crossfades
Audio Montage
Audio Montage File Structure
Audio Montage Window
Track Control Area
Track Control Area for Stereo and Mono Tracks
Track Control Area for Video Tracks
Track Peak Meter
Audio Montage Tabs
Edit Tab (Audio Montage)
Fade Tab (Audio Montage)
Envelope Tab (Audio Montage)
Signal Path in the Audio Montage
Creating Audio Montages
Creating Custom Audio Montages from Scratch
Creating Audio Montages Based on Templates
Audio Montage Location Dialog
Creating Audio Montages from an Audio File
Create Audio Montage from Audio File Dialog
Alternative Ways of Creating New Audio Montages
Audio Montage Duplicates
Duplicating Audio Montages
Audio Montage Properties
Changing the Sample Rate of Audio Montages
Broken Audio File References
Fixing Broken Audio File References
Missing Files Dialog
Assembling an Audio Montage
Tracks
Adding Tracks
Moving Tracks in the Track List
Resizing Tracks
Removing Tracks
Locking and Unlocking Tracks
Splitting Stereo Tracks into Mono Tracks
Clips
Inserting Audio Files into Audio Montages
Inserting Audio Files into Audio Montages Using Drag and Drop
Inserting Audio Files into Audio Montages Using the Context Menu
Inserting Audio Files into Audio Montages Using Copy and Paste
Inserting Audio Files into Audio Montages Using the File Explorer/macOS Finder
Inserting Audio Files into Audio Montages Using the File Browser Window
Inserting Audio File Regions into Audio Montages Using Drag and Drop
Inserting Audio Files into Audio Montages by Copying From Other Audio Montages
Import Files Dialog
Inserting Stereo Audio Files into Mono Tracks or Vice Versa
Inserting Clips into Audio Montages Using the Clips Window
Resolving Sample Rate Mismatches between Audio Montages and Audio Files
Mismatched Sample Rates Dialog
Clip Editing
Clips Window
Active Clips and Non-Active Clips
Selecting Clips
Selection Ranges in Audio Montages
Creating and Editing Selection Ranges in Audio Montages
Rearranging Clips
Reordering Clips in Audio Montages By Dragging
Info Line
Magnetic Bounds in Audio Montages
Clip Context Menus
Active Clip Menu
Moving and Crossfading Clips
Moving Clips
Options for Moving and Crossfading Clips
Overlapping Clips
Duplicating Clips
Coloring Clips
Resizing Clips
Bouncing Selected Clips
Creating Clips from Selected Clips
Splitting Clips
Deleting Clips
Deleting Parts of Clips Inside Selection Ranges
Clips and Cue Points
Adding Cue Points
Source File Management
Editing Source Files of Clips
Envelopes for Clips
Level Envelopes
Selecting Envelopes
Hiding Envelope Curves
Adding Envelope Curve Points
Editing Envelope Curves
Resetting Envelope Curves
Moving the Edit Cursor to an Envelope Point
Snapping Envelope Points to Anchors
Navigating across Envelope Points
Raising Selection Levels
Muting Selected Ranges of Clips
Changing the Overall Level Envelopes of Clips
Ducking
Creating Voice-Over Ducking Effects for Tracks
Ducker Settings for Track Ducking
Fades and Crossfades in Audio Montages
Creating Fades in Clips
Fade In and Fade Out Menus
Crossfade Editing
Track Effects
Track Inspector Window
Showing/Hiding Panes in the Track Inspector Window
Color Codes for Track Effect Plug-ins
Adding Effects to Tracks
Adding Effects via the Track Inspector Window
Adding Effects via the Track Control Area
Removing Effects from Tracks
Rearranging the Order of Effects
Undoing Effect Changes
Setting Gain for Effects
Color Codes for Track Effect Plug-ins
Mixing Down – The Render Function
Rendering Audio Montages to Audio Files
Importing Audio CDs
Recording
Recording in the Audio Editor
Recording Dialog
Level Meter and Spectrometer for Recordings
Disk Capacity Indicator
Recording in the Audio Montage Window
Automatically Assigning Input Buses for Recording (only for ASIO Devices)
Assigning Input Buses for Recording Manually
Recording with Automatic File Properties
Recording with Custom File Properties
Recording on Multiple Tracks
File Properties for Recording Dialog
Input Monitoring
Monitoring the Input Signal
Direct Monitoring
Dropping Markers While Recording
Master Section
Master Section Window
Signal Path
Master Section Tools
Effects Pane
Supported Effect Plug-in Formats
Setting Up Effects
Plug-in Windows for the Master Section
Color Codes for Master Section Effect Plug-ins
Bypassing Effects vs. Switching Off Effects
Effect Plug-in Presets
Presets for VST 2 Plug-ins
Resampling Pane
Audio Driver Sample Rate
Master Level Pane
Mixing Stereo Channels into Mono Channels
Mixing Multichannel into Stereo or Mono
Bypassing the Master Section
Rendering in the Master Section
Rendering Files
In-Place Rendering
Render Tab for the Master Section
Master Section Presets
Saving Master Section Presets
Save Master Section Preset Dialog
Loading Master Section Presets
Load Master Section Preset Dialog
Master Section Presets Pop-up Menu
Monitoring Background Tasks
Canceling Background Tasks
Dropouts
Markers
Marker Types
Markers Window
Creating Markers
Creating Markers at Selection Starts and Ends
Duplicating Markers
Deleting Markers
Deleting Markers in the Audio Editor or in the Audio Montage Window
Deleting Markers in the Markers Window
Moving Markers
Hiding Markers of a Specific Type
Converting the Type of a Single Marker
Renaming Markers
Default Marker Names Dialog
Selecting Markers
Selecting the Audio Between Markers
Binding Markers to Clips in the Audio Montage
Generating Chapters for YouTube and Spotify via Markers
Chapter Generator Dialog
Metering
Meter Windows
Opening and Closing Meter Windows
Meter Settings
Resetting the Meters
Using Presets in the Meter Windows
Level Meter
Level/Pan Meter Settings Dialog
Spectroscope
Loops
Creating Loops
Audio CD Import
Import Audio CD Dialog
Importing Audio from an Audio CD
Video
Video Track
Adding Video Tracks
Inserting Video Files into Existing Audio Montages
Importing Video Files into a New Audio Montage
Edit Audio Extracted from Video
Replacing Audio in Video
Video Clip Editing
Video Follows Edit Mode
Video Window
Video File Compatibility
Video Container Formats
Video Codecs
Video Frame Rates
Cross-Application Copying Operations
Copying Audio Ranges to Other Audio Applications
Podcast Creation
Podcast Host Services
File Encoding before Uploading to Host Services
Uploading a Podcast Episode
Publish Tab
Customizing
Customizing Shortcuts
Shortcuts Tab (Preferences)
Editing Shortcuts
Shortcut Definitions Dialog
Defining Key Sequences
Indexed Key Commands
Generating a List of All Shortcuts
Plug-in Organization
Adding Additional VST Plug-ins
Preventing Plug-ins from Being Opened
Plug-ins Tab (Preferences)
Touch Bar (macOS only)
Customizing the Touch Bar (macOS only)
Configuring WaveLab Cast
Global Preferences
General Tab (Global Preferences)
Display Tab (Global Preferences)
Audio Tab (Global Preferences)
Formats Tab (Global Preferences)
Options Tab (Global Preferences)
Audio Files Preferences

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