Steinberg Wavelab Pro 9.5 User manual

Operation Manual

Cristina Bachmann, Heiko Bischoff, Christina Kaboth, Insa Mingers, Matthias Obrecht, Sabine Pfeifer, Benjamin

Schütte, Marita Sladek

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Table of Contents

6 WaveLab Pro Introduction

6 Platform-Independent Documentation

6 Help System

6 Conventions

7 Key Commands

8 How You Can Reach Us

9 Setting Up Your System

9 Connecting the Equipment

9 Audio Cards and Background Playback

9 Latency

10 Defining Audio Connections

13 CD/DVD Recorders

13 Remote Devices

22 WaveLab Pro Concepts

22 General Editing Rules

22 Startup Dialog

23 Basic Window Handling

24 Selecting Audio

31 Sliders

31 Renaming Items in Tables

31 File Browser

33 Tab Groups

35 Peak Files

36 Companion Files

36 Processing Precision

37 EBU Loudness Standard R-128

39 Workspace Window

39 Audio Editor

40 Audio Montage

40 Batch Processor

40 Podcast Editor

40 Basic Audio CD

40 DVD-Audio

41 Script Editor

41 Control Window

42 File Tab

43 Info Tab

45 Tool Windows

45 Meter Windows

45 Slide-Out Windows

46 Docking and Undocking Tool Windows and

Meter Windows

48 Command Bar

49 Status Bar

50 Context Menus

51 Time Ruler and Level Ruler

55 Managing Tabs

57 Activating Full Screen Mode

57 Log Window

59 Project Handling

59 Opening Files

60 WaveLab Projects

63 File Groups

65 Value Editing

65 Drag Operations

66 Undoing and Redoing Actions

68 Zooming

73 Presets

75 File Operations

75 Recently Used Files

76 Favorite Files

77 Save and Save As

79 Templates

84 File Renaming

84 Naming Schemes

86 Deleting Files

86 Temporary Files

86 Work Folders vs. Document Folders

89 Exporting to SoundCloud

89 Copying Audio Information to the Clipboard

89 Setting the Focus on the Current File

90 Playback

90 Transport Bar

101 Starting Playback From the Ruler

101 Using the Play Tool

101 Playback Scrubbing

102 Timecode Window

103 Jog/Shuttle Function

104 Scroll During Playback

105 Playback in the Audio Montage Window

106 Speaker Configuration

108 Audio File Editing

108 Wave Window

116 Audio Editor Tabs

124 File Handling in the Audio Editor

145 Changing the Audio Properties

146 Metadata

151 Snapshots

152 Silence Generator Dialog

154 Bleep Censor

155 Waveform Restoration with the Pen Tool

156 Audio Analysis

156 Analyze Tab

157 Global Analysis

165 Audio File Comparator

167 3D Frequency Analysis

169 Error Correction

169 Correction Tab

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172 Correcting Errors

173 Offline Processing

173 Process Tab

175 Applying Processing

175 Gain Dialog

176 Level Normalizer Dialog

177 Loudness Normalizer

179 Pan Normalizer Dialog

179 Envelope Dialog

181 Fades in Audio Files

182 Crossfades

183 Phase Inverting

183 Reversing Audio

183 DC Offset

184 Time Stretching

186 Pitch Shift

188 Pitch Quantizing Dialog

189 Pitch Bend

190 Resample

191 Effect Morphing

194 Audio Montage

194 Montage Window

197 Audio Montage Tabs

214 Signal Path in the Audio Montage

214 Creating New Audio Montages

216 Audio Montage Duplicates

219 Creating an Audio Montage from an Audio File

220 Import Options for Audio Montages

221 Missing Files Dialog

221 Assembling the Audio Montage

232 Rearranging Clips

238 Clip Editing

255 Audio Montages within Audio Montages

260 Managing Source Files of Clips

264 Track Activity Indicator

264 Envelopes for Clips

272 Fades and Crossfades in Audio Montages

280 Clip Time Stretching

281 Clip Pitch Shifting

281 Effects for Tracks, Clips, and the Montage

Output

296 CD Markers

296 CD Window

303 Snapshots

304 Mixing Down – The Render Function

305 Loudness Meta Normalizer

307 Navigator Window

308 Notes Window

308 Groups

310 Audio Montage Backups

311 Multichannel Operations in the Audio Montage

321 XML Export and Import of Audio Montages

321 AES-31 Files Export and Import

324 Recording

324 Setting Up the Recording Dialog

325 Dropping Markers During Recording

325 Recording Dialog

331 Recording in the Audio Montage Window

332 Master Section

332 Bypassing the Master Section

332 Master Section Window

350 Rendering

358 Recording from an ASIO Input

359 Smart Bypass

361 Saving Master Section Presets

365 Monitoring Background Tasks

366 Dropouts

367 Markers

367 Marker Types

368 Markers Window

372 About Creating Markers

375 Deleting Markers

376 Moving Markers

376 Moving Multiple Markers

378 Navigating to Markers

378 Hiding Markers of a Specific Type

378 Converting Marker Types

379 Renaming Markers

380 Selecting Markers

380 Selecting the Audio Between Markers

381 Binding Markers to Clips in the Audio Montage

381 Exporting the Markers List as Text

382 How Marker Information is Saved

383 Metering

383 Meter Windows

383 Real Time vs. Non-Real Time

383 Metering Monitor Modes

384 Meter Settings

384 Multichannel Metering

384 Resetting the Meters

385 Using Presets in the Meter Windows

385 Level Meter

388 Loudness Meter

390 Phasescope

391 Spectroscope

392 Spectrometer

394 Live Spectrogram

396 Bit Meter

397 Oscilloscope

398 Wavescope

399 Basic Audio CD

399 Basic Audio CD Window

402 CD Markers

402 Preparing a Basic Audio CD

404 Opening CD Tracks for Editing

404 Playing Back Files in the Track List

405 Saving Basic Audio CD Tracks as Separate Files

405 Saving Basic Audio CD Tracks as One File

406 DVD-Audio

406 Structure of a DVD-Audio Project

406 DVD-Audio Formats

407 DVD-Audio Format Considerations

407 DVD-Audio Window

409 Preparing a DVD-Audio

410 Opening Audio Montages for Editing

411 Checking the DVD-Audio Conformity

412 Writing Operations

412 Write Audio CD or DDP Dialog

414 Erase Optical Media Dialog

414 About Writing Audio Files

417 About Writing Audio Montages

429 Write DVD-Audio Function

433 Data CD/DVD Projects

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436 Audio CD Formats

440 Spectral Editing

440 Spectrogram

441 Wavelet Display

442 Spectrogram Options Dialog

443 Spectrum Tab

449 Spectrum Processing

453 Audio Inpainting

454 Spectrum Watermark

456 Master Section Processing

458 Auto Split

458 Auto Split in Audio Files

461 Auto Split in Audio Montages

464 Loops

464 Basic Looping

465 About Refining Loops

472 Looping Audio Which Is Not Very Well Suited

for Looping

474 Sample Attributes

476 Generating Signals

476 Signal Generator

480 DTMF Generator

482 Importing Audio CD Tracks

482 Import Audio CD Dialog

485 Importing Audio CD Tracks

486 Searching Track Names on the Internet

486 Submitting Track Names to the Internet

487 Ultra-Safe Mode

487 Converting Audio CD Tracks to an Audio

Montage

487 Converting Audio CD Tracks to a Basic Audio

CD

488 WaveLab Exchange

488 WaveLab Pro as External Editor for

Cubase/Nuendo

489 Cubase/Nuendo as External Editor for WaveLab

Pro

490 Batch Processing

491 Batch Processor Window

498 Offline Processors

499 Working with the Batch Processor

506 Watch Folders

519 XML Files in Batch Processing

525 Batch Conversion

525 Batch Conversion Dialog

526 Batch Converting Files

527 Batch Renaming

527 Batch Renaming Dialogs

527 Batch Renaming Files

529 Batch Renaming Markers

530 Batch Renaming Clips

532 Renaming Operation Categories and Types

535 List of Renaming Operations

536 Preview Section

536 Range Parameters

538 Previewing and Performing All Renaming

Operations

538 Regular Expressions

542 Podcasts

542 Podcast Editor

546 Global Podcast Options

546 Creating a Podcast

547 Setting Up a FTP for Podcast Publishing

547 Publishing Podcasts

547 FTP Settings Dialog

548 Checking the Podcast

549 Customizing

549 Workspace Layout

550 Customizing the Wave Window and the

Montage Window

552 Customizing Shortcuts

557 Customizing Command Bars

557 Plug-in Organization

564 Variables and Text Snippets

567 Scripting

569 Touch Bar (macOS only)

570 Configuring WaveLab Pro

570 Global Preferences

576 Audio Files Preferences

581 Audio Montages Preferences

586 Synchronizing WaveLab Pro Settings on Several

Computers

587 Multi-User Settings

587 External Tools

591 Index

5

WaveLab Pro Introduction

Platform-Independent Documentation

The documentation applies to the operating systems Windows and macOS.

Features and settings that are specific to one of these platforms are clearly indicated. In all other

cases, the descriptions and procedures in the documentation are valid for Windows and macOS.

Some points to consider:

●

The screenshots are taken from Windows.

●

Some functions that are available on the File menu on Windows can be found in the

program name menu on macOS.

Help System

There are several ways of accessing the help system. The documentation is available online and

most of it can be downloaded in PDF format from steinberg.help.

●

To visit steinberg.help, enter steinberg.help in the address bar of your web browser or

open WaveLab Pro and select Help> steinberg.help.

●

To show tooltips, move the mouse over an interface icon.

●

To open the help for an active dialog on steinberg.help, click the question mark icon on the

title bar (Windows) or in the dialog (macOS) to show the Help button, and then click the

Help button, or press F1 (Windows) or Cmd-? (macOS).

●

To use the menu help, move the mouse over a menu item.

●

To see information on what kind of editing can be performed when using the mouse and

modifier keys in the Audio Montage window, move the mouse over the montage window.

The help text is displayed on the info line at the bottom of the window.

To open the “What’s This” help, you have the following possibilities:

●

In any window, press Shift-F1 and move the mouse over an interface item, or select Help>

What’s This?.

●

In a dialog, select the question mark icon on any title bar (Windows) or in the dialog

(macOS), and move the mouse over an interface item or a menu option.

●

Some “What’s this” tooltips include a link to a dedicated help topic.

RELATED LINKS

Info Line on page 234

Conventions

In our documentation, we use typographical and markup elements to structure information.

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Typographical Elements

The following typographical elements mark the following purposes.

PREREQUISITE

Requires you to complete an action or to fulfill a condition before starting a

procedure.

PROCEDURE

Lists the steps that you must take to achieve a specific result.

IMPORTANT

Informs you about issues that might affect the system, the connected hardware, or

that might bring a risk of data loss.

NOTE

Informs you about issues that you should consider.

EXAMPLE

Provides you with an example.

RESULT

Shows the result of the procedure.

AFTER COMPLETING THIS TASK

Informs you about actions or tasks that you can perform after completing the

procedure.

RELATED LINKS

Lists related topics that you can find in this documentation.

Markup

Bold text indicates the name of a menu, option, function, dialog, window, etc.

EXAMPLE

To open the Metadata dialog, open the Metadata window and click Edit.

If bold text is separated by a greater-than symbol, this indicates a sequence of different menus

to open.

EXAMPLE

Select File> Open.

Key Commands

Many of the default key commands, also known as keyboard shortcuts, use modifier keys, some

of which are different depending on the operating system.

When key commands with modifier keys are described in this manual, they are shown with the

Windows modifier key first followed by the macOS and the key:

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Windows modifier key/macOS modifier key-Z

EXAMPLE

Ctrl/Cmd-Z means: press Ctrl on Windows or Cmd on macOS, then press Z.

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How You Can Reach Us

How You Can Reach Us

On the Help menu in WaveLab Pro, you find items linking to additional information.

The menu contains links to various Steinberg web pages. Selecting a menu item automatically

launches your browser and opens the page. On these pages, you can find support and

compatibility information, answers to frequently asked questions, information about updates

and other Steinberg products, etc. This requires that you have a web browser installed on your

computer, and a working Internet connection.

8

Setting Up Your System

Before you start working, you need to make some settings.

IMPORTANT

Make sure that all equipment is turned off before making any connections.

Connecting the Equipment

Your system setup depends on many different factors, for example, the kind of project that you

want to create, the external equipment that you want to use, or the computer hardware available

to you.

Audio Cards and Background Playback

When you activate playback or recording in WaveLab Pro, other applications cannot access the

audio card. Likewise, if another application uses the audio card, WaveLab Pro is unable to play

back. The Windows MME driver is an exception from this.

You can run WaveLab Pro together with other applications and always give the active application

access to the audio card.

PROCEDURE

1. Select File> Preferences> Audio Connections.

2. Select the Options tab.

3. Activate Release Driver.

4. Do one of the following:

●

If you want to release the driver when WaveLab Pro is in the background, activate

When WaveLab Pro is in Background.

●

If you want to release the driver only when Cubase is in the foreground, activate

When Cubase is in Foreground.

Latency

Latency is the delay between when audio is sent from the program and when you actually hear it.

While a very low latency can be crucial in a real-time DAW application such as Steinberg Nuendo

or Cubase, this is not strictly the case with WaveLab Pro.

When working with WaveLab Pro, the important issues are optimum and stable playback and

editing precision.

The latency in an audio system depends on the audio hardware, its drivers, and settings. In

case of dropouts, crackles, or glitches during playback, raise the Buffer Number setting on the

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Defining Audio Connections

Options tab in the Audio Connections, or increase the buffer size in the ASIO control panel,

specific to the audio card.

RELATED LINKS

Audio Connections Tab on page 11

Defining Audio Connections

To be able to play back and record audio in WaveLab Pro, you must specify how the internal

input and output channels in WaveLab Pro are connected to your sound card and which device

you intend to use for audio playback and recording.

You can define the buffer settings for your device as well as set up connections to external gear,

such as external effects units. You should select at least two channels for stereo playback and

recording.

If you have no third-party audio card, you can select the Windows MME driver or Built-in Audio

(Mac) options. You can also use MME with most third party audio cards, with the advantage that

you can record and play at different sample rates. However, Windows MME drivers do not allow

audio monitoring in the Recording dialog or multichannel operation, and other drivers generally

offer better sound quality and performance.

RELATED LINKS

Audio Connections Tab on page 11

Selecting an ASIO Driver

Audio Stream Input/Output (ASIO) is a computer device driver protocol for digital audio specified

by Steinberg. It provides a low-latency and high fidelity interface between a software application

and the soundcard of a computer.

PROCEDURE

1. Select File> Preferences> Audio Connections.

2. Open the Audio Device pop-up menu and select your ASIO driver.

The ASIO Plug-ins tab and the Control Panel button are activated.

3. Optional: Click Control Panel and make your settings.

4. On the ASIO Plug-ins tab, select the audio ports that are used for recording and monitor

input of the ASIO plug-ins.

Selecting a Windows MME Driver

PROCEDURE

1. Select File> Options> Audio Connections.

2. Open the Audio Device pop-up menu and select Windows MME.

3. On the Playback tab, select the audio ports that are used for playback.

4. On the Recording tab, select the audio ports that used for recording and monitor input.

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Audio Connections Tab

This tab allows you to specify how the internal input and output channels in WaveLab Pro

are connected to your sound card and which device you want to use for audio playback and

recording.

● To open the Audio Connections tab, select File> Preferences> Audio Connections.

Global Settings

Audio Device

Allows you to select the audio device that you want to use for playback and recording

audio. If you do not have a third-party audio card, you can select the Windows MME

driver or Built-in Audio (Mac) options.

Control Panel

When you select an ASIO driver, the Control Panel button is activated. Click the

button to open the settings application of your sound card, which is usually installed

with the sound card. Depending on your sound card and driver, this provides

settings for buffer size, digital formats, additional I/O connections, etc.

Refresh

This button causes audio devices to be evaluated again to reflect device changes.

Playback Tab

This tab allows you to select and name audio ports that are used for playback. If you are

monitoring on a surround system, specify your surround speaker outputs here.

You can also specify the Preferred Sample Rate for playback. Furthermore, you can rename the

channels and set up the Speaker Configuration to be able to switch between different speakers.

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Recording Tab

This tab allows you to select and name your audio ports that are used for recording and

input monitoring. The inputs that you define here are then available in the Recording dialog.

Furthermore, you can rename the channels and select the Speaker Configuration.

External Gear Tab

This tab allows you to select inputs from and outputs to external audio processing equipment.

The name of this tab corresponds to the installed driver, for example, ASIO Plug-ins.

Options Tab

This tab allows you to specify the number of buffers and the control driver functionality.

Buffer Number

Increasing this value improves the elasticity of audio streaming to avoid dropouts.

MME Specific – Buffer Size

Increasing this value improves the elasticity of audio streaming to avoid dropouts.

This is only available when an MME driver is selected.

Initialize Streaming Engine at First Use

Initializes the audio streaming engine when playback or recording are used for the

first time. If this option is deactivated, the audio streaming engine is initialized at

program startup.

Reset Driver When Changing Sample Rate

Resets the driver when sample rate is changed. When playback or recording must

be set to a new sample rate, some audio device drivers must be fully reset to work

properly. This operation takes some time.

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CD/DVD Recorders

Perform Short Fade In/Out When Starting/Stopping Playback

Performs a short fade in when starting playback and a short fade out when stopping

playback. This avoids clicks that are caused by waveforms that are not starting on a

zero-crossing point.

Release Driver

Allows you to run WaveLab Pro together with other applications and always give the

active application access to the audio card.

● If When WaveLab Pro is in Background is activated, the driver is released

when WaveLab Pro is in the background.

● If When Cubase/Nuendo is in Foreground is activated, the driver is released

when Cubase/Nuendo is in the foreground.

CD/DVD Recorders

For general instructions on installing internal or connecting external recorders via USB or

Firewire, refer to the instruction manual for your computer or your recorder.

Make sure to have the latest firmware version installed on your recorder unit. For CD recorders,

the existing firmware must support disc-at-once mode. In addition, running a unit with older

firmware can prevent you from writing sub-index markers into the tracks, for example.

Remote Devices

You can use remote devices to remote-control WaveLab Pro.

Several commands can be controlled with knobs and sliders of your remote control device. For all

commands that can be assigned to a keyboard shortcut, a MIDI trigger can also be assigned.

Remote Devices Tab

This tab allows you to select a device to remote-control WaveLab Pro, and see and edit the

control map of MIDI control devices.

● To open the Remote Devices tab, select File> Preferences> Remote Devices.

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Remote Devices

Device Editing Tab

This tab lets you select a MIDI control device, see the control map, assign WaveLab Pro

commands to MIDI controls, and import/export control assignments.

Device Menu

Select the MIDI device to edit. Select MIDI Shortcuts for Menus to define the MIDI

input port that is used for MIDI shortcuts. The shortcuts can then be assigned on the

Shortcuts tab.

Select MIDI Control Device #1 – #10 to select a slot for a connected MIDI control

device. You can then assign a device by selecting a MIDI input port and output port.

Active

Activates the selected device and scans the MIDI ports.

In-Port/Out-Port

Select the MIDI input/output ports of the device that you want to use.

Edit Map

Activates the edit mode of the MIDI control map for the selected device. To leave the

edit mode, click again.

Save

Saves the modifications that have been made to the MIDI control map.

Undo

Undoes the modifications that have been made to the MIDI control map.

Reset

If the map has a factory preset, clicking Reset resets all changes that have been

made to the map. If the map has no factory preset, the map is cleared.

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Import

Opens the file browser where you can select a map definition file (XML file). This kind

of file can be supplied by a MIDI device manufacturer or another WaveLab Pro user,

for example.

Export

Lets you export a map definition file (XML file). This file can be sent to another

WaveLab Pro user, for example.

Name

Lets you enter a map name.

Only Display Assignments

If this option is activated, the control map only displays the parameters that are

associated with a remote control.

Expand/Collapse

Expands/collapses the folder tree of the control map.

WaveLab Pro Action List

This folder tree lists the parameters that you can remote-control. The top folder

represent contexts. The related parameters can only be controlled if the context is

active. For example, if an audio file is active.

A remote control can be used in several contexts if these are exclusive. For example,

parameters that can be used for an active audio file or an active audio montage.

The Global folder contain the parameters that can always be controlled.

Control Editor – Save

If a control has been created or modified, click this button to save it.

Control Editor – Undo

If a control has been modified, click this button to undo the changes.

Control Editor – Clear

Erases the selected control’s definition.

Control Name

Lets you enter a name for the control. Each control must have a name.

Type

In the Type section, you can edit the type of the selected control.

When more than one type of control can be assigned to a parameter, you can

select a type from the first pop-up menu. You can choose between relative and

absolute editing for some parameters. For example, a Master Section slider can

be associated to a remote motorized fader (absolute editing), or to an infinite knob

(relative editing).

Several protocols are supported to interpret the MIDI messages. You can select the

protocol that you want to use from the second menu. The MIDI Learn function can

automatically change this protocol, according to the received MIDI messages.

Remote controls send messages but can also receive messages from WaveLab Pro,

to light up a button or move a motorized fader, for example. You can select the

mode to use from the third menu.

Message

Activates the MIDI Learn function. If this option is activated, you can use the control

(knob, fader, etc.) on your MIDI controller. When MIDI messages are received, they

are analyzed after the MIDI activity stops for several milliseconds. The result is

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displayed in the Message field. The result is then used by WaveLab Pro as the control

identifier.

Clear

Erases the MIDI event that identifies the control.

Conditions

A modifier is a WaveLab Pro parameter that can be activated by a MIDI control (for

example, a foot switch) or a computer key (Ctrl/Cmd, Shift, etc.). By associating a

remote control with one or two modifiers, you can use a single remote control to edit

different parameters.

Options Tab

This tab lets you use the MIDI Learn function to assign a control of a MIDI remote control device

to a function.

Emulate Mouse Wheel

If this option is activated, the AI knob of Steinberg controllers acts as a mouse wheel

in the WaveLab Pro user interface, except for plug-ins.

Edit Focused Numeric Field

If this option is activated, the AI knob Steinberg controllers can be used to edit the

focused numeric field that you find in many WaveLab Pro windows and dialogs.

Selecting a MIDI Remote Control Device

PREREQUISITE

The MIDI remote control device is connected to your PC/Mac.

PROCEDURE

1. Select File> Preferences> Remote Devices.

2. On the Device Editing tab, select one of the MIDI control device slots or the MIDI

Shortcuts for Menus option from the pop-up menu at the top.

3. Select Active to activate the selected device.

4. From the In-Port and Out-Port pop-up menus, select a MIDI input port and output port.

Assigning a MIDI Controller to a Parameter

If you are using a Steinberg remote control device, for example, the CC121, the controls are

already assigned to parameters. You can customize these default settings.

PREREQUISITE

You have set up your MIDI remote control device.

PROCEDURE

1. Select File> Preferences> Remote Devices.

2. From the pop-up menu at the top of the dialog, select your MIDI control device.

3. On the Device Editing tab, click the Edit Map button.

4. In the tree structure, click the parameter that you want to remote-control.

5. In the Control Editor section, enter a name in the Control Name field.

6. Select the type of control.

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Remote Devices

Depending on the type of control on the MIDI remote control device, you must select a

control with relative values (knob), trigger values (button), or absolute values (fader).

7. Click in the Message field, and on your MIDI remote control device, move the control that

you want to assign.

The name of the controller is displayed in the Message field.

8. Click Save to the right of the This Control is Modified message.

9. Click Save to the right of the Edit Map button.

RESULT

The MIDI controller is now assigned to the function.

Assigning Custom Parameters to Plug-ins

You can assign custom parameters to many VST 3 plug-ins.

PREREQUISITE

In the Remote Devices tab, assign the controls of your MIDI controller to the plug-in custom

parameters. If you are using the Steinberg CC121 controller, the parameters are assigned by

default.

PROCEDURE

1. From the Master Section or the Effects window, open the plug-in that you want to control

with the MIDI remote control device.

2. Ctrl/Cmd-click the circle icon at the top of the plug-in window to enter the Edit mode.

3. Click OK.

The icon indicates that you are in MIDI learn mode.

4. Move the mouse over a plug-in parameter, and move the MIDI control that you want to

assign.

Repeat this for all the parameters and controls that you want to assign.

5. When finished, click the tool icon to exit Edit mode, and click OK.

RESULT

The assignment is saved. You can now control the assigned parameters with your MIDI remote

control device. A plug-in can be controlled via the custom parameter if the Remote Control

Mode is activated and only one plug-in can be activated at a time.

When a plug-in is activated for remote control, it also has precedence over other application

settings that are controlled by the same parameter.

To remove all remote control assignments on the plug-in, hold Ctrl/Cmd and Shift, and click the

Remote Control Mode button.

RELATED LINKS

CC121 Advanced Integration Controller on page 18

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Remote Devices

Importing and Exporting Remote Control Definition Files

Map definition files are XML files, containing control assignments for your remote devices. You

can exchange them with other users or save a backup copy.

In the Remote Devices tab, select the Device Editing tab.

●

To import a map definition file, click Import, browse to the location of the map definition

file, and select the file.

●

To export a map definition file, click Export, and browse to the location where you want to

save the file.

Editing Changes in the Remote Control Devices Settings

Changes that have been made to the map, for example, changing the name of a control, can be

saved, reset, undone, and removed in the Control Editor section of the Remote Devices tab.

●

To save any changes that you have made, click Save.

●

To restore the factory preset of a MIDI remote control device, click Reset. If the control

device does not have factory presets, the map is cleared.

●

To undo your last action, click Undo.

●

To remove the control definition of the selected control or to unassign the selected

control, click Clear.

Using Modifiers for Remote Controlling Parameters

You can use the same controller for controlling different parameters, using one or two modifiers.

A modifier can be a MIDI control (for example, a foot switch) or a modifier key on your computer

keyboard (for example, Shift and/or Ctrl/Cmd).

To determine one or two modifiers, open the Remote Devices tab, and when editing a

parameter, select the modifiers from the Conditions section.

You can use the Shift and Alt modifiers to alter the edit steps of infinite knob controls as follows:

●

Press Shift to edit values in small steps.

●

Press Alt to edit values in bigger steps.

CC121 Advanced Integration Controller

You can use Steinberg’s CC121 Advanced Integration Controller to control WaveLab Pro.

This section describes the WaveLab Pro factory preset for the CC121. For detailed information

on how to use the controller, refer to the manual that came with the CC121. Note that the

CC121 was originally designed for Cubase. The following mapping combines the WaveLab Pro

functionality with the CC121 controls. The controls that are not listed in the following paragraph

are not assigned to a parameter.

Channel Section

You can use all controls of the CC121 channel section, except the fader, to control the elements

of the selected track in a WaveLab Pro audio montage. You can use the fader for the Master

Section.

Fader

Controls the Master Section fader.

PAN knob

Controls the gain of the selected track.

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Mute

Mutes/Unmutes the selected track.

Solo

Activates/Deactivates solo for the selected track.

CHANNEL SELECT

Selects the previous/next track in the audio montage.

To move the cursor to the previous/next clip edge in the audio montage, hold Alt. To

move the cursor to the previous/next region edge, hold Shift. To move the cursor to

the previous/next marker in the Audio Editor, hold Ctrl/Cmd.

EQ Section

With the EQ section you can easily control the Steinberg Studio EQ plug-in.

If the EQ TYPE button is activated on the CC121, you can adjust the parameters of the focused

Studio-EQ. All necessary EQ parameters, such as Q/F/G of each band, EQ TYPE selection, and ALL

BYPASS on/off can be set. You can switch to WaveLab Pro navigation mode by turning off the EQ

TYPE button. In WaveLab Pro navigation mode, you get access to alternative functions, such as

scrolling, zooming, and switching between windows.

EQ TYPE activated:

Bandwidth knobs (Q)

Adjusts the Q (bandwidth) of each EQ band.

Frequency knobs (F)

Adjusts the center frequency of each EQ band.

Gain knobs (G)

Adjusts the gain of each EQ band.

ON

Activates/Deactivates the EQ bands.

ALL BYPASS

Activates/Deactivates bypass for all plug-ins in the Master Section.

EQ TYPE deactivated:

LOW ON

Opens the Audio Editor.

LOW-MID ON

Opens the Audio Montage window.

HIGH-MID ON

Opens the Batch Processor window.

HIGH ON

Opens the preferences tab.

EQ-1 knob for the EQ Gain (G)

Scrolls left/right on the timeline.

EQ-2 knob for the EQ Gain (G)

Adjusts the horizontal zoom on the timeline.

EQ-3 knob for the EQ Gain (G)

Adjusts the vertical zoom on the timeline.

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EQ-4 knob for the EQ Gain (G)

Scrolls tracks on the Audio Montage window or scrolls vertically on the Audio

Editor.

EQ-1 knob for the EQ Frequency (F)

Scrolls left/right on the overview timeline of the Audio Editor.

EQ-2 knob for the EQ Frequency (F)

Horizontally zooms in/out on the overview timeline of the Audio Editor.

EQ-3 knob for the EQ Frequency (F)

Vertically zooms in/out on the overview timeline of the Audio Editor.

EQ-4 knob for the EQ Frequency (F)

Vertically scrolls on the overview timeline of the Audio Editor.

Transport Section

In this section you can control the transport functions of WaveLab Pro.

Previous button

Moves the cursor position to the left.

Rewind button

Moves the edit cursor position to the left.

Forward button

Moves the edit cursor position to the right.

Next button

Moves the cursor position to the right.

Cycle button

Activates/Deactivates Cycle mode.

Stop button

Stops playback. Press again to move the cursor to the previous start position. Press a

third time to move the cursor to the beginning of the project.

Play button

Starts playback.

Record button

Press once to open the Recording dialog. Press again to start the recording. Press a

third time to stop recording. The recorded file opens in the Audio Editor.

Function Section

In this section, you can adjust functions, such as fades and envelope level, by using the VALUE

knob.

VALUE knob

Rotate this knob to adjust the assigned function. Press the knob to reset the

parameter to its default value.

FUNCTION button 1

Adjusts the fade in settings of the active clip.

FUNCTION button 2

Adjusts the fade out settings of the active clip.

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