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280 Interface Elements

11.1.85 Silence Generator

This dialog allows you to generate "silence", either by replacing an audio selection, or by

specifying a duration.

You can also specify a cross fade at each end of the silent region, for a smoother transition.

Radio buttons determine where the silent period is placed in the audio.

In WaveLab you can also specify a ﬁle to be inserted instead of "true" silence. This can be

useful for example, if you wish to keep the ambience, or background noise of a particular

environment in a recording.

You can access this dialog in the Audio File Workspace via Edit > Silence (advanced)....

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11.1.86 Smart bypass

This dialog allows you to correct for any level change introduced by plug-in effects in the

Master Section.

Some effects, when applied to the signal chain, can cause an increase or decrease in level

between their input and output signals and this impairs objective comparisons between pro-

cessed and unprocessed sounds. By compensating this level shift, an objective A/B com-

parison is possible. This is the core purpose of this feature, which is a must-have tool for

Mastering.

Although some plug-ins have an output level or make-up gain control (such as most com-

pressors for example), it can be quite difﬁcult to determine the increase/decrease of level

when multiple plug-ins are used in an effects chain. This dialog can determine this differ-

ence in level and adjust the output gain accordingly. You can choose to hear the original

audio, the processed audio or the processed audio with the correction in level applied while

playing back audio. You can also select the method used to calculate the amount of level

correction used.

You can access this dialog from the Master Section via Smart bypass.

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