User Manual

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Editing in the Wave window
Basic editing commands
Mono/stereo
WaveLab Studio is totally flexible in its handling of stereo.
All editing operations can be performed on either channel
or both.
Copying audio
The following operations allow you to make copies of sec-
tions of audio within the same file or from one file to an-
other.
By dragging
1. Decide whether you want to use “Snap to Zero cross-
ing” (activated from the Options menu) for this operation.
When this is activated, both the selection start and end as well as the
drop position will always occur at zero crossings. See “Snapping to zero
crossings” on page 42 for details.
2. Make a selection.
3. Point at the selection, press the mouse button and
hold it down.
4. Drag to a position outside the selection (in the same
file) or to another Wave window.
When you have the cursor over a valid area, the pointer will turn into a
single or double waveform (see below). The status bar will show the ex-
act position at which the selection will be inserted.
5. Release the mouse button.
The selection is inserted at the indicated point. The audio that previously
began at that point is moved forward so that it is now played after the in-
serted section.
Using “Magnetize Bounds”
If you have “Magnetize bounds” on the Options menu ac-
tivated when you drag, the cursor will “snap” to the follow-
ing positions:
• The wave cursor.
• The start and end of the entire wave.
•Markers (see “What are markers for?” on page 128).
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Please note that any existing markers (see “What are
markers for?” on page 128) in the source audio sec-
tion also will be copied.
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Make sure you don’t drop on a selection in the desti-
nation window, or you will perform a crossfade, see
“Crossfade” on page 83.
Make a selection, position the mouse pointer over it…
…drag and drop…
…the dragged section is inserted at the drop point.