WaveLab 7 Documentation - questions & answers

wizardofice · Member Joined: 05 Sep 2009 Posts: 690 Location: Florida

Sorry but the in app help is more confusing than helpful. It might be nice if there was a manual to go along with it but alone....not very helpful.

I am sorry they put so much time and effort into the help system, but they should have thought it out well or even run it by some customers first. Anyone who decides that the manual would be worthless and a nice in app help system is a great replacement really does not live in the real world. It is beyond my wildest imagination that Steinberg would even consider producing a deep program like Wavelab and not provide at least a pdf manual.

Thanks for the 6 to 7 guide I will read it and see if it helps. Still waiting for a manual though.
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Vocalpoint · Posted: Tue Sep 21, 2010 5:14 pm Post subject:

wizardofice · Member Joined: 05 Sep 2009 Posts: 690 Location: Florida

It would also be nice to get something on the sonnox plugs...not sure what I am doing with them to tell the truth. Is this coming soon or available somewhere else?

update I see that now in the 6 to 7 guide...cool thanks!

uhh am I seeing things or are some pages repeated in several places?
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PG · Moderator Joined: 29 Dec 2004 Posts: 3396

@wizardofice: sonnox plugins each have a chapter in the help.
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Orbit-50 · Posted: Tue Sep 21, 2010 6:07 pm Post subject:

wizardofice · Member Joined: 05 Sep 2009 Posts: 690 Location: Florida

PG · Moderator Joined: 29 Dec 2004 Posts: 3396

@wizardofice:
When the plugin is open and has the focus, just press F1 and the help opens at the right page.
If you don't like to read this on screen, there is a print option.
The same chapter can be found in the PDF.
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wizardofice · Member Joined: 05 Sep 2009 Posts: 690 Location: Florida

I looked in the pdf but didn't find it there...I did find it in the 6 to 7 pdf though thanks!

I did just now look in the help menu in the app....quite different from the pdf supplied to us. Why can't we get a pdf version of this? Or is there an option to print from wavelab?
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PG · Moderator Joined: 29 Dec 2004 Posts: 3396

@wizardofice; I think there is a missunderstanding:

1) There is no Sonnox stuff in the 6 to 7 pdf, unlike what you say. The 6 to 7 guide is only 7 pages long.
ftp://ftp.steinberg.net/Download/WaveLab_7/WaveLab_6_to_7_FAQ.pdf

2) The sonnox is in the PDF doc, page 328 eg. for the Denoiser, easy to find.
ftp://ftp.steinberg.net/Download/WaveLab_7/Manuals/WaveLab-en-7.pdf

>I did just now look in the help menu in the app....
>quite different from the pdf supplied to us.
>Why can't we get a pdf version of this?

The PDF file mentionned in #2 above is word to word the in-application Help, under a "linear form" (from the Help menu).

Philippe
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wizardofice · Member Joined: 05 Sep 2009 Posts: 690 Location: Florida

my apologies I find this to be the case. Please understand I am quite confused by the provided info.

Although am I missing something...I do not see anything on the de buzzer is is in another section than the de clicker and de noiser?
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PG · Moderator Joined: 29 Dec 2004 Posts: 3396

Debuzzer: page 331 of the PDF.
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wizardofice · Member Joined: 05 Sep 2009 Posts: 690 Location: Florida

The pdf I have only has up to page 195
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wizardofice · Member Joined: 05 Sep 2009 Posts: 690 Location: Florida

also on page 51 under Audio file editing waveform views it tell that you can use 3 different waveform views.....wave and loudness......

but it doesn't tell how to see either of the two (3?) how does this work?
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Sid Chigger · Posted: Tue Sep 21, 2010 9:32 pm Post subject:

This one: ftp://ftp.steinberg.net/Download/WaveLab_7/Manuals/WaveLab-en-7.pdf has 428 pages..
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wizardofice · Member Joined: 05 Sep 2009 Posts: 690 Location: Florida

I have wavelab elements not the full version. Still trying to decide on getting the full version.
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ExtremeXS · Junior Member Joined: 06 Oct 2006 Posts: 23

I really hope database feature get's re-added.

This for me, searching large sfx libraries was a nice and integrated way to work, not sure how many other folks used this though as it's task specific.

RE: Manual

I came from sound forge to wave lab, and without the original manual, I think I would still be looking for features. As soon as I update I will have a good try with the online help, and I am sure when I require an in application use it will be great, but does not sound like it's going to be so useful when trying to understand the concept of something from the top down.

Anyway time will tell, looking forward to upgrading even though it sounds like, at least in the short term, version 6 will still be in heavy use.

Cheers,
Mark
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John Reid · Posted: Wed Sep 22, 2010 12:59 am Post subject:

fenderchris2 · Junior Member Joined: 01 Feb 2010 Posts: 37

The 'boxed' version of WL7 I ordered has still not arrived and I have just cancelled the order.

If a full user manual is produced I will buy it - until then (if it ever happens) I'm sticking with WL6
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dr · Member Joined: 06 Jan 2005 Posts: 248

+ 1 for a proper manual.

However comprehensive the 'help' pdf is, it isn't the same thing at all.

I'd say it's especially important for all those Mac users coming to WL for the first time.

Timo Wildenhain · Administrative Moderator Joined: 04 Sep 2009 Posts: 32

[quote="wizardofice"]also on page 51 under Audio file editing waveform views it tell that you can use 3 different waveform views.....wave and loudness......

but it doesn't tell how to see either of the two (3?) how does this work?[/quote]

Hello,

not sure if this answers your questions, but there are buttons below the waveform presentation
where you can change the views. WaveLab Elements doesn't include the Spectrum view and all
spectrum related editing functions.

Thanks,
Timo Wildenhain
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wizardofice · Member Joined: 05 Sep 2009 Posts: 690 Location: Florida

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wizardofice · Member Joined: 05 Sep 2009 Posts: 690 Location: Florida

These tabs are clearly not in my screen. Although the pdf and the in app help (both for wavelab elements 7) tell me they should be for wavelab 7 elements......Can Steinberg verify if these are supposed to be there and if so how do I find them?
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PG · Moderator Joined: 29 Dec 2004 Posts: 3396

WaveLab Elements as the 3D spectrum analysis, has the Spectroscope as real time meter, but the Spectrogram view is not part of it, this is reserved to the Pro version. Hence there is certainly a manual issue to fix.
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Oliver.Lucas · Posted: Sat Sep 25, 2010 10:59 am Post subject:

The old manual was fantastic. Detailed, intelligently written, well designed.
For me the new system is a pain.
A .pdf for an ebook reader would have been ok, but I don't like the new system because the old TEXT was better/more detailed.

Enter time stretch into the new help system and you get a couple of sentences worth of information.
The old manual had 4,5 PAGES for the same topic.

Disappointig, especially since I return to WL (because of the mac transition) after years and need to catch up a bit.....

Ollie
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wizardofice · Member Joined: 05 Sep 2009 Posts: 690 Location: Florida

wizardofice · Member Joined: 05 Sep 2009 Posts: 690 Location: Florida

PG · Moderator Joined: 29 Dec 2004 Posts: 3396

@wizardofice: what I tried to explain is that this feature is only in the pro version of WaveLab.
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