WaveLab Montage Explained
Groove 3's resident Steinberg guru Mark Struthers is back and this time he's tackling WaveLab 8's Montage. Join Mark as he explores the many features and functions of this powerful application and shows you how to improve your tracks and export for delivery.
Videos
• Creating an Audio Montage (15:48) - Learn the fundamental distinction between how the Audio Montage workspace differs to the Audio Editing workspace and how to create your initial montage.
• The Montage Window (08:30) - This tutorial explores the Audio Montage and how you can add Tab Groups to run parallel projects. Additionally, see how to use options to adapt the display of transport buttons.
• Track Control Area Options (07:21) - By looking at the Track Control Area, you'll be introduced to the concept of using single or multiple lanes to build up a montage. Additionally, by looking at the Track menu, learn how to adapt an individual track's montage window footprint to suit your workflow.
• Audio to Montage (06:06) - Discover multiple ways of creating an instant audio montage from a single audio file within the audio editing workspace.
• Building & Adapting a Montage (10:52) - Here, you will see how to use the various Track Control Area buttons to adapt the display of individual tracks. Additionally, see how to add effects to tracks, and name them for better identification purposes.
• Arranging & Rearranging Clips (08:24) - After differentiating between Selected Clips and Focused Clips, work through different methods of arranging and rearranging focused clips within the montage window.
• Clip Editing (08:53) - Discover the process of editing clips, both in isolation and simultaneously with multiple clips.
• Envelopes & Adjustments (08:19) - Extend your understanding of the Focused Clip function in addition to learning about Volume Envelopes and how they can be adjusted.
• Changing the Envelope View (07:34) - Discover how to easily use the Volume and Pan envelopes to automate audio movement within the stereo field.
• Auto Editing (08:29) - Mark shows both manual and automatic methods of splitting clips in the montage window.
• Adding & Chaining Effects (10:23) - Discover how to integrate native and third party effects into the montage workflow in terms of across whole tracks or to individual clips. Additionally, see how to use effects across the master output.
• Using Meters (10:46) - Here, discover the many and varied level meters that are provided to assist you in editing, optimizing and mastering your audio files.
• Meter Mixing (08:06) - By working through a song, watch the process of visually assessing a mix in combination with listening to it so that the various meters can indicate problematic frequency areas. Also, see how adding plug-ins can optimize the mix.
• Mixing Down (04:02) - To conclude the montage process, see here how to export your clips to a new stereo audio file with options to create a simple audio CD or upload to Soundcloud.