2.0

Wave Editing / Destructive
Editing
Introduction
MAGIX music editor 2 is primarily a non-linear, non-destructive audio editor. This means that most of
your work is usually completed in the virtual domain (VIP), without making changes to the original audio.
However, there are some situations which are best completed by working directly on a Wave Project, as
if you were using a conventional audio editor. MAGIX music editor 2 can also function as a conventional
audio editor, but now offers two alternatives - Destructive Editing or the new virtual Wave Editing. When
working directly on Wave Projects, the powerful options offered by the Wave Editing system place
MAGIX music editor 2
a "cut" above other conventional audio editors!
Wave Editing / Destructive Or Virtual?
Using Wave Editing or Destructive Editing may not necessarily be the best method of completing your
editing task. For example, if you have duplicated an Object several times, all of the Objects would
contain the same edits after changes are applied and saved directly to the Wave Project window. But this
can also be an advantage at the other hand.
Please keep in mind that editing functions such as cut, copy, fades, crossfades, and so on can also all be
applied to the audio material in a non-destructive way in the VIP. Almost all effects can be used from
within the Virtual Project and applied to the Objects in the VIP Tracks.
With regard to the Effect Menu functions, the editing can also be performed "offline", in a destructive or
semi-destructive fashion which has similarities to Wave Editing. For example, the Effect Menu Room
Simulator function is always performed "offline". However, the option Create Copy (checked by default)
makes sure that a copy of the original material is processed with the effect and not the original audio
segment. The copy of the audio segment allows the use of Undo in the Virtual Project to return the
Object to its original state. Of course, this process utilizes additional hard disc space.
Also, remember that even if you work extensively with WAV files, you can complete all editing tasks
within a VIP. By importing the Wave Project into a VIP, you can complete editing steps faster and more
conveniently than in any destructive Wave editing application! For example, any type of cutting and
rearranging of audio segments can be performed in a non-linear, non-destructive, and extremely fast way
in the VIP. The Track Bouncing option in the Tools Menu allows you to take any material in a VIP and
turn it into a new WAV file which can then be imported into a VIP Project.
Note : As we shall see in this chapter, the new non-destructive Wave Editing mode is very similar to
working within a VIP , but the editing is carried out directly on the Wave Project
. This saves a lot of time in some cases (such as when working with sound or loop libraries).
Editing on Wave projects can be performed in two different modes, in the old "Destructive Editing"
mode or in (virtual) "Wave editing" mode.
Destructive Editing
This is the term used to describe the method for working directly on Wave projects in earlier versions of
MAGIX music editor 2
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