User Guide

Nero Wave Editor Contents • 3
Contents
1 Instructions in brief........................................................................5
1.1 What's new in Nero Wave Editor? .............................................. 5
1.2 Introduction .................................................................................. 6
1.3 How this information is organized.............................................. 6
1.4 Notes for the user......................................................................... 6
1.5 Important terms............................................................................ 7
2 About Nero Wave Editor ................................................................8
2.1 Introduction .................................................................................. 8
2.2 Structure of the program ............................................................. 8
2.2.1 Workspace ..................................................................................... 9
3 Settings .........................................................................................10
3.1 Selecting the input and output devices ................................... 10
3.2 Setting the editor options.......................................................... 10
3.2.1 Setting the display features.......................................................... 11
3.2.2 Specifying the directories used .................................................... 12
3.2.3 Audio output ................................................................................. 13
3.2.4 VST Plug-ins ................................................................................ 14
4 View ...............................................................................................15
4.1 Specifying the view.................................................................... 15
4.2 How the audio files can be represented................................... 16
4.3 Zooming ...................................................................................... 17
4.3.1 Vertical zoom ............................................................................... 17
4.3.2 Horizontal zoom ........................................................................... 18
5 Audio files .....................................................................................19
5.1 Loading and playing back audio files ...................................... 19
5.2 Selecting sections of audio files............................................... 20
5.2.1 Saving the selection as a new audio file ...................................... 21
5.3 Inserting an audio file ................................................................ 21
5.4 Recording a new audio file........................................................ 22
5.5 Converting an audio file ............................................................ 23
5.6 Editing audio files ...................................................................... 25
5.6.1 Muting .......................................................................................... 25
5.6.2 Normalization ............................................................................... 25
5.6.3 Changing volume ......................................................................... 26
5.6.4 Fading in and out ......................................................................... 27