Manual Nero WaveEditor
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Inhaltsverzeichnis Table of contents 1 1.1 1.2 Start Successfully About the Manual About This Application 4 4 4 2 2.1 2.1.1 2.1.2 2.1.3 Starting the Program Configuration Device Settings Editor Options Audio Format Settings 5 5 6 6 11 3 3.1 3.1.1 3.1.2 3.1.3 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.5.1 3.5.2 3.5.
Start Successfully 1 Start Successfully 1.1 About the Manual This manual is intended for all users who want to learn how to use Nero WaveEditor. It is process-based and explains how to achieve a specific objective on a step-by-step basis. To make best use of this documentation, please note the following conventions: Indicates warnings, preconditions or instructions that have to be precisely followed. Indicates additional information or advice. 1.
Starting the Program 2 Starting the Program To start Nero WaveEditor via Nero StartSmart, proceed as follows: 1. Click the Nero StartSmart icon. The Nero StartSmart window is opened. 2. Click the button. The list of Nero applications is displayed. Nero StartSmart window 3. Select the Nero WaveEditor entry in the selection list. The Nero WaveEditor window is opened. You have started Nero WaveEditor via Nero StartSmart. 2.1 Configuration You can configure Nero WaveEditor to suit your needs.
Starting the Program 2.1.1 Device Settings In the Device Settings window of Nero WaveEditor it is possible to make determinations for the audio input and output. You reach this window via Options > Device Settings entry in the menu bar. Device Settings window The following drop-down menus are available in the Device Settings window: Input device Output device Specifies the audio device for the audio input (e.g. a microphone). Specifies the audio device for the audio output (e.g. speakers). 2.1.
Starting the Program The following check boxes are available on the View tab: Displays a percentage axis to the left of the peak file of the Show axis to the left of the audio file. The percentage axis shows the alignment of the audio visualization frequency in the positive as well as the negative percentage area. Displays a time axis above the peak file of the audio file.
Starting the Program Input field Peak File Directory Specifies the folder where peak files are stored. Peak files are cache files that Nero WaveEditor uses to open audio files more quickly. The folder should be located on a drive with ample storage space. Check box Always recreate peak files Always creates a new peak file when an audio file is opened. Otherwise, the peak files are stored temporarily in a directory and are called up again there.
Starting the Program Specifies the type of noise shaping. IIR filter (2nd order): Infinite Duration Impulse Response. Uses Drop-down menu Noise shaping filter IIR filter. IIR filters can provide an infinitely long and continuous impulse response. In general they achieve a better subjective audio quality than FIR filters do, however they have higher levels of interference energy outside of the audible range. 2nd order means that sound is attenuated by 12 dB.
Starting the Program 2.1.2.4 VST Plug-ins Tab VST Plug-ins tab The following setting options are available on the VST Plug-ins tab: Display area Installed VST Plug-ins Button Delete Button Add Plug-in Check box Include sub folders Button Scan Folder Shows the currently installed VST plug-ins. Deletes the selected VST plug-in. Opens the Open dialog box. Installs a new VST plug-in. Searches for new VST plug-ins in the specified folder and sub folders. Opens the Open dialog box.
Starting the Program 2.1.2.5 DirectX Plug-ins Tab DirectX Plug-ins tab The following setting options are available on the DirectX Plug-ins tab: Display area Installed DirectX Plug-ins Button Disable Plug-in Button Scan DirectX Plug-ins Shows the currently installed DirectX Plug-ins. Disables the marked DirectX Plug-in. Carries out an intensive search for DirectX Plug-ins. 2.1.
Starting the Program 2.1.3.1 Decoders Tab Decoders tab The following setting options are available on the Decoders tab: Display area Decoder Plug-ins Button Configure Button About Button Move Up Button Move Down Button Artist/Title Information Source Shows the available decoders. Opens a window where additional settings can be made for the selected decoder. This button is not available for all decoders. Opens the About window where information about the selected decoder is displayed.
Starting the Program 2.1.3.2 Encoders Tab Encoders tab The following setting options are available on the Encoders tab: Display area Encoder Plug- Shows the available encoders. ins Button Configure Button About Opens a window where additional settings can be made for the selected encoder. This button is not available for all encoders. Opens the About window where you can view information about the selected encoder. This button is not available for all encoders.
Starting the Program 2.1.3.3 Converters Tab Converters tab The following setting options are available on the Converters tab: Display area Converter Plug-ins Button Configure Button About Shows the available converters. Opens a window where you can make additional settings for the selected converter. This button is not available for all converters. Opens the About window where you can view information about the selected converter. This button is not available for all converters.
User Interface 3 User Interface 3.1 Main Window The main window is displayed when Nero WaveEditor is started. It is divided into a menu bar and toolbar and various displays at the bottom of the window. An opened file is displayed in the file display as a peak file with the wave display as standard. It is also possible to change the display to spectrogram display or wavelet display. Main window 3.1.
User Interface View Opens the View menu offering the possibilty of individually adjusting the menu bar and toolbar, and enlarging or reducing the view of the project. In addition, you can change the view of the audio file, show and hide windows and display information about the loaded audio file. Audio Opens the Audio menu that offers the possibility of recording, playing and stopping audio files. Volume Opens the Volume menu with the option of changing the volume of the opened audio file.
User Interface Fade out Logarithmic . The following setting options are available in the Volume > Fade In entry in the menu bar: Fade in Sinusoidal . Fade in Exponential . Fade in Linear . Fade in Logarithmic . 3.1.2 Toolbar Area The toolbar area can consist of up to three toolbars: the Standard Toolbar, the Transport Toolbar, and the Vertical Zoom Bar. You can customize the toolbar area by selecting the desired toolbars via the View menu.
User Interface Selects the entire audio file. Zooms into the audio file. Zooms out of the audio file. Zooms into the audio file so that the selected section is displayed in a manner that fills the screen. Zooms out of the audio file in such a manner that the entire project is displayed. The following buttons are available in the Transport Toolbar: Opens the Recording Console window. Plays the highlighted section of the audio file. Plays the complete audio file.
User Interface Spectrum Analyzer Opens the Spectrum Analyzer window in which the frequencies of the audio file are displayed graphically during playback. Edit History Opens the Edit History window which lists all the editing steps of the audio file. You can also return to any edit phase here and restore the original state of the audio file. Status Bar 3.2 Displays the Status Bar which shows the duration of selected audio sections and the whole audio file at the bottom of the screen.
User Interface The following setting options are available in the Channels area: Option buttons Channels Provides different output types for selection. With the selection of Surround 5.1 and 7.1 you have the option of creating a surround audio file with five or seven channels.
User Interface Insert track splits Deletes the detected pauses and replaces them with tracksplits. and delete pauses The following setting options are available in the Detection Settings area: Input field Minimal pause length Input field Minimal song length Slider Threshold 3.4 Defines the minimum length of a pause in the audio file if it is to be detected automatically. The number is specified in seconds. Defines the minimum length of a song if it is to be recognized as a whole song.
User Interface The following setting options are available in the Common settings area: Input field Duration Slider Amplitude Specifies the duration of the test signal in seconds. Specifies the amplitude of the test signal both for sound and noise. The following setting options are available in the Tones area: Option button Tones Defines that the test signal is reproduced as a tone.
User Interface Bypass Retains the change by the filter for the duration of the activation. This enables you to listen to the unedited file and the edited version alternately. Process Offline Processes the change to the audio file offline. This enables the changed file to be played with a weaker processor without jerking. Button Button Drop-down menu Button Button Provides both predefined and personally produced profiles for selection. Creates a new profile with the current settings.
User Interface The following setting options are available: Graph Characteristics Slider Attack Time Slider Release Time Check box Movie Shows the ratio of input volume to output volume. In this case, the xaxis is the output and the y-axis the input. Specifies the time it takes before the full effect is heard. Specifies the time it takes before the effect is no longer heard. Processes all surround channels for the same parts. This can only be activated when a surround audio file is being processed. 3.5.
User Interface Slider Specifies the degree of increase or decrease. Gain The following setting options are available in the High Shelf area: Check box High Shelf Slider Increases or decreases high frequencies. Allows the filter to start after a certain frequency. Cut Off Slider Specifies the degree of increase or decrease. Gain 3.5.1.4 Karaoke Filter The Karaoke Filter tool filters frequencies from the audio file that are the same on both channels of a stereo file.
User Interface Attack Time Specifies the time required to reopen the gate in milliseconds after the threshold has been exceeded, i.e. to restore the sound of the audio file. Release Time Specifies the time in milliseconds required to close the gate, i.e. to mute the audio file after the level has dropped below the threshold.
User Interface 3.5.1.7 Stereo Processor The Stereo Processor tool allows you to manipulate the stereo sound. The Left Out area specifies the output intensity of the left speaker. The following sliders are available: Left In Right In Specifies the intensity of the left input signal for the left speaker. Specifies the intensity of the right input signal for the left speaker. The Right Out area specifies the output intensity of the right speaker.
User Interface Slider Fine-tune Permits fine tuning if retaining the original length causes distortion. Check box Maintain Original Retains the original length of the audio file. Length 3.5.2 Effects 3.5.2.1 Chorus The Chorus effect creates an echo effect which, when applied to a recorded voice, makes it sound like there is a choir singing in the background. The following sliders are available in the Modulation area: Depth Specifies the degree of the change in pitch.
User Interface 3.5.2.2 Convolution Reverb The Convolution Reverb effect transfers the convolution reverb conditions of a reference file and adjusts the audio file to the relevant reverb conditions. The following setting options are available: Button Select Impulse Response Graph Impulse Response Gain Allows you to open the source file for the impulse response from which the reverb effect for the audio file to be edited is generated. Displays the signal of the impulse response.
User Interface Effect Mixes the original signal with the copied signal, indicating the intensity of the copied signal. 3.5.2.4 Distortion The Distortion effect is used for guitars. This means that a recording of an acoustic guitar can be distorted to sound like an electric guitar. The following setting options are available in the Distortion area: Drop-down menu Method Slider Drive Slider Hardness Offers a variety of distortion options, e.g. an old megaphone. Indicates the intensity of the interference.
User Interface Mixes the original signal with the copied signal, indicating the intensity of the copied signal. Effect 3.5.2.5 Doppler The Doppler effect simulates a noise source passing by and the resulting special auditory features. The following setting options are available: Shows the target and end point of the movement of the noise source. The listener is at the center of the graph. Graph The pattern of the movement can be changed using the straight lines in the graph.
User Interface 3.5.2.7 Loudness The Loudness effect increases the volume of the audio file without increasing the maximum value of the amplitude (value 1) by raising the amplitude of other areas in the audio file. The file is thus louder overall without exceeding value 1 of the amplitude. The following slider is available: Aimed Gain Specifies the degree of amplification. 3.5.2.8 Low Fidelity The Low Fidelity effect creates interference effects, so-called quantification errors, by reducing the bit rate.
User Interface Check box Balances different end and start values. Blend Edges Only activated for self-produced signals. The following setting options are available in the Frequency Modulation area: Check box Frequency Modulation Graph Modulation signal Slider Frequency Slider Activates the settings options for frequency modulation. Shows the frequency of the audio signal. Specifies the frequency of the signal. Specifies the depth of the signal.
User Interface Graph Gain Graphically represents the copies. Slider Delay Specifies the intervals at which copies are to be played. Slider Gain Slider Pan Specifies the volume/intensity of the copies. In the case of stereo files, this indicates the speaker on which the copies are to be heard. The following setting options are available in the Feedback area: Drop-down menu Provides different filters for the copied signals for selection.
User Interface Slider Specifies the upper limit of the frequency band. Upper Limit Slider Indicates the bandwidth of the signal. Bandwidth Check box Stereo Flanger Gives the processed part of the audio file a more "stereo-like" sound The following sliders are available in the Mix area: 3.5.2.12 Dry Signal Mixes the original signal with the edited copy, indicating the intensity of the original signal.
User Interface 3.5.2.14 Re-analogue The Re-analogue effect adds effects to the audio file that make it sound artificially older. The following setting options are available: Check box Hiss Slider Level Check box Retro Radio Slider Level Check box Clicks Slider Clicks Slider Crackle Option buttons Source Check box Buzz Slider Level Slider Overtones Slider Slope Option buttons Frequency Adds noise to the audio file. Specifies the intensity of the noise.
User Interface 3.5.2.15 Reverb The Reverb effect simulates the sound reflection in a space. The following sliders are available: Reverb Time Specifies the duration of the reverb. Room Size Specifies the size of the imaginary room in which the reverb is to be generated. Brightness Specifies the brightness of the reverb. The following sliders are available in the Mix area: 3.5.2.16 Dry Signal Mixes the original signal with the edited copy, indicating the intensity of the original signal.
User Interface Repeat 3.5.2.17 Plays the audio file in stutter mode Repeat. The file is played for the length of time set using the Signal Length slider. The same section of the audio file is then played again for the length of time set with the Pause Length slider. This is repeated until the selected area of the audio file is finished. Surround Expansion The Surround Expansion effect is only available if you are editing a surround audio file (5.1 or 7.1). This offers expanded surround sound settings.
User Interface The following setting options are available in the Room Parameters area: Slider Air Damping Drop-down menu Surface Material Specifies the level of air damping within the room. Specifies the characteristic surface material of the room (e.g. a carpet). The following sliders are available in the Output area: Early Reflections Indicates the distance between the audio source and the listener. Late Reflections Indicates the reverb of the audio source in the room. Dry Gain 3.5.2.
User Interface Whisper 3.5.2.20 Adds a whisper-like quality to the already activated effects. Wah-Wah The Wah-Wah effect allows you to distort the recording of a guitar. The following setting options are available in the Modulation area: Slider Specifies the frequency of the modulation. Modulation Frequency Drop-down menu Modulation Function Selects the signal form of the modulation signal.
User Interface The following sliders are available in the Filter area: High Frequency Indicates the frequency above which high frequencies are to be amplified. Low Frequency Indicates the frequency below which low frequencies are to be amplified. 3.5.3.2 Camera Denoiser The Camera Denoiser enhancement reduces buzz and other background noise from camera recordings in particular.
User Interface The following setting options are available in the Decrackle area: Check box Decrackle Slider Detection Threshold Slider Reduction Level Removes interfering noises such as crackle, which can be caused by dust or needle sounds from the audio file. Indicates how strong interfering noises must be to be recognized and filtered out. Specifies the extent to which interfering noises are to be filtered out.
User Interface Slider Frequency Slider Gain Slider Width Specifies the frequency of the hum that is to be filtered. Specifies the extent to which hum is to be suppressed. Specifies whether the range of the notch filter rises and falls steeply or gently. 3.5.3.7 Filter Toolbox The Filter Toolbox enhancement allows you to define your own audio filters.
User Interface 3.5.3.8 Noise Reduction The Noise Reduction enhancement suppresses distracting noise in an audio file. The following setting options are available: Graph Spectral Subtraction Profile Maps the interfering signal. Button Switches between a linear and logarithmic scale for the limiting frequency graphic. Slider Specifies the level of noise reduction when some noise is to be retained. Gain Floor Slider Reduction Level Specifies the level of noise reduction.
Playing Audio File 4 Playing Audio File To play an audio file, proceed as follows: 1. Click the button in the toolbar. A window is opened. 2. Select the audio file you want to open in the file system and click the Open button. The channels of the audio file are presented as peak file. 3. If you want to play the complete audio file, click the button in the toolbar. 4. If you have highlighted a section of the audio file and want to play this specific section, click the button in the toolbar. 5.
Recording Audio File 5 Recording Audio File Nero WaveEditor can be used to record audio from any recognized device. The recording is monitored in the Recording Console window. 5.1 Recording Console Window You reach the Recording Console window via the button in the toolbar. Recording Console window The following setting options are available in the Audio Input area of the Recording Console window: Button Button Button Button Returns to the start of the recording so that it can be overwritten.
Recording Audio File Drop-down menu Audio input line Check box Digital monitoring Slider Input Level Specifies the audio input. Turns on the sound of the audio source so you can hear what you are recording. Specifies the volume of the recording. The volume of the recording should be in the yellow area. The following option buttons are available in the Action area: Overwrite existing recording Overwrites the existing recording or audio file which is open in Nero WaveEditor.
Recording Audio File 5. If you want to insert the recording into the file display, click the OK button. The channels of the recording are presented as peak file in the file display. You have recorded an audio file. If you click the Cancel button in the Recording Console window during a recording, the recording will be stopped and the Recording Console window will be closed. Your recording will not be saved. If you want to interrupt the recording, click the button instead of the Cancel button.
Editing Audio File 6 Editing Audio File Nero WaveEditor offers various options for editing audio files. You can make changes to the file structure (such as inserting track splits), change the volume of an audio file (such as normalizing it), and apply other enhancement options(such as converting the sample format). The following requirement must be fulfilled: An opened audio file is displayed in the file display. You can either edit the complete audio file, or a specific section.
Editing Audio File 6.2 Editing Audio File Volume To edit the volume of an audio file, proceed as follows: 1. If you want to raise or lower the volume of the highlighted section of the audio file: 1. Click the Volume > Volume Change entry in the menu bar. The Volume Change window is opened. 2. Move the Volume Change slider to the desired position. The set dB value is displayed in the display panel. 3. Click the OK button.
Editing Audio File The Test Tone Generator window is opened. 2. Define the required settings and click the OK button. The test signal is added to the file display. 3. Now define the range of the test signal by moving the green arrows at the bottom of the file display. 4. If you want to fade out or fade in an audio file before and after the test signal, move the blue-green arrows at the top of the file display from left to right. 4.
Technical Information 7 Technical Information 7.1 System Requirements Nero WaveEditor is part of the Nero product you have installed. Its system requirements are the same. Detailed system requirements of this and all other Nero products can be found in the Support section on our Web site www.nero.com. 7.2 Supported Formats and Codecs 7.2.
Glossary 8 Glossary Bit Depth Bit depth indicates the precision with which an oscillation vibration will be captured. The greater the value, the more accurate is the acquisition and the better is the audio quality. FIR Filter A filter is a system that links an input signal with a transmission function and makes this changed signal available at its output. With a filter with finite pulse response (FIR filter) the output signal is made up of several partially buffered values of the input signal.
Index 9 Index Air Damping ......................................... 38 Amplitude modulation .......................... 32 Amplitude peaks................................... 42 Anti aliasing .......................................... 20 Audio file Change sound............................................... 22 Filter.............................................................. 22 Implementing pause detection....................... 20 Play...............................................................
Index Enhancement ....................................... 22 Band extrapolation ........................................ 40 Camera denoiser .......................................... 41 DC Offset Correction ..................................... 41 Declicker ....................................................... 41 Declipper....................................................... 42 Decrackle ...................................................... 41 DeHum .....................................................
Index Playing Audio file ....................................................... 45 Post-Filtering ........................................ 30 Pre-Delay ............................................. 29 Pre-Filtering.......................................... 30 Program Starting the program ....................................... 5 Pseudo reverse .................................... 35 Quantification error .............................. 32 Re-analogue.........................................
Contact 10 Contact Nero WaveEditor is a Nero AG product. Nero AG Im Stoeckmaedle 18 Internet: www.nero.com 76307 Karlsbad Help: http://support.nero.com Germany Fax: +49 724 892 8499 330 N Brand Blvd Suite 800 Internet: www.nero.com Glendale, CA 91203-2335 Help: http://support.nero.com USA Fax: (818) 956 7094 E-mail: US-CustomerSupport@nero.com Rover Center-kita 8F-B, 1-2-2 Nakagawa-chuou Tsuzuki-ku Internet: www.nero.com Yokohama, Kanagawa Help: http://support.nero.com Nero Inc.
