Yellowtec Tab

Tools

Time Selection

Tool that allows you to select a time range.

Pen

Tool that allows you to redraw the waveform in the wave window. This can be used to quickly repair waveform errors.

Play

Tool that allows you to play back the audio file at the position where you click.

Zoom

Time

Opens a pop-up menu that allows you to adjust the zoom to display the selected time range. Zoom in 1:1 zooms in so that one pixel on the screen represents one sample.

To edit the zoom factor, click Edit Zoom Factor. This opens the Zoom Factor dialog, where you can edit the following settings:

  • Set Time Range allows you to specify the time range that you want to display.

  • Samples per Screen Point allows you to specify how many audio samples are summarized in each screen point.

  • Screen Points per Sample allows you to specify how many screen points are used to represent a single audio sample.

Zoom

Activates the Zoom tool that allows you to define a time range that is zoomed in.

Zoom Selection

Zooms the window so that the current selection occupies the entire montage window.

Microscope

Zooms in as far as possible.

View All

Zooms out as far as possible.

Zoom in Audio (10x)/Zoom out Audio (10x)

Zooms in/out in big steps.

Zoom in Audio/Zoom out Audio

Zooms in/out in small steps.

Zoom in Vertically/Zoom out Vertically

Zooms in/out to show waveforms with a lower/higher level.

Reset Zoom to 0 dB

Adjusts the zoom to display audio levels up to 0 dB.

Optimize Vertical Zoom

Changes the vertical zoom factor so that the peaks are clearly visible. This adjustment is done according to the section of the wave that is visible in the wave/montage window.

Level

Adjusts the zoom to only display samples below the selected dB value.

Cutting

Crop

Deletes the data outside the selection.

Delete

Deletes the selection. The audio to the right of the selection is moved to the left to fill the gap.

Mute Selection

Replaces the audio selection with silence.

Silence Generator

Opens the Silence Generator dialog that allows you to insert silence or background noise in an audio file.

Swap Stereo Channels

Moves the audio in the left channel to the right channel, and vice versa.

Clipboard

Cut

Cuts the active clip to the clipboard.

Paste

Pastes the clipboard content.

Right-click Paste to open a pop-up menu that allows you to select a paste type.

  • Overwrite replaces the audio at the paste position.

  • Append adds the pasted audio after the end of the file.

  • Prepend adds the pasted audio before the beginning of the file.

  • Multiple Copies opens a dialog in which you can enter the number of copies that you want to create.

  • Mix blends two files into each other, starting at the selection or, if there is no selection, at the cursor position.

    If you select Mix, a dialog opens, allowing you to specify the gain for the audio on the clipboard and at the destination. All the data on the clipboard is always mixed in, regardless of the length of the selection.

Paste and Crossfade

Pastes the clipboard content and creates a crossfade.

Right-click Paste and Crossfade to open a pop-up menu that allows you to select a crossfade type for pasting.

  • Linear (Equal Gain) changes the level linearly.

  • Sinus (Equal Power) changes the level according to a sine curve, the power of the mix remains constant.

  • Square-Root (Equal Power) changes the level according to a square-root curve, the power of the mix remains constant.

Normalizing

Level

Opens the Level Normalizer dialog where you can change the peak level of an audio file.

Loudness

Opens the Loudness Normalizer dialog where you can specify the loudness of a file.

Pan

Opens the Pan Normalizer dialog which allows you to ensure that both channels of a stereo file have the same level or loudness, and helps you to get the best possible stereo balance.

Fading

Fade In/Fade Out

Allows you to apply a fade in or fade out. Right-click the button to open the Curve pop-up menu.

Markers

Create Generic Marker

Allows you to create a generic marker at the cursor position.

Output

Render

Opens the Render tab that allows you to render your audio file.