WaveLab Users?

Posted on Oct 05, 2005 12:37 am
Walt
Chief Cook and Bottle Washer
Member Since: May 10, 2002

Finaly broke down and got serious, picked up Wavelab. Everything everyone says about the app. Da-bomb for sure. Here is where I am just not sure about my approach. I master @ 48k 32float. Now I render using a dither algorithm to 16 bit, wavefile in place. Last I save as 44.1, 16 bit. This is so different from Cubase SX where it is one shot using export to file i.e. 48 to 44.1 khz and 32float to 16bit all in one foul swoop. Am I missing something?

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Noize2u
Czar of Midi
Administrator
Since: Apr 04, 2002

Oct 09, 2005 09:27 pm

Hey Walt, I usually just click the dither on in the lower right hand corner. The setting to use is Intern which is of coarse the internal dither function of Wavelab. This will then save as what ever you choose, 8 , 16, 24, 32 bit files. I guess I have always taken it for granted when exporting to wave. I know the functionality changed with 4.0 from earlier versions but it was always simple. Is 5.0 that much differant? I'm still using 4.0 by the way, so maybe 5.0 is differant.

Walt
Chief Cook and Bottle Washer
Member
Since: May 10, 2002

Oct 11, 2005 12:31 am

Actualy, I found a latent issue of 4.0 that I was able to purchase. So we are on the same platform. Even after reviewing the manual a few times I am still confused. I am using the dither routine as you are suggesting. From a 48khz 32bit float this renders a 48khz 16bit (obviously per choice). Now I still have to convert sample rate as a seperate operation to achieve 44.1khz @ 16bit. I guess this is fine? Just wondering if I should go the opposite direction? 48 to 44.1 then dither? Or maybe it makes no difference.

Noize2u
Czar of Midi
Administrator
Since: Apr 04, 2002

Oct 14, 2005 11:21 pm

Ya know something Walt. I honeslty have never tried reversing the procedure. I dont really know if it would make any differance or not. If you try it before I do let me know how it comes out, or I will do the same.

As far as I know though Wavelab 4.0 runs the files as 32bit float anyway even if you import a 16bit file. I might be wrong but I know any file I have loaded for working out samples or what not is always loaded in the temp directory as 32 bit.