In Sequoia/Samplitude most tasks can be carried out completely in the virtual project without having to touch the original audio material at all.
In certain cases, like using audio files in other applications, it can be advantageous to adapt the original material. Here, you no longer edit just reference objects within a virtual project, but also the wave files (.wav) on your hard disk. When saving the modified files you can create a copy of the original file so that you can easily access the original file whenever you need to.
In the menu bar when using as a Wave Editor, practically the exact same editing options are at your disposal as those with non-destructive editing. Except, of course, for realtime effects, which can only be used on virtual object layers in the VIP, and some mouse modes like Universal Mode, Object Mode, Edit Curve Mode, Object Cut Mode and Pitchshift/Timestretch Mouse Mode.
To open a Wave project from within a virtual project point at the lower half of the reference object while holding down the Ctrl + Shift key. Then double-click. Alternatively you can also select “Edit wave project” from the menu. A wave project is opened in a separate window and displayed as a wave shape. The function of the zoom, scroll, range and marker features does not change for the new window.
There are two methods for editing wave projects: in destructive editing mode and in “Wave Editing” mode.
Destructive Editing
Destructive wave editing mode is the standard mode when the command Edit Wave Project in the Object Menu is used to open wave projects that belong to a VIP object.
Wave projects that are opened directly via the File menu (“Menu File > Open > HD Wave Project” are opened in the virtual wave editor by default. This can be adjusted in the program settings. (Key “Y” -> Program -> General Y -> Open wave projects in destructive editor mode”).
Regardless of the mode you load your wave project in, you can toggle between destructive and virtual wave editing via the Options menu -> Project Properties ->Destructive Wave Editing Mode. If the box has been checked the extension “destructive” will appear in the title list of your project.
In destructive mode wave projects are written directly to the hard drive. Changes in the editing window immediately affect the audio wave file. To be able to undo actions in the opened file in this mode using “Ctrl+Z”, you have to activate the Undo function for wave projects in the program settings (“Y -> Program -> Undo”).
Non-destructive wave editing
With Sequoia/Samplitude you can also perform non-destructive (virtual) wave editing. This editing mode has the advantage that it works directly in the audio material, combined with the benefits of non-destructive virtual editing as known from the VIP of your objects. In relation to destructive wave editing mode, the following differences can be seen:
The features Cut, Copy, Delete and Insert are non-destructive. The positions were such operations took place are marked with dotted lines. The named operations can be performed in realtime as it is no longer necessary to copy data to the hard drive for Undo functions. All edits are performed when the Wave project is saved and are then added to the project.
Master Section
If you now open the mixer window by pressing “M” you will see a minimized mixer on the master channel. This makes all realtime effects with which you are already familiar from the VIP master section available, even for non-destructive wave projects. This way you can apply multiple effects simultaneously when non-destructive wave editing. With destructive editing, however, only one effect can be written to the wave file at a time.
Volume and panorama curve
Volume and panorama editing are also virtual in this wave editing mode. Activate the “Volume/Panorama Draw Mode”. You can now draw with the mouse’s level and panorama curves, just like in the VIP.
Auto-Crossfade
The auto crossfade option also effects each change or insert operation (if active) in wave projects.
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