I am trying to edit a long selection (1:49) under Spectrum processing but WL warns me that the selection is too long for processing.
I am trying to change the level (delete, actually) a continuous interference tone from a CRT monitor screen in an old analog recording.
It takes up the length of the whole audio file and at the moment it seems the only solution is to use an external tool, namely a different editing software.
I would like to stay inside of WL to do this so, is the “selection too long” message manageable through different settings? Buffers, available ram… or is it a limitation on WL?
Most - if not all - audio signal processors / editors have one (or more) such limitations on how many selected audio data frames can be buffered and processed at once. In your case the chosen tool / function itself may not be ideal, for you could also try and re-render your file by using WaveLab’s noise reduction plug-ins (or any additionally acquired noise reduction plug-ins, or more detailed EQing, etc.).
By using the following option, you can process the selected frequency band through Master Section plugins, and without length limitation. This could be the Master Section faders, simply.
Both Adobe’s Audition (wich i intended to replace by using Wavelab) and Izotope RX can handle the same selection without limitation. In fact they can handle a longer selection than the one i was requiring for this audio file.
Longer selection times will be needed for further audio files in the same job.
I have now both programs set as “External Tools” under the “Process” tab, wich is a pity as i would love to do all editing in WL.
@PG1 , thankyou for the suggestion!
It didn’t occur to me that the “Master Section” option didn’t create the same type of limitation.
I have just tested by adding Steinberg’s “Gain” plugin, reducing gain in the selection, applying “Render in Place” and voilá!.. done!
Now i have to explore the possibilities and see wich Master Section processing works best for this purpose.
As a request for future revisions and since the options available in the processing section under the “Spectrum” tab are so useful, finding a programming workaround for the selection size limitation would be a very welcome bonus.
Thankyou!
As a side note, here’s a screen capture of a multiple selection under spectral editing in Izotope RX, of a complex interference that i find a lot in my editing work.
No limitation in size or number of selected zones and all can be processed/edited simultaneously (same computer).
thanks so much for pointing that out, which also corrects my (wrong) assumption that there’d be such a limit in WaveLab’s master section too. In fact I’d never tried that before with anything longer than a few seconds (and then repeatedly).
