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Wave Presenter A Quick Start Guide

This guide helps you use Wave Presenter to manage and visualize your audio.

1. Loading Your Audio To begin, load an audio file into the program:

• Click the “Load Audio” button.
• In the pop-up, choose to either:
  • Select a file from your computer (MP3, WAV, etc.).
  • Paste a direct URL to an audio file online.
• Click “Load.” The program’s title will update to your audio file’s name.

2. Understanding the Layout Once audio is loaded, you’ll see:

• Project Title (Top): Shows your current audio file’s name.
• Theme Toggle (Top Right): Switches between light and dark modes.
• Waveform: The main visual display of your audio.
• Timeline: Shows audio duration (MM:SS) below the waveform.
• Sections Label: Identifies the section bar.
• Sections Bar: Displays your defined audio sections as colored blocks with titles and descriptions.
• Section Markers: Colored dots and vertical lines on the waveform indicate section start/end points.
• Handles: Small circles on the Sections Bar that let you adjust section start and end times by dragging.

3. Audio Controls Below the waveform, you’ll find playback controls:

• Rewind (Replay icon): Jumps to the start of the audio.
• Play (Play arrow icon): Starts or resumes playback.
• Pause (Pause icon): Pauses playback.
• Stop (Stop icon): Stops playback and resets to the beginning.

4. Project Controls These buttons manage your project and sections:

• Focus Mode (Eye icon): Toggles visibility of most UI elements (like buttons, sections bar, recent projects) to provide a clear view of only the waveform and timeline. The theme toggle will dim. Click again to show all elements.
• Add New Section: Creates a new, pre-filled section block on your timeline.
• Save Project (ZIP): Saves your audio and all sections into a single .zip file. You’ll name the project.
• Load Project (ZIP): Loads a previously saved .zip project.

5. Managing Sections Sections help you organize and annotate your audio.

• Add: Click “Add New Section” to create a new one. It gets a default title, description, and color.
• Edit: Click any colored section block in the “Sections Bar” to open the “Edit Section” window. Here you can:
  • Change its Title and Description.
  • Pick a new Color.
  • Remove the section.
  • Save your changes or Cancel.
• Adjust Times: Drag the circular handles on the “Sections Bar” to precisely set a section’s start and end points.

6. Recent Projects Below the main controls, “Recent Projects” lists your last 10 loaded or saved projects.

• Click a project name to quickly reload it.
• Click the small ‘x’ next to a project name to remove it from the list.

7. Other Notes

• Toast Notifications: Brief messages appear in the top right to confirm actions or warn about issues.
• Modals: Pop-up windows (like Load Audio, Edit Section) require you to interact with them before returning to the main interface.