Syn-Waves · Help and tutorial

Make your first Syn-Waves project.

A short guide to recording, editing, and exporting your sound.

These steps follow the Editor Guide inside the app. In the project browser, choose New Project or New Project from File to begin.

Quick Start

Build and export a project in four steps.

01 · Position

Set the playhead

Move the red playhead to where you want to begin.

02 · Add sound

Record or Insert

Record audio, or use Insert to add an audio file.

03 · Shape it

Edit and listen

Tap a clip to edit it, then use Play to check the result.

04 · Finish

Export

Tap Export to create and share the finished audio.

Learn the editor

Open a topic when you need it. You can also tap Help in the editor to read the in-app guide.

Timeline

The red playhead marks the current time and where an edit will happen.

  • Swipe horizontally to move through the project.
  • Pinch to zoom around the playhead. At close zoom, faint grid lines show precise times.
  • Move a clip or trim handle slowly near a grid line to align it. Use Snap to Grid in the bottom tools to turn magnetic alignment on or off.
  • Tap a clip to select it and reveal trim handles. Drag a handle to change its start or end.
  • Touch and hold a clip, then drag to move it along its track.
Playback

Use the transport bar above the timeline.

  • Use the center control to play or pause.
  • Use the outer controls to jump to the start or end.
  • Open fullscreen to focus on the visualizer.
  • Use Undo and Redo after editing.
Recording

Open Record from the bottom bar, then choose how the take should be placed.

  • Find Free Track uses the first track with enough room and creates one if needed.
  • Overwrite records on the selected track and replaces overlapping audio.
  • Replace Clip starts at a selected clip and replaces it.
  • Tap Record to begin and Stop to finish. Watch the meter for input level.
Edit Clips

Tap a clip to show its editing controls in the bottom bar.

  • Split cuts the selected clip at the playhead.
  • Tap Remove to delete a clip. When offered, Delete leaves space and Snap Delete also shifts later clips left.
  • Align trims a clip edge at the playhead. Snap options can also close the new gap.
  • Move sends a clip to the track above or below.
  • Copy stores a clip; Paste places it using the selected insert mode.
  • Insert and Paste can find space, overwrite audio, or shift later clips.
Track Controls and Mixer

Select a track before recording or inserting audio.

  • Open Mixer from the transport bar, or touch and hold Waves and choose Mixer. Tap Mixer again to return to Waves.
  • Mixer shows each track's volume, meter, Mute, Solo, selection, and Enhance controls.
  • Use Close Gaps to pack clips together. Choose the current gap, gaps up to or from the playhead, or all gaps.
  • Use Add Track at the bottom of the track list when you need another layer.
Save and Export
  • Edits save automatically; Save writes them immediately. Notes save with the project.
  • In Export Mix, choose the mix source, format, sample rate, and mono or stereo output.
  • Standard M4A export without Voice Enhance processing is free. Lossless WAV/AIFF and 96 kHz export require Syn-Waves Pro.
  • Touch and hold Export to repeat the last export settings.
Shortcuts
  • Tap Waves to cycle visualizations; touch and hold it to choose one or open Mixer.
  • Touch and hold a clip, then drag to move it.
  • Pinch the timeline to zoom around the playhead.
  • Touch and hold Export to repeat your most recent export settings.

Good to know

Where are my projects stored?

Projects are stored locally on your device. Uninstalling Syn-Waves deletes them, so keep a copy of any finished audio you need.

What can I do for free?

You can create up to three projects, record and edit audio, and export standard M4A without Voice Enhance processing. Syn-Waves Pro adds unlimited projects and lets you export audio with Voice Enhance processing, in lossless WAV/AIFF, or at 96 kHz.

How do I get help?

Open the in-app Editor Guide with Help, or email support@syn-fx.com.