Audio Connections Tab

This tab allows you to specify how the internal input and output buses in WaveLab Elements are connected to your sound card and which device you want to use for audio playback and recording.

  • To open the Audio Connections tab, select File > Preferences > Audio Connections.

Global Settings

Audio Device

Allows you to select the audio device that you want to use for playback and recording audio. If you do not have a third-party audio card, you can select the Generic Low Latency driver or Built-in Audio (Mac) options.

Control Panel

When you select an ASIO driver, the Control Panel button is activated. Click the button to open the settings application of your sound card, which is usually installed with the sound card. Depending on your sound card and driver, this provides settings for buffer size, digital formats, additional I/O connections, etc.

Refresh

This button causes audio devices to be evaluated again to reflect device changes.

Playback Tab

This tab allows you to select buses that are used for playback.

Recording Tab

This tab allows you to select buses that are used for recording.

Options Tab

This tab allows you to specify the number of buffers and the control driver functionality.

ASIO-Guard

Increasing this value improves the elasticity of audio streaming to avoid dropouts. The higher the level, the higher the processing stability and audio processing performance. However, higher levels also lead to an increased ASIO-Guard latency and memory usage.

MME Specific – Buffer Size

Increasing this value improves the elasticity of audio streaming to avoid dropouts. This is only available when an MME driver is selected.

Perform Short Fade In When Starting Playback

If this option is activated, a short fade in is performed when you start playback. This avoids clicks caused by waveforms that do not start on a zero-crossing point.

Perform Short Fade Out When Stopping Playback

If this option is activated, a short fade out is performed when you stop playback. This avoids clicks caused by waveforms that do not end on a zero-crossing point. This also discards any audio signal that is caused by latency and any tail that is caused by reverb plug-ins.

Release Driver

Allows you to run WaveLab Elements together with other applications and always give the active application access to the audio card.

  • If When WaveLab Elements is in Background is activated, the driver is released when WaveLab Elements is in the background.

  • If When Cubase/Nuendo is in Foreground is activated, the driver is released when Cubase/Nuendo is in the foreground.

Preferred Sample Rate

Allows you to specify the Preferred Sample Rate for playback.

Sample Rate Change Timeout

After WaveLab Elements requests the audio device to operate at a new sample rate, the driver sends WaveLab Elements a feedback when the task has been completed.

Most drivers do not require you to specify a sample rate change timeout. However, some drivers send delayed feedback or no feedback at all. For these cases, you can specify a timeout.

After the time you specify here, WaveLab Elements assumes the sample rate was accepted and attempts to start playback or recording. However, if WaveLab Elements receives feedback from the driver, the timeout expires.

If you experience sample rate change issues, increase the timeout to 3 or more seconds. The ideal time is the shortest time that works.

The bottom right of the Master Section displays a progress bar while waiting for the driver feedback.