General Tab (Global Preferences)

This tab allows you to change the location of settings files and the user interface language. You must restart the application for changes to take effect.

  • To open the General tab of the Global Preferences, select File > Preferences > Global and click General.

General

Language

Allows you to select the user interface language.

Setting Location

Common for All Users

Shares the preferences settings with all users on this computer.

Independent for Each User

Lets each user on this computer make their own preferences settings.

Application Folder (Portable Installation)

Saves settings in the application directory. Use this option to install the application on a portable device.

Specific Folder

Allows you to save the settings in a specified folder.

Open Setting Folder

Opens the folder that is used to save settings. This way you know where the settings are saved and you can back up the settings.

Synchronization Settings

Master Folder

Allows you to specify where the preference settings are saved.

Synchronize at Every Launch

If this option is activated, the settings are synchronized whenever WaveLab Elements is launched.

Synchronize at Next Launch

If this option is activated, the settings are synchronized the next time that WaveLab Elements is launched.

Preferences Handling

Determines how to synchronize the preferences, that is, all settings except the presets. You can either ignore or mirror the preferences.

Preset Handling

Determines how to synchronize the presets that are saved in the master folder. The following options are available:

  • If Ignore Presets is activated, the presets are not synchronized.

  • If Mirror Presets is activated, the presets are restored from the master folder, regardless of their time stamp. Any additional local presets are deleted.

  • If Import New Presets is activated, the presets in the master folder that are unavailable on the computer are imported.

  • If Update Old Presets is activated, existing presets are overwritten if a newer version is found in the master folder.

Ignore the following Preset Folders (Separate Them with a Semicolon)

Allows you to specify which preset folders you want to ignore when synchronizing the settings. For example, to ignore the Audio Connections settings, add Audio Connections to the field.

Update Master

If you click this button, the settings that were used when launching WaveLab Elements are used to update the master folder.

Note

This procedure should only be run by the system administrator if multiple WaveLab Elements workstations are used.