Plug-ins Tab (Preferences)

You can specify where WaveLab LE should search for your VST plug-ins and which ones it should ignore. It also allows you to choose how your VST plug-in controls respond to mouse actions and how frequently graphics are updated.

If you use your own file structure to organize and save VST plug-ins, this dialog allows you to gain full control over which plug-ins are loaded and which are ignored. This is useful if you want to deactivate a particular plug-in or if you want to ignore plug-ins that you never want to use with WaveLab LE.

• To open the Plug-ins Preferences, select File > Preferences > Plug-ins.

General Tab

Search Standard Shared VST Plug-in Folders

If this option is activated, WaveLab LE searches for VST plug-ins in the default VST plug-in folders.

Information About the Searched Folders

Click on the info icon to see in which folders WaveLab LE searched for plug-ins when it was launched.

If you cannot find a plug-in in WaveLab LE, this helps you to determine whether you have specified the correct folder, for example.

Additional VST Plug-in Folders (WaveLab LE Specific)

Lets you specify additional folders where VST plug-ins can be found.

Ignore Plug-ins Located in the following Subfolders (Separate Folder Names with a Semicolon)

Lets you specify folder names that WaveLab LE skips when searching for VST plug-ins.

Do Not Load the Following Plug-ins

Lets you specify plug-ins that WaveLab LE does not open. Enter the file names, without path and without file extension. Write each plug-in on a new line.

If you put the character * in front of the name, any plug-in that contains the name is ignored.

Force Plug-in Detection at Next Launch

Analyzes the plug-ins when launching WaveLab LE the next time. To reduce the start time of WaveLab LE, the plug-ins are not analyzed every time WaveLab LE is started. However, WaveLab LE keeps a list of plug-ins and updates this automatically when a date or size change is detected.

Ignore Updated Plug-ins When Performing Plug-in Detection

If this option is activated, WaveLab LE does not check if the properties of updated plug-ins have changed. If you have plug-ins that are updated often, this option speeds up the WaveLab LE startup.

However, some manufacturers combine multiple plug-ins within a single file. If you know that some plug-ins were added by the manufacturer but do not appear in WaveLab LE, deactivate this option and restart WaveLab LE. Afterwards, you can activate this option again.

Faster Graphics Refreshing (Consumes More Computer Power)

Refreshes the graphics of VST plug-ins more quickly.

VST Plug-in Knobs

Lets you set the mode for using knobs in plug-ins. The available options are Circular Mode, Circular Mode (Relative Movement), and Linear Mode.