File Tab (Audio Files Preferences)

If this option is activated, a message opens when you open a file with a corrupt header; for example, a damaged file, or a file that is not properly formatted by another application.

If this option is deactivated, WaveLab Pro tries to open the file, but you are not informed about possible issues.

If this option is activated, WaveLab Pro creates WAV files that can be larger than 2 GB.

Allows you to specify the sample rate of audio files that do not have a header describing this property.

If this option is activated, WaveLab Pro saves audio files in the background, so that you can continue working.

If this option is activated, markers are written in WAV file headers. As a result, the markers are available at all times, even if you open the files in another application.

If Write Markers in WAV File Header (RIFF Format) is activated, markers are written in WAV file headers in the RIFF standard. However, WaveLab Pro has more marker options than the RIFF standard.

If Write Markers in WAV File Header (BWF Format) is activated, markers are written in WAV file headers in the BWF standard, a standard that serves as a replacement for the older RIFF standard. However, not all applications support the BWF standard.

If this option is activated, markers are written in a separate file (extension .mrk) that is saved in the same folder as the audio file. As a result, markers are included in file formats that do not support markers by default.

If this option is activated, error and correction markers are saved with the other markers.

If this option is activated, WaveLab Pro writes peak files while rendering audio files.

If this option is activated, peak files are deleted after use. This saves disk space, but as a result, it takes you longer to open the audio files.

If this option is activated, the view settings are saved with the audio files.

Allows you to choose where to save associated files (a.k.a. ancillary files):

• Audio Montage or Project Folder saves ancillary files in a sub-folder of the audio montage or project folder, labeling the sub-folder as cache.mon or cache.prj, respectively; provided that the corresponding audio files are also saved in the audio montage or project folder.

• Specific Folder saves ancillary files in a folder that you can specify.

  Tip

  We recommend choosing this option in case you see the need to free up memory space later on, as you can periodically delete the content of the folder without risking to lose any important data.

• Side to Side with Audio File saves ancillary files in the same directory as the corresponding audio files.

Enables the identification of multiple selected mono files as stereo files, based on their names, and allows you to edit them as a single stereo file.

Allows you to define a name creation pattern and up to seven name interpretation patterns for different naming schemes.

• Name creation pattern (only one) is used by WaveLab Pro to add the specified suffix to audio files when creating dual mono files. The default suffix is “-L” and “-R”.

• Name interpretation patterns (up to seven) are used by WaveLab Pro to identify the original channel of mono files, based on an analysis of their names.

Represent character sequences that are used to identify the left and right channel files in their names; for example, “_l” for the left channel and “_r” for the right channel.

With this option activated, the channel ID string must be located at the end of the file name.

With this option activated, which requires a name pattern, the channel ID string can be located anywhere in the file name. The name pattern must have a {capture} section.

Default suffixes for recognizing dual mono files:

• -L/-R

• _L/_R

• .L/.R