File Tab

The File tab is the control center of WaveLab Pro.

The File panel is where you save, open, render, back up, import, and export audio files or audio montages. It also gives you detailed information about your files and allows you to set up the WaveLab Pro preferences.

Info

Provides information about the active file and allows you to edit the audio properties of audio files and audio montages.

New

Allows you to create audio files, audio montages, batch processors, file groups, projects, or script files. You can create new files or use a template.

Open

Allows you to open audio files, audio montages, batch processors, projects, or script files, to open audio montages in Safe Mode, and to revert to saved files or backups.

You can also open files that you have previously copied to the clipboard in the File Explorer/macOS Finder.

Import

Allows you to open different file formats. The following formats are supported:

  • Audio File to Montage

  • DDP

  • CD Cue

  • AES-31

  • Basic Audio CD

  • Unknown Audio

    Allows you to specify how WaveLab Pro interprets the format of the audio file that you want to open.

  • File Groups

  • Audio CD

Save As

Allows you to save the active file or the project. You can specify the name, file format, and location. You can also save a copy of the active file.

Save All

Allows you to save all changed files of your project at the same time. The file list gives you an overview of all files that have been changed.

You can use the filter to show all changed files, audio files only, audio montages only, or all other files, for example, batch processor files.

Export

Allows you to render active files and selected data, to export file groups to text files, to create backups for audio montages and projects, and to export audio montages to AES-31.

Podcast

Allows you to publish podcasts.

Preferences

Allows you to view and change the preferences of WaveLab Pro. You can set up the preferences for the following parts of WaveLab Pro:

  • Global

  • Audio Connections

  • Shortcuts

  • Plug-ins

  • Remote Devices

  • Folders

  • Variables

  • Audio Files

  • Audio Montages

Tools

Allows you to access the following tools:

  • DDP to CD

  • Auto Split Audio Files

  • Signal Generator

  • DTMF Generator

  • Batch Conversion

  • Batch Renaming