User Manual

WAVELAB
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Peak and view memories
A peak file is a small file with the extension “.gpk” automatically created by
WaveLab each time a file is modified or opened in WaveLab (if it hasn’t
been previously). The peak file contains information about the waveform,
and determines how it is drawn in the wave window.
View memory files (extension “.mem”) store view information relating to a
specific audio file such as window and scroll positions, etc., and option-
ally any Master Section effects used – see “Saving view settings” on
page 124.
By default, peak files and view memory files are stored in the same folder
as the related audio file. Setting this to another folder on a different drive
will also improve performance to a certain degree. Regardless of whether
this folder is on a different drive or not you also get the advantage of not
having the audio file folder cluttered with non-audio files if a separate
folder is used.
This folder can be specified from the Folders dialog, either directly or via
the Preferences–Wave edit tab.
Select Preferences from the Options menu and select the Wave edit tab.
• If the “Save view settings in companion file” option is activated, view
memory files will be saved in the same folder as the related audio file.
• If you select “Save in independent folder” you can click the “Edit” button,
which will open the Folder dialog with the “Peak and view memories”
work folder selected.
From here you can navigate to a new folder location to store the peak and view memory
temp files.