Wavepad For Mac
Vella Massart
I have just noticed that my audio working folder in the default location at library/Applicationsupport/Wavepad is taking up a crazy amount of storage on my hard drive, (circa 180GB). I used cleanmymac x to tell me this as was running out of storage.
I do not need to recall there specific wave-pad data at any point for further editing etc as i have finished working with them and they are saved and used only for listening to through iTunes/Apple music etc via the import function.
If i empty this folder and free up 180GB, what am i losing other than recalling work in progress, or am i losing more than that, i.e the ability to play any files that Wavepad has previously edited, changed, saved and then its imported into an audio programme etc?
Probably the best option would be to copy the entire 180 GB folder onto an external drive -- then move the original 180 GB source folder to a different location, say, your desktop. Then try to open the project from the external drive.
Ended up having the same issue, wavepad using up hundreds of gigs. After much research on wavepad tool, finally found a solution that worked for me. I wasn't able to access the Wavepad folder from Library/Application Support through folders navigation either.
Open Wavepad>Settings >Audio> an option exists by field name, "Cache File Retention" towards the bottom of the pop-up and options like within 28 days/14 days/upon exit. There is button to delete the cache files "Delete unused cache files now". Without having to clean up manually, I used this option to clean the Library/Application Support/Wavepad folder of unused files.
Hi @Sappy, thanks for this input! Yes, this is indeed the method to clear our cache storage that's being taken up by the application. We'd recommend though that projects be backed up first before performing these cache deletions as it could also result in unwanted data loss.
I need to understand why does that lock symbol appear when I save an MP3 from within WavePad Editor on my system drive (why it does not appear on other non-system drives) and is there any way to prevent it in the first place?
I had the same issue. In my case it was becasse I used Finnish letter Which is letter A, but it has two dots on top of it. I had folder named with a word that had those special Finnish letters ""and when I changed the name of the folder than I could save my music with wavepad without having that lock icon on the mp3 file. Now when I know this I use regular A instead of since windows 7 seems not to understand letters correctly though my windows 7 is Finnish version :D
hi, i have a question regarding openning mp3 files at wavepad. i downloaded the free version and i was able to open some mp3 files but some can't. i use itunes to convert files to .mp3 files. i'm not sure why it works for some but not others. it keeps on saying that the files are corrupt or not a true mp3 files. does anyone knows why?
Hmmm strange, have you updated anything on your computer recently? Try reinstalling WavePad (simply install the new copy over the top) and see if that helps. If you are still having issues, try installing Switch and see if this program is able to recognize the files as mp3s.
thanks. re install wavepad and still encouter the same problem. only certain mp3 files though. also try to use "switch" but it seemed that it didn't recognize the files as mp3. i try using other mp3 cutting files and they can recognize it. any ideas? i really like the userface of wavepad.
I've discovered the same difficulty when using MP3's from a semi-DRM source (bought legally, but "claimed" to have no DRM). You might find that these self-same files won't play on a separate player if transferred to USB.
I recently bought a new powerful laptop with windows 10, and was doing my mixing on it and then transferring via flash drive to my win7 machine to use WavePad to finalize my project as described above.
After a couple of hours working on a 2 hour set, I was satisfied with my edits, and began the saving all files tasks. Half-way through I get the 'trial demo version for evaluation use only' which of course wants me to purchase the software. And I am stuck not being able to save any more of my work - and that really stinks..... I will load a copy of my paid version onto the laptop - but much of the work I did today was wasted.
Get it Free. A free version of WavePad audio editing software is available for non-commercial use only. The free version does not expire and includes most of the features of the normal version. If you are using it at home, you can download the free version here. You can always upgrade to the master's edition at a later time, which has additional effects and features for the serious sound engineer.
Ok, so I think what has happened is you have installed the *trial* version of WavePad. This is different to the *free* version. The free version will always work and never expire although there are some features missing and you have to click a button at the beginning stating that you acknowledge that this version is for non-commercial use only. It should certainly never prevent you from saving your work.
The trial or demo version will restrict you from saving after you have saved a number of files (I think it's about 10). Once this happens you still have the chance to save your work as a WavePad project, but you won't be able to export the audio to a specific format like mp3 or wav.
On my win10 laptop (Alienware 17 R3) with the current edition v6.33 the bar at the bottom of the screen (which contains the transport features, the timing displays, and zoom) is extremely small and almost impossible to read.
I am also having issues with the layout/ small toolbar size on v6.33 (free basic). Past few years using v5.55 then upgraded recently. Any help adjusting screen layout/ size would be much appreciated. Thanks!
^ Glad to hear (wait that doesn't sound right) it's not just me/my system. I've been thinking that it had something to do with upgrading to windows 10, or something to do with the display of my new computer.
Huh? My purchased Master's Wavepad will also only allow saving a project and not the *.wav files created from Wavepad editing. Apparently my Wavepad ap is behaving as the "free" version i started out with? Any recommendation?
In the meantime more than 2 years (!) have passed and absolutely nothing has changed! I downloaded yesterday WavePad from your website and had exactly the same experience as vapors in January 2016:
In my case I got the message that I could not save a file (MP3) as this action is only possible with the Master's Edition. (Fortunately I did not loose any work because I had installed WavePad only in order to test it, but the problem is identic.)
There is such a lot of terrible confusion about WavePad. I will mention the most important issues I discovered:
1. There is no clear distinction between "demo version" and "free version". The expression "demo version" (or" trial version") does not even exist on your site.
2. On your page about WavePad* there is at least four times a download link: a) "Download Now" (in the red field), b ) "Download in seconds ..." (beside the Windows symbol), c) "download the free music editing software here" (within the text), d) in the column on the right side ("Sound Editor - Download now").
*) this one: / respectively the German version of the site I had used:
That's already an overkill of links. But things get even more confusing: As I found out after a lot of experiments, all the links lead to the download of a file with the same name ("wpsetup.exe") but behind this name almost in every link is hidden the demo version - and only in one link (I don't remember which one) the "wpsetup.exe" installs the free version (as a user expects when reading your site).
Even after installing you will not detect easily which version (demo or free) you have on your machine now. Finally I realized that you can see (?) the difference in the bar where the demo version has a button "Purchase" and the free version a button "Upgrade".
3. There is no information at which point (days, weeks, savings transactions ...) the full usability of the non-paid versions is ending.
My experience was:
- The one version (obviously the demo) suddenly did not allow me any longer to save an edited file as MP3 (see above).
- The other version (obviously the free one) suddenly did not allow me any longer to make a certain cleanup procedure (see below).
4. The next problem:
Both non-paid versions (either free or demo) want to push the user to buy the Master's Edition. But what's with the (cheaper) Standard Edition?
On your page for ordering/buying ** you mention that the Standard Edition has "All Master's Edition features without VST plugins support nor SFX Library".
**) -bin/register.exe?software=wavepad
In case that this is the correct information about the difference, something is wrong with your free/demo software:
As mentioned above, with one of it suddenly I got the message that I cannot (longer) perform a certain cleanup procedure (I think it was "Auto Click/Pop Removal") in my file as this feature is available only in the Master's (!) Edition.
So it is not available in the Standard Edition? How would this be in harmony with the information on your buying page that only VST plugin support and SFX Library are missing in the Standard Edition (whereas all other features of the Master's Edition are available in the Standard Edition too)?
As potential buyer of a software I would like to know exactly what a software - and a certain edition of a software - offers me (concerning its features). For this purpose usually every software company presents on its website a comparison table showing in a clear way which feature (and other properties) can be found in which edition of a certain software.
Why is the company NCH not willing (or not able) to present such a comparison table (or at least another clear description of the differences) which concern obviously at least three editions/versions:
- the free version / - the Standard Edition / - the Master's Edition (with which apparently is connected the demo version)?
5. If the above assumptions are correct: Why is there no demo version for the Standard Edition too? Personally I would be possibly interested to buy the Standard Edition and surely not the Master's Edition. But it seems that there is no possibility to test specifically the Standard Edition.
I will stop here as it is very cumbersome to describe all these confusing issues I had during the last hours.
I think it's time that finally you start to respect your potential customers by giving them correct, trustworthy and clear information about your products - both on your website and in the installation files you offer for download.