button in the Control
window.
Device Properties contains settings for playback recording, and joystick or pedal devices.
Playback and Record areas show the currently selected playback and recording devices. If more than one device is installed, you can select a different device from the drop down list. You can change playback and recording quality by selecting different bit depths from the Quality lists. Use PCM 16 bit quality unless your sound card supports higher bit depths. GoldWave takes exclusive control of the audio device unless you select Shared quality. The Shared setting forces GoldWave to share the audio device with other programs using the sampling rate, channels, and resolution determined by the system. The system attributes are shown next to the "Quality" label. Use the Configure button on the System tab to change the system properties of an audio device. Shared quality is not ideal for recording because it may not allow recording at the sampling rate of the file, resulting in resampling.
If you select a LOOPBACK device for recording, select Shared quality for best driver compatibility. See Recording Streaming Audio for more information about recording what you hear or Internet streams.
Use the Test buttons to perform a simple test of a device. When testing a playback device, you should hear audio on the speakers or headphones. If not, check the Windows volume settings or select a different playback device. When testing a recording device, you can determine the supported sampling rate and quality and adjust the volume level.
The Playback area has additional settings for latency and initialization. Latency controls the amount of audio stored before sending it to the device. Using a higher value may eliminate gaps and stutters on a slow system, but it increases the delay between changing effect settings and hearing those changes during previewing. Using lower values makes effect previewing more responsive, but may cause gaps and stutters if the system is too slow to process all the audio or emulated drivers are used. This setting does not apply to recording. Alternative initialization solves problems with certain drivers and plug-ins. Use this setting if GoldWave freezes when previewing an effect plug-in or if playback does not start properly in general. It begins playback on a separate processor without pausing or holding up the main program. This makes the interface seem more responsive when starting playback.
The Record area has a volume fader and mono settings. The Volume fader (not available in DirectSound mode, use Volume tab instead) adjusts the volume level for the device. You can adjust the volume anytime during recording.
The Attributes setting determines the sampling rate and number of channels used when starting a recording
with the Record New button 
.
| Attributes Settings | |
|---|---|
| Setting | Description |
| Use device attributes | The sampling rate and number of channels is determined by the device. Use this setting to avoid any conversions when recording. The audio data is captured directly from the device without further processing. |
| Use new file attributes | The sampling rate and number of channels is determined by the values last entered into the New command. Use this setting to always record mono or stereo or at a specific sampling rate when a recording device supports multiple channels or rates. Audio data is processed (resampled or mixed) to make it compatible with the attributes. |
Joystick/pedal control allows playback and recording to be controlled using a game controller or a foot pedal. The first controller detected is used. The following table lists the modes of operation.
| Joystick/Pedal Control | |
|---|---|
| Mode | Description |
| None | Joystick/pedal control is disabled. |
| Foot pedal or buttons | A foot pedal or game controller buttons controls playback. Use this for controlling playback in GoldWave while typing transcription in another program. If the pedal has more than one button, they can be assigned to rewind, fast forward, etc. by using the Configure button. GoldWave supports most USB HID devices with simple button inputs, such as the VEC Infinity IN-USB-2 foot controller and most USB HID "joystick" or "programmable" foot switches, such as Delcom or vPedal. |
| Game controller | The main directional pad controls playback. Left is rewind, right is fast forward, down is pause, and up unpauses. The first button (button 1 or A) starts or stops playback. The second button (button 2 or B) starts or stops recording. |
Use the Configure button to configure foot pedal controls. Different brands of foot pedals use different switch combinations. After choosing the Configure button, choose an action button to assign, then hold down the pedal for at least one second.
See Also: Default Save Format, Recording Streaming Audio