II. Installation

The following sections give instructions for installing and configuring GoldWave on your computer or device.

Device Requirements

The minimum device requirements for GoldWave are:

• Desktop PC:
  • A Windows 7 compatible computer
  • Microsoft^® Windows^® 7 or later
  • Mouse
  • Audio hardware with an up-to-date Windows compatible driver
  • 100MB of storage
• Android:
  • Android 6 or later
  • ARM based processor (x86/MIPS not supported)
• iOS/iPhone/iPad:
  • iOS 11 or later
  • iPhone 6 or later recommended

The total amount of memory or hard drive space required depends on the size of audio files you'll be editing. One minute of CD-quality audio requires 20 megabytes of temporary storage. Editing a full CD requires a minimum of 1.5GB of storage and possible much more for Undo storage. By default, GoldWave uses memory for temporary storage. If you are working with large files, use Options | Storage to change the storage setting to "Hard drive" instead.

Install From a Downloaded File

The following section gives instructions for installing GoldWave on your system. Before installing GoldWave make sure that audio playback and recording devices are installed and working in the Windows Control Panel.

Close any opened instances of GoldWave before installing an update.

To install GoldWave from a downloaded file, simply run the download. It prompts you to provide a destination folder to install the program files. A desktop shortcut and Windows Start menu items are created automatically, if selected.

New versions of GoldWave will be available from the web site goldwave.com

Portable Installation

GoldWave supports a portable installation to run it from a USB drive on any computer without reinstallation.

To create a portable installation:

1. Run the installer and use the Browse button to change the destination folder to a flash drive or other removable storage drive.
2. Search your computer for the GoldWave.xml file and copy it to the flash drive in the same folder where the program is installed. This file may be found in C:\Users\<User Name>\AppData\Roaming\GoldWave folder.
3. For a non-English language, repeat the previous step for the Active.lang file.

If GoldWave finds the settings file in the folder where it is installed, it loads and saves settings from that file and does not use the file on the computer, provided the file can be written to. Note that some plug-ins may still use the settings file on the computer or may not function correctly.

Configure the Program

Select Audio Devices

To choose an audio devices to use for playback and recording, use the properties button on GoldWave's Control window or use Options | Control Properties, then choose the Device tab. Select appropriate devices from the drop down lists of installed playback and recording devices. Use Shared quality unless you require using specific hardware sampling rates. Use the Test buttons to make sure you can hear playback and that recording is working.

Additional Settings

• Use Storage in the Options menu to set a sound folder and temporary storage folder.
• Use Toolbar in the Options menu to customize toolbars.
• Use Theme in the Options menu to customize the program's theme.
• Use Colour in the Options menu to change Sound window colours.

To associate a file type with GoldWave, such as wav or mp3 files:

1. Open Windows Explorer
2. Browse to the folder where the file is located.
3. Right-click on the file.
4. Choose Opens with from the menu.
5. Choose Choose default program... from the submenu.
6. Choose the Browse button to find the GoldWave program, usually in "C:\Program Files\GoldWave".
7. Choose the Open button.
8. Check the Always use the selected program to open this kind of file box
9. Choose the OK button to close the "Open with" window.

Older versions of GoldWave may have to be uninstalled for the correct version to be used. See Windows help for more information about default programs and file type associations.

License

A license is an activation code that unlocks the evaluation version and removes all limits and reminder messages. A Lifetime license never expires and works in future versions, giving you free upgrades. A One Year license expires after one year, then a new license is required to continue using the program. Internet access is not required (or used) for activation and the license is not tied to a specific computer. All license information must be kept confidential. If a license becomes public, it will be revoked by GoldWave Inc. and will not be replaced.

To purchase a license, please see the website.

To enter a license into the program, use Register on the Options menu or use the Enter License button above the status bar near the bottom of the Main window.