MultiTrack Entry Display Issues

[mr_es335]

Good day,

Oftentimes, when I load a Session .edl, the wave file data is not displayed in the MultiTrack Entry.

My only resolve thus far is to exit that session,perform an "iAdd SoundFle to Mt" operation, load the given wave file [the wave data is now properly displayed], exit that session and re-launch the previous session - an all appears to be OK!

Any ideas??

PS: I hope that I am using the correct terminology here?

Thanks!!

[jmh]

Good day,

Oftentimes, when I load a Session .edl, the wave file data is not displayed in the MultiTrack Entry.

My only resolve thus far is to exit that session,perform an "iAdd SoundFle to Mt" operation, load the given wave file [the wave data is now properly displayed], exit that session and re-launch the previous session - an all appears to be OK!

Any ideas??

PS: I hope that I am using the correct terminology here?

Thanks!!

Are you hitting 'w'?

Otherwise, the session may think the wpd file exists, but doesn't - or is out of sync with the corresponding wav. There is a way to force regeneration of the wpd in one of the triangle menus (I had this problem and someone directed me to the solution, so you might be able to search it out on the forum).

[mr_es335]

jmh,

Thanks for the "tip! Much appreciated!!

This posting here appears to resolve the issue. [Click_Me]

• I never knew how important .wpd files were...
• I have an innate tendency to always "nuke the beggars" - as I assumed that such data was akin to a temp files. But I see that I was clearly wrong here!!

So, what precisely is a .wpd data file? The User Manuals say nothing of such data?

Question: What specifically is the triangle menu in question here?

[UpTilDawn]

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Question: What specifically is the triangle menu in question here?

It's found in the View/File Menu choice and gives the option to refresh the waveforms of selected tracks....

[jmh]

BTW, one of the ways I have gotten my wpd and possibly wav out of kilter is doing an undo while record is armed.

[mr_es335]

UpTilDawn,

You stated, "It's found in the View/File Menu choice and gives the option to refresh the waveforms of selected tracks...." ...thanks for this...this also does the trick!! Much appreciated!

PS: "...[Left-Clicking] on the blue pyramid Options icon displays a small popup menu containing the following options:..."

I will now consider this anomaly resolved!!

[MMP]

The wpd files are low resolution views of the waveform that are used when zoomed out. As the amount of data used gets smaller as you zoom in, the view seamlessly switches to the full resolution data. This is to avoid a data bottleneck if you were displaying numerous tracks that would require a lot of disk access. This method is used by other DAWs though the file names are different.

[mr_es335]

Michael,

Thanks for the explanation...very much appreciated.

[jmh]

For completion, I believe wpd = WavPeakData - although as you pointed out there is not a lot about it in the manual.

[Dave Labrecque]

If anyone cares: quick regeneration of the WPD file for a given WAV file can be done in the SF View by hitting the R key.