Preferences Reference

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Preferences

No special notes for Preferences
Automation Id Prompt Parameters Description
/AudioIO/Host Host: enum, (default:)
  • MME
  • Windows DirectSound
  • Windows WASAPI
no tip string.
/AudioIO/LatencyDuration Buffer length: number, (default:100)
no tip string.
/AudioIO/LatencyCorrection Track shift after record: number, (default:-130)
no tip string.
/AudioIO/EffectsPreviewLen Length: number, (default:6)
no tip string.
/AudioIO/CutPreviewBeforeLen Before cut region: number, (default:2)
no tip string.
/AudioIO/CutPreviewAfterLen After cut region: number, (default:1)
no tip string.
/AudioIO/SeekShortPeriod Short period: number, (default:1)
no tip string.
/AudioIO/SeekLongPeriod Long period: number, (default:15)
no tip string.
/AudioIO/Duplex Other tracks while recording (overdub) bool, (default:true)
no tip string.
/AudioIO/SWPlaythrough Software Playthrough of input bool, (default:false)
no tip string.
/AudioIO/SoundActivatedRecord Enable bool, (default:false)
no tip string.
/AudioIO/SilenceLevel Level (dB): number, (default:-50)
no tip string.
/GUI/TrackNames/RecordingNameCustom Custom Track Name bool, (default:false)
no tip string.
/GUI/TrackNames/RecodingTrackName string, (default:Recorded_Audio)
no tip string.
/GUI/TrackNames/TrackNumber Track Number bool, (default:false)
no tip string.
/GUI/TrackNames/DateStamp System Date bool, (default:false)
no tip string.
/GUI/TrackNames/TimeStamp System Time bool, (default:false)
no tip string.
/GUI/PreferNewTrackRecord Always record on a new track bool, (default:false)
no tip string.
/Warnings/DropoutDetected Detect dropouts bool, (default:true)
no tip string.
/MidiIO/Host Host: enum, (default:)
  • MMSystem
no tip string.
/MidiIO/SynthLatency MIDI Synth Latency (ms): number, (default:5)
no tip string.
/SamplingRate/DefaultProjectSampleRate enum, (default:44100)
  • 8000 Hz
  • 11025 Hz
  • 16000 Hz
  • 22050 Hz
  • 32000 Hz
  • 44100 Hz
  • 48000 Hz
  • 88200 Hz
  • 96000 Hz
  • 176400 Hz
  • 192000 Hz
  • 352800 Hz
  • 384000 Hz
  • Other...
no tip string.
/SamplingRate/DefaultProjectSampleFormat Default Sample Format: enum, (default:262159)
  • 16-bit
  • 24-bit
  • 32-bit float
no tip string.
/Quality/LibsoxrSampleRateConverter Sample Rate Converter: enum, (default:1)
  • Low Quality (Fastest)
  • Medium Quality
  • High Quality
  • Best Quality (Slowest)
no tip string.
/Quality/DitherAlgorithm Dither: enum, (default:0)
  • None
  • Rectangle
  • Triangle
  • Shaped
no tip string.
/Quality/LibsoxrHQSampleRateConverter Sample Rate Converter: enum, (default:3)
  • Low Quality (Fastest)
  • Medium Quality
  • High Quality
  • Best Quality (Slowest)
no tip string.
/Quality/HQDitherAlgorithm Dither: enum, (default:3)
  • None
  • Rectangle
  • Triangle
  • Shaped
no tip string.
/Locale/Language Language: enum, (default:)
  • System
  • Afrikaans
  • Bahasa Indonesia
  • Bosanski
  • Català
  • Cymraeg
  • Dansk
  • Deutsch
  • English
  • Español
  • Euskara
  • Français
  • Gaeilge
  • Galego
  • Hrvatski
  • Italiano
  • Lietuvių
  • Magyar
  • Nederlands
  • Norsk
  • Occitan
  • Polski
  • Português
  • Português (Brasil)
  • Română
  • Slovenčina
  • Slovenščina
  • Srpski
  • Suomi
  • Svenska
  • Tiếng Việt
  • Türkçe
  • Valencià
  • Čeština
  • Ελληνικά
  • Беларуская
  • Български
  • Македонски
  • Русский
  • Српски
  • Тоҷикӣ
  • Українська
  • Հայերեն
  • עברית
  • العربية
  • فارسی
  • हिन्दी
  • বাংলা
  • தமிழ்
  • မြန်မာစာ
  • ქართული
  • ខេមរភាសា
  • 中文(简体)
  • 中文(繁體)
  • 日本語
  • 한국어
no tip string.
/GUI/Help Location of Manual: enum, (default:Local)
  • Local
  • From Internet
no tip string.
/GUI/Theme Theme: enum, (default:light)
  • Classic
  • Light
  • Dark
  • High Contrast
  • Custom
no tip string.
/GUI/EnvdBRange Meter dB range: enum, (default:60)
  • -36 dB (shallow range for high-amplitude editing)
  • -48 dB (PCM range of 8-bit samples)
  • -60 dB (PCM range of 10-bit samples)
  • -72 dB (PCM range of 12-bit samples)
  • -84 dB (PCM range of 14-bit samples)
  • -96 dB (PCM range of 16-bit samples)
  • -120 dB (approximate limit of human hearing)
  • -145 dB (PCM range of 24-bit samples)
no tip string.
/GUI/ShowSplashScreen 'How to Get Help' at launch bool, (default:true)
no tip string.
/GUI/ShowExtraMenus Extra menus bool, (default:false)
no tip string.
/GUI/BeepOnCompletion Beep on completion of longer activities bool, (default:false)
no tip string.
/GUI/RetainLabels Retain labels if selection snaps to a label bool, (default:false)
no tip string.
/GUI/BlendThemes Blend system and Audacity theme bool, (default:true)
no tip string.
/AudioIO/PinnedHead Pinned Recording/Playback head bool, (default:false)
no tip string.
/GUI/AutoScroll Auto-scroll if head unpinned bool, (default:true)
no tip string.
/GUI/TracksFitVerticallyZoomed Auto-fit track height bool, (default:false)
no tip string.
/GUI/DefaultViewModeNew Default view mode: enum, (default:0)
  • Waveform
  • Waveform (dB)
  • Spectrogram
no tip string.
/GUI/SampleView Display samples: enum, (default:1)
  • Connect dots
  • Stem plot
no tip string.
/GUI/TrackNames/DefaultTrackName Default audio track name: string, (default:Audio Track)
no tip string.
/GUI/ShowTrackNameInWaveform Show audio track name as overlay bool, (default:false)
no tip string.
/GUI/ZoomPreset1 Preset 1: enum, (default:2)
  • Fit to Width
  • Zoom to Selection
  • Zoom Default
  • Minutes
  • Seconds
  • MilliSeconds
  • Samples
  • 4 Pixels per Sample
  • Max Zoom
no tip string.
/GUI/ZoomPreset2 Preset 2: enum, (default:7)
  • Fit to Width
  • Zoom to Selection
  • Zoom Default
  • Minutes
  • Seconds
  • MilliSeconds
  • Samples
  • 4 Pixels per Sample
  • Max Zoom
no tip string.
/GUI/SelectAllOnNone Auto-select, if selection required bool, (default:false)
no tip string.
/GUI/EnableCutLines Enable cut lines bool, (default:false)
no tip string.
/GUI/AdjustSelectionEdges Enable dragging selection edges bool, (default:true)
no tip string.
/GUI/EditClipCanMove Editing a clip can move other clips bool, (default:true)
no tip string.
/GUI/CircularTrackNavigation "Move track focus" cycles repeatedly through tracks bool, (default:false)
no tip string.
/GUI/TypeToCreateLabel Type to create a label bool, (default:true)
no tip string.
/GUI/ScrollBeyondZero Enable scrolling left of zero bool, (default:false)
no tip string.
/GUI/VerticalZooming Advanced vertical zooming bool, (default:false)
no tip string.
/GUI/Solo Solo Button: enum, (default:Standard)
  • Simple
  • Multi-track
  • None
no tip string.
/AudioFiles/NormalizeOnLoad Normalize all tracks in project bool, (default:false)
no tip string.
/AudioFiles/ShowId3Dialog Show Metadata Tags editor before export bool, (default:true)
no tip string.
/ExtendedImport/OverrideExtendedImportByOpenFileDialogChoice Attempt to use filter in OpenFile dialog first bool, (default:true)
no tip string.
/Directories/TempDir Location: string, (default:)
no tip string.
/Warnings/FirstProjectSave Saving projects bool, (default:true)
no tip string.
/GUI/EmptyCanBeDirty Saving empty project bool, (default:true)
no tip string.
/Warnings/DiskSpaceWarning Low disk space at launch or new project bool, (default:true)
no tip string.
/Warnings/MixMono Mixing down to mono during export bool, (default:true)
no tip string.
/Warnings/MixStereo Mixing down to stereo during export bool, (default:true)
no tip string.
/Warnings/MixUnknownChannels Mixing down on export (Custom FFmpeg or external program) bool, (default:true)
no tip string.
/Warnings/CopyOrEditUncompressedDataAsk Importing uncompressed audio files bool, (default:true)
no tip string.
/Ladspa/Enable LADSPA bool, (default:true)
no tip string.
/LV2/Enable LV2 bool, (default:true)
no tip string.
/Nyquist/Enable Nyquist bool, (default:true)
no tip string.
/VAMP/Enable Vamp bool, (default:true)
no tip string.
/VST/Enable VST bool, (default:true)
no tip string.
/Effects/GroupBy Sort or Group: enum, (default:name)
  • Sorted by Effect Name
  • Sorted by Publisher and Effect Name
  • Sorted by Type and Effect Name
  • Grouped by Publisher
  • Grouped by Type
no tip string.
/Effects/MaxPerGroup Maximum effects per group (0 to disable): number, (default:0)
no tip string.