Wave Player Contents
Wave Player User Guide Contents

Introduction

Controls

Playing Wave Files

Playing a Single Audio Selection

Playing Multiple Selections Using a Playlist

Creating Playlists

Recording Wave Files

Recording Wave Audio

Choosing Wave Player Record Settings


Wave Player Controls
Controls

Click on the picture below for more information.


Current File
Current File:  The name of the current wave audio file.


Counter
Counter:  Shows several pieces of information:

Sel:  If you have multiple selections in your playlist, this shows the selection number of the current selection.

Min/Sec:  For a newly loaded selection or one stopped by the Stop button, this displays the total length in minutes and seconds.  When a selection is playing or paused, this displays elapsed time.


Shuffle/Repeat Buttons
Shuffle/Repeat Buttons:  When the Shuffle button is pressed, the selections in your playlist will play in "shuffled" (random) order.

When the Repeat button is pressed, the selections in your playlist (or the currently loaded file, if there is no playlist) will play repeatedly until stopped.


Choose File
Choose File:  Lets you select and load a single file.


Previous/Next Selection
Previous/Next Selection:  Moves to the beginning of the previous or next selection in your playlist.


Play
Play:  Plays the current selection until:  1) the selection has finished, 2) you press the Stop or Pause button, 3) you load a different file, 4) you move to another selection, or 5) you close the program.


Pause
Pause:  Temporarily stops playing the current selection.  You can resume playing at the current location by pressing the button again.


Stop
Stop:  Stops playing the current selection and "rewinds" to the start.


Scan
Scan:  Moves your position ahead or back one second.  Holding down a button shifts the position by ten seconds for every second you hold it.


Help
Help: Shows the On-line User Guide.


Record
Record:  Lets you record a wave audio file through your microphone or other current input device.


Format
Format:  Shows a list of formats in which you can record wave files.


Power
Power: Stops play, and hides the selected component from display.


Playlist
Playlist:  Lets you create your own custom collections of audio selections, and specify the order in which selections play.


Edit
Edit:  Launches an editor program, if available, so you can edit the current file.


Playing a Single Audio Selection

1.	Select what you want to play, as follows:

a.	Click on the Choose File button or select Choose File from the component menu, to bring up the Choose Files box.

b.	In the Choose Files box, move among the directories to locate and highlight the file (file with a .WAV extension for Wave Player) to play.  Click on OK.  You should see displayed the name of the file.

2.	Press the Play button to start playing the selection.


Playing Multiple Selections Using a Playlist

Note:  Playlist creation is described later.

1.	Load the desired playlist, as follows:

a.	Click on the Playlist button or select Edit Playlist from the menu.

b.	Click on the Open button in the Edit Playlist box.

c.	Move among the directories to locate and highlight the desired playlist file (file with a .WPL extension for Wave Player).  Click on OK.

2.	To play in shuffled order or repeatedly, click on either or both of the Shuffle and Repeat buttons.

3.	Click on the Play button to start playing.


Creating Playlists

With Wave Player you can create "playlists" of files, letting you create your own albums to suit your needs.

To create or load a playlist:

1.	Click on the Playlist button, or select Edit Playlist from the menu.

2.	To load an existing playlist, click on the Open button and choose the playlist file you want to use (file with a .WPL extension for Wave Player).  Click on OK.

3.	To create or edit a playlist, in the Edit Playlist window highlight each file you want, and add it by clicking on the Insert button.  The file(s) will be added to the end of your playlist, or inserted immediately following any file you have highlighted in your playlist.

To add all the files, click on Insert All.

To delete files, highlight them and click on Remove .

To save your playlist to disk, click on Save As.

When finished, click on OK.

4.	When you click on Play, you will play all the files in the playlist.


Recording Wave Audio

Wave Player lets you record and save your own wave files, as follows:

1.	Choose an audio format to use, using the Format button or the Set Record Format menu item from the Wave menu.

2.	Click on the Record button, or select Record from the Wave menu.

3.	Speak into your microphone.  You will see the Counter time indicators moving.  When finished, click on the Stop button.

4.	To play your new file, just click on the Play button.

5.	To save your file, select Save Recording under the Wave menu.

6.	After saving, the file name will show in the Current File window.

Note:	You can record from sources other than your microphone (your CD drive or a device attached to your Line-In connector, for example).  To change the audio source, use the System Mixer recording controls.


Choosing Wave Player Record Settings

Wave Player lets you record audio in different data formats, for different uses.  Some data formats offer excellent sound quality, while others sacrifice sound quality but require less disk space.

To pick a recording data format:

1.	Click on the Wave Player Format button, or select the Set Record Format menu item from the Wave menu.

2.	Choose among the audio formats in the Set File Format window.

3.	You can create your own audio format by typing a format name into the Name field and clicking on Save As.