waveform free ,can't record audio tracks as wave files?

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is there a limitation on the free version that you can't multitrack record stems as wave files? I get an error each time I try. yet recording in flac seems to be fine?
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I can't imagine that being a purposeful thing. Try recording fewer tracks at one time and see if it works. Maybe something is getting overloaded.
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I tried it with just recording one track at a time too and got the same error. is there any sort of easy to access error log?
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On the Settings tab, select "Maintenance" and there is a "Show the Log File" button.
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Just a wild guess- are you on a 32 bit, or 64 bit system. I know there's size limitations between the two.

Wav files are far bigger than flac, so you short on HDD space?

I noticed that the error message said it can't "create" the files, as well.
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thanks, here is the log, this shows all the events. i've highlighted the error but there is no type of error code attached to it?
pough wrote: Tue Sep 08, 2020 9:28 pm On the Settings tab, select "Maintenance" and there is a "Show the Log File" button.
Waveform 64-bit version: 11.1.0 (Built: 29 June 2020)
Log started: 8 Sep 2020 8:55:56pm

8 Sep 2020 20:55:56 Initialising...
8 Sep 2020 20:55:57 Finding MIDI I/O
8 Sep 2020 20:55:57 MIDI output: Microsoft GS Wavetable Synth
8 Sep 2020 20:55:57 MIDI output: UMC1820 MIDI Out
8 Sep 2020 20:55:57 MIDI input: UMC1820 MIDI In
8 Sep 2020 20:56:00 ASIO: found ASIO4ALL v2
8 Sep 2020 20:56:00 ASIO: found Generic Low Latency ASIO Driver
8 Sep 2020 20:56:00 ASIO: found M-Audio USB ASIO
8 Sep 2020 20:56:00 ASIO: found Maschine MK3
8 Sep 2020 20:56:00 ASIO: found Novation USB ASIO Driver
8 Sep 2020 20:56:01 ASIO: found UMC ASIO Driver
8 Sep 2020 20:56:01 ASIO: opening device: UMC ASIO Driver
8 Sep 2020 20:56:01 ASIO: 18 in, 20 out
8 Sep 2020 20:56:01 ASIO: 8->2048, 512, -1
8 Sep 2020 20:56:01 ASIO: Rates: 44100 48000 88200 96000
8 Sep 2020 20:56:01 ASIO: Latencies: in = 710, out = 551
8 Sep 2020 20:56:01 ASIO: creating buffers (dummy): 4, 512
8 Sep 2020 20:56:01 ASIO: Latencies: in = 710, out = 551
8 Sep 2020 20:56:01 ASIO: device open
8 Sep 2020 20:56:01 ASIO: clock: Computer (cur)
8 Sep 2020 20:56:01 ASIO: rate change: 44100 to 48000
8 Sep 2020 20:56:02 ASIO: kAsioResetRequest
8 Sep 2020 20:56:02 ASIO: disposing buffers
8 Sep 2020 20:56:02 ASIO: creating buffers: 38, 512
8 Sep 2020 20:56:02 ASIO: channel format: 18
8 Sep 2020 20:56:02 ASIO: Latencies: in = 728, out = 600
8 Sep 2020 20:56:02 ASIO: starting
8 Sep 2020 20:56:02 Audio block size: 512 Rate: 48000
8 Sep 2020 20:56:02 Rebuilding Wave Device List...
8 Sep 2020 20:56:02 Wave In: In 1 (enabled): 0 (L)
8 Sep 2020 20:56:02 Wave In: In 2 (enabled): 1 (L)
8 Sep 2020 20:56:02 Wave In: In 3 (enabled): 2 (L)
8 Sep 2020 20:56:02 Wave In: In 4 (enabled): 3 (L)
8 Sep 2020 20:56:02 Wave In: In 5 (enabled): 4 (L)
8 Sep 2020 20:56:02 Wave In: In 6 (enabled): 5 (L)
8 Sep 2020 20:56:02 Wave In: In 7 (enabled): 6 (L)
8 Sep 2020 20:56:02 Wave In: In 8 (enabled): 7 (L)
8 Sep 2020 20:56:02 Wave In: SPDIF 1: 8 (L)
8 Sep 2020 20:56:02 Wave In: SPDIF 2: 9 (L)
8 Sep 2020 20:56:02 Wave In: ADAT 1 (enabled): 10 (L)
8 Sep 2020 20:56:02 Wave In: ADAT 2 (enabled): 11 (L)
8 Sep 2020 20:56:02 Wave In: ADAT 3 (enabled): 12 (L)
8 Sep 2020 20:56:02 Wave In: ADAT 4 (enabled): 13 (L)
8 Sep 2020 20:56:02 Wave In: ADAT 5 (enabled): 14 (L)
8 Sep 2020 20:56:02 Wave In: ADAT 6 (enabled): 15 (L)
8 Sep 2020 20:56:02 Wave In: ADAT 7 (enabled): 16 (L)
8 Sep 2020 20:56:02 Wave In: ADAT 8 (enabled): 17 (L)
8 Sep 2020 20:56:02 Wave Out: Out 1 + 2 (enabled): 0 (L), 1 (R)
8 Sep 2020 20:56:02 Wave Out: Out 3 + 4: 2 (L), 3 (R)
8 Sep 2020 20:56:02 Wave Out: Out 5 + 6: 4 (L), 5 (R)
8 Sep 2020 20:56:02 Wave Out: Out 7 + 8: 6 (L), 7 (R)
8 Sep 2020 20:56:02 Wave Out: Out 9 + 10: 8 (L), 9 (R)
8 Sep 2020 20:56:02 Wave Out: SPDIF 1 + 2: 10 (L), 11 (R)
8 Sep 2020 20:56:02 Wave Out: ADAT 1 + 2: 12 (L), 13 (R)
8 Sep 2020 20:56:02 Wave Out: ADAT 3 + 4: 14 (L), 15 (R)
8 Sep 2020 20:56:02 Wave Out: ADAT 5 + 6: 16 (L), 17 (R)
8 Sep 2020 20:56:02 Wave Out: ADAT 7 + 8: 18 (L), 19 (R)
8 Sep 2020 20:56:02 Default Wave Out: Out 1 + 2
8 Sep 2020 20:56:02 Default MIDI Out:
8 Sep 2020 20:56:02 Default Wave In: In 1
8 Sep 2020 20:56:02 Default MIDI In:
8 Sep 2020 20:56:02 Creating Default Controllers...
8 Sep 2020 20:56:03 Loading Custom Controllers...
8 Sep 2020 20:56:26 Initialising windows...
8 Sep 2020 20:56:26 Language: en
8 Sep 2020 20:56:29 ASIO: restart request!
8 Sep 2020 20:56:29 ASIO: stopping
8 Sep 2020 20:56:29 ASIO: clock: Computer (cur)
8 Sep 2020 20:56:29 ASIO: Resetting
8 Sep 2020 20:56:29 ASIO: disposing buffers
8 Sep 2020 20:56:29 ASIO: creating buffers: 38, 512
8 Sep 2020 20:56:29 ASIO: channel format: 18
8 Sep 2020 20:56:29 ASIO: Latencies: in = 728, out = 600
8 Sep 2020 20:56:29 ASIO: starting
8 Sep 2020 20:56:29 Initialising plugins...
8 Sep 2020 20:56:30 Image database loaded 0 images in 3 ms seconds
8 Sep 2020 20:56:34 Loaded SOUL patch library: C:\Program Files\Tracktion\Waveform 11\SOUL_PatchLoader.dll
8 Sep 2020 20:56:34 Wrote settings file: C:\Users\Paul\AppData\Roaming\Tracktion\Waveform\Waveform.settings
8 Sep 2020 20:56:34 C:\Program Files\Tracktion\Waveform 11\Waveform 11 (64-bit).exe
8 Sep 2020 20:56:34 Windows 10
8 Sep 2020 20:56:34 CPU: 1484MHz Cores: 4 3538MB
8 Sep 2020 20:56:34 Events file size: 1.2 KB
8 Sep 2020 20:56:34 Initialising file formats...
8 Sep 2020 20:56:34 Initialising projects...
8 Sep 2020 20:56:34 Initialising devices...
8 Sep 2020 20:56:34 Loop library loaded 3 loops in 5 secs
8 Sep 2020 20:56:35 Initialising ReWire...
8 Sep 2020 20:56:35 Initialising ReWire...
8 Sep 2020 20:56:40 Reloading Windows...
8 Sep 2020 20:56:43 ASIO: found ASIO4ALL v2
8 Sep 2020 20:56:43 ASIO: found Generic Low Latency ASIO Driver
8 Sep 2020 20:56:43 ASIO: found M-Audio USB ASIO
8 Sep 2020 20:56:43 ASIO: found Maschine MK3
8 Sep 2020 20:56:43 ASIO: found Novation USB ASIO Driver
8 Sep 2020 20:56:43 ASIO: found UMC ASIO Driver
8 Sep 2020 20:56:44 Wrote settings file: C:\Users\Paul\AppData\Roaming\Tracktion\Waveform\Waveform.settings
8 Sep 2020 20:56:44 Machine ID:
8 Sep 2020 20:56:45 Starting checking for updates
8 Sep 2020 20:56:49 Finished checking for updates: 4 secs
8 Sep 2020 20:56:50 Loaded edit: dfghdgh Edit 1
8 Sep 2020 20:57:16 Preset database loaded 907 presets in 46 secs seconds
8 Sep 2020 21:01:18 *** ERROR: Record fail: couldn't write to file: C:\Users\Paul\Documents\dfghdgh\Recorded\dfghdgh Edit 1_Track 1_Take_1.wav
8 Sep 2020 21:01:38 *** ERROR: Record fail: couldn't write to file: C:\Users\Paul\Documents\dfghdgh\Recorded\dfghdgh Edit 1_Track 1_Take_1.wav
8 Sep 2020 21:22:16 Loaded edit: dfghdgh Edit 1
8 Sep 2020 21:22:31 Closing window..
8 Sep 2020 21:22:41 Wrote settings file: C:\Users\Paul\AppData\Roaming\Tracktion\Waveform\Waveform.settings
8 Sep 2020 21:22:41 Saving..
8 Sep 2020 21:22:41 Closing devices..
8 Sep 2020 21:22:42 ReWire - closing system
8 Sep 2020 21:22:42 Maintenance took: 358 ms
8 Sep 2020 21:22:42 Cleaning up temp files..
8 Sep 2020 21:22:43 ASIO: stopping
8 Sep 2020 21:22:43 ASIO: closed
8 Sep 2020 21:22:44 Finished shutdown
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GuitarPlayerinNYC wrote: Tue Sep 08, 2020 9:33 pm Just a wild guess- are you on a 32 bit, or 64 bit system. I know there's size limitations between the two.

Wav files are far bigger than flac, so you short on HDD space?

I noticed that the error message said it can't "create" the files, as well.
i'm using 64 bit. I have a 64 bit OS. i'm not short on hd space, according to another daw I booted I still have days worth of recording space left on the drive. according to windows around 53 gig.
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I wonder if it's an authorisation problem. Seems unlikely. But if so, running as administrator should fix it. Still odd though.
[W10-64, T5/6/7/W8/9/10/11/12/13, 32(to W8)&64 all, Spike],[W7-32, T5/6/7/W8, Gina16] everything underused.
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I had this on a laptop with all my software when I renamed my user account. Windows 10 x64
I was forced to create a new user to align registry entries.
Don't know if this applies to your issue though. Try to choose a different folder on another drive and try again.
Last edited by astey on Wed Sep 09, 2020 12:29 pm, edited 1 time in total.
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There tool that shows what is going on file operations: https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/sysint ... ds/procmon
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jabe wrote: Wed Sep 09, 2020 11:59 am I wonder if it's an authorisation problem. Seems unlikely. But if so, running as administrator should fix it. Still odd though.
that fixed it. thanks.

another question I have, when recording wav files on the configuration window for recording it doesn't say whether it's recording at 44100 ,48000, or 96000 hz? or at least, I can't see where this is said for the clips I record. I can see a configuration for 16,24 or 32 bit, but for track recording is this specified somewhere else in the daw?
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Settings -> Audio Devices -> Sample rate

I believe it just records audio at the sample rate of the audio device.
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booted it up again recently and I was getting the same problem even when running as admin. updated to the latest version, tried again and my avast antivirus flagged up something when I started to record. looks like antivirus is preventing it from recording files by default. bit weird, but looks like that could be the culprit.
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