Preferences - Folders Tab

From the Options menu, choose Preferences and select the Folders tab to indicate where your project media is saved.

Item

Description

Default project folder

This box displays the path to the folder that will be used for creating new projects. Click the Browse button to choose a different folder.

Use a single default folder for project media saves

Select this radio button if you want to save all project media in a single folder.

Use separate defaults for each type of project media save

Select this radio button if you want to choose where to save each type of project media.

The following boxes display the location where each type of media file will be saved.

Record

This box displays the path to the folder that will be used when you record new audio or MIDI tracks. Click the Browse button to choose a different folder.

TIP The folder you specify here is used by default for new projects, but if you want to choose a project-specific recorded files folder, you can use the Recorded files folder box on the Audio tab of the Project Properties dialog.

Extract from CD

This box displays the path to the folder that will be used for tracks that you extract from audio CDs. Click the Browse button to choose a different folder.

Render project

This box displays the path to the folder that will be used when you render your project. Click the Browse button to choose a different folder.

Render to new

This box displays the path to the folder that will be used when you render to a new track. Click the Browse button to choose a different folder.

Chop to new

This box displays the path to the folder that will be used when you create new tracks with the Chopper window. Click the Browse button to choose a different folder.

New MIDI

This box displays the path to the folder that will be used when you export MIDI. Click the Browse button to choose a different folder.

NOTE MIDI files are not created when you record MIDI or create new MIDI clips. MIDI data for clips is stored within the Acid project.

Default groove folder

This box displays the path to the folder where default grooves for new Acid projects are saved. Click the Browse button to choose a different folder.

This folder is also used as the default location for saving exported grooves from the Groove Pool window.

Temporary files folder

Displays the folder where temporary files are created. Click the Browse button to specify a new folder.

NOTE When a media file is added to a project from a removable device, a copy of the media file is stored in a subfolder within this folder. This keeps the media file available for use even if the source of the media is no longer accessible.

NOTE Be aware that these subfolders are cleared when you close the application. However, they are not cleared if the application closes inappropriately.

Free storage space in selected folder

This box displays the amount of space available in the folder specified in the Temporary files folder box.

Default All

Click to restore the Folders tab to the default settings.