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About This Book

Release Log:

29/5/2026: 14.0 - Rewrote the guide as one file per chapter and brought it up to date with Waveform 14 - Added What's New, The Detail Editor, and The Actions Panel chapters - Added instrument chapters 4OSC Synthesizer and Wavetable Synthesizer - Added Plugin Racks, Faceplates, Effects Bus Tracks, Clip Effects, Folder Tracks, and Submix Tracks chapters

28/3/2024: 13.5.2 - Added automation modes - Added clip automation - Updated clip launcher for clip/slot properties

28/3/2024: 13.0.0 - Added clip launcher chapter

1/2/2021 - Updated images first several chapters - Added Settings>Appearance reference chapter - Added Settings>General reference chapter - Added Settings>Plugins reference chapter - Added Settings>Advanced references chapter

Tracktion Waveform User Guide - A Work In Process

The purpose of this user guide is to document and explain the DAW named Waveform. Check the release log above or the version of the DAW this is guide is up to date with.

Waveform is available in Free, EOM, and Pro editions. The core operation of Waveform is the same for all but I will attempt to highlight the differences where possible.

IMPORTANT NOTE!

This guide is in-progress. Many updates and features have not yet been included here. These are some of the things that are on the backlog but not yet explained here. There are free videos on my YouTube channel and at the Tracktion website that fill in many of the gaps in this book.

  • Traditional Mixer Layout
  • Advanced MIDI Editor Functions
  • Using multiple-output Synth Plugins
  • Control Surface Mapping
  • Waveform Sampler
  • Video integration
  • Melodyne Integration
  • Project Templates
  • Waveform Archive format
  • CPU Usage Meter
  • Virtual Instruments: Subtractive, Collective
  • DAW Essentials Plugins
  • MIDI FX: MIDI Filter (Pro)
  • Enhanced range tools

Some screenshots might be from earlier versions of the software.

Suggestion: Don't Print

We recommended using the PDF format of this user guide. This allows you to easily search the document for keywords and topic. If you decide to print this document out that's great however it will quickly become out-of-date.