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# WireTap Studio Saving Preferences

To access the saving pane of the WireTap Studio preferences, go to the WireTap Studio menu and select Preferences, then click on the Saving button.

Show Save As Dialog - with this option checked WireTap Studio will display a Save As...dialog when each recording is finished, allowing you to name the recording and choose which group in the WireTap Studio Library to save to.

Name Automatically - with this option checked WireTap Studio will automatically save each recording as it finishes with the naming conventions set beneath.

Save Files To - use this menu to choose the group in the WireTap Studio Library to save to.

Source Name - with this option checked WireTap Studio will include the primary recording source in the name.

Prefix - with this option checked WireTap Studio will add a user-defined prefix to the name.

Suffix - use this menu to set the suffix of each name. It can be set to Incremental - WireTap Studio will add an integer to the end of each name; Date - WireTap Studio will add the date of the recording to the name; Time - WireTap Studio will add a timestamp to the name; Date and Time - WireTap Studio will add the date and time of the recording to the name.

Sample - this shows a sample name with the current settings.

Split - Use this menu to Split Recordings Automatically. For more on splitting recordings, see Splitting Recordings Automatically

Record Lossless Original - with this option checked a copy of the original recording with the same quality as the source audio - no matter what format or settings the recording is set to be saved with - will be saved to the WireTap Studio Library.
NOTE: This option must be checked to take advantage of WireTap Studio's lossless editor.

With this option unchecked a warning sign icon will appear indicating that no lossless original will be available for editing.

This warning icon will also appear in the description field in the editor window of any recordings made without a lossless original.

Open Recording in Editor - with this option checked recordings will open in an editor window as soon as the recording is finished and saved.

## See also

Discover WireTap Studio
WireTap Studio Preferences