Hagtech

All of the WAV and MP3 files had no waveform in the icon. That's a good clue! I didn't try any big files. There is some incompatibility introduced after 7.30 caused by something odd with my machine. We just couldn't find it. Maybe registry, maybe another program, maybe anti-virus. Maybe because I run Opera and not Chrome. We won't know. I'm not loading 7.51 again...

OMG - I randomly chose version 7.30 to install. And it WORKED!!! So you got a bug in there someplace, hope you can find it. Personally, I am good to go. Thank you for your assistance.

Gaaaah. Version 7.50 has same issue. What other version would you recommend?

First of all, thanks Borate for the quick answers. I did a few more tests. Did another uninstall, then ran CCleaner to fix registry, rebooted, then re-installed. No go! Downloaded Revo, uninstalled using that. Rebooted. Re-installed. No go! Nothing changed since day one. FWIW, I also re-register SW each time with my paid license. screen shot I can still play songs and see waveforms in WavePad. I can attach to NCH server and play songs withing VideoPad in the small window. I can download those songs into VideoPad. Yet when I add them to track, all I get is gray. No waveform, no sound. I hate to waste several years of experience using WavePad (since version 3), but I'm in a bind here. What would you recommend for a replacement? MOVAVI? AVS4U? I really don't need a lot of sophistication, just something basic that works, combines video and audio, does a few transistions, and subtitles.

Nope. Deleting that file and re-installing didn't change anything. It never asked to reload the file either.

Trying not to be too snarky here, but I've been a VP user for years (since version 3). The problem here isn't the WAV file!!! It's something to do with VP, perhaps setup, a button I'm not clicking, a menu item, an option. Something like that. Could be a real bug? Note the files work fine in WP and in the pop-up window for downloading tracks from NCH.

Here's a file that doesn't work for me... https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0106/7515/9102/files/deux_arabesque_no_1.wav?992

Running Win7 if that means anything.

The WAV files are fine. I even tried to load the WAV samples from NCH. They don't work either (although they play ok with other programs). Sample WAV files from NCH server play in download window, but when moved to Audio Track 1 on timeline I get the glitch (no waveform, no sound).

Hi, just paid to upgrade from 3.xx to 7.51 (solving a different issue). With this version I can't get VP to display or play an audio file. I've tried WAV, MP3, even downloaded WAV from NCH. No waveform ever shows up (it did in 3.xx). File loads fine. Video files work. My files work fine everywhere else. I've uninstalled, re-installed, rebooted, tried every damn option / button I can find. Using same WAV file in WavePad works just fine!!! Dumbfounded... screenshot