The location where prime:vocal saves its analysis data depends on how the tool is being used — whether as a standalone application or as an ARA plug-in.
Standalone Application
If you want to continue working on a session created with the standalone application at a later time, you can save the session as a prime:vocal session file (*.pvocproj) under “File > Save Session.” The session file saves the parameter settings of all currently opened audio files. Besides, all analysis data will be saved to a separate folder called “analysis” next to the session file.
If you’re not planning any further editing steps after exporting the files, you can simply close prime:vocal and the temporary session will be deleted.
ARA Plug-in
When saving a DAW session, prime:vocal stores its analysis data in one of two locations:
DAW Project’s Media Folder
This is the default option if your DAW supports it. Storing analysis data in the project’s media folder ensures that all data remains tied to the DAW project, making it easier to manage and share sessions with others.
Music Folder / Custom Folder
If your DAW does not support storing analysis data in the media folder, or if you’ve disabled this option (see below), the data will be stored in a custom folder. By default, this folder is the “Music” directory in your user account:
- Mac: ~/Music/sonible/primevocal
- Windows: C:\Users\<YourUsername>\Music\sonible\primevocal
You can customize the location of this folder in the plug-in settings.
Customization Options
On the plug-in's settings page, you can adjust where analysis data is stored:
- Disable "Store Analysis Data With Project"
- When this option is disabled, the analysis data will always be saved in the specified custom folder, regardless of whether your DAW supports project-specific storage.
- Change the location of the custom folder (Analysis Data)
- You can specify a different folder for storing analysis data, such as an external drive, to better fit your workflow.
HINT: The analysis data can be quite large - approximately 90 MB per minute of audio. For this reason, it can be helpful to export a track that has been fully processed with prime:vocal, import the optimized file, and then remove prime:vocal and the analysis data from the project.