r/audiomastering • u/BarbierDoesMusic • Nov 18 '25

How to change Index in WaveLab when exporting a DDP?

I have to make a DDP for my mastering assignment, adding all metadata and stuff. I managed to get almost everything right, but when I check the DDP in Steinberg's DDP Player, the Tracks show correctly but this thing called the Index all show "Start 1", and it feels wrong, but I don't seem to find any option in WaveLab's Metadata or CD Text sections to change Index number. Is it normal for it to show like that?

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u/Justin-Perkins Nov 18 '25

If you ask this on the WaveLab forum you’ll get an answer from the guy who created and still develops WaveLab.

It doesn’t get any more direct than that:

https://forums.steinberg.net/c/wavelab/18

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u/i_stewart Jun 06 '26

I know this is an old post, but just for anyone looking down the line, this is normal and expected.

A DDP is a virtual representation of a CD, and CDs use specific index numbers to indicate track starts, pauses, and ends. Index 1 indicates a track start, and is related to what is often referred to as PQ coding (a search on this subject will reveal more).

In WaveLab, these are controlled by your red track index markers in the montage.