Goldwave 5.x is stable and the recommended version to use on Linux via WINE. An open source alternative to Goldwave is Audacity.

To use Goldwave on Linux via WINE:

Install Goldwave prereqs. 32-bit WINEPREFIX is mandatory due to wmp10 prereq.

WINEPREFIX=~/.wine32 WINEARCH=win32 winetricks wmp10

This creates a 32-bit winearch (default .wine directory is 64-bit). The default install options are fine.

Install Goldwave in WINE.

WINEPREFIX=~/.wine32 wine gwave5*.exe

This also creates a Goldwave icon in the Ubuntu apps menu.

Configure soundcard in Goldwave by:

1. F11 key → Control Properties → System tab
2. click Use DirectSound AP radio button
3. click OK to save configuration

You can select “loopback” what you hear audio under F11 → Device → Record and pick Loopback Pulseaudio.

Test Goldwave 5 by F11 key → Device tab and click Test playback button to hear a brief test tone. Create new/save/play sound files with Goldwave 5.7 in Linux WINE

These settings are useful for Goldwave on Windows as well as WINE/Linux.

• Constantly monitor audio levels: F11 → Record → monitor input
• label VU graph axes in dB: Right click VU meter → Properties → Show Axis

It’s recommended to use Goldwave 5.x as above on WINE instead. There are some errors but Goldwave 6 still works to record and playback on WINE ≥ 2 using a Windows 7 Wineprefix.

1. Download Goldwave 6
2. configure your Wineprefix for Windows 7 using winecfg → Applications → Windows Version → Windows 7
3. Install Goldwave 6 on WINE

wine InstallGoldwave6*.exe

As of WINE 2.1, error upon opening Goldwave 6 include

Floating point overflow

and there are also

Unhandled exception

on closing Goldwave 6 and it will keep asking you to reset Goldwave settings. Nonetheless Goldwave 6 does record/play on WINE 2.1.