# Preferences

Piezo's preferences can be accessed from the Piezo menu.

Piezo's Preferences window

### Recording Settings

Save recordings to folder: All recordings made with Piezo will be saved to the location specified here. The default location is a folder called Piezo, inside your Music folder (~/Music/Piezo).

Show file after recording: When checked, this setting causes a Finder window to open after each recording is finished, showing the recorded file.

### Software Update

Automatically check for software updates: With this option activated, Piezo compares itself to the most current version available from our server and alerts you when a new version is available. Leave this on and Piezo will help you stay up-to-date.