Peak files generating WITHOUT PRIORITY!!!!!

I think you are right about that, there should be priority to any clips dropped onto the timeline.

Thank you MyerPJ, this setting is good to know about.

I still think it would be great to be able to have this setting on - have waveforms generate automatically upon import - and be able to immediately generate a waveform that I need now, skipping over one that I don't need.

Sorry, I wasn't clear... the process was happening in the program (as showing in the bottom right), but in the sequence the waveforms weren't visible.

Yes, the waveforms weren't populating.

The peak files are the waveforms.

This doesn't stop the conforming process. I applied this in settings, quit and reopened, and the peak files continue to process in the bottom right before my waveforms are created. 

There's an AUDIO Preference to Generate waveforms on import. If you turn that off, you can import and then use Clip/Generate Waveform, on that clip you chose.

+1

I have been waiting about 30 minutes to edit a music track into my timeline because Premiere is busy generating a peak file that I do not need whatsoever. It is for the camera scratch audio on an hour-long clip - I'm using separately-recorded sound, so this waveform is entirely useless to me. In addition to prioritizing peak file generation, as the OP suggests, I would also love to be able to right-click on the peak file generation bar and choose to SKIP a peak file that I don't need so I can get back to work.

Also, when I go to Clip > Generate Audio Waveform, Premiere should IMMEDIATELY generate the peak file for the clip I've requested, pausing or just skipping whatever peak file it's currently working on.

Thank you!

It's now mid-2024 and I still run into this issue, glad I found this thread!