View Menu Commands

View commands act like a zoom lens allowing you to zoom in or out of the sound graph. By using these commands, you can get a more detailed view of the selection and shape of the waveform. The Overview Bar at the bottom of a shows what part of the sound is currently graphed. In addition to these commands, you can right-click-and-drag to select a region to zoom in on. Use the scroll bar below the waveform or click-and-drag with the middle mouse button (wheel button) to view a different part of the waveform when zoomed in.

All
Graphs the entire sound.


This magnifies the graph to any level you specify.

Selection
Magnifies the selection, increasing the detail of the graph. You can zoom in many times (by changing the and zooming again) until a single sample is shown in the graph.


Magnifies the sound to the level of detail specified under the window. The start marker is used as the zoom location. The level can be set to any value you find convenient.

Previous
Returns the view to the previous zoom level. Use this to switch back and forward between two different zoom levels.


Automatically scrolls the view during playback and recording so that the current position is always shown in the view and enables for moving the playback cursor with the keyboard.

Zoom In
Magnifies the sound by a factor of 1.33. The middle of the Sound window is used as the zoom location.

Zoom Out
Reduces magnification to by a factor of 1.33. This shows more of the sound. The middle of the window is used as the zoom location.

Zoom 10:1
Magnifies the sound to give a very high level of detail. At this level, individual samples are easily visible. The start marker is used as the zoom location. Direct waveform editing with the mouse is possible at this level.

Zoom 1:1
Magnifies the sound to give a true representation of the waveform. The start marker is used as the zoom location.

1 Second, 10 Seconds, 1 Minute, 1 Hour
Shows the given amount of time of audio beginning at the start marker's position. You can use View | Finish to see the audio at the end.

Vertical Zoom All
Vertically zooms all the way out so that the entire vertical/amplitude range of the sound is shown.

Vertical Zoom In
Magnifies the graph vertically to show twice as much amplitude detail. Zooming is centered on the middle of the graph.

Vertical Zoom Out
Reduces vertical magnification to show half as much amplitude detail. This show a larger range of the amplitude. Zooming is centered on the middle of the graph.

Start
Scrolls the graph to the start marker.


Scrolls the graph to the finish marker.

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