Project Window Toolbar

The toolbar contains tools and shortcuts for opening other windows and various project settings and functions.

  • To show/hide tools, open the toolbar context menu by right-clicking in an empty area of the toolbar and activate the tools that you want to display. To show all tools, select Show All.

    Note

    The number of elements that are shown also depends on the size of the Project window and the screen resolution.

The following options are available:

Activate Project
Note

Only available if more than one project is open.

Activates a project.

Project History

Undo/Redo

Undoes/Redoes actions in the Project window.

Constrain Delay Compensation

Constrain Delay Compensation

Minimizes the latency effects of the delay compensation.

Left Divider

Left Divider

Tools that are placed to the left of the divider are always shown.

Media & MixConsole Windows

Open MediaBay

Opens/Closes the MediaBay.

Open Pool Window

Opens/Closes the Pool window.

Open MixConsole

Opens/Closes the MixConsole.

Open Control Room

Opens/Closes the Control Room.

Open Direct Offline Processing Window

Opens/Closes the Direct Offline Processing window.

Track Visibility Configurations

Track Visibility Configurations

Allows you to create configurations that are useful for switching between different visibility setups.

Set Track Visibility Agents

Allows you to set a visibility agent to filter the tracks.

Set Track Type Filter

Allows you to filter the tracks by track type. Alt/Opt-click to reset the track type filter.

State Buttons

Deactivate All Mute States

Deactivates all mute states.

Deactivate All Solo States

Deactivates all solo states.

Deactivate All Listen States

Deactivates all listen states.

Activate/Deactivate Read for All Tracks

Activates/Deactivates read automation for all tracks.

Activate/Deactivate Write for All Tracks

Activates/Deactivates write automation for all tracks.

Suspend All Read/Write Automation

Suspends all read/write automation.

Automation Mode

Automation Follows Events

Lets your automation events follow automatically when you move an event or part on a track.

Global Automation Mode

Allows you to select the global automation mode.

Open Automation Panel

Opens the Automation Panel.

Auto-Scroll

Auto-Scroll

Keeps the project cursor visible during playback.

Select Auto-Scroll Settings

Allows you to activate Page Scroll or Stationary Cursor and to activate Suspend Auto-Scroll When Editing.

Locators

Go to Left Locator Position

Allows you to go to the left locator position.

Left Locator Position

Shows the left locator position.

Go to Right Locator Position

Allows you to go to the right locator position.

Right Locator Position

Shows the right locator position.

Locator Range Duration

Locators to Selection

Allows you to set the locators to the selection.

Locator Range Duration

Shows the duration of the locator range.

Transport Controls

Go to Previous Marker/Zero

Moves the project cursor to the previous marker/zero position on the timeline.

Go to Next Marker/Project End

Moves the project cursor to the next marker/project end.

Rewind

Moves backward.

Forward

Moves forward.

Activate Cycle

Activates/Deactivates cycle mode.

Stop

Stops playback.

Start

Starts playback.

Transport Record

Activates/Deactivates record mode.

Time Displays

Select Primary Time Format

Allows you to select a time format for the primary time display.

Primary Time Display

Shows the position of the project cursor in the selected time format.

Select Secondary Time Format

Allows you to select a time format for the secondary time display.

Secondary Time Display

Shows the position of the project cursor in the selected time format.

Markers

Jump to Marker

Allows you to set and locate marker positions.

Open Markers Window

Opens the Markers window.

Tool Buttons

Combine Selection Tools

Combines the Object Selection tool and the Range Selection tool.

Object Selection

Selects events and parts.

Range Selection

Selects ranges.

Draw

Draws events.

Erase

Erases events.

Split

Splits events.

Glue

Glues events together.

Mute

Mutes events.

Zoom

Zooms in. Hold Alt/Opt and click to zoom out.

Comp

Assembles takes.

Time Warp

Allows you to adjust musical positions of events to time positions and to perform warp operations for individual time positions.

Line

Creates a series of contiguous events.

Play

Allows you to play back events.

Color

Allows you to colorize events.

Color Menu

Select Color for Selected Tracks or Events

Opens the Colorize pane that allows you to colorize the selected tracks or events.

Nudge

Nudge Settings

Allow you to set up a snap grid for the nudge commands.

  • By default, the snap grid for nudge operations is set to Link to Grid, and the step width corresponds to the snap grid.

  • If you activate Link to Primary Time Format, the snap grid for nudge operations follows the primary time format, and you can set up the step width in the Nudge Settings pop-up menu.

  • If you deactivate Link to Grid and Link to Primary Time Format, you can set up a snap grid that is fully independent for nudge operations. In this case, you can select a time format and a value from the Nudge Settings pop-up menu.

Note

To show the nudge buttons, click the points to the right of the Nudge Settings.

Nudge Start Left

Increases the length of the selected event by moving its start to the left.

Nudge Start Right

Decreases the length of the selected event by moving its start to the right.

Move Left

Moves the selected event to the left.

Move Right

Moves the selected event to the right.

Nudge End Left

Decreases the length of the selected event by moving its end to the left.

Nudge End Right

Increases the length of the selected event by moving its end to the right.

Project Root Key

Project Root Key

Changes the root key of the project.

Snap

Snap to Zero Crossing

Restricts editing to zero crossings, that is, positions where the amplitude is zero.

Snap On/Off

Restricts horizontal movement and positioning to the positions specified by the Snap Type.

Snap Type

Allows you to specify to what positions you want events to snap.

Grid Type

Grid Type

Allows you to specify a grid type for the Snap function. This setting only has effect if Snap Type is set to one of the grid options.

Quantize

Apply Quantize

Applies the quantize settings.

Quantize Presets

Allows you to select a quantize preset.

Soft Quantize On/Off

Activates/Deactivates soft quantize.

AudioWarp Quantize On/Off

Activates/Deactivates AudioWarp quantize.

Open Quantize Panel

Opens the Quantize Panel.

Audio Alignment

Open Audio Alignment Panel

Opens the Audio Alignment Panel.

Audio Performance Meter

Audio Performance Meter

The upper bar displays either the current realtime peak or the ASIO-Guard load, depending on which of the two has the higher value. The lower bar shows the hard disk transfer load of the disk engine.

For a more detailed display of realtime peak and ASIO-Guard load, click to open the Audio Performance window.

MIDI Remote Mapping Assistant

Open MIDI Remote Mapping Assistant

Opens the MIDI Remote Mapping Assistant.

Right Divider

Right Divider

Tools that are placed to the right of the divider are always shown.

Window Zone Controls

Show/Hide Left Zone

Shows/Hides the left zone of the window.

Show/Hide Lower Zone

Shows/Hides the lower zone of the window.

Show/Hide Right Zone

Shows/Hides the right zone of the window.

Set up Window Layout

Allows you to set up the window layout.

Set up Toolbar

Set up Toolbar

Opens a pop-up menu where you can set up which toolbar elements are visible.