Overview Line

The overview line displays the whole clip and indicates which part of the clip is shown in the waveform display.

Overview line in the Sample Editor
  • To show or hide the overview line, click Set up Window Layout on the toolbar, and activate or deactivate the Overview option.

    The on/off status of the overview line in the Sample Editor window and in the lower zone editor are independent of each other.

  1. Event Start

    Indicates the start of the audio event.

  2. Waveform display

    The area in lighter gray indicates the section of the audio that is displayed in the waveform display.

    • You can specify which section of the audio is shown by clicking in the lower half of this display and dragging to the left or right.

    • You can zoom in or out horizontally by dragging the left or the right edge of this display.

    • You can show a different section of the audio by clicking in the upper half of this display and dragging a rectangle.

  3. Snap Point

    The dotted vertical line indicates the start of the audio event.

  4. Selection

    The blue area indicates which section is selected in the waveform display.

  5. Event End

    Indicates the end of the audio event.