Waveform Display

The waveform display shows the waveform image of the sample. To the left of the waveform display, a level scale is shown, indicating the amplitude of the audio.

  • To select whether the level is shown as a percentage or in dB, click the level scale label at the top (dB or %), and select an option from the pop-up menu.

  • To display the half level axis, right-click in the waveform display, and select the corresponding option from the context menu.

Ruler

The ruler shows the timeline in the specified display format.

  • To select the format, click the arrow button to the right of the ruler and select an option from the pop-up menu.

    You can choose to display bars and beats, seconds, or samples.

View Options

Display Channel pop-up menu

You can display either all channels, a specific channel, or the sum of all channels by selecting the corresponding option from the Display Channel pop-up menu. To open the menu, click the topmost button to the left of the waveform display. The icon displayed on the button indicates the current setting.

Note

Which channel options are available depends on the sample file.

Show Fades in Wave

With Show Fades in Wave activated, your fade settings are displayed directly in the waveform.

Show Gain in Wave
  • With Show Gain in Wave activated, the waveform display shows the influence of the Gain parameter on the sample. The gain can either be set manually or by using the Normalize function.

  • If this button is deactivated, the original raw sample data is shown.

Show Pitch Envelope/Show Level Envelope

You can edit the pitch and the level of a sample using the integrated pitch and level envelopes. This allows you to modify the pitch of the attack portion of a sample or to correct the pitch or the level of a loop end so that it matches the loop start, for example. Both envelopes are applied when you play a sample using your MIDI keyboard.

To edit an envelope, click Show Pitch Envelope or Show Level Envelope .

  • To offset the pitch or level of an entire sample, add a single node and move it up or down from the center position.

  • To add a further node to the envelope, double-click the curve.

  • To remove a node, double-click it.

  • To reset a node to its neutral position, Ctrl/Cmd-click it.

Zoom Envelope

Zoom Envelope zooms in on the pitch and level envelopes. This allows you to edit the envelopes in more detail.

Bypass Gain, Tuning, Fades, and Envelopes in Editor Playback

Activate Bypass Gain, Tuning, Fades, and Envelopes in Editor Playback to bypass any level and pitch corrections that are performed by changing the gain of the sample, using fade curves, the pitch envelope, and the level envelope.

Show Spectrogram

The sample display can either show the sample waveform, the spectrogram, or a blend of both. Activate Show Spectrogram if you are searching for the ideal sample start or release marker positions, for example. This allows you to see more precisely where the sample starts or where overtones have faded out.

Spectrogram Settings
  • Color Scheme allows you to choose a color scheme.

  • FFT Size sets the block size of the window that is used for the analysis. This allows you to adjust the trade-off between temporal resolution and frequency resolution. If you specify a higher value, more frequencies are analyzed, but they are located less accurately within the time domain.

  • Overlap sets the number of overlapping FFT windows. Increasing the overlap can be used to reduce analysis limitations of the FFT windows, which can lead to a loss of details, such as transients.

  • Min Level sets the minimum value of the scale.

  • Max Level sets the maximum value of the scale.

  • Anti-Aliasing can be used to improve the display quality.

  • The Opacity slider allows you to seamlessly blend between sample and FFT display.