View Tab (Audio Editor)

In the Audio Editor, click View.

Navigate

Backwards/Forwards: Navigates to the previous/next cursor position, zoom factor, and selection range.

Zoom

Time

Opens a pop-up menu that allows you to adjust the zoom to display the selected time range. Zoom in 1:1 zooms in so that one pixel on the screen represents one sample.

To edit the zoom factor, click Edit Zoom Factor. This opens the Zoom Factor dialog, where you can edit the following settings:

Set Time Range allows you to specify the time range that you want to display.
Samples per Screen Point allows you to specify how many audio samples are summarized in each screen point.
Screen Points per Sample allows you to specify how many screen points are used to represent a single audio sample.

Zoom

Activates the Zoom tool that allows you to define a time range that is zoomed in.

Zoom Selection

Zooms the window so that the current selection occupies the entire montage window.

Microscope

Zooms in as far as possible.

Zoom in Audio (10x)/Zoom out Audio (10x)

Zooms in/out in big steps.

View All

Zooms out as far as possible.

Zoom in Audio/Zoom out Audio

Zooms in/out in small steps.

Level

Adjusts the zoom to only display samples below the selected dB value.

Optimize Vertical Zoom

Changes the vertical zoom factor so that the peaks are clearly visible. This adjustment is done according to the section of the wave that is visible in the wave/montage window.

Reset Zoom to 0 dB

Adjusts the zoom to display audio levels up to 0 dB.

Zoom in Vertically/Zoom out Vertically

Zooms in/out to show waveforms with a lower/higher level.

Cursor

Move Cursor to Start of File/Move Cursor to End of File: Moves the cursor to the start/end of the file.
Previous Marker/Next Marker: Moves the cursor to the previous/next marker.
Start of Selection/End of Selection: Moves the cursor to the start/end of the selected time range.
Previous Region Edge/Next Region Edge: Moves the cursor to the previous/next region edge.
Snap to Zero-Crossing: Moves the cursor to the nearest zero-crossing point.
Edit Cursor Position: Opens the Cursor Position dialog where you can edit the cursor position.

Scroll

Start/End: Displays the start/end of the audio without moving the cursor.
Start of Selection/End of Selection: Displays the start/end of the audio selection without moving the cursor.
Cursor: Displays the cursor position.

Playback

Static View: Deactivates scrolling.
View Follows Cursor: Automatically scrolls the view to keep the playback cursor visible.
Scroll View: Automatically scrolls the view to keep the playback cursor centered.

Snapshots

Allows you to take, recall, and edit snapshots.

Presets

The buttons 1, 2, and 3 allow you to save a snapshot of the scroll position, zoom factor, cursor position, and audio selection. The rightmost preset button is a global preset that is available for all audio montages.

Options

Allows you to select which settings are restored when applying a snapshot preset. The following options are available:

Scroll Position and Zoom
Cursor Position
Audio Selection

Snapshots

Allows you to take, recall, and edit snapshots.

Take Snapshot

Activates/Deactivates the snapshot function. If this option is activated, click on a preset button to save a snapshot.

Presets

The buttons 1, 2, and 3 allow you to save a snapshot of the scroll position, zoom factor, cursor position, audio selection, and clip selection. The rightmost preset button is a global preset that is available for all audio montages.

Options

Allows you to select which settings are restored when applying a snapshot preset. The following options are available:

Scroll Position and Zoom
Cursor Position
Audio Selection
Clip Selection

Peaks

Rebuild Peak Display: Normally, peak files are automatically updated when the date of the peak file is older than the date of the audio file. However, it can happen that the date of the audio file is wrong and therefore not automatically updated. This option allows you to force a rebuild of the peak file.