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Zoom In
The Zoom In feature allows you to magnify any portion of your .wav file, no matter how small it may be. It can be used with either the Source, Destination or Fast Edit workspace. The zoom-in process may be repeated any number of times for a really close and detailed look of your audio waveforms. However, only the last 5 zoom levels are remembered. You can also access this feature by using the Z hotkey or the Right Click Menu. Your mouse wheel will also control the Zooming In (or Zooming Out) feature.
Zoom-In X2
Allows you to Zoom in on a waveform by a factor of 2 (binary zooming). The amount of time displayed is decreased by a factor of 2 each time the Zoom-In button is pressed. This zoom differs from the other Zoom function, which zooms in on the selected area. Pressing the + key on the numeric keyboard will also activate this zoom function. It can be used with either the Source or Destination or Fast Edit workspace. The “Zoom In X2” process may be repeated any number of times for a really close and detailed look at your audio waveforms. It’s complimentary function is “Zoom-Out X2”.
Zooming-In/Out on a portion of a .wav file (Tutorial)
To Zoom-In and Zoom-Out on a portion of a .wav file, use the following procedure:
The Zoom In X2 and Zoom Out X2 buttons function in a different manner and give you the option of zooming in or out without changing the selected area of the .wav file. Pressing Zoom-In X2 will take whatever area of the waveform that is currently displayed and magnify it by a factor of 2. Similarly, the Zoom-Out X2 button will take the displayed portion of the .wav file and decrease the time resolution by a factor of 2. Both of these zooming operations can be performed multiple times if a higher degree of focus or de-focus is desired.
Zoom Out
This key performs the inverse function of the Zoom-In key. It allows you to progressively back out of a .wav file which you had previously Zoomed-In on. Hitting this key allows you to backpedal through your last 5 zooms. You can also access this feature by using the X hotkey or by using the Right Click Menu. Your mouse wheel will also control the zooming In - Out feature. For a brief tutorial, see above.
Zoom-Out X2
This feature allows you to back out of the displayed area by a factor of 2. The amount of time displayed is increased by a factor of 2 each time the Zoom Out button is pressed. Pressing the – key on the numeric keyboard will also activate the Zoom function. It can be used with the Source, Destination or Fast Edit workspace. It’s compliment is “Zoom-In X2.
Zoom Out Full
This feature allows you to quickly zoom back to square one. It will display your entire .wav file waveform on the screen. You can also access this feature by using the Ctrl + Z hotkey or the Right Click Mouse Menu.
Zoom to Markers
This feature is only activated when markers are dropped. When used, it fills the screen with the material located between two markers.
Box Zooming
To zoom into an area of a waveform without time or amplitude limits, you can use Box Zooming. This is accomplished by holding down the Shift key and then holding down the left mouse button to draw a rectangle around the area you want to zoom in on. When you release the mouse button, the system will zoom into the circumscribed area of the file. To zoom back out, just use one of the zoom out commands.
Waveform Overview Zooming Feature
You can also zoom in and zoom out on a time domain waveform via the waveform overview feature. The feature is located in the upper left corner of the waveform overview display. It includes two zooming buttons, one having a plus sign and the other having a minus sign as shown here:
Waveform Overview Zooming feature
Each time that you click on the plus sign (on left side of the waveform overview display) the system zooms in closer on the main time display, with its relative position shown with respect to the overall file in the overview display. Zooming out is similar, but it requires you to click on the minus zoom button.
The Zoom In feature allows you to magnify any portion of your .wav file, no matter how small it may be. It can be used with either the Source, Destination or Fast Edit workspace. The zoom-in process may be repeated any number of times for a really close and detailed look of your audio waveforms. However, only the last 5 zoom levels are remembered. You can also access this feature by using the Z hotkey or the Right Click Menu. Your mouse wheel will also control the Zooming In (or Zooming Out) feature.
Zoom-In X2
Allows you to Zoom in on a waveform by a factor of 2 (binary zooming). The amount of time displayed is decreased by a factor of 2 each time the Zoom-In button is pressed. This zoom differs from the other Zoom function, which zooms in on the selected area. Pressing the + key on the numeric keyboard will also activate this zoom function. It can be used with either the Source or Destination or Fast Edit workspace. The “Zoom In X2” process may be repeated any number of times for a really close and detailed look at your audio waveforms. It’s complimentary function is “Zoom-Out X2”.
Zooming-In/Out on a portion of a .wav file (Tutorial)
To Zoom-In and Zoom-Out on a portion of a .wav file, use the following procedure:
- With your mouse, left click on the workspace location that you desire to magnify.
- As you begin to drag the mouse pointer towards the right-hand portion of the screen, you will see two black timing reference markers appear in the workspace.
- The first marker will remain at the location at which you began to perform the "mouse-drag" operation, indicating the location of the "start" position of your zoom region of the .wav file.
- When you get to the end of the interval of the .wav file portion you wish to Zoom-In on, release the left mouse button, and the second line will remain at that location. This line will have indicated the location of the "end" position of your selected zoom-in region of the .wav file.
- Click the mouse on the Zoom-In icon
- The selected area will be re-displayed with the time axis expanded to fill the monitor screen.
- To zoom back out, merely click with the left mouse button on the Zoom-Out button on the toolbar.
- After you have clicked on the Zoom-In icon, you will notice that the Time Axis Slider control at the bottom of the file will move to the relative position of the .wav file where you began your zoom operation. By using either the slider directly with your mouse, or by using the arrows at each end of the slider, you will be able to move through the original relative position of the entire .wav file, displaying the same level of time magnification that you had just established through the use of your Zoom-In control.
The Zoom In X2 and Zoom Out X2 buttons function in a different manner and give you the option of zooming in or out without changing the selected area of the .wav file. Pressing Zoom-In X2 will take whatever area of the waveform that is currently displayed and magnify it by a factor of 2. Similarly, the Zoom-Out X2 button will take the displayed portion of the .wav file and decrease the time resolution by a factor of 2. Both of these zooming operations can be performed multiple times if a higher degree of focus or de-focus is desired.
Zoom Out
This key performs the inverse function of the Zoom-In key. It allows you to progressively back out of a .wav file which you had previously Zoomed-In on. Hitting this key allows you to backpedal through your last 5 zooms. You can also access this feature by using the X hotkey or by using the Right Click Menu. Your mouse wheel will also control the zooming In - Out feature. For a brief tutorial, see above.
Zoom-Out X2
This feature allows you to back out of the displayed area by a factor of 2. The amount of time displayed is increased by a factor of 2 each time the Zoom Out button is pressed. Pressing the – key on the numeric keyboard will also activate the Zoom function. It can be used with the Source, Destination or Fast Edit workspace. It’s compliment is “Zoom-In X2.
Zoom Out Full
This feature allows you to quickly zoom back to square one. It will display your entire .wav file waveform on the screen. You can also access this feature by using the Ctrl + Z hotkey or the Right Click Mouse Menu.
Zoom to Markers
This feature is only activated when markers are dropped. When used, it fills the screen with the material located between two markers.
Box Zooming
To zoom into an area of a waveform without time or amplitude limits, you can use Box Zooming. This is accomplished by holding down the Shift key and then holding down the left mouse button to draw a rectangle around the area you want to zoom in on. When you release the mouse button, the system will zoom into the circumscribed area of the file. To zoom back out, just use one of the zoom out commands.
Waveform Overview Zooming Feature
You can also zoom in and zoom out on a time domain waveform via the waveform overview feature. The feature is located in the upper left corner of the waveform overview display. It includes two zooming buttons, one having a plus sign and the other having a minus sign as shown here:
Waveform Overview Zooming feature
Each time that you click on the plus sign (on left side of the waveform overview display) the system zooms in closer on the main time display, with its relative position shown with respect to the overall file in the overview display. Zooming out is similar, but it requires you to click on the minus zoom button.