The main window

When you start the application, the main window is displayed. The main window’s workspace is where you perform all audio editing.

Menu bar Standard toolbar

Transport bar

Channel Meters (docked)

Workspace

Status bar

Main window components

The following table describes the major components of the main window.

Component

Description

Menu bar

Displays the menu headings for the available functions.

 

 

Standard toolbar

Provides quick access to some of the most common tasks in the application. For more

 

information, see Standard toolbar on page 36.

 

 

Transport bar

Provides quick access to basic audio transport functions. For more information, see

 

Transport toolbar on page 37.

 

 

Status bar

Help and processing information is displayed on the left side. The boxes on the right

 

side display the playback sample rate, bit depth, channel configuration, length of the

 

active data window, CD time remaining, and total free storage space.

 

Note: The CD Time Remaining box is displayed only when CD tracks exist in the

 

active data window.

 

With the exceptions of the CD Time Remaining and Free Storage boxes, you can edit

 

these boxes by double-clicking or right-clicking them.

 

When no data windows are open, only the Free Storage box contains a value. For more

 

information, see Editing file properties on page 99.

 

 

Workspace

This is the area located behind the data windows. Audio selections dragged to the

 

workspace automatically become new data windows. Windows such as the Regions

 

List and Playlist can be docked along the edges of the workspace or in floating

 

window docks.

 

 

Channel Meters

Displays the level of the output audio signal. These meters can be toggled on/off by

 

choosing Channel Meters from the View menu. Right-clicking the channel meters

 

displays a shortcut menu that allows you to precisely configure the appearance of the

 

meters.

 

 

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