Data windows

Data windows contain audio data (as a waveform) as well as a number of controls and commands used to edit and process audio.

Edit Tool Selector

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Title bar

Time ruler

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Overview bar

Lock Channel Selection

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Level ruler

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Marker bar

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Waveform display

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Position scrollbar

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CD layout bar

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Time zoom in/out

Level zoom in/out

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Maximize width

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Time zoom resolution

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Scrub

 

control

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Playbar

 

 

Selection status boxes

Data window components

Component

Description

Title bar

Displays the file name. If title information is included in the summary of a file, it appears here instead of

 

the file name. Double-click to maximize and restore the window.

 

 

Level ruler

Displays the amplitude of the waveform. Right-click to display the level ruler shortcut menu. Drag to shift

 

the view up/down when zoomed in vertically.

 

 

Time ruler

Displays the current location in the data window. Right-click to display the time ruler shortcut menu. Drag

 

to scroll the data window.

 

 

Marker bar

Displays the position of region end points, loop end points, and markers. You can place, name, and

 

position markers and regions anywhere in the data window. These informational tags can serve as cues or

 

reminders highlighting important events in your project.

 

Right-click a marker or region tag to display a shortcut menu. Drag to edit a tag’s position. Double-click

 

anywhere within a region to select it.

 

 

Edit Tool Selector

Toggles through the available edit tools. Right-click to display a shortcut menu that allows you to display

 

or hide data window elements.

 

 

Playbar

Contains audio transport buttons. For more information, see Playbar on page 34.

Selection status boxes Displays the beginning, end, and length of a selection. If no selection exists, only the cursor position displays. Double-click the leftmost box to edit the current cursor position or selection start position. Double-click either of the other two boxes to edit the selection end position or the selection length. Right- click to display the status format shortcut menu.

Waveform display

Displays a graphical representation of an audio file. The horizontal axis represents time, and the vertical

 

axis represents amplitude. Right-click within this display to open the waveform display shortcut menu.

 

 

Scrub control

Scrolls playback of your project at varying speeds.

 

 

Position scroll bar

Scrolls forward/backward through an audio file to display sections of the file not visible in the current area

 

of the waveform display.

 

 

Overview bar

Allows for quick navigation and playback of any part of an audio file. The overview bar also indicates the

 

portion of the waveform currently depicted in the waveform display, as well as the selected region. Click

 

to move the cursor. Double-click to center the cursor in the waveform display. Right-click to start or pause

 

playback. Drag to activate the audio event locator.

 

 

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