Tracktion Software

gesslr · Post by **gesslr** » Mon Jan 23, 2017 5:12 pm

Hi again.

Real basic question: is there a way to change Waveform display height in the audio clips?

Thanks in advance.

G

jabe · Post by **jabe** » Mon Jan 23, 2017 5:24 pm

You can make all tracks taller, if that's what you mean. Either ctr+mouse wheel while over the tracks area, or click the + (or -) of the Z function near the lower right corner of the tracks area.

gesslr · Post by **gesslr** » Mon Jan 23, 2017 7:32 pm

Again thank you.

No. I would like to make the Waveform height larger without having to increase the gain or normalize. there is an icon in Studio One that allows you to increase all Waveform display heights without having to change the gain...can help with editing quieter passages.

klangbastler · Post by **klangbastler** » Mon Jan 23, 2017 7:53 pm

no waveform zoom available in tracktion as of yet

jabe · Post by **jabe** » Mon Jan 23, 2017 7:57 pm

The things I suggested don't change the audio, just the display. You can double-click a track or clip to make the track bigger for editing. Any track that's been double-clicked will stay bigger until it gets double-clicked again, but I can't see a way to do all tracks at once.

klangbastler · Post by **klangbastler** » Mon Jan 23, 2017 8:02 pm

i guess he asked for waveformzoom (vertically), which is not the same as making tracks bigger vertically.
in many cases low level passages stay nearly unvisible when tracks are made bigger in height.

jabe · Post by **jabe** » Mon Jan 23, 2017 8:05 pm

klangbastler wrote:no waveform zoom available in tracktion as of yet

I seem to be zooming in quite nicely with the scroll-wheel on my mouse. It won't zoom any further, so I assume I've reached the sample limit, and the waveform display has reached that jagged look.

klangbastler · Post by **klangbastler** » Mon Jan 23, 2017 10:16 pm

yes, that is horizontal zoom down to the sample.
waveform-zoom means, that all samples on the waveformdisplay will be pushed upwards "vertically".
loud parts may be moved outside of view (above the upper border of the clip), but lower levels are much better visible than without.
the word zoom may be misleading here, but that's what it is often called in other daws.

it is a very helpful feature, as levels between -60 and 0 db don't really fit very well in the vertical space on a track in a daw, even when track height is maximised. with it you can optimize visibility, depending on the levels you used for recording.

gesslr · Post by **gesslr** » Mon Jan 23, 2017 11:37 pm

klangbastler wrote:yes, that is horizontal zoom down to the sample.
waveform-zoom means, that all samples on the waveformdisplay will be pushed upwards "vertically".
loud parts may be moved outside of view (above the upper border of the clip), but lower levels are much better visible than without.
the word zoom may be misleading here, but that's what it is often called in other daws.

it is a very helpful feature, as levels between -60 and 0 db don't really fit very well in the vertical space on a track in a daw, even when track height is maximised. with it you can optimize visibility, depending on the levels you used for recording.

Said better than I ever could, AND spot on. Thanks.

metrognome · Post by **metrognome** » Wed Feb 01, 2017 4:15 am

I've done that by highlighting the clip, increasing the gain in the properties bar to get the waveform larger, then reducing the tracks volume control back to sane levels by inserting a volume/pan onto the track at bar one (or wherever) and adjust as needed from there.
I know it's not an exact answer, but this worked for me.

fwsuperhero · Post by **fwsuperhero** » Wed Feb 01, 2017 3:25 pm

As it seems ... Waveform hasnt been the ideal name for new release

Tracktion Software

KVR Audio

Increasing audio Waveform height without affecting volume