Sample Editor Toolbar

To show or hide the toolbar elements, right-click the toolbar, and activate or deactivate the elements.

The following options are available:

Static Buttons

Left Divider: Tools that are placed to the left of the divider are always shown.

Auto-Scroll: Keeps the project cursor visible during playback.
Select Auto-Scroll Settings: Allows you to activate Page Scroll or Stationary Cursor and to activate Suspend Auto-Scroll When Editing.

Range Selection: Selects ranges.
Draw: Draws a volume curve.
Zoom: Zooms in. Hold Alt/Opt, and click to zoom out.
Play: Allows you to play back the clip from the position where you click until you release the mouse button.
Scrub: Allows you to locate positions.

Snap to Zero Crossing: Restricts editing to zero crossings, that is, positions where the amplitude is zero.
Snap On/Off: Restricts horizontal movement and positioning to the specific positions.

Show/Hide Grid: Shows/Hides the grid in the waveform display.
Grid Type: Allows you to select a grid type. The options depend on the display format that is selected for the ruler. If you select Seconds as the ruler format, time-based grid options are available. If you select Bars+Beats as the ruler format, musical grid options are available.

Musical Mode: Locks audio clips to the project tempo by using realtime time stretching.

Number of Bars Defined in Audio File: Displays the estimated bars of your audio file.
Remaining Number of Beats Defined in Audio File: Displays the remaining number of beats of your audio file.
Defined Tempo of Audio File: Displays the estimated tempo of your audio file.
Defined Time Signature of Audio File: Displays the estimated time signature of your audio file.
Warping Algorithm for Audio Clip: Allows you to select a warp algorithm.

Zoom Mode

Allows you to select a zoom mode for the waveform display.

If Global Zoom is selected, the display follows the zoom and scroll controls of the Sample Editor.
If Clip-Based Zoom is selected, the display automatically zooms to the clip of the selected event. In this mode, you cannot scroll beyond the clip borders.
If Auto-Zoom to Event is selected, the display automatically zooms to the active event. In this mode, you can scroll between project start and end.

Note

If the Definition section of the Sample Editor Inspector is opened, Zoom Mode is automatically switched from Global Zoom to Clip-Based Zoom.

Editor Display Mode

Allows you to select a display mode for the waveform display.

If Show Clips and Events is selected, the display shows the clips and the start and end boundaries of the events that are opened in the Sample Editor.
If Show Events is selected, the display shows only the waveform between the start and end boundaries of the events that are opened in the Sample Editor.
If Show Clips is selected, the display shows only the clips of the events that are opened in the Sample Editor, but not the event boundaries.

Activate Clip for Editing

Lists all audio clips that are opened in the Sample Editor and allows you to activate one of them for editing.

Right Divider: Tools that are placed to the right of the divider are always shown.

Open in Separate Window: This button is available in the lower zone editor. It opens the editor in a separate window.
Open in Lower Zone: This button is available in the editor window. It opens the editor in the lower zone of the Project window.
Set up Window Layout: Allows you to set up the window layout.
Show/Hide Left Zone: Allows you to activate/deactivate the left zone.
Show/Hide Regions: Allows you to activate/deactivate the regions.
Set up Toolbar: Opens a pop-up menu where you can set up which toolbar elements are visible.