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386 Chapter 11 Sample Editor
Opening the Sample Edit Window
There are various ways of opening a Sample Edit window:
• Select Audio > Sample Editor.
• Press Command-0.
• Double-click on any audio Region in the Arrange window; this opens the selected
Region in the Sample Editor.
• Double-click on any Region in the Audio window.
If no Region is selected, Logic will ask if you’d like to load a new file into the Sample
Edit window.
If you’re dealing with an interleaved, or half of a “split stereo” file or Audio Region, both
channels/audio files will be displayed in the Sample Edit window, with the left side on
top, and the right side below.
If you open the Sample Edit window from the Arrange window, as opposed to the
Audio window, the Bar Ruler is able to reference the Region’s position in the song. You
can tell all of this from the position marker lines in the Bar Ruler. A dotted line indicates
no time connection (Audio window), while a broken line indicates a time connection
for the Region being used in the Arrange window.
Elements of the Sample Edit Window
• The small waveform display at the top is the overview; the entire audio file is
depicted here.
• The dotted frame in the overview shows the extent of the section visible in the
display area.
• The Parameter box in the upper left corner below the overview shows the start point
and length of the selected area.
• When the Catch (“walking man” symbol) button is activated, it ensures that the
playback position is always visible in the window. The other controls operate as in
the Audio window.
• In the center, you’ll see the main contents of the Sample Edit window: the detailed
waveform display.
• Left of the detailed waveform display is the Amplitude Scale (as a percentage, or 16-
bit decimal values).
• The dotted line in the waveform and overview display is the Playback position line.
• The zoom bars are used to set the magnification of the detailed waveform display.
• The horizontal time ruler above the detailed waveform shows the name of the edited
Region at the top left.
• Beneath that is the time position of the Region in the audio file, in various formats.