Specifications

Chapter 25: Edit Modes and Tools 563
To destructively edit an audio waveform with the
Pencil tool:
1 Locate the area you want to edit.
2 Using the Zoomer tool or the Zoom buttons,
zoom down to the sample level so the waveform
appears as a continuous thin line. Adjust the
Track Height, as necessary, to edit the wave-
form with greater precision. You can also use
vertical zoom for greater visual resolution.
3 Select the Pencil tool.
4 Carefully draw with the Pencil tool by dragging
over the area of the waveform.
Do not over-edit or the results may be undesirable.
However, you can use the Undo command to undo
your previous edit.
The Pencil tool can independently edit different
channels of a multichannel track.
Try to limit editing to smoothing over a very small
problem area, and keep the “fixes” in character
with the shape of the surrounding waveform.
Edit/Tool Mode Keyboard
Lock
Enable Options > Edit/Tool Mode Keyboard Lock
to lock the currently selected Edit Tools (Zoom,
Trim, Grabber, and Pencil only) in place and pre-
vent them from being inadvertently changed when
using keyboard shortcuts. However, even when
Edit/Tool Mode Keyboard Lock is enabled, Edit
Tool types can still be changed using the mouse or
by using the Right-click menu. You can also
switch between tools (such as switching from the
Grabber to the Trim) using keyboard shortcuts.
To lock (or unlock) the current Edit Tool modes:
1 Select the Edit Tool modes you want (such as
the Standard Trim tool, Time Grabber tool, and
the Free Hand Pencil tool).
2 Select (or deselect) Options > Edit/Tool Mode
Keyboard Lock
.
You can recall zoom levels with the Zoom
Preset buttons (see “Zooming Options” on
page 540), or with Memory Locations (see
“Recalling Memory Locations” on
page 812). The default setting for Zoom Pre-
set 5 is at the sample level for Pencil editing.
Pencil tool
Repairing a “pop” with the Pencil tool