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Chapter 12: Pro Tools Main Windows 179
Vertical Zoom Buttons Zoom the track heights
proportionally in the Edit window.
Horizontal Zoom Buttons Zoom the Timeline just
like the Horizontal Zoom controls in the Edit
window toolbar.
Audio and MIDI Zoom In and Out Buttons
Pro Tools also provides Audio and MIDI Zoom
In and Out buttons in the upper-right corner of
the Edit window. These controls function ex-
actly the same as the Audio and MIDI Zoom
controls in the Toolbar, and let you zoom in and
out vertically on audio waveforms and MIDI
notes respectively.
Edit Window Default Length
Pro Tools lets you set a default length for the
Edit window in hours, minutes, seconds, and
frames. This is useful if you want to assemble a
session of a particular length or leave extra room
to expand the Edit window’s work area in your
session. The maximum length is 12 hours and
25 seconds at 48 kHz, and proportionally less at
higher sampling rates. For best scrollbar sensi-
tivity, set the length to slightly longer (a minute
or more) than the total session or song length.
To set the default length for the Edit window:
1 Choose Setup > Preferences.
2 On the Display page, enter the value in hours,
minutes, seconds, and frames for the Edit Win-
dow Default Length setting.
3 Click OK.
Horizontal Zoom button, Edit window
Vertical Zoom button, Edit window
In the Edit window, MIDI Vertical Zoom
only affects tracks not in Regions view.
Audio Zoom button, Edit window
MIDI Zoom button, Edit window