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An additional track provides a better overview when there are multiple objects in play.
All objects can be moved randomly between the tracks. If moved between tracks
while holding the "Shift" key, the horizontal position will be retained, i.e. only the track
is changed. On the lower "shunting" track you can move the objects without moving
the subsequent ones as well. Materials which are placed over one another will be
played back simultaneously and burned on CD. If this is desired, then the volume
level at this position should be monitored, since objects which are playing back
simultaneously add to the overall volume.
Stereo
If the stereo button is activated, the waveform display of the
audio material for both stereo channels will be displayed
separately.
This view is useful to visually monitor processing of the material in the stereo
panorama, or to locate precise crossover points during editing operations.
Volume curve
Use the "Volume curve" button to activate a volume
curve (view page 62).
Spectral display
In addition to the waveform display, this button allows a
spectral display of the audio material to be shown as
well.
Spectral display equates the X axis (horizontal) to the time dimension. In contrast to
the waveform display, whereby the height of the waveform only indicates the total
level of the signal, the spectral display shows the level of each of the audio signal's
individual frequencies. The actual level of each frequency is indicated by the color of
the points in the spectrogram image.
The whole color spectrum is used to display the volume of individuals frequencies.
Pink indicates loud sounds in a frequency range, green indicates the areas with middle
volume and red the very quiet sounds (in the default color scheme). Black is used for
quietness and white for maximum volume.
Different color palettes can be selected in the menu "Options -> Spectral display".
"Display values scale" in the same menu ("#" key) shows an object's frequency scale.