User Guide

EDITING AND NAVIGATION
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For example, if the setting is 1:1 then each point on the screen is one sample.
With this setting, a very short length of time is shown on the waveform display.
You might not be able to see the cursor or selection because you are seeing it
at such close range. If the setting is 1:1,024, then there are 1,024 samples
represented by each point on the screen and a longer length of time can be
seen. By dragging the Time Ruler right or left, you can easily scroll the data
window. The further you drag in either direction, the faster the window will
scroll.
If you right-click on the waveform display you can quickly select various
Zoom commands from the Data Window shortcut menu.
When Sound Forge XP opens a file it sets the horizontal magnification to the
value specified by the Normal zoom ratio set on the Display page in the Preferences
folder, unless the file is too small.
To increase or decrease the Zoom Ratio, use the Zoom In/Out spinner control
found on each data window next to the ratio. Clicking on either of the
magnifying glasses increases or decreases the zoom ratio by single steps. If you
drag the small rectangular button between the two magnifying glasses, you can
spin the zoom ratio by larger amounts.
LEVEL RULER ZOOMING
In the bottom left corner of the data window, just above the Go To Start button,
is the spinner control for zooming in and out vertically in the data window.
Zooming in along the level axis allows for more precise editing at the lower
levels (where many edits start and end).
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