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The Sample Editor
The ruler
The Sample Editor ruler is located between the thumbnail
and the waveform display. It shows the timeline in the dis-
play format specified in the Project Setup dialog (see “The
Project Setup dialog” on page 35). If you like, you can se-
lect an independent display format for the ruler by clicking
on the arrow button to the right of it and selecting an op-
tion from the pop-up menu that appears (this affects the
values in the info line too). For a list of the display format
options, see “The ruler” on page 34.
The waveform display and the level scale
The waveform display shows the waveform image of the
edited audio clip – in the style selected in the Preferences
(Event Display–Audio page), see “Adjusting how parts
and events are shown” on page 39. To the left of the
waveform display, a level scale can be shown, indicating
the amplitude of the audio.
• When the level scale is shown, you can select whether
the level should be shown as a percentage or in dB.
This is done by right-clicking the level scale and selecting an option from
the pop-up menu that appears. This also allows you to hide the level scale.
• To display the level scale after hiding it, right-click to
bring up the Quick menu and activate “Level Scale” on the
Elements submenu.
• This submenu also allows you to select whether you
want the zero axis and/or the half level axis indicated in the
waveform display.
Half
level
axis
Zero axis