Adobe Audition 3.0

Zooming audio

Zooming adjusts the view of the timeline display in the Main panel. The ideal zoom level depends on your current task. For example, you can zoom in to see details in an audio file or multitrack session, or you can zoom out to get an overview.

Adobe Audition provides several ways to zoom. You can either click buttons in the Zoom panel, or drag scroll bars and rulers.

Zooming methods

A.
Click buttons in Zoom panel

B.
Drag scroll bars

C.
Right‑click and drag rulers

Zoom with the Zoom panel

  1. To display the Zoom panel, choose Window > Zoom Controls.
  2. Do any of the following:

    • Click the Zoom In Vertically button  to increase the vertical resolution in Edit View or show fewer tracks in Multitrack View.

    • Click the Zoom In Horizontally button  to zoom in on the center of the visible waveform or session.

    • Click the Zoom To Selection button  to zoom in on the currently selected range.

    • Click the Zoom In To Right Edge Of Selection button  to zoom in on the right boundary of the currently selected range.

    • Click the Zoom In To Left Edge Of Selection button  to zoom in on the left boundary of the currently selected range.

    • Click the Zoom Out Horizontally button  to zoom out from the center of the visible waveform or session.

    • Click the Zoom Out Full Both Axes button  to display the entire audio file in Edit View or session in Multitrack View.

    • Click the Zoom Out Vertically button  to decrease the vertical resolution in Edit View or show more tracks in Multitrack View.

Zoom with a scroll bar or ruler

  In the Main panel, do any of the following

  • Move the pointer to either edge of a horizontal or vertical scroll bar. When the pointer becomes a magnifying glass with arrows  , drag left or right, or up or down.

  • Right‑click and drag in the horizontal ruler to zoom into a specific time range. The magnifying glass icon appears, creating a selection that shows you the range that will fill the Main panel.

  • (Edit View only) Right‑click and drag in the vertical ruler to zoom into a specific amplitude range. The magnifying glass icon appears, creating a selection of the range that will fill the Main panel.

To zoom with the mouse wheel, place the pointer over the appropriate scroll bar or ruler, and roll the wheel. (In Edit View, this zoom method also works when the pointer is over the waveform.) You can set the percentage of this zoom on the General tab of the Preferences dialog box. (See General preferences.)