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NAVIGATING, ZOOMING, AND SELECTING CHP. 5
Using zooming shortcuts
Zooming to a selection
1.
Create a selection. If no selection is created, this function is not available.
2.
Right-click the waveform and choose Zoom Selection from the shortcut menu. Sound Forge calculates the
minimum zoom ratio that allows the full selection to display in the window, then zooms and centers the
selection in the data window.
To reverse this function, right-click the waveform, choose
Zoom, and choose Out Full from the submenu.
Zooming the window
Right-click the level ruler and choose Zoom Window from the shortcut menu. Sound Forge calculates the
maximum zoom level that allows the loudest portion of the selection to display in the window and adjusts
the entire sound file.
To reverse this function, right-click the level ruler and choose
Zoom Out Full from the shortcut menu.
Zooming out full
To quickly display all data in a data window, right-click the waveform, choose Zoom, and choose Out Full
from the submenu. This command sets the zoom ratio and zoom level to the lowest values required to display
all data in the window.
To reverse this function, go to the
View menu, choose Zoom Time, and choose Normal from the submenu.
Zooming in full
To quickly set the zoom factor to its maximum magnification, right-click the waveform and choose Zoom In
Full
from the shortcut menu. The maximum magnification available is 24:1 in the full version of Sound Forge
and 1:1 in Screenblast Sound Forge.
To reverse this function, right-click the waveform and choose
Zoom Normal from the shortcut menu.
Optimizing time and level ruler scaling
To optimize both the time ruler and level ruler display of a selection, double-click the level ruler. Double-
clicking the level ruler a second time restores both displays to their default levels.
Using the Magnify tool
The Magnify tool provides an additional way to magnify a section of an audio file. You can access the
Magnify tool in three ways:
• From the
Edit menu, choose Tool, and choose Magnify from the submenu.
• Click the Magnify Tool button ( )on the Standard toolbar.
• Click the Edit Tool Selector in the upper-left corner of the data window until the Magnify tool appears.
To temporarily use the Magnify tool, hold while creating a selection.
When you select the Magnify tool, the cursor displays as . You can use this tool to create a selection box
indicating how audio data is magnified. By using the Magnify tool and toggle-clicking the mouse, you can
toggle between time zoom, level zoom, and simultaneous time/level zoom.
For more information, see Using the mouse on page 23.
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