Zoom and/or Stretch the Track

When editing a recording, it is sometimes useful to be able to...

  1. zoom (a Visual Horizontal stretch or compression) and/or
  2. stretch (Vertical Visual stretch or contract)...
To Zoom...
  • Select the Zoom Tool...
    Image of Zoom Tool
  • Move the cursor over the recorded track...
    Image of recorded Track
    Either - Left Click To Stretch Horizontally Note: how much easier to identify the different parts of the recording...Image of Recorded track after left click
    Or - Right Click to compress Horizontally Note: how much more of the recording can be seen...
    Image of recording after right click

It should be noted that the scale above the recording is the time in seconds;

To Stretch... (This enlarges or compresses the vertical scale)
  • Make sure you have the Selection Tool Selected
    Image of Selection Tool being selected
  • Move the cursor over the bottom edge of the recording window; note the cursor changes to a double-headed arrow...
    Image of cursor as a double-headed arrow
  • Click-n-drag
    Either down     to stretch vertically...
    Image of vertical stretch
    or up to compress vertically...
    Image of vertical compression
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