Instruction Manual

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Piano Roll View Enhancements
New Features in SONAR 7
To Enable/Disable Microscope Mode
To enable/disable Microscope mode, do one of the following:
• Click the Microscope Enable button in either the Piano Roll view
toolbar or the inline Piano Roll toolbar in the Track view.
• Choose Options-PRV Tool Configuration and toggle the Microscope
checkbox.
How Microscope Mode Works
Position—The Microscope is always centered on the mouse position.
Size—The size of the Microscope is configurable. The default diameter is
100 pixels. See Configuring Microscope Mode Options for more
information.
Transparency—The Microscope maintains a certain level of transparency
so that the real-sized data can always be seen.
Zoom Factor (vertical)—The amount of vertical zoom varies with the
existing zoom level of the data. Generally, the note height under the
microscope has a minimum height of 8 pixels and scales up from there
depending on the existing zoom of the data. The microscope data will
always be bigger than the original regardless of how far it is zoomed in.
Zoom Factor (horizontal/time)—The microscope will provide some
horizontal magnification when the view zoom is such that notes become
very narrow.
Tip: Use Fast Zoom in combination with Microscope mode if you wish to
quickly zoom around the current mouse position. See To Zoom Using the
Mouse Wheel (Fast Zoom) for more details.
Configuring Microscope Mode Options
There are several settings that let you configure the size and zoom level of
the microscope.
To Configure Microscope Mode Options