Instruction Manual

606 Mixing
Waveform Preview for Buses and Synth Tracks
Tracks
You can choose to display a waveform for the audio output of a bus or
synth track. When you enable the display function, the amplitude of a bus’s
or synth track’s audio signal is graphed in real time as a waveform. The
waveform turns red wherever clipping is occurring. Waveform preview
allows you to visualize a mix and verify levels over the duration of a project,
easily detecting peaks and other level problems that may require attention.
You can choose to display Peak Markers if you want to (see Peak Markers
for more information). If you change the volume of the audio signal and
replay the project, the waveform changes to reflect the new bus or synth
track volume.
Each bus or synth track has a Waveform Preview button, which allows you
to enable/disable waveforms display on an individual basis. By default,
each button is turned off.
You can change the color of the waveform preview by choosing a color for
Waveform Preview in the Configure Colors dialog (Options-Colors
command).
To Enable/Disable Waveform Preview on a Bus or Synth
Track
• For buses, find the desired bus in the Bus pane of the Track view, and
click the bus’s Waveform Preview button . This button is also in the
Bus Inspector.
• For synth tracks, find the desired synth track in the Track view, and
click the track’s Waveform Preview button . This button is also in the
Track Inspector.