Reference Guide

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Editing MIDI Events and Continuous Controllers (CC)
Adding and Editing Controllers in the Piano Roll
Size. The size of the Microscope is configurable. The default diameter is 100 pixels. See
“Configuring Microscope mode options” on page 476 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.
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
To configure the Microscope mode settings, choose Options > PRV Tool Configuration to open
the PRV Tool Configuration dialog.
The following options are available:
Microscope. Use this check box to enable/disable Microscope mode (enabled by default).
Diagonal Size. Use this numeric entry box to specify the diameter size in pixels of the microscope.
The valid range is 20-250 and the default value is 100.
Show When Note Height Less Than. Microscope mode will only be enabled if the note heights
(in pixels) are equal or less than this number. The valid range is 2-20 and the default value is 6.
Magnifying Time. Use this check box to enable/disable horizontal magnification when the Piano
Roll view zoom is such that notes become very narrow.
In addition to these options, there are some other parameters that can be configured by adding the
following INI variables to the WinCake section of Cakewalk.ini (see Cakewalk.ini):
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)” on page 301 for more
details.