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Preferences
You can customize the way you work in Audio Editor using the Preferences dialog
box, opened by clicking File: Preferences [F6] or by double-clicking on the
Status Bar. Here, you can control the display of the waveform, the time format
used, and assign a mixer program for recording audio files.
Preferences dialog box
• X-Axis unit [Time Format] specifies the unit of time for each edit window.
Selecting the Time (M:S.ms) option displays audio file information in minutes,
seconds and milliseconds. The SMPTE (M:S:frame) option shows the time in
minutes, seconds and frames. This is especially helpful if you are editing audio for
use in Video Editor as it allows you to match the audio portions with each frame of a
video sequence. You can choose between film (24 fps), PAL (25 fps) and NTSC (30
fps), or, for irregular frame rates define your own, such as 15, for example. For
detailed editing of audio, select the Samples option; this displays time in samples
per second. For example, if your sampling rate is 11.025 KHz, then the waveform
shows 11,025 sample points per second.
• Waveform display controls the detail with which Audio Editor draws waveforms.
Selecting the Precise scan option produces a very detailed waveform, but may take
more time to redraw because of the extra information. The Quick scan option
produces a slightly less accurate waveform but is much quicker at redrawing. In most
cases the Quick scan option is more than adequate for editing at the seconds level.
If you want to go to the sample level, then select the Precise scan.
• Move cursor when playing moves the cursor along the waveform whenever you
play audio files. If you are low on memory, clear this option as it requires extra
resources.
• Snap to cues makes selection areas snap to any nearby cues.
• Number of recently opened files specifies how many file names are stored in the
Recent History list found in the File menu.
• Mixer program defines the path and name of the mixer program to use when
recording. (This program will open whenever you click the Run Mixer Program
button on the Toolbar or click Control: Run Mixer [
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