Selecting data using the mouse

Choose Edit > Mode > Time (or click the Time Mode button in an editor's playbar) to create time selections by clicking and dragging in a waveform.


Making a selection

Perform any of the following actions to select data:

Selecting channels

When you are working with stereo or multichannel files, you can select data from the individual channels or all channels:

Adjusting the length of a selection

  1. Move the mouse over the edge of a selection. The resize pointer will be displayed.

  2. Drag to change the length of the selection.

    You can also drag the ends of the loop region to adjust the selection length.

    Hold Shift while clicking the waveform to extend a selection to the point you click.

    Hold Shift while double-clicking to select the entire waveform. If markers or regions exist, Shift+double click extends the selection to the previous and next marker/region.

Shifting a selection left or right

Drag the center of the loop region to move a selection without resizing it:

Hold Option while dragging either end of a selection to move it.

Snapping to zero crossings

Performing edits at zero-crossings reduces the possibility of introducing glitches in your sound file.

When snapping is enabled, you can also choose to have elements in the editor snap to zero-crossings. Choose Options > Snapping > Zero Crossings to toggle automatic snapping to zero crossings. For more information, see "Enable snapping."

If you want to manually adjust a selection to zero-crossing points, you can use the EditSelection submenu: