▪ Playhead indicator: When the Sample is played back (e.g., by pressing the pad or by click-
ing  the  little  play  icon  in  the  information  bar  above  the  waveform),  a  playhead  indicator
(white vertical line) shows you the current play position within the waveform.
▪ Context menu: Right-click (Mac OS X: [Ctrl]-click) anywhere in the waveform to open a con-
text menu with the following commands:
Command Description
Open containing folder Opens the folder on your hard disk containing the Sample, providing
quick access to the original file.
Save Sample As… Opens a Save Sample As dialog allowing to save the Sample of the
focused Zone under another name and/or to another location on your
computer.
(2) Timeline
Shows the time scale in seconds.
(3) Zooming scroll bar
Click  the  main  part  of  the  scroll  bar  and  drag  your  mouse  horizontally  to  scroll  through  the
waveform  on  the  horizontal  axis  (time),  or  drag  it  vertically  to  zoom  in/out  on  this  time  axis.
You can also click the left or right handle of the scroll bar and drag it horizontally to zoom in/
out while keeping the opposite border of the display at a fix position in the waveform. Double-
click the main part of the bar to reset the zoom and display the entire waveform. Alternatively
you can use the scroll wheel of your mouse when hovering the waveform display (1) to zoom in/
out.
(4) Play range markers
The  S  and  E  markers  indicate  the  start  and  end  points  of  the  play  range,  respectively.  Drag
them with the mouse to modify the portion of the Sample that will be played back. This can
also  be  done  in  the  PLAY  RANGE  section  of  the  Zone  settings,  under  the  waveform  display
(see section ↑14.5.6, Adjusting the Zone Settings).
(5) Loop markers
If a loop has been defined in the Sample, it is also indicated on the waveform. You can then
adjust  the  loop  by  dragging  its  borders,  and  move  the  entire  loop  by  dragging  its  title  bar.
Loops can be created and adjusted in the LOOP section of the Zone settings, under the wave-
Sampling and Sample Mapping
Mapping Samples to Zones
 
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