Sound preferences

You can set the following preferences in the Sound category of the Preferences window.

To return to the default factory settings, choose Edit > Restore Default Settings in this window. Note that this resets the preferences in every category in the Preferences window.

Sound

Waveform display

Controls how much of a sound’s waveform (amplitude representation) is displayed in the Time Slider. Default is All.

Top

Displays only the top half of the sound.

Bottom

Displays only the bottom half of the sound.

All

Displays the full waveform.

Repeat on hold

Specifies that a sound continuously repeats at the current time as you hold down the mouse button until you drag the Current Time Indicator to the next time in the Time Slider. Useful for locating a particular sound in a soundtrack. Default is off.

Repeat size

Specifies how much sound is repeated when you hold down the mouse button with Repeat on Hold turned on. Select the number of frames of sound you want to repeat. (Default is 1.) Only available if Repeat on Hold is on.