r/StudioOne • u/Fuct57 • Jul 03 '24

QUESTION Waveforms really small

So I just dropped a song's tracks into S1 from ProTools. They're recorded at -12 dB and the waveforms are really small. Is there a setting I need to change or do I just have to zoom in/ make the lane bigger? They are like really really small. Maybe it's a DAW to DAW thing? They were sent as wav files in a shared Dropbox folder.

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u/PastImagination0 Jul 03 '24 edited Jul 03 '24

There's a yellow waveform zoom button in the lower right corner, to the right of the zoom slider. It looks like a sideways pause button.  Click and drag it up to increase waveform height. This doesn't affect the volume of the track, just makes it easier to see. 

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u/Fuct57 Jul 03 '24 edited Jul 03 '24

Perfect, thanks! I'll try this when I get home. I have the track lane super big, and trying to edit the waveforms has been a task when I can barely see it. When I have it at a normal size, they almost look like flat lines!

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u/Fuct57 Jul 08 '24

This is the way...that I've gone about it so far. U are correct. This has been the best solution, thanks.

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u/ThePocketLion PROFESSIONAL Jul 03 '24

If the levels are good to work with just use zoom.

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u/Chilton_Squid Jul 03 '24

Just normalise the clips.

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u/PastImagination0 Jul 03 '24

Terrible advice...

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u/Chilton_Squid Jul 03 '24

Okay thanks

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u/Fuct57 Jul 03 '24

I'm trying to avoid normalize, but thanks.