CAKEWALK sonar x3, Reference Manual

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Editing MIDI events and continuous controllers (CC)
Adding and editing controllers in the Piano Roll
Zoom Factor (horizontal/time). The microscope will provide some horizontal magnification when
the view zoom is such that notes become very narrow.
Configuring Microscope mode options
There are several settings that let you configure the size and zoom level of the microscope.
To Configure Microscope Mode Options
Go to
Edit > Preferences > Customization - Editing .
The following options are available:
Microscope. Use this check box to enable/disable Microscope mode (enabled by default).
Diagonal Size. Use this numeric entry box to specify the diameter size in pixels of the microscope.
The valid range is 20-250 and the default value is 100.
Show When Note Height Less Than. Microscope mode will only be enabled if the note heights
(in pixels) are equal or less than this number. The valid range is 2-20 and the default value is 6.
Magnifying Time. Use this check box to enable/disable horizontal magnification when the Piano
Roll view zoom is such that notes become very narrow.
In addition to these options, there are some other parameters that can be configured by adding the
following INI variables to the WinCake section of
Cakewalk.ini
(see “Cakewalk.ini” on page
1403):
Tip: Use Fast Zoom in combination with Microscope mode if you want to quickly zoom around the
current mouse position. See “To zoom using the mouse wheel (Fast Zoom)” on page 346 for more
details.
Variable Type
Default
value
What it does
MicroscopeHZoomThreshold=<1..20> Integer 8 By default, the Microscope mode begins
horizontal magnification when a 32nd note
is narrower than 8 pixels. This line lets you
specify the horizontal zoom threshold (1-20
pixels).
MicroscopeHZoomMax=<2.0 - 8.0> Integer 3.0 This line specifies the highest horizontal
magnification that will result when using
Microscope mode.
Table 128.