Color. By default, each track’s clips are drawn in a different color. The clip colors restart at the tenth track. You can customize the default colors of clips in Edit > Preferences > Customization - Color, or change the color of any individual clip in the Clip Inspector.
Name. You can also assign each clip a descriptive name, which is displayed in the upper-left corner of the clip.
Contents. At your option, clips can be displayed with a graphical representation of the events in the clip. The effect is slightly different for MIDI and audio information.A. A MIDI clip shows each event; by looking at the clips, you can “see” the notes that are being played B. An audio clip shows the actual waveform C. Controller or automation data are also displayedFigure 103. Zoom controls.A. Zoom Clips pane out vertically B. Vertical Zoom fader for Clips pane C. Zoom Clips pane in vertically D. Zoom Bus pane out vertically E. Vertical Zoom fader for Bus pane F. Zoom Bus pane in vertically G. Zoom in horizontally H. Horizontal zoom fader I. Zoom out horizontallyFigure 104. Clip header indicators.A. Clip group number B. Clip name C. Indicators (FX, MIDI editor) D. Clip data (audio waveform or MIDI data)
Table 46. Clip header indicators To globally hide the clip headers, click the Track view View menu, point to Display, and select Maximize Waveform Height. When this options is enabled, the waveform display spans the full height of clips.To rename a clip, right-click the clip and select Rename Clip on the pop-up menu.Do one of the following:Do one of the following:Zoom command keyboard shortcuts:
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