Zooming

There are a number of ways to zoom in Sequoia using the keyboard and mouse.

Zooming with the mouse wheel

To zoom with the mouse wheel, hold down one of the following modifier keys and turn the mouse wheel. You can zoom in by rolling the mouse wheel upwards. You can zoom out by rolling the mouse wheel downwards.

Description	Modifier
Vertical Zoom	Ctrl + Mouse wheel
Horizontal Zoom	Ctrl + Shift + Mouse wheel
Vertical + Horizontal Zoom	Ctrl + Alt + Mouse wheel
Zoom waveform display	Alt + Mouse wheel

The modifier keys used can be customized in the Program Settings under Keyboard/Menu/Mouse > Mouse Wheel. With the Reset button, you can switch there between the default mapping and an alternative mapping where the mouse wheel scrolls horizontally without a modifier key.

Zooming with the keyboard

• Use the key combinations Ctrl + right arrow and Ctrl + left arrow to zoom horizontally in the project, i.e. in project time. Alternatively, you can use the up arrow/down arrow keys.
• Use the key combinations Ctrl + up arrow and Ctrl + down arrow to zoom in and out of the waveform display.

Further commands for zoom functions with the corresponding keyboard shortcuts can be found in the View > Horizontal and View > Vertical menus.

Zoom using buttons

In the lower right-hand corner of the project window, the + and – buttons may be used for more precise adjustment of the horizontal and vertical zoom levels.

Right click on the zoom buttons or left click on these buttons opens the menus View > Vertical and Horizontal as context menu with all commands for zooming and scrolling.

Buttons for important zoom levels are located in the bottom toolbar.

	Entire project (horizontal)
	Entire project (vertical)
	Vertical zoom to range
	Horizontal zoom to range
	Zoom out of waveform display
	Zoom in on waveform display
	Display waveform normalized

You can add additional zoom buttons via the Edit Toolbar dialog from the context menu of the toolbar.

Zooming with the scrollbars

The scroll bars can be used for zooming: Click and drag the ends of the scroll bars at the bottom and right edges of the project window to change the size of the displayed section or the height of the displayed tracks. Click and drag the bars to move the horizontal or vertical section. Double click on the bar sets the zoom level to the maximum value (display of the entire project or all tracks). The length of the section, i.e. the duration of the project section displayed in the project window, is shown at or on the scroll bar.

Zoom mouse mode

There is also a special mouse mode for zooming Use the right mouse button to zoom out of the project, and the left mouse button to zoom in. Also, in this mouse mode, you can draw a selection rectangle over the project window to zoom in on a specific time period.

The Zoom mouse mode can also be temporarily activated by holding the Z key.

Zoom to selected object

Click this button at the bottom right of the arranger or choose Menu View > Zoom to selected object to adjust the section across all selected objects.

If you click this button again, Sequoia will display the original section again.

The previous section is always restored when you deactivate the function, regardless of whether the object selection or section was changed while it was active. Attention: It will be restored even if you have switched to another open project in the meantime. This can lead to unexpected results.

Overview mode

The Overview mode shows the entire project in reduced size below the arranger tracks.

Open the Overview mode via the button in the lower toolbar or via the corresponding menu command in the menu View.

In the overview, click and drag to select the section to be displayed in the arranger. By simply clicking in the overview, you position the section at the desired location in the project. Conversely, the selected section in the overview also follows the visible section in the project.

The overview mode only determines the horizontal zoom level, not the height and number of displayed tracks.