Advanced Waveform Tools

The waveform toolbar contains controls for tighter edits, loop checking, and analysis-assisted browsing.

Zoom and View

• Z zooms to the play selection.
• X zooms out when the waveform is zoomed in.
• Shift-X zooms out with a silence margin.
• Use the waveform drag handle to drag the loaded sample out when drag-out is supported.

The same X key can mark a sample and advance when the waveform is already fully zoomed out and the browser is in that browsing context.

Editmark Effects

Editmarks are the deliberate target for edit effects.

• Drag with the secondary mouse button to create an editmark.
• Use editmark handles to adjust fade and gain shape.
• Press Enter or click Apply to apply pending editmark effects.
• Use Command-Z and redo shortcuts to step through committed edit transactions.

Preview changes while dragging are grouped into one undoable action when the gesture is committed.

Zero-Crossing Snap

Zero-crossing snap helps place selection edges on quieter waveform crossings.

Enable it when trimming clicks or making loop boundaries. Disable it when you need fully free selection placement.

Similar Sections

Similar Sections looks for regions in the loaded waveform that resemble the current play selection.

1. Create a play selection.
2. Toggle Similar Sections from the toolbar.
3. Review highlighted matching regions in the waveform.

Use it to find repeated hits, loops, or similar phrases inside longer recordings.

Beat Guides and Metronome

Beat guides draw divisions over the waveform.

• Toggle beat guides from the toolbar.
• Set the beat guide count in the number field.
• Toggle the metronome when you want click feedback during playback.

Beat guides are visual timing aids. They do not turn Wavecrate into an arrangement editor.

Random Playback Controls

The random toolbar button supports several audition styles.

• Click random to play a random section.
• Shift-click random to play a random listed sample range.
• Command-click random to toggle sticky random playback.
• Option-Space or Control-Space plays a random sample section.

Sticky random playback makes Space keep choosing random sections until you turn sticky random off.