ORIGINAL: g_randybrown

it was so fluid that you zoomed in and out without even thinking about it...in sonar insted i must admit that i "hate" zooming (the weird thing is that even cubase and wavelab have a better way to zoom (even if again different from logic) for me the zoom (and i am a heavy zoomer is one of those litttle big downsides of sonar

I guess it's what you get used to but I can't imagine an easier, more intuitive way than to click anywhere in the track view and scroll/zoom in and out. Using this method one can also zoom all the way out to view the whole project and then select another area to zoom in to....all with one finger..... with the other hand on a contour shuttle pro....you don't even need no stinking keyboard!!!
So any info on the free utility mouse scroll wheel would be most appreciated.

the logic zoom worked well for both worlds at the same time: being able to go into max detail but still being able to zoom entire regions - just without loosing the "big picture" of the arrangement...brilliant !!
btw: isnt the way you describe it the sama as it works in wavelab (with dragging don the clicked mouse in the time line) ??

cheers

I"m pretty sure default is CTRL+arrow key, no? I smack those things constantly when I'm editing. I think if a better way came along I'd never be able to retrain myself.

ORIGINAL: ...wicked

I"m pretty sure default is CTRL+arrow key, no? I smack those things constantly when I'm editing. I think if a better way came along I'd never be able to retrain myself.

thats the way i do it too - but i think its still slow...
i first used only Z+mouse but its not so smooth either ...

also it depends on your workstyle: i do a lot of clip slicing and rearranging (almost like a living rexplayer )
thats why i am not so satisfied ...

Thanks a lot,

now I know 2 fast ways with alt, and now I use the available Y and J, which is close to N F S, the hand barely moves when editing.

daveny5
Actually, you don't need the mouse utility. Just hold down the alt-key and move the wheel and you can zoom back and forth like crazy.

WOW.  I did not know this.  My life will never be the same. Awesome Awesome Awesome! Between that and my horizontal mouse wheel utility, I'm navigating around like a Sonar Magellan. Sweet.

Great thread, one of those things good to revisit' every once in a while.

...wicked
I"m pretty sure default is CTRL+arrow key, no? I smack those things constantly when I'm editing. I think if a better way came along I'd never be able to retrain myself.

My method generally as well.. now if I could have a wish it would be to tailor' the action a bit - Seems it's speed starts out ok, but it's ramp up' speed is so steep. I'm always playing this 'timing thing- trying to get to and from the target zoom, say '75%' zoomed in or back to '25%' w/o overshooting.