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# Viewing Audio Waveforms in the Timeline

You can view or hide audio waveforms as you work with audio in the timeline.

NoteAudio waveforms in the timeline are greyed out if they point to a deleted (or moved) soft-imported audio file.

To view audio waveforms in the timeline:

1. Access the timeline for the clip you want to view.
2. To build waveforms for specific elements, select them. If you want to build waveforms for all audio segments, make sure that no audio elements are selected.
3. Click the W+ button.

   The waveforms appear in the audio tracks.

   (a) W+ and W- buttons(b) Pre/Post button(c) Wave Zoom field(d) Waveform

4. To zoom the waveform, enter a value in the Wave Zoom field.
5. Toggle the Pre/Post button to see the waveform before or after applying the audio soft effects.
6. To turn off a waveform, select the element and click the W- button.