Scrolling (?) to the right or left

dshombert · Post by **dshombert** » Thu May 22, 2014 8:40 pm

I'm using Audacity to digitize my LP collection. I'm unable to insert labels during recording (this seems to be the case for Mac but not Windows), so I have to go back and insert them once it's done. By that time, there's about 45 minutes of data. If I zoom out so that I can see even the first half of the recording, the spaces between songs are mighty small and it's hard to be sure I'm inserting the label in the right place. Is there a way to scroll (if that's the proper term) to the left or right, thus taking me to a different part of the recording, without changing the time scale by zooming out?

Post by **steve** » Fri May 23, 2014 12:09 am

dshombert wrote: I'm unable to insert labels during recording (this seems to be the case for Mac but not Windows),

I'm not on Mac, but according to the manual " COMMAND + ." should work: http://manual.audacityteam.org/o/man/ke ... rence.html

dshombert wrote: Is there a way to scroll (if that's the proper term) to the left or right, thus taking me to a different part of the recording, without changing the time scale by zooming out?

Does "Shift + Mouse Wheel" work?
Alternatively, click and drag the scrollbar below the track(s).

dshombert · Post by **dshombert** » Fri May 23, 2014 1:41 am

Got it, thanks. I discovered the scroll bar about two minutes after I posted the question. Sheesssh.

dshombert · Post by **dshombert** » Fri May 23, 2014 1:56 am

Re: inserting labels in Record mode - the manual is vague on that. It gives that procedure for Windows but is vague about whether it works on Mac or not. It doesn't, and I haven't found another way to do it.

Re: scrolling to the right or left - the scroll bar (once the user finds it) works. Shift + mouse wheel works even better (works more smoothly). Thanks again.

Post by **steve** » Fri May 23, 2014 5:08 am

dshombert wrote:Re: inserting labels in Record mode - the manual is vague on that.

This was the link: http://manual.audacityteam.org/o/man/ke ... rence.html
I've highlighted the relevant part.

: manual.png (33.33 KiB) Viewed 960 times

Gale Andrews · Post by **Gale Andrews** » Fri May 23, 2014 6:37 pm

dshombert wrote:Shift + mouse wheel works even better (works more smoothly).

The Mouse bindings are listed here (they are not configurable though):
http://manual.audacityteam.org/o/man/mo ... ences.html .

I've updated all the pages I could find in the Manual where COMMAND + . wasn't given as the Mac shortcut for "Add Label At Playback Position". These changes will appear in the Manual for the Audacity 2.0.6 release.

Gale

Audacity Forum

Scrolling (?) to the right or left

Scrolling (?) to the right or left

Re: Scrolling (?) to the right or left

Re: Scrolling (?) to the right or left

Re: Scrolling (?) to the right or left

Re: Scrolling (?) to the right or left

Re: Scrolling (?) to the right or left