
To optimize the height of all tracks to fit the Arrangement View, click the Optimize Arrangement Height button or press the H shortcut key.

Note that if the Arrangement contains a time selection, all tracks with selected content will zoom vertically. To vertically zoom a selected track, scroll inside the Track Display Area with the mousewheel or trackpad while holding the ALT modifier.

Note that when zooming in multiple times using the Z key, the X key can be pressed multiple times to go back one step each time the key is pressed. (Note that if you select time on a single Arrangement clip, the Clip View display ( see 8.2.5) will zoom in on that selected time.) You can revert back to the previous zoom state by pressing the X key. To zoom in the current selection completely, press Z or use the View menu’s Zoom to Arrangement Time Selection command.If nothing is selected, double-clicking the beat-time ruler zooms out to show the entire Arrangement. Double-clicking in the beat-time ruler also zooms to the current selection. To “pan“ the display, click and drag while holding the CTRL- ALT(Win) / CMD- ALT(Mac) modifier. To zoom in and out around the current selection progressively, you can use the computer keyboard’s + and - keys, or scroll with the mousewheel or trackpad while holding the CTRL(Win) / CMD(Mac) modifier.The Arrangement View can also be zoomed using a pinch gesture on a supported trackpad or touch screen. To smoothly change the zoom level, click and drag vertically in the beat-time ruler at the top of the Arrangement View (you can also drag horizontally to scroll the display).Live offers several fast methods for zooming and scrolling the Arrangement display:

The Arrangement View is a powerful editing tool that easily lets you combine and arrange MIDI, loops, sound effects, video and complete pieces of music. The Arrangement View displays the Arrangement, which contains music laid out along a song timeline, like a multitrack tape.Ī Piece of Music in the Arrangement View.
