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Hi,

When i use Option + Mouse Wheel to zoom vertically on a track, it does not lock only on the selected track, but it simply zooms in/out on whatever track the mouse pointer is on.

The issue is if I hover my mouse on the lower part of the track that I want to zoom out and start zooming out by the shorcut above, my mouse pointer would eventually be on top of the track below and the second track will be zoomed out. Is it possible to lock vertical zoom on the selected track only?

Thanks

Never seen any complain about this and I can't actually exactly understand how you're ending up zooming on other tracks... unless your mouse is moving while using the scrollwheel. Unfortunately I can't try replicating atm as I only have a trackpad.

surena wrote: ↑

Mon Oct 20, 2025 7:05 pm

my mouse pointer would eventually be on top of the track below and the second track will be zoomed out.

The alt+scroll works on the track that's currently right under your mouse pointer before you start zooming, which "locks" the pointer.
The only way to zoom multiple tracks with this alt+scroll is to first select multiple tracks.