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7.5: update Preferences docs

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<ul>
<li><a href="#preferences-appearance-recorder">Recorder</a></li>
<li><a href="#preferences-appearance-editor">Editor</a></li>
<li><a href="#preferences-appearance-waveform">Waveform</a></li>
<li><a href="#preferences-appearance-mixer">Mixer</a></li>
<li><a href="#preferences-appearance-toolbar">Toolbar</a></li>
<li><a href="#preferences-appearance-size-and-scale">Size and Scale</a></li>
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</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>
<dfn>Waveforms</dfn>
<ul>
<li>
<dfn>Show waveforms in regions</dfn>: when enabled, shows a visual
representation of the region's audio waveform.
</li>
<li>
<dfn>Show waveforms while recording</dfn>: when enabled, will draw
the audio waveform in regions being recorded, in near real time.
When disabled, only a region block will be drawn while recording,
reducing CPU requirements.
</li>
<li>
<dfn>Show waveform clipping</dfn>: when enabled, the waveform
displayed will show peaks marked in red if they exceed the clip level.
</li>
<li>
<dfn>Waveform Clip Level (dBFS)</dfn>: sets the level at which the
waveform shown in an audio region will be drawn in red to indicate
clipping. Setting lower than 0.0&nbsp;dBFS can be useful if any tool in
the audio chain has problems near 0.0&nbsp;dBFS.
</li>
<li>
<dfn>Waveform scale</dfn>: when waveforms are shown in audio regions,
they can be displayed using a <em>linear</em> or a <em>logarithmic</em>
scale. See <a href="@@waveform-display">Waveform display</a>.
</li>
<li>
<dfn>Waveform shape</dfn>: when waveforms are shown in audio regions,
they can be displayed using a <em>traditional</em> or a <em>rectified</em>
shape. See <a href="@@waveform-display">Waveform display</a>.
</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>
<dfn>Editor Meters</dfn>
<ul>
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</ul>
</li>
</ul>
<h3 id="preferences-appearance-waveform">Waveform</h3>
<ul>
<li>
<dfn>Editor Waveforms</dfn>
<ul>
<li>
<dfn>Show waveforms in regions</dfn>: when enabled, shows a visual
representation of the region's audio waveform.
</li>
<li>
<dfn>Show waveforms while recording</dfn>: when enabled, will draw
the audio waveform in regions being recorded, in near real time.
When disabled, only a region block will be drawn while recording,
reducing CPU requirements.
</li>
<li>
<dfn>Show waveform clipping</dfn>: when enabled, the waveform
displayed will show peaks marked in red if they exceed the clip level.
</li>
<li>
<dfn>Waveform Clip Level (dBFS)</dfn>: sets the level at which the
waveform shown in an audio region will be drawn in red to indicate
clipping. Setting lower than 0.0&nbsp;dBFS can be useful if any tool in
the audio chain has problems near 0.0&nbsp;dBFS.
</li>
<li>
<dfn>Waveform scale</dfn>: when waveforms are shown in audio regions,
they can be displayed using a <em>linear</em> or a <em>logarithmic</em>
scale. See <a href="@@waveform-display">Waveform display</a>.
</li>
<li>
<dfn>Waveform shape</dfn>: when waveforms are shown in audio regions,
they can be displayed using a <em>traditional</em> or a <em>rectified</em>
shape. See <a href="@@waveform-display">Waveform display</a>.
</li>
</ul>
</li>
</ul>
<h3 id="preferences-appearance-mixer">Mixer</h3>
<ul>
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into a toddler's toy.
</li>
<li>
<dfn>Use color-palette to assign color for new tracks/busses</dfn>
<dfn>Use color-palette to assign color for new tracks</dfn>
enables color-coding of tracks by picking colors from a fixed palette
and assigning them to regions' backgrounds and, optionally, to
respective faders of tracks and busses (there is a dedicated setting for
that). When disabled, all regions (and faders) have a neutral gray
respective faders of tracks and busses (there is a dedicated setting
for that). When disabled, all regions (and faders) have a neutral gray
background.
</li>
<li>
<dfn>Use color-palette to assign color for new busses</dfn> does the
same as the setting above, but with regards to busses.
</li>
<li>
<dfn>Use color-palette to assign color for new VCA</dfn> does the same
as the setting above, but with regards to VCAs.
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Lists the different possible anchors to which an object should snap to, among:
<ul>
<li>Markers</li>
<li>Playhead</li>
<li>Region Sync points</li>
<li>Region Starts</li>
<li>Region Ends</li>
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</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>
<dfn>Tempo</dfn>
<ul>
<li>
<dfn>Default tempo ruler state for new sessions</dfn>: allows choosing
whether a tempo map is created by default or requires the user to
build it from mapping performance to bars and beats.
</li>
</ul>
</li>
</ul>

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