Waveform Size in Timeline

I am in the process of making the switch from Avid, and was wondering if there was a way to increase the size of the waveform display (like one would do in Pro Tools or other Audio editing software) to see audio that was recorded at a low level to enable one to find the Peaks and Valleys much easier...
thanks in advance for any help

Not sure I understand what you think you are missing. If you want a larger waveform display in the timeline, expand the timeline track size. There are four automatic options at the bottom left of the timeline window. But you can also drag at the thin gray separation line of each track. Make it as big as you want. If you want to see it spread out..., zoom into the track by pressing (opt =). Or choose the zoom tool by pressing z and clicking on a spot you want to zoom in to.
What else are you looking for?

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