Spyder

Although my audio track sounds fine, the actual track view appears very flat so it's had to do precises editing. Is there a way to magnify the audio track view vertically?

I can't get Wavepad to record from a microphone at all. I followed the Recording Setup tutorial video and the db meter on the Record tab in the Options window reacts to the mic. The recording level indicator in the main window also reacts when I speak into the mic. I have a new empty file opened. However, the recording control buttons are (Rec/Pause/Stop, etc) are partially grayed out. When I press Record or F5 to start recording, nothing happens. Any ideas?