How can you access the audio waveforms of your source material?

Accessing the audio waveforms of your source material typically involves loading the master clip into the source monitor. When you do this, the system analyzes the audio tracks associated with the clip, allowing you to visualize the audio waveforms more clearly. This visualization is essential for precise editing, as it helps you identify the peaks and troughs of the audio which correlate to volume levels and assist in making informed editing decisions regarding cuts, fades, or syncing with video.

The other options may relate to audio handling in a broader sense but do not specifically grant access to the audio waveforms directly. Project settings deal with adjusting overall preferences and configurations, connecting external audio devices is about hardware integration rather than accessing existing waveforms, and enabling audio tracks in preferences might change playback settings but does not directly lead to visualizing the audio waveforms of a specific clip. Thus, loading the master clip into the source monitor is the most direct and effective method for accessing the audio waveforms.