diff --git a/app/static/js/app.jsx b/app/static/js/app.jsx
index 23a9ad0..12b71ff 100644
--- a/app/static/js/app.jsx
+++ b/app/static/js/app.jsx
@@ -3318,6 +3318,8 @@ const App = () => {
   const rulerAnchorRef = useRef(null);
   const isDraggingRulerRef = useRef(false);
   const handlePlayPauseRef = useRef(null);
+  const currentTimeRef = useRef(currentTime);
+  currentTimeRef.current = currentTime;
 
   // ── Keyboard Shortcuts ──
   const handleUndoRef = useRef(handleUndo);
@@ -4881,18 +4883,16 @@ const App = () => {
     const handleWheel = e => {
       if (e.ctrlKey || e.metaKey) {
         e.preventDefault();
-        const rect = timeline.getBoundingClientRect();
-        const mouseXInViewport = e.clientX - rect.left;
-        const mouseXInCanvas = mouseXInViewport + timeline.scrollLeft;
-        const anchorTime = mouseXInCanvas / zoom;
         const zoomFactor = e.deltaY > 0 ? 0.9 : 1.1;
         setZoom(prevZoom => {
           let newZoom = prevZoom * zoomFactor;
           if (newZoom < minZoom) newZoom = minZoom;
           if (newZoom > 50000) newZoom = 50000;
-          const newMouseXInCanvas = anchorTime * newZoom;
           requestAnimationFrame(() => {
-            timeline.scrollLeft = newMouseXInCanvas - mouseXInViewport;
+            const centerTime = currentTimeRef.current;
+            const newCenterX = centerTime * newZoom;
+            const viewportWidth = timeline.clientWidth;
+            timeline.scrollLeft = newCenterX - viewportWidth / 2;
           });
           return newZoom;
         });
@@ -4905,7 +4905,7 @@ const App = () => {
       passive: false
     });
     return () => timeline.removeEventListener('wheel', handleWheel);
-  }, [zoom, minZoom, maxDuration, activeTab]);
+  }, [minZoom]);
 
   // ── Update Playhead ──
   const startSubTabPlayback = (st, offsetWallTime) => {
diff --git a/app/static/js/app.precompiled.js b/app/static/js/app.precompiled.js
index 23a9ad0..12b71ff 100644
--- a/app/static/js/app.precompiled.js
+++ b/app/static/js/app.precompiled.js
@@ -3318,6 +3318,8 @@ const App = () => {
   const rulerAnchorRef = useRef(null);
   const isDraggingRulerRef = useRef(false);
   const handlePlayPauseRef = useRef(null);
+  const currentTimeRef = useRef(currentTime);
+  currentTimeRef.current = currentTime;
 
   // ── Keyboard Shortcuts ──
   const handleUndoRef = useRef(handleUndo);
@@ -4881,18 +4883,16 @@ const App = () => {
     const handleWheel = e => {
       if (e.ctrlKey || e.metaKey) {
         e.preventDefault();
-        const rect = timeline.getBoundingClientRect();
-        const mouseXInViewport = e.clientX - rect.left;
-        const mouseXInCanvas = mouseXInViewport + timeline.scrollLeft;
-        const anchorTime = mouseXInCanvas / zoom;
         const zoomFactor = e.deltaY > 0 ? 0.9 : 1.1;
         setZoom(prevZoom => {
           let newZoom = prevZoom * zoomFactor;
           if (newZoom < minZoom) newZoom = minZoom;
           if (newZoom > 50000) newZoom = 50000;
-          const newMouseXInCanvas = anchorTime * newZoom;
           requestAnimationFrame(() => {
-            timeline.scrollLeft = newMouseXInCanvas - mouseXInViewport;
+            const centerTime = currentTimeRef.current;
+            const newCenterX = centerTime * newZoom;
+            const viewportWidth = timeline.clientWidth;
+            timeline.scrollLeft = newCenterX - viewportWidth / 2;
           });
           return newZoom;
         });
@@ -4905,7 +4905,7 @@ const App = () => {
       passive: false
     });
     return () => timeline.removeEventListener('wheel', handleWheel);
-  }, [zoom, minZoom, maxDuration, activeTab]);
+  }, [minZoom]);
 
   // ── Update Playhead ──
   const startSubTabPlayback = (st, offsetWallTime) => {
diff --git a/app/storage/sonicforge.db b/app/storage/sonicforge.db
index 42eb543..dcb73ab 100644
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