put a realtime text anchored centered in the middle of the waveform selection that lets the user know how many seconds of audio they have selected, please think smart, return entire code no commentary, tysm.

using System;
using System.Drawing;
using System.Windows.Forms;
using NAudio.Wave;
using Timer = System.Windows.Forms.Timer;

namespace ByteBreath
{
    public partial class AudioEditorForm : Form
    {
        public Color mainColor;
        public Color accentColor;
        public Color textColor;

        private float[] audioSamples; // interleaved samples: totalFrames * channels
        private WaveFormat waveFormat;
        private string currentFilePath;
        public string SelectionPath;
        private bool isSelecting = false;
        private int selectionStart = -1; // frame index
        private int selectionEnd = -1;   // frame index

        private int sampleRate;

        private WaveOutEvent waveOut;
        private BufferedWaveProvider bufferedWaveProvider;

        private Timer playbackTimer;
        private long playStartFrame = 0;
        private long playEndFrame = 0;
        private bool isPlaying = false;

        private int viewStartFrame = 0; // viewing frames start (for zooming and scrolling)
        private int viewFrames = 0;
        private const int minViewFrames = 1000;
        private const int maxViewFramesFactor = 1;

        private bool isMouseInWaveform = false;

        public AudioEditorForm()
        {
            InitializeComponent();
            waveformPanel.Paint += WaveformPanel_Paint;
            waveformPanel.MouseDown += WaveformPanel_MouseDown;
            waveformPanel.MouseMove += WaveformPanel_MouseMove;
            waveformPanel.MouseUp += WaveformPanel_MouseUp;
            waveformPanel.MouseWheel += WaveformPanel_MouseWheel;
            waveformPanel.MouseEnter += WaveformPanel_MouseEnter;
            waveformPanel.MouseLeave += WaveformPanel_MouseLeave;
            waveformPanel.KeyDown += WaveformPanel_KeyDown;

            playbackTimer = new Timer();
            playbackTimer.Interval = 30;
            playbackTimer.Tick += PlaybackTimer_Tick;

            this.KeyPreview = true;
            this.KeyDown += AudioEditorForm_KeyDown;

            btnSave.Enabled = false;
            TopMost = true;
        }

        private void WaveformPanel_MouseEnter(object sender, EventArgs e)
        {
            isMouseInWaveform = true;
            waveformPanel.Focus();
        }

        private void WaveformPanel_MouseLeave(object sender, EventArgs e)
        {
            isMouseInWaveform = false;
        }

        private void WaveformPanel_MouseWheel(object sender, MouseEventArgs e)
        {
            if (isMouseInWaveform)
                ZoomWaveform(e);
        }

        private void ZoomWaveform(MouseEventArgs e)
        {
            if (audioSamples == null || audioSamples.Length == 0)
                return;

            int panelWidth = waveformPanel.ClientSize.Width;
            if (panelWidth <= 0)
                return;

            if (viewFrames == 0)
            {
                int totalFrames = audioSamples.Length / waveFormat.Channels;
                viewFrames = totalFrames;
                viewStartFrame = 0;
            }

            float zoomFactor = 1.0f - (e.Delta / 1200.0f);
            if (zoomFactor <= 0) zoomFactor = 0.1f;

            int newViewFrames = (int)(viewFrames * zoomFactor);

            int minFrames = minViewFrames;
            int maxFrames = (audioSamples.Length / waveFormat.Channels) * maxViewFramesFactor;
            if (maxFrames < minFrames) maxFrames = minFrames;

            if (newViewFrames < minFrames) newViewFrames = minFrames;
            if (newViewFrames > maxFrames) newViewFrames = maxFrames;

            if (newViewFrames == viewFrames)
                return;

            double mouseRatio = (double)e.X / panelWidth;
            mouseRatio = Math.Clamp(mouseRatio, 0.0, 1.0);

            long mouseFrame = viewStartFrame + (long)(mouseRatio * viewFrames);
            long newViewStartFrame = mouseFrame - (long)(mouseRatio * newViewFrames);

            if (newViewStartFrame < 0) newViewStartFrame = 0;
            if (newViewStartFrame + newViewFrames > audioSamples.Length / waveFormat.Channels)
                newViewStartFrame = (audioSamples.Length / waveFormat.Channels) - newViewFrames;
            if (newViewStartFrame < 0)
                newViewStartFrame = 0;

            viewStartFrame = (int)newViewStartFrame;
            viewFrames = newViewFrames;

            waveformPanel.Invalidate();
        }

        private void LoadWaveFile(string path)
        {
            if (string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(path))
                return;

            try
            {
                currentFilePath = path;

                waveOut?.Stop();
                waveOut?.Dispose();
                waveOut = null;
                bufferedWaveProvider = null;

                audioSamples = null;
                selectionStart = -1;
                selectionEnd = -1;

                using (var reader = new AudioFileReader(path))
                {
                    waveFormat = reader.WaveFormat;
                    sampleRate = waveFormat.SampleRate;

                    long totalFloatSamplesLong = reader.Length / 4;

                    if (totalFloatSamplesLong > int.MaxValue)
                        throw new InvalidOperationException("Audio file too large.");

                    int sampleCount = (int)totalFloatSamplesLong;
                    audioSamples = new float[sampleCount];

                    int offset = 0;
                    int samplesRead;
                    var buffer = new float[1024];

                    reader.Position = 0;
                    while ((samplesRead = reader.Read(buffer, 0, buffer.Length)) > 0)
                    {
                        int copyCount = Math.Min(samplesRead, sampleCount - offset);
                        Array.Copy(buffer, 0, audioSamples, offset, copyCount);
                        offset += copyCount;
                    }
                }

                int totalFrames = audioSamples.Length / waveFormat.Channels;

                viewStartFrame = 0;
                viewFrames = totalFrames;

                btnSave.Enabled = true;

                playStartFrame = 0;
                playEndFrame = totalFrames - 1;

                waveOut = new WaveOutEvent();
                waveOut.PlaybackStopped += WaveOut_PlaybackStopped;

                bufferedWaveProvider = new BufferedWaveProvider(waveFormat)
                {
                    BufferLength = audioSamples.Length * waveFormat.BlockAlign
                };
                bufferedWaveProvider.ClearBuffer();

                byte[] byteBuffer = new byte[audioSamples.Length * 4];
                Buffer.BlockCopy(audioSamples, 0, byteBuffer, 0, byteBuffer.Length);
                bufferedWaveProvider.AddSamples(byteBuffer, 0, byteBuffer.Length);

                waveOut.Init(bufferedWaveProvider);

                waveformPanel.Invalidate();
            }
            catch (Exception ex)
            {
                MessageBox.Show("Failed to load WAV: " + ex.Message);
            }
        }

        private void WaveformPanel_Paint(object sender, PaintEventArgs e)
        {
            e.Graphics.Clear(mainColor);
            if (audioSamples == null || audioSamples.Length == 0)
            {
                using (var brush = new SolidBrush(accentColor))
                    e.Graphics.DrawString("No audio loaded", this.Font, brush, new PointF(10, 10));
                return;
            }

            int w = waveformPanel.ClientSize.Width;
            int h = waveformPanel.ClientSize.Height;

            int totalFrames = audioSamples.Length / waveFormat.Channels;

            using (var pen = new Pen(accentColor))
            {
                if (viewFrames == 0)
                    viewFrames = totalFrames;
                if (viewStartFrame + viewFrames > totalFrames)
                    viewStartFrame = totalFrames - viewFrames;

                if (viewStartFrame < 0) viewStartFrame = 0;
                if (viewFrames <= 0) viewFrames = totalFrames;

                int framesPerPixel = Math.Max(1, viewFrames / w);

                for (int x = 0; x < w; x++)
                {
                    int startFrame = viewStartFrame + x * framesPerPixel;
                    if (startFrame >= totalFrames)
                        break;
                    int endFrame = Math.Min(totalFrames, startFrame + framesPerPixel);

                    float min = 1f;
                    float max = -1f;
                    for (int f = startFrame; f < endFrame; f++)
                    {
                        // For multi-channel: average samples of all channels for this frame
                        float sumSample = 0f;
                        for (int c = 0; c < waveFormat.Channels; c++)
                        {
                            float val = audioSamples[f * waveFormat.Channels + c];
                            sumSample += val;
                        }
                        float valAvg = sumSample / waveFormat.Channels;

                        if (valAvg < min) min = valAvg;
                        if (valAvg > max) max = valAvg;
                    }

                    int yMax = (int)((1 - (max + 1) / 2) * h);
                    int yMin = (int)((1 - (min + 1) / 2) * h);

                    e.Graphics.DrawLine(pen, x, yMin, x, yMax);
                }
            }

            // Draw selection rectangle
            if (selectionStart >= 0 && selectionEnd >= 0 && selectionEnd != selectionStart)
            {
                int wFrames = viewFrames;
                int visibleStart = viewStartFrame;
                int x1 = (int)((double)(selectionStart - visibleStart) / wFrames * w);
                int x2 = (int)((double)(selectionEnd - visibleStart) / wFrames * w);

                int rectX = Math.Min(x1, x2);
                int rectW = Math.Abs(x2 - x1);

                if (rectW > 0)
                {
                    using (var selectionBrush = new SolidBrush(Color.FromArgb(100, mainColor)))
                        e.Graphics.FillRectangle(selectionBrush, rectX, 0, rectW, h);

                    using (var pen = new Pen(textColor, 2))
                        e.Graphics.DrawRectangle(pen, rectX, 0, rectW, h - 1);
                }
            }

            // Draw playback position line
            if (isPlaying && audioSamples != null && waveOut != null)
            {
                int bytesPerSample = sizeof(float);
                int bytesPerFrame = bytesPerSample * waveFormat.Channels;
                long currentFrame = 0;

                try
                {
                    currentFrame = waveOut.GetPosition() / bytesPerFrame + playStartFrame;
                }
                catch
                {
                    currentFrame = 0;
                }

                if (currentFrame > audioSamples.Length / waveFormat.Channels)
                    currentFrame = audioSamples.Length / waveFormat.Channels;

                long segmentLength = playEndFrame - playStartFrame + 1;
                if (segmentLength <= 0) segmentLength = audioSamples.Length / waveFormat.Channels;

                if (currentFrame > playEndFrame)
                    currentFrame = playEndFrame;

                int x = 0;

                if (selectionStart >= 0 && selectionEnd >= 0 && selectionStart != selectionEnd)
                {
                    int wFrames = viewFrames;
                    int visibleStart = viewStartFrame;

                    int sx1 = (int)((double)(selectionStart - visibleStart) / wFrames * w);
                    int sx2 = (int)((double)(selectionEnd - visibleStart) / wFrames * w);

                    int rectX = Math.Min(sx1, sx2);
                    int rectW = Math.Abs(sx2 - sx1);

                    if (segmentLength > 0)
                        x = rectX + (int)((double)(currentFrame - playStartFrame) / segmentLength * rectW);
                    else
                        x = rectX;
                }
                else
                {
                    int wFrames = viewFrames;
                    int visibleStart = viewStartFrame;
                    x = (int)((double)(currentFrame - visibleStart) / wFrames * w);
                }

                if (x >= 0 && x < w)
                {
                    using (var pen = new Pen(textColor, 2))
                        e.Graphics.DrawLine(pen, x, 0, x, h);
                }
            }

            // Draw time stamps below waveform
            DrawTimeStamps(e.Graphics, w, h);
        }

        private void DrawTimeStamps(Graphics g, int width, int height)
        {
            if (waveFormat == null || audioSamples == null || audioSamples.Length == 0)
                return;

            int totalFrames = audioSamples.Length / waveFormat.Channels;
            if (viewFrames <= 0) return;

            // Determine how many labels to draw - limit so they don't overlap
            int maxLabels = width / 60; // approximate 60px per label minimum
            if (maxLabels < 2) maxLabels = 2;

            // Calculate interval in frames between labels
            int intervalFrames = viewFrames / maxLabels;
            if (intervalFrames <= 0) intervalFrames = 1;

            using (var brush = new SolidBrush(textColor))
            using (var font = new Font(this.Font.FontFamily, 8))
            using (var pen = new Pen(textColor))
            {
                int yOffset = height - 16;
                int tickHeight = 8;

                for (int i = 0; i <= maxLabels; i++)
                {
                    int framePos = viewStartFrame + i * intervalFrames;
                    if (framePos > totalFrames) framePos = totalFrames;

                    double seconds = (double)framePos / sampleRate;
                    int minutesPart = (int)(seconds / 60);
                    int secondsPart = (int)(seconds % 60);

                    string timeLabel = $"{minutesPart:D2}:{secondsPart:D2}";

                    // Calculate x position for the tick and label
                    double positionRatio = (double)(framePos - viewStartFrame) / viewFrames;
                    int x = (int)(positionRatio * width);

                    if (x < 0) x = 0;
                    if (x > width) x = width;

                    // Draw tick
                    g.DrawLine(pen, x, height - tickHeight, x, height);

                    // Measure text size
                    SizeF size = g.MeasureString(timeLabel, font);

                    // Adjust label to not overflow panel edges
                    int textX = x - (int)(size.Width / 2);
                    if (textX < 0) textX = 0;
                    if (textX + size.Width > width) textX = width - (int)size.Width;

                    // Draw label
                    g.DrawString(timeLabel, font, brush, new PointF(textX, yOffset));
                }
            }
        }

        private void WaveformPanel_MouseDown(object sender, MouseEventArgs e)
        {
            if (audioSamples == null) return;

            isSelecting = true;
            int w = waveformPanel.ClientSize.Width;

            int frameIndex = viewStartFrame + (int)((double)e.X / w * viewFrames);
            int totalFrames = audioSamples.Length / waveFormat.Channels;
            frameIndex = Math.Clamp(frameIndex, 0, totalFrames - 1);

            selectionStart = frameIndex;
            selectionEnd = frameIndex;
            waveformPanel.Invalidate();
        }

        private void WaveformPanel_MouseMove(object sender, MouseEventArgs e)
        {
            if (audioSamples == null || !isSelecting) return;

            int w = waveformPanel.ClientSize.Width;
            int frameIndex = viewStartFrame + (int)((double)e.X / w * viewFrames);
            int totalFrames = audioSamples.Length / waveFormat.Channels;
            frameIndex = Math.Clamp(frameIndex, 0, totalFrames - 1);

            selectionEnd = frameIndex;
            waveformPanel.Invalidate();
        }

        private void WaveformPanel_MouseUp(object sender, MouseEventArgs e)
        {
            if (audioSamples == null) return;

            isSelecting = false;

            if (Math.Abs(selectionEnd - selectionStart) == 0)
            {
                selectionStart = -1;
                selectionEnd = -1;
            }
            waveformPanel.Invalidate();
        }

        private void DeleteSelection()
        {
            if (audioSamples == null) return;
            if (selectionStart < 0 || selectionEnd < 0) return;

            int start = Math.Min(selectionStart, selectionEnd);
            int end = Math.Max(selectionStart, selectionEnd);
            if (end == start) return;

            int channels = waveFormat.Channels;
            int deletedFrames = end - start;
            int deletedSamples = deletedFrames * channels;

            int oldViewStartFrame = viewStartFrame;
            int oldViewFrames = viewFrames;

            int newTotalFrames = audioSamples.Length / channels - deletedFrames;
            int newLength = newTotalFrames * channels;
            float[] newSamples = new float[newLength];

            Array.Copy(audioSamples, 0, newSamples, 0, start * channels); // copy before deletion
            Array.Copy(audioSamples, end * channels, newSamples, start * channels, (audioSamples.Length - end * channels)); // copy after deletion

            audioSamples = newSamples;

            selectionStart = -1;
            selectionEnd = -1;

            if (isPlaying)
            {
                waveOut?.Stop();
                isPlaying = false;
                playbackTimer.Stop();
            }

            bufferedWaveProvider = new BufferedWaveProvider(waveFormat)
            {
                BufferLength = audioSamples.Length * waveFormat.BlockAlign
            };
            bufferedWaveProvider.ClearBuffer();

            byte[] byteBuffer = new byte[audioSamples.Length * sizeof(float)];
            Buffer.BlockCopy(audioSamples, 0, byteBuffer, 0, byteBuffer.Length);
            bufferedWaveProvider.AddSamples(byteBuffer, 0, byteBuffer.Length);

            waveOut?.Init(bufferedWaveProvider);

            playStartFrame = 0;
            playEndFrame = (audioSamples.Length / channels) - 1;

            if (oldViewStartFrame >= end)
            {
                viewStartFrame = Math.Max(0, oldViewStartFrame - deletedFrames);
                viewFrames = oldViewFrames;
            }
            else if (oldViewStartFrame < end && (oldViewStartFrame + oldViewFrames) > start)
            {
                int newViewFrames = oldViewFrames - deletedFrames;
                if (newViewFrames < minViewFrames) newViewFrames = Math.Min(minViewFrames, audioSamples.Length / channels);
                if (newViewFrames > audioSamples.Length / channels) newViewFrames = audioSamples.Length / channels;

                viewStartFrame = oldViewStartFrame;
                if (viewStartFrame > (audioSamples.Length / channels) - newViewFrames)
                    viewStartFrame = (audioSamples.Length / channels) - newViewFrames;
                if (viewStartFrame < 0) viewStartFrame = 0;

                viewFrames = newViewFrames;
            }
            else
            {
                viewStartFrame = oldViewStartFrame;
                viewFrames = oldViewFrames;
            }

            if (viewFrames > audioSamples.Length / channels)
            {
                viewFrames = audioSamples.Length / channels;
                viewStartFrame = 0;
            }

            waveformPanel.Invalidate();
        }

        private void WaveformPanel_KeyDown(object sender, KeyEventArgs e)
        {
            if (e.KeyCode == Keys.Delete)
            {
                if (selectionStart >= 0 && selectionEnd >= 0 && selectionEnd != selectionStart)
                {
                    DeleteSelection();
                    e.Handled = true;
                }
            }
        }

        private void BtnSave_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
        {
            if (audioSamples == null || string.IsNullOrEmpty(currentFilePath)) return;

            try
            {
                waveOut?.Stop(); // stop playback to release any resources

                using (var writer = new WaveFileWriter(currentFilePath, waveFormat))
                {
                    if (waveFormat.Encoding == WaveFormatEncoding.IeeeFloat)
                    {
                        writer.WriteSamples(audioSamples, 0, audioSamples.Length);
                    }
                    else if (waveFormat.BitsPerSample == 16)
                    {
                        short[] int16Samples = new short[audioSamples.Length];
                        for (int i = 0; i < audioSamples.Length; i++)
                        {
                            float sample = audioSamples[i];
                            sample = Math.Max(-1f, Math.Min(1f, sample));
                            int16Samples[i] = (short)(sample * short.MaxValue);
                        }
                        byte[] bytes = new byte[int16Samples.Length * 2];
                        Buffer.BlockCopy(int16Samples, 0, bytes, 0, bytes.Length);
                        writer.Write(bytes, 0, bytes.Length);
                    }
                    else
                    {
                        MessageBox.Show("Unsupported bit depth: " + waveFormat.BitsPerSample);
                        return;
                    }
                }
                MessageBox.Show("File saved to " + currentFilePath);
            }
            catch (Exception ex)
            {
                MessageBox.Show("Failed to save WAV: " + ex.Message);
            }
            finally
            {
                // Reinit playback resources after saving
                if (audioSamples != null && audioSamples.Length > 0 && waveFormat != null)
                {
                    waveOut?.Dispose();

                    waveOut = new WaveOutEvent();
                    waveOut.PlaybackStopped += WaveOut_PlaybackStopped;

                    bufferedWaveProvider = new BufferedWaveProvider(waveFormat)
                    {
                        BufferLength = audioSamples.Length * waveFormat.BlockAlign
                    };
                    bufferedWaveProvider.ClearBuffer();

                    byte[] byteBuffer = new byte[audioSamples.Length * 4];
                    Buffer.BlockCopy(audioSamples, 0, byteBuffer, 0, byteBuffer.Length);
                    bufferedWaveProvider.AddSamples(byteBuffer, 0, byteBuffer.Length);

                    waveOut.Init(bufferedWaveProvider);
                }
            }
        }

        private void TogglePlayPause()
        {
            if (audioSamples == null || waveOut == null || waveFormat == null) return;

            int channels = waveFormat.Channels;

            if (!isPlaying)
            {
                if (selectionStart >= 0 && selectionEnd >= 0 && selectionEnd != selectionStart)
                {
                    playStartFrame = Math.Min(selectionStart, selectionEnd);
                    playEndFrame = Math.Max(selectionStart, selectionEnd);
                }
                else
                {
                    playStartFrame = 0;
                    playEndFrame = (audioSamples.Length / channels) - 1;
                }

                waveOut.Stop();

                long totalFrames = playEndFrame - playStartFrame + 1;
                long totalSamples = totalFrames * channels;

                if (playStartFrame < 0 || playEndFrame >= (audioSamples.Length / channels) || totalFrames <= 0)
                {
                    MessageBox.Show("Invalid selection for playback.");
                    return;
                }

                try
                {
                    int bytesPerSample = sizeof(float);
                    int intLengthBytes = (int)(totalSamples * bytesPerSample);
                    int byteOffset = (int)(playStartFrame * channels * bytesPerSample);

                    if (byteOffset < 0 || (byteOffset + intLengthBytes) > audioSamples.Length * bytesPerSample)
                    {
                        MessageBox.Show("Playback selection range is out of audio sample bounds.");
                        return;
                    }

                    bufferedWaveProvider?.ClearBuffer();

                    bufferedWaveProvider = new BufferedWaveProvider(waveFormat)
                    {
                        BufferLength = intLengthBytes
                    };

                    byte[] byteBuffer = new byte[intLengthBytes];
                    Buffer.BlockCopy(audioSamples, byteOffset, byteBuffer, 0, intLengthBytes);
                    bufferedWaveProvider.AddSamples(byteBuffer, 0, intLengthBytes);

                    waveOut.Init(bufferedWaveProvider);
                    waveOut.Play();

                    isPlaying = true;
                    playbackTimer.Start();
                }
                catch (Exception ex)
                {
                    MessageBox.Show("Error occurred during playback start: " + ex.Message);
                    return;
                }
            }
            else
            {
                waveOut.Stop();
                isPlaying = false;
                playbackTimer.Stop();
            }

            waveformPanel.Invalidate();
        }

        private void PlaybackTimer_Tick(object sender, EventArgs e)
        {
            if (!isPlaying) return;

            int bytesPerSample = sizeof(float);
            int channels = waveFormat.Channels;
            int bytesPerFrame = bytesPerSample * channels;

            long currentFrame = 0;

            try
            {
                if (bufferedWaveProvider != null && waveOut != null)
                {
                    long position = waveOut.GetPosition();
                    currentFrame = position / bytesPerFrame + playStartFrame;
                }
            }
            catch
            {
                currentFrame = 0;
            }

            if (currentFrame > playEndFrame)
            {
                waveOut.Stop();
                return;
            }

            waveformPanel.Invalidate();
        }

        private void WaveOut_PlaybackStopped(object sender, StoppedEventArgs e)
        {
            isPlaying = false;
            playbackTimer.Stop();
            waveformPanel.Invalidate();
        }

        private void AudioEditorForm_KeyDown(object sender, KeyEventArgs e)
        {
            if (e.KeyCode == Keys.Space)
            {
                if (!e.Handled)
                {
                    TogglePlayPause();
                    e.Handled = true;
                }
            }
        }

        private void AudioEditorForm_Load(object sender, EventArgs e)
        {
            if (!string.IsNullOrEmpty(SelectionPath))
            {
                LoadWaveFile(SelectionPath);
            }
            else
            {
                btnSave.Enabled = false;
            }
            BackColor = mainColor;
            btnSave.ForeColor = textColor;
            btnSave.BackColor = mainColor;
        }

        private void AudioEditorForm_FormClosing(object sender, FormClosingEventArgs e)
        {
            waveOut?.Stop();
            waveOut?.Dispose();
        }
    }
}