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Revised November 13, 2008
After ACID software is installed and you start it for the first time, the registration wizard appears. This wizard offers easy steps that allow
you to register the software online with Sony Creative Software Inc. Alternatively, you may register online at http://
www.sonycreativesoftware.com/ at any time.
Registering your product will provide you with access to a variety of technical support options, notification of product updates, and
special promotions exclusive
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About your privacy Sony Creative Software Inc. respects your privacy and is committed to protecting personal information. Your use of the software is governed by the Software Privacy Policy. A copy of this policy is incorporated into the registration process and you are asked to agree to its terms prior to accepting the terms of the End User License Agreement. Please review its contents carefully as its terms and conditions affect your rights with respect to the information that is collected
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Macromedia Flash Macromedia and Flash are trademarks or registered trademarks of Macromedia, Inc. in the United States and/or other countries. Microsoft DirectX programming interface Portions utilize Microsoft® DirectX® technologies. Copyright © 1999 – 2008 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved. Microsoft Windows Media Technologies Portions utilize Microsoft Windows Media® technologies. Copyright © 2008 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved. PCRE LICENCE PCRE is a library of fun
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Cubase®, VST®, and Nuendo® are registered trademarks of Steinberg Media Technologies GmbH. ASIO™ is a trademark of Steinberg Media Technologies GmbH. Tagged Image File Format (TIFF) Adobe Tagged Image™ File Format is a registered trademark of Adobe Systems Incorporated in the United States and other countries. All rights reserved. Targa file format The Targa™ file format is a trademark of Pinnacle Systems, Inc. Thomson Fraunhofer MP3 MPEG Layer-3 audio coding technology licensed from Fra
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Introducing ACID Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15 Table of Welcome. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 Contents System requirements. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 Installing ACID . .
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Making selections. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38 Selecting an event . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38 Selecting multiple events . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38 Creating time
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Trimming events . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57 Splitting events . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58 Splitting at the cursor position . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58 Splitting one event .
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Tagging media files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71 Creating a tag . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71 Applying a tag to a media file . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72 Removing a t
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Working with tempo/key/time signature change markers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91 Using a tempo curve to change tempo between markers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92 Changing a clip’s key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93 Changing an event’s key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Using track effects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108 Using track effects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108 Creating or adding to track plug-in chains . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108 Arranging plug-in chain orde
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Organizing plug-ins with folders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .133 Viewing a plug-in’s folder assignments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .134 Displaying audio plug-in folders in the Mixing Console window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .134 Classifying audio plug-ins and soft synths with categories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Adjusting bus or assignable effects send levels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157 Change a track’s input or output device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158 Changing a track’s automation mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158 Muting or soloing a track . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Specifying where recordings are stored . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .185 Changing where recorded files are stored for new projects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .185 Changing where recorded files are stored for individual projects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .185 Monitoring audio levels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Editing MIDI clip properties . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 212 Editing a MIDI clip with the Piano Roll . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 212 Editing a MIDI clip with the List Editor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 212 Merging controller data from a MIDI clip . . . .
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Configuring a Mackie Control Universal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .229 Configuring a Frontier TranzPort. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .229 Configuring a generic MIDI controller . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .229 Configuring a Behringer BCF2000 controller. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Rendering surround projects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 245 Burning AC-3 files to DVD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 246 Customizing ACID Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 247 Working with ACID windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Using the Mackie Control Universal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .273 Channel section . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .273 Footswitches (not shown) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .274 Control buttons . . . . . . . .
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Creating ping-pong pan effects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 298 Adding depth with assignable effects. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 298 Playing double time/half time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 299 Constructing the wall of sound . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Chapter 1 Introducing ACID Software Welcome Congratulations on purchasing a revolutionary software application for Microsoft® Windows®. With ACID® from Sony Creative Software Inc., you can create great music by simply picking, painting, and playing. System requirements The following lists the minimum system requirements for using ACID: • Microsoft® Windows® XP (SP 2 or later) or Windows Vista™. • 1.8 GHz processor (2 GHz or faster recommended). • 1 GB RAM (2 GB or more recommended). • 1
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Toolbar Tabs Information pane Context-sensitive help To use context-sensitive help in a dialog box, click the question mark button in the upper-right corner of the dialog box. Help on the Web Additional ACID information is available on the Sony Creative Software Inc. Web site. From the Help menu, choose Sony on the Web, and choose the desired location from the submenu. The software starts your system’s Web browser and attempts to connect to the appropriate page on the Web site. Overvie
