Sony Acid 7 Manual

CHP. 7WORKING WITH TRACKS
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Replacing files
Clicking the Replace File button ( ) displays the Replace File dialog and allows you to replace the 
audio file on the current track with a new audio file. This feature only replaces the actual audio. All track 
timing, effects, and envelopes remain.
Tip: You can also replace a file by dragging an audio file from 
the Explorer and dropping it on the track name of an existing 
track.
Saving file properties
When you make changes in the Track Properties window,...

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4.Click Save. The time selection or project is mixed down to a new track and a copy of the file is saved in 
the folder specified.
As the tracks are being mixed down, a status bar appears in the lower-left corner of the ACID window.
Tip: You may cancel the 
rendering process by 
clicking the 
Cancel button 
() on the status bar.
After ACID mixes down the new track, it appears at the bottom of the track view. If you mixed down the 
entire project, you may delete or mute the...

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CHP. 8USING THE MIXER
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Using the Mixer
In the Mixer window, you’ll manage the project’s busses, assignable effects, and soft synth controls. In this 
chapter, you’ll learn how to add each of these controls to the mixer and route individual tracks to them. 
Yo u’ll also learn about working with the mixer controls, including adjusting levels, muting, soloing, and 
adding effects. This chapter also describes how to automate mixer controls by viewing them in the track 
view and adding envelopes....

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Adjusting the bus send level
You can adjust the level of a track sent to a bus with the multipurpose slider in the track list.
Tip: Bus sends are pre-
volume by default. To 
change to post-volume, 
click the multipurpose 
slider label in the track 
list, choose the appropriate 
bus from the menu, and choose 
Post Volume from the 
submenu. 
Routing busses to system hardware
You can route individual busses to specific system hardware for output. This allows you to configure busses...

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Deleting multiple busses
1.
Display the Project Properties dialog using one of the following methods:
Choose 
Properties from the File menu.
Press .
2.Click the Audio tab.
3.Enter a value in the Number of stereo busses box and click OK. The busses are removed from the Mixer 
window. 
Using assignable effects
You can use assignable effect controls to send various levels of multiple tracks to a single effect chain. Like 
busses, these controls reside in the Mixer window and...

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4.Click a specific plug-in and adjust the effect’s parameters manually, or choose one of the presets from the 
Preset drop-down list. For more information about effect parameters, click the Plug-In Help button ( ) in 
the Audio Plug-In window.
Tip: You can save an effect’s parameters as a preset to be 
used in other projects. To save a preset, enter a name in the 
Preset box and click the Save Preset button ( ).
5.Click the Close button ( ) to close the Audio Plug-In window....

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Deleting assignable effect controls
In the Mixer window, right-click the assignable effect control you want to delete and choose Delete from the 
shortcut menu, or select the control and press  . The assignable effect control is removed from the 
Mixer window.
Using soft synth controls
You can add soft synth bus controls in the mixer to control the routing of your MIDI tracks to software 
synthesizers. Soft synth controls allow you to control volume and voice mappings for your...

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Adding soft synth controls to projects
If you have no external MIDI devices defined, ACID adds a soft synth control with a default DLS voice set 
for you when you add a MIDI track to your project. You can add more soft synth controls to a project as 
needed. 
1.Click the Insert Soft Synth button ( ) in the Mixer window. The Soft Synth Chooser dialog appears.
2.To add a DLS or VSTi soft synth, click the Soft Synths tab and choose an available synth from the list. To 
add a ReWire...

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Changing voice mapping for DLS soft synth controls
You can choose a DLS set from anywhere on your system for output from a DLS soft synth control. 
1.Double-click the soft synth icon on a control ( ). The Soft Synth Properties window appears. 
2.Choose a DLS set from the Vo i c e  s e t drop-down list or click the Open DLS Voice Set button ( ) to browse 
to a DLS set. If you have the 
Enable Real-Time MIDI ( ) option enabled, you can audition voices using the 
keyboard at the...

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4.Select the Enable button ( ) to enable playback of the VST instrument.
5.Modify the VST instrument settings as needed using the buttons in the Soft Synth Properties window:
Locating VST instruments for use in ACID
ACID designates a folder where you can store VST instrument files. However, if you have VST instrument 
files elsewhere on your system, you can direct ACID to look for files in alternate locations.
1.From the Options menu, choose Preferences. The Preferences dialog...