Sony Acid 7 Manual

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Routing MIDI tracks to MIDI devices or soft synth controls
You can assign a soft synth control in the Mixer window to any DLS set, VST instrument, or ReWire panel 
application on your computer. You can then route a MIDI track to the soft synth control or ReWire 2.0 port. 
For more information, see Using soft synth controls on page 115. Alternately, you can route a track directly to an 
external MIDI device through a MIDI port. 
Tip: You can use   or   to select multiple MIDI...

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Rendering projects with MIDI tracks
To render projects that contain MIDI tracks, route the MIDI tracks to soft synths (DLS sets or VST 
instruments) rather than to external MIDI devices; MIDI tracks that are routed to external MIDI devices are 
not included in the rendered file. For more information, see Rendering projects on page 54.
Playing MIDI from external devices
You can set up ACID to receive MIDI input from an external device such as a MIDI keyboard. You can then 
use...

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Soloing MIDI device inputs
External MIDI devices can be routed to multiple soft synths or MIDI thru devices. Soloing a MIDI device 
input prevents your device from playing through other soft synths and MIDI thru devices, soloing the input 
through the selected soft synth control. You can solo MIDI input on more than one soft synth control, if 
desired.
1.Double-click the soft synth icon on a control ( ). The Soft Synth Properties window appears. 
2.Click the Solo Listen to...

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Triggering from MIDI timecode
You can trigger ACID playback using MTC. This means that ACID initiates playback by receiving timecode 
from another device.
1.Connect a word clock signal between your computer and triggering device to lock synchronization.
Note: If the MIDI trigger device can output MIDI timecode, 
a timecode converter is not necessary; you can connect the 
trigger device directly to your computer.
2.Configure your triggering device to send MTC to your...

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Working with Video
By adding a video track to your ACID project, you can use ACID as a scoring tool.
Video is always added to the top track in the track list. Depending on your horizontal zoom level, each frame 
displayed in the video track may represent multiple frames from the source video. As you zoom in, marks 
display to represent each frame, and you can zoom further to view individual frames.
Managing video
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Removing the video’s audio
Right-click the audio track in the track list and choose Delete Track from the shortcut menu. The audio track 
is removed, but the video remains.
Changing frame numbering
ACID numbers each frame in the video track. You can change the numbering format or turn off frame 
numbering altogether.
1.From the Options menu, choose Preferences. The Preferences dialog appears.
2.Click the Video tab.
3.Choose a setting from the Show source frame numbers on...

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Using the Video window
The Video window is used to view the video as it plays or to view the frame at the cursor position. To display 
the Video window, choose 
Video from the View menu, or press  .
Using toolbar buttons
The toolbar allows you to access two commonly used functions of the Video window.
Using the shortcut menu
Right-click anywhere in the Video window to display a shortcut menu with Video window options.
Viewing the status bar
Right-click the Video window and...

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Previewing on external monitors
ACID allows you to use your system’s external monitor for previewing video playback. You must have an 
OHCI IEEE-1394 adapter and a device to convert the DV signal to video, such as a DV camcorder, deck, or 
media converter.
To specify an external monitor, click the 
External Monitor button ( ) on the Video window, or choose 
Preferences from the Options menu and click the Video tab.
Other settings for the external monitor can also be found on...

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Working with 5.1 
Surround
ACID allows you to create 5.1-channel mixes to wrap a listener in your remixes or prepare audio for cinema, 
DVD-Video, DVD-Audio, or DTS 5.1 Music projects. 
Note: ACID plays and mixes uncompressed 5.1-channel 
audio. Authoring software such as the Sonic Foundry 
5.1 Surround Plug-In Pack is required to encode 5.1-channel 
audio for compressed delivery formats.
What is 5.1 surround?
5.1 surround is a standard format consisting of...

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Setting up surround hardware
Before you create surround projects in ACID, you should set up your system to provide 5.1 surround 
playback. To play a 5.1 surround project, you must have an appropriate speaker setup such as:
Six powered speakers
Six passive speakers with a six-channel amplifier
Your system must also have an appropriate sound card setup such as:
5.1-compatible sound card
Sound card with three stereo outputs
Three stereo sound cards
There are several...