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Burning AC-3 files to DVD
With the addition of the AC-3 DVD Burner included in the Sonic Foundry 5.1 Surround Plug-In Pack, you 
can burn AC-3 files to a DVD. 
1.From the To o l s menu, choose Start AC-3 DVD Burner. The AC-3 DVD Burner application starts.
2.Follow the instructions for burning a DVD in the AC-3 DVD Burner online help. To access online help, 
click 
Help in the AC-3 DVD Burner screen. 

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Customizing ACID
You can customize ACID to suit your project needs and working preferences. You may change these settings 
at any time. If you use the same settings for all of your projects, you may set ACID to use your settings as 
defaults.
In this chapter, you will find information about functions that allow you to customize ACID and set the 
application’s preferences.
Working with ACID windows
ACID has various windows that allow you to perform specific tasks...

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Docking and floating ACID windows
The window docking area allows you to keep frequently used windows available but out of the way while you 
are working with a project. You can dock windows either in a single stack spanning the width of the screen 
or divide the window docking area into sections (e.g., right, middle, and left) and create several stacks. 
Windows that are not visible display a tab that you can click to display it. You can also expand, restore, or 
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Preventing windows from docking
Press   while dragging a window to prevent it from docking in the workspace.
Note: You can choose to reverse this behavior so that 
windows will not dock unless you press . From the 
Options menu, choose Preferences, and clear the Allow 
floating windows to dock check box on the General tab.
Resizing the window docking area
You can resize the track list, track view and docking area sections of the ACID workspace by dragging the 
dividers...

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When you enter a new value along the timeline, ACID adjusts the ruler’s time units at the cursor position 
and at the start of the timeline. For example, if the cursor is positioned at the 2:00 minute mark and you 
enter 15:00 minutes, the start of the project will begin at 13:00 minutes. The ruler offset feature works the 
same for all time formats in ACID.
1.Position the cursor anywhere along the timeline.
2.Right-click the time ruler to display a shortcut menu.
3.From...

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Using the toolbar
ACID is set up to display the toolbar below the menu bar. However, you may hide and customize the toolbar 
to suit your preferences. The settings that you apply to the toolbar remain set until you change them again.
Hiding and displaying the toolbar
If you prefer to use shortcut keys when working with your project, you may hide the toolbar to create more 
workspace. Choose 
Toolbar from the View menu to hide it. The check mark next to the command is...

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Adding buttons to the toolbar
ACID includes a series of buttons that you may add to the toolbar. These buttons are listed in the Customize 
Toolbar dialog. You may also add separators on the toolbar to organize the buttons to suit your preferences.
You may return the toolbar to its default settings by clicking the
 Reset button on the dialog.
1.From the Options menu, choose Customize Toolbar. The Customize Toolbar dialog appears.
2.On the Available toolbar buttons pane, use...

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Removing buttons in the Customize Toolbar dialog
You may return the toolbar to its default settings by clicking the Reset button on this dialog.
1.From the Options menu, choose Customize Toolbar. The Customize Toolbar dialog appears.
2.On the Current toolbar buttons pane, select the button that you want to remove.
3.Click Remove. The button is removed from the Current toolbar buttons pane and will not appear on the 
toolbar.
Tip: You may also double-click a button to remove...

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Monitoring MIDI timecode
You can use the time display to monitor incoming or outgoing MIDI timecode.
ACID can be set to monitor MIDI in the following ways:
Display MIDI timecode generated from external sources. 
Display MIDI timecode and MIDI clock information that ACID is generating.
Within ACID, the time display settings work in conjunction with your project’s properties and MIDI setup 
options. 
1.Right-click the time display window to display a shortcut menu.
2.From...