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Tip: You can change the length of the file that starts the 
Beatmapper in the 
Audio tab of the Preferences dialog. For 
more information, see Using the Audio tab on page 181.
MIDI
ACID creates a MIDI track when you open a MID, SMF, or RMI file. You can use MIDI tracks to record 
data from and play back through synthesizers and other MIDI-compliant equipment. For more information, 
see Working with MIDI on page 131.
Adding and editing events
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Painting events with the Paint tool
Unlike the Draw tool, the Paint tool allows you to quickly paint multiple events across several tracks. This 
can be useful when you need to quickly add several seemingly random events to a project. The Paint tool is 
also best used for painting multiple one-shot events that will be evenly spaced on the grid lines.
1.Click the Paint Tool button ( ) or choose Editing Tool from the Edit menu and choose Paint from the 
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Moving events
The position of the left edge of an event indicates when the event becomes audible during playback. You can 
move events along the timeline either individually or as a group. 
In addition, you can stack events on top of one another. A longer event placed over a smaller event conceals 
the smaller event and makes it inaudible. A smaller event placed over a larger event is audible and renders 
the section of the longer event it covers inaudible.
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Positioning the cursor with the Go To command
The Go To command is used to place the cursor at a specific location in the ACID project.
Press   to position the cursor based on the position displayed on the beat ruler. Specify a position 
(in measures.beats.ticks format) in the box that appears in the time display and press  .
Press   to position the cursor based on the time displayed on the time ruler. Specify a time in the 
box that appears in the time display and press  ....

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Selecting multiple events using the keyboard and mouse
Holding   while clicking events allows you to select multiple, nonadjacent events that reside on any 
track. This method is useful when you need to move several scattered events by an equal amount within the 
project.
Holding   allows you to select multiple, adjacent events. Selecting any two events while holding   
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Creating time selections
ACID does not limit you to selecting events. Frequently, you may want to select only audio events occurring 
within a time selection. You can do this using the Time Selection tool. 
1.Click the Time Selection Tool button ( ) or choose Editing Tool from the Edit menu and choose Time 
Selection 
from the submenu. The pointer displays with an adjacent cursor ( ).
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Reordering tracks
When building an ACID project, you may want to reorder the tracks to place similar instruments in 
proximity to one another. For example, placing all drum loops together in the track view makes it easier for 
you to fine-tune the mix of the song’s overall drum sound.
1.Drag the track header to a new location in the track list. A heavy black horizontal line appears on the 
track list to indicate where the track will be placed.
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Deleting tracks
You can delete unnecessary tracks from a project by selecting the track and using any of the following 
methods:
Choose 
Delete from the Edit menu.
Right-click a track and choose 
Delete Track from the shortcut menu.
Press .
Copying, cutting, and pasting tracks
Copying a track places an exact copy of the selected track on the clipboard, but leaves the track view 
unchanged. To copy a track, select the track and do one of the following:
Click the 
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Click the slider label to choose what you want to adjust.
Once you have chosen what you want to adjust, drag the slider to adjust the level. You can hold  or  
to select multiple tracks and move the sliders together as a group.
Note: When adjusting the mix of your tracks, remember to 
look at the meters on the mixer. Because you are adding the 
volumes of all the tracks together, it is easy to clip the audio 
output. Make sure that the meters never display the red clip 
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Soloing tracks
Located next to the Mute button, the Solo button ( ) allows you isolate tracks in a project during playback. 
When you click this button during playback, the corresponding track remains audible and all other tracks are 
muted. Clicking the 
Solo button a second time returns all tracks to their original levels in the mix. Toggle-
soloing a track is an effective method of configuring and previewing isolated track effects against how they 
sound in the project. 
You...