Sony Acid 7 Manual

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Undoing all edits
Choosing Undo All from the Edit menu undoes all project edits and automatically adds them to the redo 
history.
Using redo
To redo an edit, click the Redo button ( ) on the toolbar or press  . Edits are re-performed in 
the reverse order they were undone. 
Tip: You can also redo the most recent undone edit by 
choosing Redo from the Edit menu.
Redoing a series of edits
Clicking the down arrow next to the Redo button ( ) displays the project’s redo history. The...

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Using playback options
As you build a project, you will likely have different playback needs. For example, you may want to hear the 
project in its entirety when checking the final mix, but not when you are working on the ending. Because of 
this, ACID offers three playback options:
Playing the entire project.
Playing from the cursor position.
Playing in looped playback.
Playing the entire project
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Viewing the Mixer window
The Mixer window appears by default when you start ACID, but you can hide it if necessary. To view or hide 
the Mixer window, choose 
Mixer from the View menu or press  . A check mark appears adjacent to 
the command to indicate when the window is displayed.
Using the mixer toolbar
The Mixer window toolbar contains four buttons: Project Audio Properties, Insert FX, Insert Bus, and Insert Soft 
Synth
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Renaming mixer controls
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Adjusting split faders in the mixer
Split faders allow you to adjust the levels of the left and right channels independently. To move the faders 
individually, drag the fader for the desired channel and release the mouse when it is in the correct position.
However, you can adjust both channels simultaneously by doing either of the following:
Drag in the middle of the fader while making your adjustment.
Click the 
Lock Fader Channels button( ) before adjusting the fader.
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When you are finished building a project, ACID allows you to render projects in a variety of formats. You 
should determine the project’s final format (or formats) based on how you will deliver the media. For 
example, you would render your project to a streaming media format if you plan to publish it to the Internet.
Note: Be aware that projects containing MIDI files that are 
routed to external MIDI ports must be rerouted to internal 
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Rendering projects
Rendering refers to the process of converting the ACID project into a file that is formatted for a specific 
playback method. Possible playback methods include media player applications, Internet streaming media, 
CD-ROM, and CD audio. When an ACID project is rendered, it is not overwritten, deleted, or altered and 
you are able to return to the original project to make changes and re-render. 
1.From the File menu, choose Render As. The Render 
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Supported formats for rendering
The following table briefly describes the file formats available for rendering a project.
Note: Some plug-ins, such as MP3, may require 
registration.
Creating custom rendering settings
The Custom Settings dialog appears when you click Custom in the Save As dialog. You can use the Custom 
Settings dialog to create custom encoding templates for many of the file formats available in ACID.
1.From the File menu, choose Render As. The Render As dialog...

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Publishing to the Internet
When your project is finished, you have the option of publishing it to the Internet. The most common place 
to publish your project is ACIDplanet.com, a virtual community of ACID users. ACIDplanet.com allows 
you to do the following: 
Share your music.
Listen to projects built by other ACID enthusiasts.
Download free loops.
Enter remix contests co-sponsored by Sonic Foundry and major record labels.
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Writing to CD
ACID allows you to burn your projects to CD using supported CD-R/CD-RW drives. ACID renders your 
project so it can be played on consumer CD players; however, the disc must be closed before it can be played 
in a CD player.
Note: ACID writes the entire project length to a CD track. 
If your project has events on muted tracks that extend beyond 
the end of the audible material, the muted events burn as 
silence at the end of your CD track. To burn just a portion of...

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