Sony Acid Music Studio 9 Manual

Revised November 21, 2013
This quick start manual provides you with a brief introduction to ACID® Music Studio™ software. For more details on using the 
software, see the online help. To access the online help, choose Contents and Index from the Help menu, or press F1.
After ACID Music Studio software is installed and you start it for the first time, the registration wizard appears. This wizard offers 
easy steps that allow you to register the software online with Sony Creative Software Inc.
Registering...

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TABLE OF CONTENTS | 1
Ta b l e  o f  
ContentsIntroduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Welcome to ACID Music Studio software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
System requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Installing ACID...

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Muting tracks   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  23
Soloing tracks  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  23
Working with groups of tracks  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ....

INTRODUCTION | 3
Chapter 1Introduction 
Welcome to ACID Music Studio software
Congratulations on purchasing ACID® Music Studio™, a revolutionary software application for Microsoft® Windows®. 
With ACID Music Studio, you can create great music by simply picking, painting, and playing.
System requirements
The following lists the minimum system requirements for using ACID Music Studio software:
• Windows 7, Windows 8, or Windows 8.1
• 1 GHz processor
• 200 MB hard-disk space for program installation
•1 GB...

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Using online help
For the most extensive information on the ACID application, please refer to the help. You can access two varieties of help within the 
application:
• Online help
• Show Me How tutorials
Online help
To access online help, choose Contents and Index from the Help menu or press F1.
The online help window has four tabs that you can use to find the information you need.
Show Me How tutorials
You can learn more about many of the features in ACID Music Studio by using the...