Sony Acid Music Studio 9 Manual

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Extracting media files from CD
You can extract 44,100 Hz, 16-bit, stereo data from CDs. Extracted CD tracks are added to new tracks in your ACID project.
1.Insert a CD in the CD-ROM drive.
2.From the File menu, choose Extract Audio from CD. The Extract Audio from CD dialog is displayed.
3.If you have more than one CD drive, choose the CD drive that contains the audio you want to extract from the Drive drop-
down list.
4.From the Action drop-down list, choose how you want to extract...

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Downloading media files from the Web
The Get Media from the Web command allows you to view and download various audio and video files available on the Internet.
1.From the File menu, choose Get Media from the Web.
2.Choose an icon from the left frame to specify the media provider from which you want to download files.
3.Preview the file, select the file you want to open and click Download. The Browse for Folder dialog appears.
4.Select a folder for the download. The selected file is...

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Chapter 4Working with Projects
This chapter provides the basics you need to begin working with events and tracks.
Adding and editing events
You have added media to the project, and tracks have been created for the media files. Now you can add events to 
the timeline. The following sections describe three basic techniques used when working with audio events: painting, 
deleting, and moving.
Painting events
After you add a media file to your project, you must paint it on the...

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Placing events with the Draw tool
The Draw tool is the most common method of placing events on the timeline. This tool allows you to add track-specific events, one 
at a time. In addition, you can use the Draw tool to select, edit, and move events.
1.Click the Draw Tool button () or choose Editing Tool from the Edit menu and choose Draw from the submenu. The pointer 
displays as a pencil icon.
2.Place the Draw tool at the left edge of any track containing a media file.
3.Click and hold the...

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Changing the length of events
After an event is painted on the timeline, you may discover that it is too long or not long enough; however, ACID Music Studio 
software makes it easy to change the length of an event. You may find it helpful to turn snapping options on by choosing Snapping 
from the Options menu and choosing Enable from the submenu.
To alter an event’s length, click the Draw Tool button () and drag either end of the event. When you drag the event past the end 
of...

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Making selections
You must select events before you can move or edit them.
Selecting an event
1.Click the Draw Tool button ().
2.Click an event. The event is highlighted.
Selecting multiple events
You have several methods for selecting multiple events:
• Press Ctrl or Shift while clicking events.
•Use the Select All on Track command.
•Use the Select Events to End command.
•Use the Select All command.
•Use the Selection tool.
Working with events
In this section, you’ll learn about basic...

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Taking this concept a step further, if you select discontinuous events from several tracks, copying and pasting these events results in 
any selected time data being pasted into the project as well. This maintains the relative position of events in the project.
Using the Paste command
1.Place the cursor at the desired position on the timeline.
2.Click the Paste button () (Ctrl+V ) on the toolbar.
Cutting events
Cutting an event, a time selection, or an event within a time...

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You can also add multiple clips to one track. If you want to use one track for all the guitar loops in your project, you can create a 
single guitar track and add each guitar loop as a separate clip. When a track has multiple clips, the Draw and Paint tools create 
events using the active clip. 
For more information, see Setting the active clip and creating events on page 17.
A single audio track can contain any combination of loops, one-shots, or Beatmapped clips. MIDI tracks can contain...

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Copying, cutting, and pasting tracks
Copying a track places an exact copy of the selected track on the clipboard, but leaves the timeline unchanged. To copy a track, click 
the Copy button (
) (Ctrl+C) on the toolbar.
Cutting a track removes it from the timeline and places it on the clipboard. To cut a track, click the Cut button () (Ctrl+X) on the 
toolbar.
Tracks that are copied or cut to the clipboard can be pasted back into the current project or into a different project an...

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Working with groups of tracks
Select a group of tracks by holding the Ctrl key while you click the track header of the desired tracks. Now you can adjust the 
volume, panning, track color, and other track attributes simultaneously.
Using undo and redo
You have unlimited undo and redo capabilities in ACID Music Studio projects. Each edit you perform is added in the project to an 
undo history, which allows you to quickly restore the project to any of its previous states. In addition,...