Sony Acid 7 Manual

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If you chose Microsoft Sound Mapper in the Audio device type drop-down list in the Preferences dialog, you 
cannot choose a specific device. Choose a device other than the Sound Mapper to specify hardware devices. 
For more information, see Using the Audio tab on page 181.
When recording MIDI, you can choose a device from the 
MIDI Thru drop-down list to provide MIDI playback 
as you record. For more information, see Recording MIDI tracks on page 131.
Attributes and the Change...

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Recording multiple takes
Using the Loop Playback button ( ) in conjunction with the record feature allows you to record multiple 
takes into an ACID project. All takes are recorded into the same track and saved as one WAV file. 
However, ACID delineates each take by creating a region that is saved with the recorded media file. To view 
the regions, open the recorded track’s properties.
1.Create a loop region for the part of the project you want to play while recording your...

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Working with MIDI
ACID allows you to record MIDI tracks and, through support for Yamaha’s Open Plug-in Technology 
(OPT), edit MIDI in your projects. ACID provides two native OPT plug-ins: the piano roll editor and the 
list editor. You can also use ACID to render projects with MIDI tracks, play MIDI from an external device, 
and synchronize to MIDI timecode (MTC).
Adding MIDI tracks
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6.If necessary, click Browse and select a location for ACID to save the recorded file.
7.Complete the remainder of the Record dialog as needed. For more information, see Setting ACID’s recording 
properties on page 128.
8.Click Start to begin recording. 
9.When you have finished, click Stop to end recording. 
ACID saves the recorded MIDI file with the name and location you selected and adds a new MIDI track 
to the project. You can paint the recorded MIDI on the new MIDI...

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Working with tracks in a MIDI file
Within the MIDI file, you can add new tracks or delete existing tracks. You can also mute, solo, change 
settings, and rename tracks. If you want, you can save the changes you make in ACID to the original MIDI 
file. For more information, see Saving, reloading, or replacing MIDI files on page 148.
Viewing track and channel information
The General tab of the Track Properties window displays information about the tracks and channels in a 
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Be aware of the following as you change track volume and panning:
The volume slider settings are added to the track volume and any volume information in the MIDI file. 
This allows you to manipulate the volume of the track and still maintain volume controller information 
that may be present in the file. The overall volume of the MIDI track, however, is bound at 0 and 127.
Volume and panning settings are not saved in the MIDI file, but are saved in the ACID project file....

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Viewing the piano roll editor
1.Double-click the MIDI icon ( ) on the track header to open the Track Properties window.
2.Click the Piano Roll Editor tab. The piano roll editor appears.
Previewing MIDI
You can preview the entire MIDI file, a loop selection, or single notes using the piano roll editor.
Tip: To control volume during playback in the piano roll 
editor, drag the Preview fader in the Mixer window.
Previewing the MIDI file
Use the transport bar buttons at the...

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Previewing notes
Before you paint a note, you can click a key on the keyboard to preview its sound. You can also preview notes 
as you draw, paint, or select them.
1.Select the Enable Real-Time MIDI button ( ) at the top of the Track Properties window.
2.In the piano roll editor, click the Monitor button ( ) to turn on the note monitor.
3.Click any key in the keyboard. The note plays back. 
The piano roll editor also plays notes when you add them using the Draw ( ) or Paint (...

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Editing note events
You can change the length or pitch of a note event using the Draw tool. You can also cut, copy, and paste 
events in the same way you do in the main ACID window.
Changing pitch
With the Draw tool ( ) selected, drag a note event to a new row. 
Changing length
With the Draw tool ( ) selected, drag the edge of a note event to a new location. 
Tip: As you drag the edge of a note event, the event edge 
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Setting pitch bend
1.
In the lower-left corner of the Piano Roll Editor tab, click the drop-down arrow and choose Pitch Bend from 
the menu.
2.In the area at the bottom of the Piano Roll Editor tab, drag to draw your pitch bend curve. To erase a curve, 
right-click and drag.
Changing continuous controller information
1.
In the lower-left corner of the Piano Roll Editor tab, click the drop-down arrow, choose All Continuous 
Controllers
 from the menu, and choose a controller...