Copyright: ©2004. Sony Pictures Digital Inc.
Citation: ©2004. Sony Pictures Digital Inc.


About This File

This Help file contains context-sensitive help topics.

Revised October 12, 2004


Recent Files

Lists the most recently opened projects. Click on the name of the project you want to open.


Close

Closes the current project and prompts you to save any changes.


Exit

Closes ACID. You will be prompted to save any changes to the current project.


New

Creates a new, blank project. You will be prompted to save any changes to the current project.


Open

Opens an existing ACID project.


Properties

Displays the Properties dialog. This dialog stores information about the current project.


Save

Saves any changes to the current project.


Save As

Displays the Save As dialog. Use this command to rename an existing ACID project or save a project to a different project type.


Export Loops

Creates new loops using the media in your ACID project.

For each track, a separate loop will be created for each tempo and key change, so multiple files can be created for each track.

MIDI tracks will not be exported.


Custom Length

Use the spin control to specify a selection length.


Custom Length Time Format

Choose a setting from the drop-down list to specify a time format.


Render As

Need Help ID.


Publish Setup

Opens the Publish Setup dialog, where you can set up an account for publishing your ACID creations to the Web.


Publish

Starts the Publish Wizard, which allows you to publish your ACID creations to the Web.


Get Media From the Web

Allows you to download files that you can use in your ACID project.


Undo

Reverses the last command performed. There are an unlimited number of Undos and this allows you to restore the project to any state since it was last saved.


Redo

Reverses an Undo.


Cut

Clears the selected events from the Track View and copies them to the clipboard. You can then paste them to a new location.


Copy

Creates a copy of the selected events on the clipboard. You can then paste them to a new location.


Paste

Pastes the contents of the clipboard at the current cursor position. The pasted events will cover any existing events. To make room for the pasted events, use the Paste Insert command.


Delete

Clears the selected events from the Track View.


Quick Fade Edges

Use this command to override the default event fade behavior (Fade edit edges of events on the Editing tab in the Preferences dialog) for individual events. When the command is selected, ACID will place a rapid fade on the edges of audio events (10ms by default) to soften potentially harsh transitions. When the command is not selected, event edges are not faded.


Up Semitone

Raises the pitch of the selected event one semitone (one half step).


Down Semitone

Decreases the pitch of the selected event one semitone (one half step).


Reset

Removes any pitch shifting that currently exists in the event.


Synchronize with Video

Sets the beginning of the event to align with the beginning of the event on the video track.


Paste Repeat

Repeatedly places an event that has been copied onto the clipboard at the current cursor position. You specify the number of times that the event is placed and the time increments between the starting points of pasted events.


Paste Insert

Pastes the contents of the clipboard at the current cursor position. All events to the right of the cursor will be shifted in time to accommodate the pasted events.


Trim/Crop
Trim

Removes all data from the event except the selected data. This command has no effect if there is no selected data.


Time

Inserts silence, for the amount of time you specify, at the current cursor position.


Normal
Draw Tool

Selects the Draw tool. The Draw tool returns you to normal editing mode.


Envelope
Envelope Tool

Selects the Envelope tool. The Envelope tool is used to edit envelopes.


Selection
Selection Tool

Selects the Selection tool. The Selection tool is used to draw a box to select multiple events.


Paint
Paint Tool

Selects the Paint tool. The Paint tool is used to paint events across multiple tracks.


Erase
Erase Tool

Selects the Erase tool. The Erase tool is used to remove media from the Track View.


Zoom
Zoom Tool

Selects the Zoom Edit tool. The Zoom Edit tool is used to magnify specific areas of the Track View.


Time Select
Time Selection Tool

Selects the Time Selection tool. The Time Selection tool is used to select ranges of time in the Track View.


Groove Tool

Selects the Groove tool.

You can use grooves to manipulate the timing of tracks by quantizing media to predefined grooves or by applying the feel of one track to another.

Tip:	Right-click with the Groove tool to remove a groove.


Groove Erase Tool

Selects the Groove Erase tool.

You can use the Groove Erase tool to remove grooves from tracks.

Tip: You can also right-click a track with the Groove tool to remove a groove.


Halve Selection

Reduces the current selection by half. For example, if you have four measures selected and choose Halve Selection, only measures one and two will be selected.


Double Selection

Extends the current selection to twice its current length. For example, if you have four measures selected and choose Double Selection, an additional four measures will be selected.


Shift Selection Right

Moves the current selection right by the length of the selection.


Shift Selection Left

Moves the current selection left by the length of the selection.


Get Media from the Web

Opens the Get Media From the Web dialog, where you can download files to use in your ACID project.


Undo All

Restores the project to its last saved state by Undoing all actions.


Clear Undo History

Clears all of the entries in the Undo/Redo History list for the current project.


Select All

Selects all events on all tracks for editing purposes.


Split

Splits one or more selected events at the current cursor position.


Join

Merges one or more selected events on a track. Any space that exists between the events will be filled.


Fit to Time

Allows you to specify an exact length for the ACID project. ACID will adjust the tempo accordingly to conform to the new length.


Insert Event at Play Cursor

Creates an event at the play cursor on the focus track. If playback is stopped, the command creates an event at the edit cursor.


Paste at Play Cursor

Pastes the contents of the clipboard at the play cursor. If playback is stopped, the command pastes at the edit cursor.


Create Fades

Creates a cross-track fade between two selected, overlapping events.


Mute

Mutes the selected event(s).


Lock

Locks the event(s) so that it cannot be moved or edited.


Loop

Loops the selected event(s).


Normalize

Enables the normalization gain on an event.


Toolbar

Toggles display of the Toolbar. When this command is unchecked, the Toolbar is not displayed.


Status Bar

Toggles display of the Status Bar. When this command is unchecked, the Status Bar is not displayed.


Commands Ruler
Command Bar

Toggles display of the command buler. When this command is unchecked, the command bar is not displayed.


Pan Envelope
Pan

Toggles the display of the Pan envelopes in the Track View. When this command is unchecked, the Pan envelopes are not displayed.


FX

Toggles the display of the FX Envelopes in the Track View. When this command is unchecked, the FX Envelopes are not displayed.


Bus

Adds a Bus envelope to the currently selected track(s). To remove the envelope, choose Bus Envelope again.


Volume

Flips a volume envelope around its horizontal centerline.


Pan (Left/Right)

Flips a panning envelope around it horizontal centerline or flips left and right surround panning keyframes.


Pan (Front/Rear)

Flips front and rear surround panning keyframes.


Minimize all Tracks

Minimizes all tracks in the project.


FX

Adds an FX envelope to the selected track(s). To remove the envelope, choose FX Envelope again.


Volume

Toggles the display of the Volume envelopes in the Track View. When this command is unchecked, the volume envelopes are not displayed.


Focus to Track View

Regains focus to the keyboard commands associated with the Track View area.


Mixer

Displays the Mixer window in the Window Docking area.


Explorer

Displays the Explorer window in the Window Docking area.


Trimmer
Chopper

Displays the Chopper window in the Window Docking area.


Edit Details
Video Preview

Displays or hides the Video Preview window.


Media Manager

Displays or hides the Media Manager window.


Plug-ins
Audio Plug-In

Displays or hides the Audio Plug-In window.


Audio Plug-In Manager
Plug-In Manager

Displays or hides the Plug-In Manager window.


Groove Pool

Displays or hides the Groove Pool window.


Track Properties dialog
Track Properties

Displays the Track Properties dialog for the selected track.


Insert Assignable FX
Assignable FX

Creates an effect chain for one or more tracks in the project.


Bus

Adds a bus to your project.

The number of busses in your project will be determined by several factors, such as the number of outputs that your hardware contains or how you will be using and applying effects throughout your project. Before you can start working with busses, you need to specify the number of busses that will be used in your project.


Volume Envelope

Adds a Volume Envelope to the currently selected track(s). To remove the envelope, choose Volume Envelope again.


Pan Envelope

Adds a Pan Envelope to the currently selected track(s). To remove the envelope, choose Pan Envelope again.


Bus

Toggles the display of the Bus Envelopes in the Track View. When this command is unchecked, the Bus Envelopes are not displayed.


event
Empty Event

Adds an empty event at the current cursor position.


Marker

Adds a new Marker at the current cursor position.


Region

Adds a new Region, with starting and ending point tags, to the timeline.


Time Marker

Adds a time marker at the cursor position, and the time ruler is automatically displayed when the first time marker is inserted.

Unlike standard markers, time markers are tied to absolute time within your project and will not shift with tempo changes. Time markers are useful when scoring video.


Tempo/Key Change
Tempo/Key/Time Signature Change

Allows you to add a tempo/key/time signature change marker.  ACID will change the project tempo, key, and/or time signature until it encounters another change marker.


Command

Adds a command marker at the cursor position.


CD Marker
CD Track Marker

Adds a disc-at-once CD track marker at the cursor position.


New MIDI Track

Adds a new, blank MIDI track. Adding a blank track allows you to build a MIDI track from scratch using the list editor, piano roll, or other OPT plug-in.


Mix to New
Render to New Track

Renders audio or video from multiple tracks to a new single-track event.


Create CD
Burn CD

Opens the Burn CD dialog, where you can save your ACID project to an audio CD or close a CD session.

You must close a CD before you can play it in an audio CD player.

Note:	Before burning your project to a CD, verify you are using a 16-bit, 44,100 Hz file. Sample rates other than 44,100 Hz will cause CD track lengths to be miscalculated.


Extract Audio from CD

Allows you to use tracks from audio CDs in your ACID project.

Shortcut:	Double-click a .cda file in the Explorer window (or drag it to the Track View) to extract a CD track without opening the Extract Audio from CD dialog.


Edit in [editor name]

Opens the selected track using an editor specified in ACID's Preferences. When you are done editing the file, save it and ACID will prompt you to reopen the track. In this way, changes to the file can be updated seamlessly.


Reset MIDI
Reset All MIDI Ports/Panic

Sends a global note off command to all MIDI outputs, like the Panic button on a MIDI hardware device.


Mix to Preview
Preview in Player

Plays the project using the target audio/video player.


Enable Snapping

Toggles the snapping feature on/off. When snapping is enabled, the Grid Only command is available.


Snap to Grid
Grid Only

Forces all UI elements that are designed to snap to the grid to use the grid as their snap reference. When Grid Only is not selected, elements can snap to grid lines, regions boundaries, or markers.


Snap to Markers

Forces all UI elements that are designed to snap to markers to use the markers as their snap reference.


Ruler Marks

Changes the grid spacing so edits will snap to Ruler Marks.


Minutes

Changes the grid spacing so edits will snap to minutes.


Seconds

Changes the grid spacing so edits will snap to seconds.


Milliseconds

Changes the grid spacing so edits will snap to milliseconds.


Frames

Changes the grid spacing so edits will snap to frames.


Measures

Changes the grid spacing so edits will snap to measures.


Half Notes

Changes the grid spacing so edits will snap to half notes.


Quarter Notes

Changes the grid spacing so edits will snap to quarter notes.


Quarter Note Triplets

Changes the grid spacing so edits will snap to quarter note triplets.


8th Notes

Changes the grid spacing so edits will snap to 8th notes.


8th Note Triplets

Changes the grid spacing so edits will snap to 8th note triplets.


16th Notes

Changes the grid spacing so edits will snap to 16th notes.


16th Note Triplets

Changes the grid spacing so edits will snap to 16th note triplets.


32nd Notes

Changes the grid spacing so edits will snap to 32nd notes.


32nd Note Triplets

Changes the grid spacing so edits will snap to 32nd note triplets.


64th Notes

Changes the grid spacing so edits will snap to 64th notes.


64th Note Triplets

Changes the grid spacing so edits will snap to 64th note triplets.


Show Video Track

Toggles the display the video track in your ACID project.

Turning the command off does not remove the video track from your project.


Show Bus Tracks

Toggles the display of bus tracks at the bottom of the track view. A bus track exists for each bus, assignable effects chain, or soft synth in your project.

You can use bus tracks to automate volume, panning, and effect parameters using envelopes.


Show Time Ruler

Toggles the display the Time Ruler in your ACID project.


Zoom Normal

Restores the project’s magnification to the default settings. This feature is useful for quickly zooming to a reasonable level when you are zoomed in or out to the magnification extents.


Zoom Edit

Restores the track height zoom to a level where all track list edit controls can be accessed. This feature is useful when you want to edit using the track list but do not want to change your time-zoom magnification.


Zoom Overview

Reduces the magnification of the timeline so that the entire length of the project and as many tracks as possible are displayed.


Samples

Displays the Time Ruler in samples.


Time

Displays the Time Ruler in hours:minutes:seconds.milliseconds.


Time and Frames

Displays the Time Ruler in hours:minutes:seconds.frames.


Seconds

Displays the Time Ruler in seconds.


Absolute Frames

Displays the Time Ruler with all frames numbered sequentially from the beginning of your project.


Measures & Beats

Displays the Time Ruler in Measures and Beats.


SMPTE Non-Drop (29.97 fps)
SMPTE Non-Drop (29.97 fps, Video)

Displays the Time Ruler in hours:minutes:seconds.frames with a frame rate of 29.97 frames per second.

In video, the frame rate of exactly 30 fps is never used. Instead, the timecode runs at a rate of 29.97 fps. This leads to a discrepancy between real time (as you would see on a clock) and the SMPTE time. SMPTE Drop was created to compensate for this discrepancy.


SMPTE Non-Drop 30 (30 fps)
SMPTE 30 (30 fps, Audio)

Displays the Time Ruler in hours:minutes:seconds.frames with a frame rate of 30 frames per second using dropped frames.

In the United States, the 60-Hz power system makes it convenient to generate the 30-fps timecode rate common to audio environments. This rate is exactly 30 fps and is commonly used when synchronizing audio applications such as multitrack recorders or MIDI sequencers.


SMPTE Drop (29.97 fps)
SMPTE Drop (29.97 fps, Video)

Displays the Time Ruler in hours:minutes:seconds.frames with a frame rate of 30 frames per second.

This format runs at 29.97 fps, just like SMPTE Non-Drop. However, to keep the SMPTE clock from drifting from real time, certain frame numbers have been removed from the counting system. The time is adjusted forward by two frames on every minute boundary except 0, 10, 20, 30, 40, and 50. Thus, when SMPTE Drop time increments from 00:00:59.29, the next value will be 00:01:00.02. In SMPTE Non-Drop, the time would indicate 00:01:00.00, but it would be two frames behind real time.


SMPTE EBU (25 fps)

Displays the Time Ruler in hours:minutes:seconds.frames with a frame rate of 25 frames per second. This is known as SMPTE EBU (European Broadcasting Union) because European television systems run at 25 fps.


SMPTE Film Sync (24 fps)

Displays the Time Ruler in hours:minutes:seconds.frames with a frame rate of 24 frames per second for synchronizing with film.


Nano Time

Displays the Time Ruler in Nano Time.


Microseconds

Displays the Time Ruler in microseconds.


Feet and Frames 16mm (40 fpf)

Displays the Time Ruler in 16mm feet with 40 frames per foot.


Feet and Frames 35mm (16 fpf)

Displays the Time Ruler in 35mm feet with 16 frames per foot.


Automatic Crossfades

Creates crossfades from two overlapped events.


Ripple Edits

Cuts, Deletes, and Pastes events within a time selection and simultaneously shuffles over existing events in the track.


Loop Playback

Plays only the events in a selected Region, from beginning to end, in a continuous mode.


Enable Real-Time MIDI

Allows ACID software to monitor MIDI input in real time. Select this command if you want to preview MIDI input from a controller in the piano roll, list editor, and Record dialog.

When the command is selected, audio plug-ins continue running even when playback is stopped. Turning the command off can conserve processing power, but input from external MIDI controllers will be ignored.


Metronome

Turns the metronome on or off. Selecting this command also selects the Metronome check box in the Record dialog.

When you start recording or playing your project, the metronome will start playing the project tempo and will follow any tempo changes. For example, if you start recording at measure 20 and your project tempo at that measure is 160 BPM, the metronome will play at 160 BPM.


Bypass All Audio FX

Omits all audio effects (track, bus, and assignable effects) during playback.

Bypassing effects allows you to quickly compare your project with and without effects and conserve processing power to avoid playback problems.

When effects are bypassed, you can choose whether bypassed effects remain open. When the Keep bypassed FX running check box on the General tab of the Preferences dialog is selected, effects remain open so you can bypass/enable effects with no pause for A/B testing. When the check box is cleared, effects are fully bypassed, conserving processing power.


Generate MIDI Timecode

Generates MIDI Timecode whenever Play is clicked.


Generate MIDI Clock

Generates MIDI Clock whenever Play is clicked.


Chase to MIDI Timecode
Trigger from MIDI Timecode

You can trigger ACID playback using MIDI timecode (MTC). This means that ACID playback will be initiated by receiving timecode from another device.


Preferences

Displays the Preferences dialog that contains configurable user options.


Contents and Index

Displays Online Help and displays a listing of the available help topics.


What's This?

Activates What’s This? Help.


Keyboard Shortcuts

Opens the Keyboard Shortcuts topic of the Online Help file. This section lists all of the commands that have keyboard shortcuts associated with them.


ACIDplanet.com

Starts your Web browser and go to the ACIDplanet.com Web site.


Enter Your Serial Number

From the Help menu, choose Enter Your Serial Number to unlock your copy of ACID.


Tip of the Day

Opens the Tip of the Day dialog and displays tips on using ACID.


Latest ACID Updates
Check for Updates

Launches your browser and displays the Sony Pictures Digital Web page with information on downloading ACID updates.


Instant Upgrades

Displays your version of ACID and the upgrades available.


Register or Update User Information

From the Help menu, choose Register and follow the on-screen instructions to register your copy of ACID.

After you've registered, the command is displayed as Update User Information and allows you to modify your registration information.


Product News
ACID News

Starts your browser and displays information about ACID. This page includes special offers, tips, tricks, and other good things as we think of them.


Frequently Asked Questions
Knowledge Base

Starts your browser and displays the Sony Pictures Digital Knowledge Base, where you can find the answers to many perplexing topics, though nothing existential.


ACID Home Page

Starts your browser and displays the ACID Home Web page. This page contains specific product news about ACID.


Give Us Feedback
Send Feedback

Starts your browser and displays the Sony Pictures Digital Feedback Web page. This page allows you to forward your comments and suggestions to Sony Pictures Digital.


Sony Pictures Digital Home Page

Starts your browser and links to the Sony Pictures Digital Home Web page.  This page provides information about Sony Pictures Digital and its products and services.


Online Support
Product Support

Starts your browser and links to the Sony Pictures Digital Support Web page. This page is devoted to bringing you useful information for troubleshooting any problems you might be experiencing with ACID.


About Sony Pictures Digital ACID
About ACID

Displays information about ACID, including the software license owner, copyright and system information, program version, and serial number.


Edit Ruler Offset
Set Time at Cursor

Allows you to change the ruler time at the cursor position.


Label in dB

Labels the Trimmer Ruler in decibels.


Label in Percent

Labels the Trimmer Ruler in Percent.


Set Selection to View

Makes a time selection that encompasses most of the current Track View window.


Set Selection to Project

Makes a time selection that encompasses the entire range of the project, whether or not it is currently visible.


Go To

Moves the Cursor to the Marker position.


Rename

Allows you to rename the Marker.


Delete

Deletes the marker from the marker bar.


Go to Start

Moves the cursor to the beginning of the Region.


Go to End

Moves the cursor to the end of the Region.


Select Region

Selects the current Region.


Time at Cursor

Sets the Time Display to display the time based on the current cursor position.


MIDI Timecode In

Sets the Time Display based on the incoming MIDI Timecode.


MIDI Timecode Out

Sets the Time Display based on the outgoing MIDI Timecode.


MIDI Clock Out

Sets the Time Display based on the outgoing MIDI Clock time.


Default Text Color

Returns the Time Display numbers to the default color (black).


Custom Text Color

Allows you to select a different color for the Time Display numbers.


Default Background Color

Returns the Time Display window background color to the default color (black).


Custom Background Color

Allows you to select a different background color for the Time Display window.


Show in Trimmer
Open in Trimmer

Displays the selected event in the Trimmer window.


Remove From

Removes the selected event from the group.


Project Audio Properties

Displays the audio properties for the selected event.


Zoom Selection

Zooms in the current selection.


Rename

Allows you to create a new name for the selected track.


Duplicate Track

Creates a copy of the selected track(s) and inserts it at the end of the Track List.


Delete

Deletes the selected track(s).


Move Here

Moves the select event to the new position.


Copy Here

Creates a copy of the selected event and pastes it at the current position.


Add Across Tracks

Places the selected audio file on a separate track.


Add Across Time

Places the selected audio files, one after another, on one track.


Add as Takes

Places the selected audio files in a single event as multiple Takes.


Drop Audio and Video

Places the selected video file, with attached audio file, on the tracks.


Drop Audio Only

Places only the audio portion of the video file on the track.


Add as Loop Track

Adds the selected file to the project as a loop.


Add as One-Shot Track

Adds the selected file to the project as a one-shot.


Add as Beatmapped Track

Adds the selected file to the project and starts the Beatmapper wizard to detect the file’s tempo.


Add as Autodetected Type

Adds the selected file to the project and creates the most appropriate track type.


General Preferences

Allows you to toggle general options on or off by selecting or clearing the check box corresponding to the desired option. Refer to the ACID User Manual or online Help for descriptions of these options.


Display Recent Projects

Displays the most recently opened files at the bottom of the File menu. As many as nine files can be displayed.


Default Audio Recording Device

Changes the default recording device.


Fade Edges

Creates a fade of the specified length whenever an event is split or sized so that it does not represent the entire file that it references.


Browse Audio Editor

Specifies the audio editing application to be used with ACID. This editor will be displayed in the Tools menu when you want to open an event in a sound editor. To specify an audio editor click Browse and browse for the editor’s .exe file.


Playback Buffering (seconds)

Specifies the total amount of buffering ACID uses during playback. If you have problems with audio dropouts during playback, increase this value. However, selecting a large value will drastically reduce the responsiveness of starting playback.


Keep Audio Devices Open

Allows all audio devices (sound cards) will be kept open to decrease the response time once Play is clicked. The audio devices will be released if you switch to a different application and ACID is not playing.


Bus to Hardware Assignments

Allows you to quickly assign Busses A through Z to the playback devices that you have available in your computer. You do not need to configure all of the Busses if you don’t want to. The Busses that are not currently in use in the project are grayed-out. Bus-to-hardware assignments are global and are not saved on a per-project basis.


Internal Preferences

Displays the default values for various options available in ACID. You can change the default values for any of the options. From the Value column, double-click on the cell of the option you want to change. The cell changes to a text box. Enter a new Value and press Enter or click outside the box.


Start All New Projects with Settings
Start all new projects with these settings

Use the project properties that you have specified whenever a new project is created.

Note:	The Universal Product Code (UPC) / Media Catalog Number (MCN) setting on the Summary tab is a unique value and will not be used for new projects when the Start all new projects with these settings check box is selected.


Number of Stereo Busses

Configures the desired number of stereo busses for the project.


Sample Rate

Specifies the sample rate (2,000 Hz to 96,000 Hz). You may also select the most common sample rates by using the drop-down list.


Bit-Depth

Select a setting from the drop-down list to specify the number of bits used to store each sample. Higher values will increase the quality of playback and any recordings that you make.


Master Bus Mode

If you're using ACID Pro, choose Stereo from the drop-down list to create a two-channel stereo project.

Choose 5.1 Surround if you want to perform advanced 5.1-channel mixing.


Enable low-pass filter on LFE

Select this check box if you want to apply a low-pass filter to each track in a 5.1 surround project that is assigned to the LFE channel.

Enter a frequency in the Cutoff frequency for low-pass filter box to set the frequency above which audio will be ignored by the LFE channel.

Applying a low-pass filter approximates the bass-management system in a 5.1 decoder and ensures that you're sending only low-frequency audio to the LFE channel.


Cutoff frequency for low-pass filter

When the Enable low-pass filter on LFE check box is selected, enter a frequency in the Cutoff frequency for low-pass filter box to set the frequency above which audio will be ignored by the LFE channel.

Applying a low-pass filter approximates the bass-management system in a 5.1 decoder and ensures that you're sending only low-frequency audio to the LFE channel.

Before rendering your surround project, check your surround authoring application's documentation to determine its required audio format. Some encoders require a specific cutoff frequency and rolloff, and your encoder may require that no filter be applied before encoding.


Low-pass filter quality

Choose a setting from the drop-down list to determine the sharpness of filter's rolloff curve. Best produces the sharpest curve.


Title

Enter a title for the project.


Artist

Enter the name of the artist that performed on the project.


Engineer

Enter the name of the person that engineered the project.


Copyright

Enter the copyright information for the project.


Comments

Enter any comments about the project.


Universal Product Code / Media Catalog Number

Universal Product Codes (UPC) or Media Catalog Numbers (MCN) can be written to a CD as a means of identification. However, not all CD-R drives support this feature. Check your CD-R drive documentation to determine if your drive will write these codes.

Enter the code in this box, and the codes will be written to the CD along with the rest of the project.

Note:	The Universal Product Code (UPC) / Media Catalog Number (MCN) setting is a unique value and will not be used for new projects when the Start all new projects with these settings check box is selected.


Recent

Contains the folders that have recently been used to open or save files.


OK

Closes this dialog box and saves any changes you have made.


Cancel

Closes this dialog box without saving changes.


Free Disk Space

Displays the total amount of space on the selected drive.


Folder

Displays the currently selected folder.


Advanced

Opens an advanced setting dialog where additional options can be selected.


Default All

Restores all of the default settings on the current page.


Audio Devices

Displays all audio devices installed on your computer.


Interpolate position

Forces ACID to correct its play and record position to compensate for inaccurate audio devices.


Position bias

Adds an offset to the cursor position to compensate for inaccurate audio devices. If your cursor position does not match the audio that you hear, adjust this slider.


Do Not Pre-Roll Buffers Prior to Starting Playback
Do not pre-roll buffers before starting playback

Creates buffers prior to starting playback. This may cause problems for some audio cards.


Sync Tab

Configures the options for setting up synchronization of other applications and devices to ACID.


Output Device

Contains all MIDI devices that are selected on the MIDI tab in the Preferences dialog. Specify the one to which you want to output MIDI Timecode. The MTC slave must be set to receive on the same device.


Frame Rate

Specifies the frame rate of the generated MIDI timecode. The frame rate selected must match the MTC slave’s selected frame rate.


Offset

Determines the offset (if any) of the generated timecode. The number entered will be the start time of the timecode.


Output Device

Contains all MIDI devices selected on the MIDI tab in the Preferences dialog. Specify the one to which you want to output MIDI Clock. The MIDI Clock slave must be set to receive on the same device.


Input Device

Contains all MIDI input devices selected on the MIDI tab in the Preferences dialog. Specify the one from which you want to receive MIDI Timecode.


Frame Rate

Specifies the frame rate of the incoming MIDI Timecode. ACID must be set to the same frame rate as the device sending the timecode.


Offset

Determines the offset (if any) that ACID will use as the starting position (0).


Synchronize Audio Playback Devices to Opened Sample Rate

Configures ACID to resample its audio to make the playback devices that it is using play to the exact rate specified as the playback sample rate in Preferences. This is sometimes necessary to keep playback in sync when using multiple playback devices from different manufacturers.


Trigger Playback Only (do not chase)

Configures ACID not to chase its playback speed to the incoming MTC. Instead, it will only trigger at the appropriate time. This method is not recommended for long periods of time as ACID will drift out of sync but it may be successfully used for short periods if your computer does not have the speed required to accurately chase.


Free-Wheel for Timecode Loss

Configures ACID to continue playing for a specified amount of time if there is a loss in incoming timecode.


Free-Wheel Slack Time

Specifies the amount of time that ACID can go without receiving timecode before it begins to free-wheel.


Free-Wheel Playback Time

Specifies the amount of time that ACID will free-wheel after losing timecode.


Synchronization Delay Time

Specifies the amount of time that ACID will take to synchronize to incoming timecode. If this option is configured too fast, erratic playback may result.


Use Internal Timer for MIDI Clock Generation

Generates MIDI Clock using the internal CPU timer. Otherwise, the audio device’s clock is used.


Internal Timer Resolution

Specifies the resolution of the internal timer. The default setting is typically sufficient.


Never

Configures ACID to never generate full-frame messages when MIDI Timecode generation is enabled. Some devices do not respond to full-frame messages.


On Start and Stop of Playback and Record

Configures ACID to only generate full-frame messages on Play and Stop.


For All Cursor Position Changes

Configures ACID to generate full-frame messages on every cursor position change. This may be excessive in some circumstances.


Send Start Instead of Continue When Beginning Playback

Configures ACID to send a Start command rather than a Continue command. Many older sequencers do not understand Continue commands.


Use Internal Timer for MTC Generation

Configures ACID to use the internal CPU


Always Send MIDI Clock

Configures ACID to continuously send MIDI Clock. This may help some devices synchronize more quickly.


Never

Configures ACID to never send Song Position Pointer.


On Start and Stop of Playback and Record

Configures ACID to only send Song Position Pointer on Play and Start.


For All Cursor Position Changes

Configures ACID to send Song Position Pointer on every cursor position change.


Number of Times to Paste

Specifies the number of times you want to paste the copied event.


End to End

Pastes the events one after another with no spacing in-between.


Even Spacing

Pastes the events, with the time increments specified, between the events.


Paste Every

Specifies the amount of time to be inserted between the starting points of the pasted events.

If the Paste every setting is shorter than the clipboard contents, the pasted events will overlap.


Amount of Time to Insert

Specifies the amount of silence to insert into the project.


Choose Active Take

Lists the Takes in the event. Specify the Take you want to make active.


Delete Takes

Displays all of the Takes in the current event. Specify the Takes you want to delete and click OK. Use the Play and Stop buttons to preview a Take prior to deleting.


Remove Effects

Displays the Effect chains currently attached to your project. Select the effects you want to remove and click OK.


Address Bar

Displays the current folder. The media files contained in this folder are displayed in the list view. Select the folder you want to open.


Tree View

Displays all of the available drives and folders that you may choose from to find files.


List View

Displays folders and all of the files that you can add to ACID that are in those folders.


Region Information
Summary View

Displays information about the selected file at the bottom of the Explorer window.


Up

Opens the folder one level above the active folder.


Refresh

Updates the Media Explorer window to show any changes in the drive or folder structure.


New

Creates a new folder within the current folder.


Delete

Deletes the selected folder or file.


Favorites
Add to My Favorites

Adds the selected folder to the My Favorites folder. This command is active only when a folder is selected.


Play

Plays the selected file in the Media Explorer, allowing you to preview it before placing it on a track.


Stop

Stops the playback of the selected media file.


Auto Preview

Enables Auto-previewing of files that are selected in the Media Explorer.


Tree View

Displays all of the available drives and folders that you may choose from in the Media Explorer window.


Details

Displays additional information about the media files in the Media Explorer window such as file size and the date last saved.


All Files

Displays all file types and file name extensions, for the open folder, in the Explorer List View window.


Rename

Allows you to rename for the selected file.


Add to "My favorites"
Add to My Favorites

Adds the selected folder to your Favorites folder. This is the folder contains files and folders that you use most often.


Recorded Files Folder

Displays the folder where the recorded file is stored. You can change the folder location in the Audio tab of the Preferences dialog.


Sound Files

Displays a list of the sound files stored in the recorded files folder.


Delete

Deletes the selected file.


Rename

Allows you to rename the selected file.


Delete All

Deletes all files in the recorded files folder.


Show After Every Recording Session

Clear this option if you do not want the Files created during record dialog to appear every time you finish recording a file. To display the dialog, select the Prompt to keep files after recording check box in the General Preferences tab.


Comment

Enter a label to identify the command marker on the command ruler.


Comment - URL Command

Enter a label to identify the command marker on the command ruler.


Comment - Text Command

Enter a label to identify the command marker on the command ruler.


Comment - WMClosedCaption Command

Enter a label to identify the command marker on the command ruler.


Comment - WMTextBodytext Command

Enter a label to identify the command marker on the command ruler.


Comment - WMTextHeadline Command

Enter a label to identify the command marker on the command ruler.


Comment - Title Command

Enter a label to identify the command marker on the command ruler.


Comment - Author Command

Enter a label to identify the command marker on the command ruler.


Comment - Copyright Command

Enter a label to identify the command marker on the command ruler.


Comment - Scott EOM Command

Enter a label to identify the command marker on the command ruler.


Comment - Scott Cue In Command

Enter a label to identify the command marker on the command ruler.


Comment - HotSpotPlay Command

Specify the hot spot region and alternate text in the Comment box:

a.	Enter the coordinates of the top-left and bottom-right corners of the hot spot as (x1,y1,x2,y2).

b.	Enter alternate text as "<TEXT>". Alternate text is displayed in the RealPlayer status bar when the cursor passes over the hot spot.

By default, hot spot commands are active until the end of the streaming media file. To change the duration of a hot spot, enter a duration before the hot spot coordinates.

For example, entering 00:01:30.0 (0,0,100,100) "<Sony Pictures Digital>" in the Comment box would create a hot spot 100 pixels high and 100 pixels wide in the top-left corner of the display. The hot spot would be active for 1 minute and 30 seconds, and the alternate text Sony Pictures Digital would be displayed when the cursor passed over the hot spot.


Comment - HotSpotBrowse Command

Specify the hot spot region and alternate text in the Comment box:

a.	Enter the coordinates of the top-left and bottom-right corners of the hot spot as (x1,y1,x2,y2).

b.	Enter alternate text as "<TEXT>". Alternate text is displayed in the RealPlayer status bar when the cursor passes over the hot spot.

By default, hot spot commands are active until the end of the streaming media file. To change the duration of a hot spot, enter a duration before the hot spot coordinates.

For example, entering 00:01:30.0 (0,0,100,100) "<Sony Pictures Digital>" in the Comment box would create a hot spot 100 pixels high and 100 pixels wide in the top-left corner of the display. The hot spot would be active for 1 minute and 30 seconds, and the alternate text Sony Pictures Digital would be displayed when the cursor passed over the hot spot.


Comment - HowSpotSeek Command

Specify the hot spot region and alternate text in the Comment box:

a.	Enter the coordinates of the top-left and bottom-right corners of the hot spot as (x1,y1,x2,y2).

b.	Enter alternate text as "<TEXT>". Alternate text is displayed in the RealPlayer status bar when the cursor passes over the hot spot.

By default, hot spot commands are active until the end of the streaming media file. To change the duration of a hot spot, enter a duration before the hot spot coordinates.

For example, entering 00:01:30.0 (0,0,100,100) "<Sony Pictures Digital>" in the Comment box would create a hot spot 100 pixels high and 100 pixels wide in the top-left corner of the display. The hot spot would be active for 1 minute and 30 seconds, and the alternate text Sony Pictures Digital would be displayed when the cursor passed over the hot spot.


Parameter

Stores the arguments that you want to pass to the command when it is invoked. For example, the parameter of the URL command would be a Web address like "http://www.sonicfoundry.com."


Parameter - URL Command

Enter the URL (such as http://www.sonicfoundry.com) that will display at a specific time during the rendered project’s playback.


Parameter - Text Command

Enter the text that will display during playback.


Parameter - WM Closed Caption
Parameter - WM Closed Caption Command

Enter the text that you want to display in the captioning window defined by your HTML layout file.


Parameter - WMTextBodytext Command

Enter the text that you want to display in the text window defined by your HTML layout file.


Parameter - WMTextHeadline Command

Enter the text that you want to display in the headline window defined by your HTML layout file.


Parameter - Title Command

Enter the title of your media file as you’d like it to appear in the media player.


Parameter - Author Command

Enter the author of your media file as you’d like it to appear in the media player.


Parameter - Copyright Command

Enter copyright information about your media file as you’d like it to appear in the media player.


Parameter - HotSpotPlay Command

Enter the path to the RealMedia file you want the hot spot to launch.


Parameter - HotSpotBrowse Command

Enter the path to the Web page you want the hot spot to launch.


Parameter - HotSpotSeek Command

Enter enter the time (in HH:MM:SS.SS) to which the hot spot should jump.


Parameter - Scott EOM Command

Enter the time when the next queued clip starts playing in a Scott Studios system.

For more information, please refer to your Scott Studios documentation.


Parameter - Scott Cue In Command

Enter a time to set the beginning of a file in a Scott Studios System without performing destructive editing.

For more information, please refer to your Scott Studios documentation.


Position

Indicates when the command will be executed. By default it is set to the current cursor position.


Command

Indicates the name of the command that you wish to insert. Not all commands are supported by all media types and others require special coding in the HTML pages where they are used to work properly.


Template

Choose a template from the drop-down list to use an existing template or type a name in the box to save the current dialog settings as a new template.


Save Template

Saves the current dialog settings as a template using the name in the Template box.


Delete Template

Deletes the current template.


Customize Toolbar

Allows you to choose which buttons are displayed on the toolbar.


Recent folders
Recent

Displays folders you have recently used.


Attributes

Lists the sample rate, bit-depth and number of channels of the selected file.


Comments

Lists any comments that might be stored within the selected file.


Regions/Playlist

Indicates if there are any Regions or playlist entries in the selected file.


Format

Displays the data format of the selected file. Normal, uncompressed .wav files are PCM.


Sample Loops
Loop(s)

Indicates if there are any sample loops defined in the selected file.


Length

Displays the length of the selected file.


SMPTE

Displays the SMPTE offset indicated in the selected file.


Streams

Displays the number of data streams in the selected file. .wav files will typically only have one stream whereas, .avi files will typically have 2; one for audio and one for video.


File Type

Displays the file type of the selected file.


Unity Note

Indicates the root note of the file. Typically, this value is only set in files that are designed to be played by samplers. This data is not directly used by ACID.


Edit

Displays the Command Marker Edit dialog.


Customize Toolbar

Displays the Customize Toolbar dialog and allows you to determine the buttons displayed on the toolbar.


Simultaneous Play/Record

Allows you to play and record tracks through the same audio device at the same time. However, your audio device must support this feature as well. If your device does not support this feature, disable this option to prevent error messages from being displayed.


Absolute Frames

Indicates a count of frames at the current project frame rate.


Undo/Redo History

Contains a list of all actions that can be undone or redone.


Keyboard Shortucts
Keyboard Shortcuts

Displays the Keyboard Shortcuts section of the Help file.


View Button
View

Displays a menu that allows you to choose view options for the Explorer.


Add

Adds the selected plug-ins to the plug-in chain.


Look In

Displays the current folder and allows you to navigate through the folder list.


Plug-In Chain

Displays the current plug-in chain. It displays the plug-ins in the order that the audio signal will pass through them.


Delete

Removes the currently selected plug-in from the plug-in chain.


List View

Displays the contents of the selected folder in the Tree View to the left. This is where you select the plug-ins to be added.


Rename

Allows you to rename the plug-ins or folders displayed. This is useful for organizing your plug-ins.


Save As

Saves the current plug-in chain as a preset that you can recall later from the Plug-In Chooser. The order and settings of the plug-ins are also saved.


Save As
Name

Type a name to identify the plug-in package.


Shift Left

Moves the selected plug-in to the left in the chain.


Shift Right

Moves the selected plug-in to the right in the chain.


Delete

Deletes the selected items in the List View.


New Folder

Creates a new folder to store plug-ins or plug-in chains.


Refresh

Refreshes the list of plug-ins.


Up One Level

Moves you up to the next highest folder.


View Button
View Options

Toggles through the various view options available in the Plug-In Explorer.


Tree View

Displays the folders in their hierarchy.


Always use mapper
Use Microsoft Sound Mapper for All Busses

Routes all busses to the audio device that the Microsoft Sound Mapper is set to. To change the device that the Sound Mapper uses, go into Windows’ Multimedia Control Panel.


Use custom routing
Use a Custom Bus Routing

Allows you to individually assign busses to specific audio hardware devices. Not all projects will use multiple busses, but setting up the routing in this page once will keep you from having to return to this dialog.


Template

Lists all of the templates that have been created for the chosen file type. Templates allow you to save custom settings for a file type and use them at any time.


Custom

Click to create a custom template for saving/rendering files.


About

Click to display information about the selected template.


Preview As

Creates a preview using the file type selected from this list.


Description

Displays a short description of the selected template. Descriptions can be saved with the template to remind you of any important information regarding the template.


Record folder
Recorded Files Folder

Allows you to determine the folder that a project’s recorded files will be recorded into. Click Browse to select the folder.


Description

Displays a short description of the selected template. Descriptions can be saved with the template to remind you of any important information regarding the template.


Template

Lists all of the templates that have been created for the chosen file type. Templates allow you to save custom settings for a file type and use them at any time.


Save markers in media file
Save project markers with media file

Saves markers, regions, and time markers that have been inserted into the project in the rendered media file.

If ACID cannot save the information in your media file, it will create an .sfl file (using the same base name as your media file).


Copy all media files with project
Copy All Media With Project

Allows all media files that the project is using to be copied into the same folder as the project file. This makes it easier to collect all of the project assets in a single location.


Save each track as a separate file

Select this check box to save the each track to a separate file. All of the volume adjustments, panning, FX, and events are saved with the track. You can also use this feature to create tracks that you can use in multitrack recording software or in Macromedia Flash.


Save each channel as a separate file

Select this check box to render each channel as a separate file. When ACID renders your project, a separate file will be created for each channel using the name in the File Name box as a base.


Edit

Places the selected cell into edit mode so you can change its value.


Fast Fade

Creates a logarithmic fade that fades in/out quickly over time.


Linear Fade

Creates a fade that fades in/out constantly over time.


Add Point

Adds an envelope point to the envelope.


Delete

Removes the envelope point.


Set to Center

Moves the selected pan envelope point back to the center of the stereo field.


Set to 0 dB

Moves the selected envelope point back to 0 dB.


Set to 6 dB

Moves the selected envelope point to 6 dB.


Set to -Inf. dB

Moves the selected envelope point to –inf. dB.


Reset All

Erases all points on the envelope and sets the first point back to its default position.


Select All

Selects all the envelope points so they can be moved as a group.


Slow Fade

Creates a logarithmic fade that fades in or out slowly over time.


Bypass All

Bypasses all of the plug-ins in the plug-in chain so they do not affect the signal. This allows you to A/B audition the plug-in effects.


Delete All

Removes all plug-ins from the plug-in chain. If the chain is an Assignable FX chain, the Assignable FX send will be removed as well.


Enable All

Enables all of the bypassed plug-ins in the plug-in chain. This allows you to A/B audition the plug-in effects.


Plug-In Chooser

Displays the Plug-In Chooser so you can create or edit a plug-in chain.


Delete Preset

Removes  the currently selected preset. Only custom presets can be deleted.


Bypass FX Automation

When the button is selected, effect automation envelopes are ignored and the effect's initial state is used for the duration of the track.


Bypass

Prevents the plug-in from affecting the audio signal.


Remove Selected Plug-In

Removes the selected plug-in from the plug-in chain.


Shift Left

Moves the selected plug-in left in the plug-in chain.


Shift Right

Moves the selected plug-in right in the plug-in chain.


Open VST Bank

Click to load a bank of VST effect presets.


Save VST Bank As

Click to save a bank of VST effect presets.


Open VST Preset

Click to load a preset for an individual VST plug-in.


Save VST Preset As

Click to save the current the current effect’s settings as a preset.


Lock

Prevents the event from being moved or edited.


Skip Forward

Moves the cursor forward in the project by large increments.


Pause

Stops playback or recording and leaves the cursor where it is. This is different from Stop, which brings the cursor back to its starting position.


Play

Starts playback of the project from the cursor position.


Play from Start

Starts playback from the beginning of the project but leaves the cursor at its current position.


Record

Starts recording on armed tracks. If no tracks are armed, a new track is created automatically.


Skip Backward

Moves the cursor backward in the project by large increments.


Go to Start

Moves the cursor to the beginning of the project.


Go to End

Moves the cursor to the end of the project.


Stop

Stops playback or recording and brings the cursor back to its starting position. This is different from Pause, which leaves the cursor where it is.


Properties

Displays the Audio tab of the Project Properties dialog, where you can edit the number of additional stereo busses, sample rate, and resample quality for your project.


Delete

Deletes the selected busses from the Mixer.


Show Preview Bus
Show Preview Fader

Hides/displays the Preview fader in the Mixer.


Close

Closes ACID and prompts you to save any changes to the current project.


Maximize

Makes the ACID window as large as possible on the windows desktop.


Minimize

Makes the ACID window an icon on the Windows Task Bar.


Move

Allows you to move the ACID window using the arrow keys on your keyboard.


Restore

Restores the ACID window.


Size

Allows you to size the ACID window using the arrow keys on your keyboard.


Status Bar

Displays text help when the mouse pointer is over menu items. It will also display Progress Meters for actions or commands that require substantial processing time.


Post Volume

Sets the Aux or FX Send fader to Post Volume. A Post Volume Aux or FX Send will be affected by the main Volume fader’s level. If the main Volume fader is lowered, the level to a Post Volume Aux or FX Send will be lowered as well.


Pre Volume

Sets the Aux or FX Send fader to Pre Volume. A Pre Volume Aux or FX Send will not be affected by the main Volume fader’s level. If the main Volume fader is lowered, the level to a Pre Volume Aux or FX Send will remain constant.


Drop at Cursor
Drop Here

Places the video where you drop it on the video track.


Replace Existing Event

Places the video in place of the existing video event.


Show Frame Number
Show Frame Numbers

Displays the frame numbers on the thumbnail frames of the video track.


Hide

Hides the video track. You can display it again from the View menu.


Rebuild Peaks

Forces a rebuild of peak files for any events without peak files.


Fast Fade In

Creates a rapid logarithmic fade in.


Fast Fade Out

Creates a rapid logarithmic fade out.


Linear Fade In

Creates a linear fade in.


Linear Fade Out

Creates a linear fade out.


Slow Fade In

Creates a slow logarithmic fade in.


Slow Fade Out

Creates a slow logarithmic fade out.


Cancel

Cancels the menu.


Fast In, Fast Out
Fast Fade In, Fast Fade Out

Creates a crossfade with a rapid logarithmic fade in and out.


Fast In, Linear Out
Fast Fade In, Linear Fade Out

Creates a crossfade with a rapid logarithmic fade in and a linear fade out.


Fast In, Slow Out
Fast Fade In, Slow Fade Out

Creates a crossfade with a rapid logarithmic fade in and a slow logarithmic fade out.


Linear In, Fast Out
Linear Fade In, Fast Fade Out

Creates a crossfade with a linear fade in and a rapid logarithmic fade out.


Linear In, Linear Out
Linear Fade In, Linear Fade Out

Creates a crossfade with a linear fade in and a linear fade out.


Linear In, Slow Out
Linear Fade In, Slow Fade Out

Creates a crossfade with a linear fade in and a slow logarithmic fade out.


Slow In, Fast Out
Slow Fade In, Fast Fade Out

Creates a crossfade with a slow logarithmic fade in and a rapid logarithmic fade out.


Slow In, Linear Out
Slow Fade In, Linear Fade Out

Creates a crossfade with a slow logarithmic fade in and a linear fade out.


Slow In, Slow Out
Slow Fade In, Slow Fade Out

Creates a crossfade with a slow logarithmic fade in and a slow logarithmic fade out.


Open in Trimmer

Opens the file in the Trimmer.


Aux Fader
Auxiliary Bus Send Fader

Controls the level of the track into the selected Auxiliary Bus.


FX Send Fader
Assignable FX Send Fader

Controls the level of the track into the selected Assignable FX send.


Pan

Controls the placement of audio between the left and right channels.


Delete

Deletes the current Edit Details view preset. You can not delete the built-in presets, only the presets that you create.


View Preset

Lists all the available view presets defined for the current view in the Edit Details window. View Presets allow you to save custom layouts for the current view.


Save

Saves the current view layout as a preset.


Edit Details

Displays detailed information regarding objects in your project. You can choose what this window displays by using the Show and View Preset combo boxes above the spreadsheet.


Type
Show

Allows you to select from a list of viewable items in the Edit Details window.


Current Plug-ins
Active Plug-ins

Allows you to quickly choose a plug-in, even if it is not visible in the chain.


Record from Left Channel

Allows a mono file to be recorded using only the audio from the left channel of the specified audio device.


Recording Device List

Lists all of the available recording devices in your computer.


Record from Right Channel

Allows a mono file to be recorded using only the audio from the right channel of the specified audio device.


Record in Stereo

Allows a stereo file to be recorded using the specified audio device.


Track Color

Allows you to select a color for the events on the selected track.


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Bus Assignments

Lists the available Busses.


Black Background

Changes the background of the Video Preview window to black.


Default Background

Changes the background of the Video Preview window to the default texture.


White Background

Changes the background of the Video Preview window to white.


Video Monitor
Video Preview Window

Displays a project’s video event during editing and playback.


Preserve Aspect

Allows the video to be continuously resized, but maintains the original ratio of height to width when the Video Preview window is sized differently than the source video. This prevents the video from appearing distorted.


Plug-Ins

Indicate the plug-ins that are added to the current FX chain.


Preset

Lists all presets available for the selected plug-in. You can save your own presets by entering a name and clicking Save.


Delete
Delete Preset

Deletes the current preset. You can only delete user-defined presets. The built-in presets cannot be deleted.


Enable FX Automation

When you add a plug-in that supports automation, this button is displayed in the Audio Plug-In window:

•	After you've added effect automation envelopes, the Enable FX Automation button is selected, and effect parameters are automated using the envelope settings.

•	When the button is not selected, effect automation envelopes are ignored and the effect's current state is used.

•	If you delete all automation envelopes from a plug-in, the Enable FX Automation button is deselected and unavailable.


Help

Opens the Online Help file for the plug-in.


Mute

Mutes the FX output and prevents it from being heard in the mix.


Revert to Popup/Keep Visible

Allows this window to remain visible regardless of what window is active. Disabling this option displays the window with popup properties.


Save Preset

Saves the current settings of the plug-in to a user-defined preset. Enter a name for the preset into the combo box before clicking Save Preset.


Solo

Solos the FX output. This mutes all main Bus outputs from the tracks and all other Assignable FX outputs. You will hear nothing but the output of the soloed plug-in chain.


IDH FXVIEW EDIT
Edit Plug-In Chain

Opens the Plug-In Chooser and allows you to add or remove plug-ins from the chain.


Output Fader

Controls the master output level from the Bus, Assignable FX chain, or Preview.


Master Input Fader

Controls the master level going into the Assignable FX chain.


Plug-In Chooser

Opens the Plug-In Chooser and allows you to add a plug-in chain or modify an existing one.


Output Meter

Displays the level of output coming from a Bus or Assignable FX chain.


Input Meter

Displays the level going into the Assignable FX chain.


Mono Playbac
Mono/Stereo Output

Toggles between mono and stereo Bus output. When Mono is selected, the two channels of each Bus will be mixed together before being played out of your audio devices.


Mute

Mutes the output of the Bus or Assignable FX chain. No audio that normally passes through the Bus or Assignable FX chain will be heard.


Bus Assignment
Playback Device Selector

Allows you to specify what hardware audio device you want the selected bus to play from.


Add FX
Insert FX

Adds an assignable effects chain to your project.


Add Bus
Insert Bus

Adds a bus to your project.


Insert Soft Synth

Add a soft synth control to the Mixer window.

In the same way you can route a MIDI keyboard to an outboard synthesizer module, you can route each MIDI track to any soft synth you have set up for your project.

Use the soft synth control to mute, solo, add effects to, and adjust the volume of each soft synth. Each soft synth control can be routed to a DLS soft synth or VST instrument.


Project Audio Properties

Click to display the Audio tab in the Project Properties dialog.


Assignable Effects Chain
Insert Soft Synth

Adds a soft synth control to the Mixer window.


Edit Mixer


Playback Device Selector
Bus Assignment

Allows you to assign the output of the Assignable FX chain to a specific bus.


Bus Label

Double-click to edit the bus label.


Solo

Mutes all other busses or Assignable FX chains, making only the soloed output audible.


Surround Panner
Surround Fader

Drag the faders to adjust the output level of each surround channel.


Surround Meters

Displays the level of output coming from each surround channel.


Lock Fader Channels

Locks the fader so both channels move together.


IDH_HIT_MIXER_ICON_FX
Assignable FX

An assignable effects control is created for each assignable effects chain that you have added to your project.

To rename an assignable effects chain, double-click the chain label and type a new name in the box.


IDH_HIT_MIXER_ICON_MASTER
Master Bus/Surround Master Bus

In a stereo project, the master bus allows you to adjust the overall level of your project, adjust the right- and left-channel levels, add bus effects, and mute or solo the bus.

In a 5.1 surround project, the surround master bus allows you to adjust the levels of each channel, add bus effects, and mute or solo the bus.


IDH_HIT_MIXER_ICON_PREVIEW


Surround Panner

Drag the pan point to position the sound within the sound field, or double-click the panner to open the Surround Panner window.

Click the speaker icons to mute or include them in the mix. Hold Ctrl while clicking a speaker icon to solo the channel.


IDH_HIT_MIXER_ICON_SOFTSYNTH
Soft Synth

A soft synth control is created for each software synthesizer that you have added to your project.

To rename a soft synth, double-click the label and type a new name in the box.


IDH_HIT_MIXER_ICON_SUB
Auxiliary Bus

A bus control is created for each auxiliary bus that you have added to your project.

To rename an auxiliary bus, double-click the bus label and type a new name in the box.


Lock Fader Channels

Locks the fader so both channels move together.


Track List

Displays individual controls for each of the tracks.


Bus Assignment
Multipurpose Slider

Controls Pan, Assignable FX level, and Auxiliary Send levels. Click the label button to change what the fader is controlling.


Normal Playback Speed

Allows you to set the normal playback speed.


Plug-In Chooser
Track FX

Opens a window displaying the current plug-in chain on the track or the Plug-In Chooser to allow you to add a plug-in chain.


Pitch Shift Track
Project Key

Click and choose a key from the pop-up menu to set the project key. If a key change marker is selected (or if the cursor is positioned after a key change marker) this control adjusts the key change marker.


Surround Panner

Drag the pan point to position the sound within the sound field. Double-click to open the Surround Panner window.


Project Time Signature

Click the Project Time Signature control and choose a signature from the menu to adjust the project's time signature.

Choose Other to display the Custom Time Signature dialog, where you specify the number of beats per measure and which note receives one beat.

When you change the time signature, ACID updates the time ruler and grid spacing accordingly.


Key change

Select the check box and choose a key from the drop-down list to add a key change marker at the current cursor position.


Tempo change

Select the check box and enter a new tempo in the edit box to add a tempo change marker at the current cursor position.


Time signature change

Select the check box and specify the number of beats per measure and which note receives one beat.

When you change the time signature, ACID updates the time ruler and grid spacing accordingly..


Beats per measure

Enter a value to set the number of beats in each measure.


Beat value

Enter a value to determine which note receives one beat.


Maximize Track

Maximizes the height of the track in the ACID window.


Record Meter

Displays the level of the incoming signal from the selected recording device.


Minimize Track

Minimizes the height of the track in the ACID window.


Mute

Mutes the output of the track.


Scribble Strip

Scribble strip is a term used by recording engineers to describe the pieces of tape that grace the bottoms of mixing consoles used for writing a description of what is being heard through a channel. Double-click on the Scribble Strip in ACID to do the same.


Bus Assignment or Record Device Selector
Device Selection

Allows you to select the bus or MIDI device that a track is assigned to.


Record Input Fader
Arm for Record

Readies the track for recording. You may arm multiple tracks to record to several tracks simultaneously.


Record Input Label

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Solo

Mutes the output of all other tracks. You can solo multiple tracks.


Project Tempo

Controls the master tempo of the project.


Main Volume

Controls the main volume level of the track relative to the other tracks in the project.


Track Number

Indicates the track number. Tracks are always numbered from 1 even if tracks are deleted or moved, so make sure you name tracks on the Scribble Strip.


Meter Range

Determines what portion of the level scale is displayed on the meter. Smaller ranges allow you to see more movement.


Hold Peaks

Indicates the highest points of the meters with a line that remains for a few seconds before decaying.


Hold Valleys

Indicates the lowest points of the meters with a line that remains for a few seconds before decaying.


Reset Clip

Resets the peak level indicator of the meters. You can also double click on the indicator to clear it.


Show Labels

Displays the decibel measurements on the meter.


Mixer Window

Displays the master controls for output busses and the Assignable FX.


Is this the time display?
Time Display

The Time Display shows the current cursor position, MTC input, MTC output, or MIDI clock output time. The right-hand field always displays the cursor position in measures.beats.ticks format, and the left-hand field displays the cursor position (using the Time Ruler format) or the MIDI timecode/MTC status.

Double-click either of the fields in the Time Display window to type a value in the edit box. When you press Enter, the cursor will move to that position.

You can change the format of the left-hand field or the appearance of the Time Display by right-clicking the Time Display and choosing a new format from the shortcut menu.


Selection End
Edit Selection End

Allows you to enter a time for the selection to end.


Edit Selection Length

Allows you to enter a time for the length of the selection. This field displays the length, in time, of the current time selection. It is blank if there is no selection.


Edit Selection Start

Allows you to enter a time for the selection to start or to set the cursor position if there is no time selection.


Time Ruler

Displays the running time of the project in a user-specified format.


Beat Ruler

Displays the project time in musical time (measures and beats).


Track View

Displays the main editing window. You add tracks and lay out events in this window.


Commands Ruler
Command Bar

Contains command markers, which are used in streaming media files to trigger events such as URL flips.


Command Marker

Triggers events such as URL flips.


CD Layout Bar

Contains CD track markers for disc-at-once CDs.


CD Track
CD Track Marker

Marks the beginning of a CD track for disc-at-once CDs.


Event

Determines what portion of a file is going to be seen or heard and at what point in the timeline it occurs.


Event Snap Point

Provides the location for any event snapping.


Fade Region
Fade Handle

Creates fade in/out in the event.


Horizontal Scroll Bar

Allows you to determine what portion of time is displayed in the Track View.


Selection End

Displays the time at the end of the current time selection. It is blank if there is no selection.


Selection Start or Cursor Position

Displays the time at the cursor or the time at the start of the time selection if there is one.


Selection Length

Displays the length, in time, of the current time selection. It is blank if there is no selection.


Track

Contains audio and video events. Tracks have controls that affect all events that are contained on the tracks.


Zoom Thumbs

Allow you to zoom the project in/out by dragging them left/right.


Time Zoom Controls

Allow you to zoom in/out of the project to display more/less time.


Selection Bar
Loop Region

Defines the section of time that will cycle when Loop Playback is selected. It can also be used to determine specific sections of the project to render to new files.


Marker

Indicates important places in the project. For example, you could use markers to make it easier to find the 1st chorus of a song.


Marker Ruler
Marker bar

Contains all project markers and regions.


Time marker bar

Contains time markers in your project.

Time markers can be used to indicate points of interest or to make notes in the project. Unlike standard markers, time markers are tied to absolute time within your project and will shift with tempo changes to remain in sync with your video (a standard marker is tied to a beat, so its absolute time will vary with project tempo). Time markers are useful when scoring video.


Tempo / key / time signature bar

Contains all tempo, key, or time signature change markers in your project.


Regions
Region

Indicates important sections in the project. For example, you could use regions to make it easier to recall a looping section somewhere in the project.


Track Envelopes

Allow you to automate changes in key track parameters over time. For example, you can add a pan envelope to make a track move from the left to the right speaker over the course of a song.


Vertical Scroll Bar

Allows you to bring tracks that do not fit on the screen into view.


Vertical Zoom Control

Allows you to zoom in/out in level on the waveform. This makes low level signals on a track easier to see and edit.


Video Track

Contains the video that is added to the project. You can only have one video event at a time on the video track.


Project Media List

Lists all of the media files that are currently being used in the project. This allows you to quickly open them in the Trimmer window if you need to pull any clips of audio from them.


Save Markers and Regions to File

Saves the current Markers and Regions in the Trimmer window into the media file. If you have done any Marker or Region editing in the Trimmer, you will want to make sure to save those edits back into the file using this button.


Trimmer Window

Allows you to remove small section from large files and add them to the Track View.


Trimmer Video Ruler

Displays the video portion of a file, if applicable.


Level Ruler

Displays the level of the waveform. It can be labeled in decibels or percentage by right-clicking on it and choosing the appropriate command from the shortcut menu.


Skip Forward

Moves the cursor forward in the Trimmer by large increments.


Pause

Stops playback and leaves the cursor where it is. This is different from Stop, which brings the cursor back to its starting position.


Play

Starts playback from the cursor position.


Play from Start

Starts playback from the beginning of the Chopper, but leaves the cursor at its current position.


Loop Playback

Loops playback continuously in the time selection.


Skip Backward

Moves the cursor backward in the Chopper by large increments.


Go to Start

Moves the cursor to the beginning of the Chopper.


Go to End

Moves the cursor to the end of the Chopper.


Stop

Stops playback and brings the cursor back to its starting position. This is different from Pause, which leaves the cursor where it is.


Add Media from Cursor

Adds the Trimmer selection to the selected track, starting at the current cursor position. If more than one track is selected, the media is added to the first track.


Add Media to Cursor

Adds the Trimmer selection to the selected track, ending at the current cursor position. If more than one track is selected, the media is added to the first track.


Lock Envelopes to Events

Locks the current envelope points to an event so they follow it when it is moved on the timeline.


IDH ENVELOPE POINT TO READ

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Media FX

Indicates which Media Pool file’s FX are displayed in the dialog.


FX Loop

Loops the Take from beginning to end, in a continuous mode.


FX Preview

Plays the Take with FX applied.


FX Process

Opens the Mix to Track dialog allowing you to save the new Take (and FX settings) and replace the original event on the track.


IDH ID EVENT TIME COMPRESS

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Import Media

Imports all media files from another project.


Render As

Renders a project to a different format.


Edit Track FX

Edits existing Track FX on the selected track(s) or adds new FX.


Set as Default Track Height

Sets the default track height for all new tracks created based on the selected track.


Edit Top Fade Color

Determines the color of the selected event’s Fade to Color envelope when the envelope is dragged towards the bottom of the event.


Edit Bottom Fade Color

Determines the color of the selected event’s Fade to Color envelope when the envelope is dragged towards the top of the event.


Surround Panner

Displays or hides the Surround Panner window.


Soft Synth Properties

Displays or hides the Soft Synth Properties window.


Add Media From Cursor

Pastes the Trimmer selection into the Track View beginning at the current cursor position.


Add Media Up To Cursor

Pastes the Trimmer selection into the Track View with the end of the selection at the current cursor position.


Isolate Channels

Allows you to isolate specific color channels in the image. Clicking the arrow icon will display a shortcut menu from which you can specify which channel will be isolated or altered. Clicking the Isolate Channels button will toggle this feature on/off.


Copy Snapshot
Copy Frame

Captures a single frame snapshot of the frame currently displayed in the Video Preview window.


Bypass All Video FX

Bypasses all outgoing Video FX.


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Enable External Monitor
External Monitor

Allows video to be previewed on the system’s external monitor, if applicable.


Video Output FX

Displays the Plug-In Chooser and allows you to apply Output FX to the video.


IDH VIDEOPREVIEW OUTPUT PROPERTIES

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Overlays

Allows you to display an overlay on the Video Preview screen. This overlay is used to display a grid or "safe" area of the screen. Clicking the arrow button displays a shortcut menu from which you can configure the overlay. Clicking the Overlays button toggles this feature on/off.


Alpha As Grayscale

Displays the video’s Alpha channel as grayscale.


Blue As Grayscale

Displays the video’s Blue channel as grayscale


Green As Grayscale

Displays the video’s Green channel as grayscale


Grid

Displays a grid overlay on the Video Preview screen. The grid’s properties can be edited by choosing Settings.


Red As Grayscale

Displays the video’s Red channel as grayscale


Safe Areas

Displays action and title safe areas on the Video Preview grid. Safe area properties can be edited by choosing Settings.


IDH VIDEOPREVIEW PIXEL 32BIT

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IDH VIDEOPREVIEW PREFS

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IDH VIDEOPREVIEW PREVIEW OPTIONS

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Show Last Snapshot

Displays the clipboard snapshot for as long as the mouse button is held down. This is useful for comparing images.


Show Status Bar

Displays the Video Preview window status bar. The status bar provides you with information about project and preview frame size and frame rate, as well as the Video Preview window frame number.


Show Toolbar

Displays the Video window toolbar. The toolbar provides you with quality, FX, color filter, and overlay control of the Video Preview window.


Display Square Pixels

Configures the Video window to display video with square pixels, thereby giving you an idea of how the video will appear when viewed on a computer. When this option is disabled, the Video Preview window display uses rectangular pixels, simulating playback on a television.


IDH VIDEOPREVIEW STRETCH AUTO INTEGRAL

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Display At Project Size

Configures the Video window to display the video at its actual project size.


Video Preview Quality

Allows you to specify the quality of the video preview.


IDH VIDEOPREVIEW ZOOM

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Show Waveforms While Recording

Allows audio waveforms to be drawn in the application as the audio data is recorded.


Audio device type

Choose a driver type from the drop-down list. The Microsoft Sound Mapper is the default setting. If you want to activate specific sound cards, choose Windows Classic Wave Driver and choose a device from the Default audio playback device drop-down list.


Default Stereo and Front playback device

Choose the device that you want to use for playing stereo sound data and the front-left and -right channels of a 5.1 surround project.

Selecting the Microsoft Sound Mapper allows Windows to select an appropriate device to use for the current sound data.

If you have selected Microsoft Sound Mapper, you will not be able to assign busses to different devices.


Default Rear playback device

Choose the device that you want to use for playing the rear channels of a 5.1 surround project.


Default Center and LFE playback device

Choose the device that you want to use for playing the center and low-frequency effect channels of a 5.1 surround project.


Automatically detect and offset for hardware recording latency

Select the check box to automatically compensate for offset between the time you initiate recording and when your sound card starts recording.

Clear the check box and drag the slider to specify an offset value.


User recording latency offset

Clear the Automatically detect and offset for hardware recording latency check box and drag the slider to specify an offset value to compensate for offset between the time you initiate recording and when your sound card starts recording.


Open files as loops if between

Enter a lower and upper limit to specify which files ACID will open as loops if stretching properties are not saved in the file.

Files that are shorter than the lower limit will be opened as one-shot tracks; files longer than the upper limit will start the Beatmapper Wizard.


Make these devices available for MIDI track playback and Generate MIDI Clock

Select the check box for each MIDI device that you want to use as a MIDI output for MIDI tracks, and generating MIDI clock.


Make these devices available for MIDI input

Select the check box for each MIDI device that you want to be available for recording MIDI, controlling soft synths and for step recording.


MIDI Record Port

Choose the port you want to use for recording MIDI input.


Default All

Restores all MIDI preferences to the default settings.


Enable list-based preview

Select this check box if you want ACID to preview multiple selected files sequentially from the Explorer window.


Seconds of one shot to play

Enter the amount of time you want one shots to play before list-based preview moves on to the next file.


Number of Beatmapped measures

Enter the number of measures you want to play from Beatmapped files before list-based preview moves on to the next file.


Number of times to repeat a loop

Enter the number of times you want to play loops before list-based preview moves on to the next file.


Burn drive

Select the drive you want to use to create CDs from the drop-down list.


Burn speed

Select the speed of your CD recorder from the drop-down list.


Audio extract optimization

If you experience gapping or glitching in tracks that you've extracted from CDs, adjust the slider.


Use ASPI for CD burning and ripping

Select this check box if you want ACID to use ASPI (Advanced SCSI Programming Interface) when burning and ripping CDs. ASPI enables host adapters and device drivers to share a single SCSI hardware interface.


Use SPTI for CD burning

Select this check box if you want ACID to use SPTI (SCSI Pass-Through Interface) to communicate with your CD burning drive.


Autoname extracted tracks

Select this check box if you want ACID to automatically assign file names to tracks that you've extracted from CDs.

File names will include the CD's serial number and track number.


Default all

Restores all CD preferences to the default settings.


Next Tool

Activates the tool listed after the current tool in the Editing Tool submenu.


Previous Tool

Activates the tool listed before the current tool in the Editing Tool submenu.


Delete All

Deletes all Markers in the project.


Delete All In Selection

Deletes all Markers located within the current selection.


Use Media Frame Rate

Allows the file in the Trimmer window to retain its native frame rate.


Use Project Frame Rate

Allows the file in the Trimmer window to adopt the frame rate of the current project.


Save project as path reference in rendered media

Select this check box if you want to save the path to your ACID project in the rendered file. Saving the project path allows you to easily return to the source project if you use your rendered file in another project.

The check box will be unavailable if you haven't saved your project or if you're rendering using a third-party file-format plug-in.

Note:	The project information in the rendered file is a reference to a project file only. If you modify the project file after rendering, the project data will no longer match the rendered file. To edit a project using a path reference, the project file and all media must be available on your computer.


Render loop region only

Allows ACID to render the looped section of the project only.


Browse Temporary Files Folder

Allows you to locate and select a new folder for storing temporary files created by ACID.


Delete

Allows you to delete the selected file or folder.


Rename

Allows you to rename the selected file or folder.


Fade Edit Edges Of Audio events (ms)
Fade Edit Edges of Events (ms)

Places a rapid fade on the edges of audio events (10ms by default) to soften potentially harsh transitions.


Name

Enter the name that you want to use to identify the selected editing application in the Track List shortcut menu.


Browse

Click to select the .exe file for each editor you want to have available in the Track List shortcut menu.


Clear

Click to remove an editing application.


Check for Sony Pictures Digital Editors
Check for latest versions of Sony editors

Select this check box if you want to automatically check your computer for the latest versions of Sony programs and use them as editing applications.


Editing Application

Displays the path to each editor you want to have displayed in the Track List shortcut menu. Click the Browse button to choose an editor.


Enable Looping on Events By Default

Allows events that are trimmed longer than their source media to automatically loop. When this option is disabled, extended events repeat the final frame of a video event.


Collapse Loop Region When No Time Selection Is Present

Results in loop Regions not persisting when there is no time selection. Clicking on the timeline and moving the cursor resets the loop Region to zero. By default, this option is disabled and loop Regions persist until modified or a new time selection is created.


Resample Quality

Specifies if Preview, Good, or Best audio resample quality will be used in the project.


All Files

Allows you to view all files in the selected folder or directory.


Auto Preview

Immediately previews any file selected in the Explorer window. If this option is disabled, the file must be selected and Start Preview clicked.


Browse For Media On The Web

Launches the system’s browser and attempts to connect to the Internet.


Delete

Deletes the selected folder or file.


Detail

Allows you to view details regarding files in the folder or directory.


Favorites
Add to My Favorites

Adds the selected folder to the My Favorites folder. This command is active only when a folder is selected.


New Folder

Creates a new folder to store plug-ins or plug-in chains.


Views

Allows you to specify which file types and details are displayed in the Explorer.


Refresh

Updates the Plug-In dialog to display changes in the drive or folder structure.


Start Preview

Previews the selected file when Auto Preview is disabled.


Stop Preview

Halts the preview of the selected file.


Tree View

Displays all of the available drives and folders that you may choose from in the window.


Up One Level

Moves you up the folder list to the next highest folder.


View

Toggles the available View options.


Envelope Point

Allows you to click and drag the mouse to reconfigure the envelope. Envelope points function as handles and pivots.


Remove Current Media From Trimmer History

Deletes the selected file from the Trimmer window and drop-down list.


Copy

Copies the current Trimmer window selection to the clipboard.


Paste

Pastes the contents of the Trimmer window clipboard at the current cursor position.


Marker

Adds a Marker in the Trimmer window at the current cursor position.


Auto-Save Trimmer Markers/Regions

Allows the current Markers and Regions in the Trimmer window to be automatically saved in the media file.


Clear Trimmer History

Deletes all files from the Trimmer drop-down list.


Region

Creates a Region from the current selection within the Trimmer window and allows you to name it.


Set Selection To All

Allows you to select the entire event currently displayed in the Trimmer window.


Select Audio Only

Allows you to select only the audio track of a media file in the Trimmer window.


Select Video Only

Allows you to select only the video Track of a media file in the Trimmer window.


Select Video and Audio

Allows you to select the audio and video Tracks of a media file in the Trimmer window.


Sort History
Sort Trimmer History

Sorts the files in the Trimmer drop-down list in alphabetical order. Holding Shift while clicking this button will sort the files in reverse-alphabetical order.


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Status Bar

Displays information about project and preview frame size and frame rate, as well as the Video Preview window frame number.


Plug-In FX

Allows you to view and tune the FX settings applied to the audio or video.


Add To Media Pool

Allows you to add a file to the Media Pool from the Explorer window.


Select Loop Region

Allows you to select the corresponding loop region.


Stretch Video to Fill Output Frame Size

Adjusts the aspect ratio so the output frame is filled on all edges. When the check box is cleared, ACID maintains the current aspect ratio and adds black borders to fill the extra frame area (letterbox). This option is useful when the desired output format does not match the frame aspect ratio of you project.


Open with Player

Opens the file in the default media player for the file type.


Explore Current Folder

Launches Windows Explorer with the current folder open.


Move Handle

Use this handle to drag the window out of the docking area and undock it.


Close

Closes the window.


Minimize

Restores the window to its original size and position.


Maximize

Maximizes the window so that it fills the entire docking area.


Mixer Window

Displays the master controls for output busses and the Assignable FX.


Explorer Window

This window allows you to view and access your media files without leaving the work area. You may preview media files and drag and drop them in your project from the Explorer window.


Plug-Ins Window

This window allows you to access and apply FX to events, tracks, and busses.


Video Preview Window
Video Window

This window displays the video that is inserted in the project.


External Monitor Preferences


Default All

Click to return all settings to their default values.


Device

Choose an output device from the drop-down list. This is the card to which your video monitor is connected. Information about the selected device is displayed in the Details box.


Details

Displays information about the selected output device.


Recompress Edited Frames

Select this check box to compress video frames to display properly in DV format. When the check box is cleared, non-DV files will not be displayed on the external monitor.


Show source frame numbers on video thumbnails as

Choose a setting from the drop-down list to change the numbering format (or turn off frame numbering) for frames displayed in the video track.


Project Tempo Range: Maximum Tempo

Use the up and down arrows or enter a value in the edit box to specify the maximum tempo available in the ACID project. Changing this option will affect the resolution of the Tempo slider.


Project Tempo Range: Minimum Tempo

Use the up and down arrows or enter a value in the edit box to specify the minimum tempo available in the ACID project. Changing this option will affect the resolution of the Tempo slider.


Pre-Publish Dialog


Publish Your Current Song

Select this radio button if you want to render your current project, and choose a setting from the drop-down list to adjust the overall quality of your media. Click the Preview Now button to preview your media using the selected format.

Note:	When publishing media, consider your target audience: as the quality of your media increases, so does the file size. Users with dial-up Internet connections may have difficulty downloading high-quality media.


Publish a Different Song

Select this radio button and choose a file from the drop-down list (or click the Browse button) to publish an already-rendered project.


Next

Click to render your file or publish the rendered file to ACIDplanet.com.


Cancel

Click to cancel the publishing process and close this dialog.


Details

Click to expand the dialog to display additional information. If the Publish Your Current Song radio button is selected, the dialog will display additional information about the settings that will be used to render your file. If the Publish a Different Song radio button is selected, the dialog will display additional information about the selected file.

Click again to hide additional information.


Preview Now

Click to preview your project as the selected format or sample a rendered file.


Template Detail

Displays information about the quality settings that will be used to render your media if the Publish Your Current Song radio button is selected.

Displays information about selected file if the Publish a different song radio button is selected.


Publish Loop Region Only

Select this check box if you want to publish only the audio within the loop region.


Browse

Click to locate an existing project that has been rendered to a format for publishing.


Offset Adjust

If ACID is consistently behind or ahead of your MTC generator, enter a value in the box to adjust a synchronization offset with quarter-frame accuracy.

•	If ACID is behind, set this value to a negative number. A setting of - 4 usually does the trick.

•	If ACID is ahead, set this value to a positive number. A setting of +4 usually does the trick, though it is rare that we sync ahead.


FX Automation Parameter Chooser Dialog


Effects Chain

Displays the effects currently in the chain. Click an effect to view its parameters.


Automatable Effect Parameters

Select the check box for each effect parameter that you want to automate with an envelope.


Select All

Selects all effect parameter check boxes.


Select None

Clears all selected effect parameter check boxes.


Track Properties


Reload

Click to reload the last-saved version of a media file. All events remain in the timeline, but changes made in the Track Properties window since the file was last saved are discarded.


Replace

Click to replace the current track with another file. The events and envelopes in the timeline remain intact, but the media will be replaced with the new file.


Edit Source Project

Opens a second ACID window to allow you to edit the project that was used to render the selected media file.

The check box is available only for wav, .pca, .avi, or .w64.files that were rendered with the Save project as path reference in rendered media file check box selected in the Render As dialog.


Save

Click to save the current track and track properties. If you specify a new file name, the track will be renamed in the track list.


Export

Click to export the track and its current properties as a new file.


MIDI Editors

Click to display the OPT MIDI Editor Plug-In Chooser.

Select a plug-in from the Available editor plug-ins list and click the Add button. The plug-in is moved to the Connected editor plug-ins list.

Click OK to close the OPT MIDI Editor Plug-In Chooser. A new tab is added to the Track Properties window for your new plug-in.


Root note

Choose a note from the drop-down list to set the base note for loops that you want to conform to the project key.

If you do not want a track transposed to the project key (a track that contains a drum sample, for example) choose Dont transpose.


Number of beats

Choose a setting from the drop-down list to specify the length of the original file.

Selecting a value that does not match the actual file will cause the loop to play at a different speed than normal. For example, specifying a length of 8 beats for a 4-beat loop will cause the loop to play at half speed at any given tempo.


Stretching
Stretching medhod

Stretching properties determine how time compression and expansion is performed on audio events. If you hear audio anomalies due to time compression, try editing the stretching properties of the track.

•	Looping segments is the default stretching method, and it will work well with most types of material. The track media is divided into sections that are crossfaded, and some sections may be looped if necessary to achieve the necessary length.

•	Choose Nonlooping segments for sustaining material such as synthesizer pads and held notes.The track media is divided into sections that are crossfaded, but no sections are looped.

•	Choose Pitch shift segments to shift the pitch of the track to adjust for variations in tempo. Using this option, you can eliminate some of the problems that occur with extreme tempo changes or just create new sounds from existing loops.

•	For example, if you have slowed the project tempo and hear echo artifacts, using the Pitch shift segments setting can eliminate these artifacts

•	Choose Fixed segments for material such as drum loops where silence exists between notes. Instead of crossfading the segments, silence is added between beats to reduce warbling or other artifacts.


Stretch spacing

Choose a setting from the drop-down list to specify how many stretch markers will be displayed along the bottom of the waveform display.

Audio that contains rapid notes such as drum rolls will benefit from setting the divisions at a smaller fraction of a beat. Slower-paced material, however, may actually suffer from high resolution.


Timing tightness

Choose a setting from the drop-down list to choose the resolution for beat anchors. For example, if you wanted to quantize beat anchors to sixteenth notes, choose Sixteenth Notes from the drop-down list.


Transient sensitivity

Type a value in the box or use the spin control to adjust the sensitivity for beat detection. When you set the control to 100, beat markers, stretch markers, and beat anchors are created for every transient.

As you decrease the setting, markers are created for only strong transients.

Increasing this setting can be advantageous when working with audio that has complex rhythms. Lower settings are more suitable for synthesizer pads and other basic material.


Redetect beats

Click to automatically detect the beats in the current file. Use this button to apply the ACID 5.0 beat-detection algorithm to existing media.


Beat Anchor

Beat anchors correspond to musical beats on the ruler at the top of the waveform display.Green beat markers correspond to points in time on the ruler at the bottom of the waveform display. Each autodetected (orange and green) stretch marker  is also represented by a beat marker displayed below the beat ruler.

Offsets between beat anchors and beat markers indicate that the beat represented by an anchor is actually played at the marker position, which may occur before or after the beat. This mapping represents the difference required to remove an existing groove from a media file and return the media to straight machine time so that grooves can be applied accurately.

If you want to hear the results of editing beat anchors and markers, select the Play Quantized button at the bottom of the Track Properties window and use the Track Properties transport controls to preview the loop.


Beat Marker

Beat markers correspond to points in time on the ruler at the bottom of the waveform display. Each autodetected (orange and green) stretch marker is also represented by a beat marker displayed below the beat ruler.

Offsets between beat anchors and beat markers indicate that the beat represented by an anchor is actually played at the marker position, which may occur before or after the beat. This mapping represents the difference required to remove an existing groove from a media file and return the media to straight machine time so that grooves can be applied accurately.


Stretch Marker

The markers along the bottom of the waveform display correspond to subdivisions of beats in the audio file. These markers are responsible for the time stretching ACID software uses to match tempo. Accurately detecting these beats is the key to making the time-compression process sound good.


Add to Groove Pool

Makes the current track's groove available in the Groove Pool so you can apply its timing to other tracks


Downbeat
Downbeat offset

Displays the location of the track's first downbeat as determined by the Beatmapper Wizard. Type a value in the box or drag the Downbeat marker to adjust the location.


Beatmapper Wizard

Click to start the Beatmapper Wizard to edit a track’s tempo information.


Tempo
Original tempo

Displays the original tempo of the track as determined by the Beatmapper Wizard.

Type a value in the box or use the spin control to adjust the tempo.


Available editor plug-ins

Lists the OPT plug-ins that are available to add to the Track Properties window.


Add

Adds the selected plug-in to the Track Properties window.


Remove

Removes the selected plug-in from the Track Properties window.


Move Up

Allows you to change the order of the tabs displayed in the Track Properties window.


Move Down

Allows you to change the order of the tabs displayed in the Track Properties window.


Connected editor plug-ins

Lists the OPT plug-ins that are currently displayed in the Track Properties window.


Chopper


Link Arrow to Selection

Select to link the selection size and event increment settings. When the button is enabled, the selection and increment are always equal. When the button is not selected, you can set the increment longer or shorter than the selection to create gapping or stuttering effects.


Double Selection

Click to double the current selection. For example, if you have four measures selected and choose Double Selection, an additional four measures will be selected.


Halve Selection

Click to reduce the current selection by half. For example, if you have four measures selected and choose Halve Selection, only measures one and two will be selected.


Shift Selection Left

Click to move the current selection left by the length of the selection.


Shift Selection Right

Click to move the current selection right by the length of the selection.


Move Track View Cursor Left

Click to move the cursor in the timeline left by the current event increment.


Move Track View Cursor Right

Click to move the cursor in the timeline right by the current event increment.


Insert Selection

Click to insert the current selection as an event at the cursor position. Click again to insert another event with its starting point offset by the amount specified by the event increment arrow.


Insert Selection at Play Cursor

Click to add the current selection as an event at the play cursor (during playback, the edit cursor remains fixed, and the play cursor follows playback).


Event Properties


Start offset (samples)

The Start offset for an event specifies a playback starting position that is different than the beginning of the file. This is especially useful for loops; you can change the feel by simply starting a loop at beat 2 rather than beat 1.


Pitch shift (semitones)

The Pitch shift value specifies a pitch shift for the selected event. Event-based pitch shift is calculated after the project key and any pitch shift assigned to a track.

When the Preserve pitch when stretching check box is cleared in a Beatmapped track's Properties, you cannot change the pitch of a Beatmapped event.


Play reversed

Select this check box to reverse an event. When you play the project, the event is played backward, and an arrow is displayed on the event to indicate that it has been reversed.


Speed

The Speed setting allows you to change the playback speed (and consequently the pitch) of an event on a one-shot track.


Quick fade edges to prevent clicks

When an event does not end on a loop point, you can introduce an audible click at the edges of the event. Select the Quick fade edges to prevent clicks check box, and ACID will perform a quick fade-in or fade-out to prevent clicking when you split events, pitch shift, or perform other edits that do not occur at a loop point.

Because quick fades are very short, you will have to zoom in to see them. You can set the quick fade duration on the Audio tab of the Preferences dialog.


Configure FX Automation
FX Automation

Displays the FX Automation Chooser, where you can choose the parameters that will be automated.


Sound Field
Grid

The grid in the Surround Panner window helps you to visualize how your panning will sound. The grid's spacing changes to match the current panning mode.

The vertical lines represent the points where the left-to-right signal ratio is 6 dB, 0 dB, and -6dB respectively: at the far-left line, the left channel is 6.0 dB louder than the right channel.

The horizontal lines represent the points where the front-to-rear signal ratio is 6 dB, 0 dB, and -6dB respectively. As you adjust the Center fader, the lines will move forward or back to compensate for the center-channel gain.

Note:	The grid assumes that you're using a perfectly set-up surround system (matched speakers and ideal positioning). Variations in your monitoring system will cause inconsistencies between the graph and perceived output.


Move Freely/Constrain Motion

To constrain the motion of the pan point, click to toggle through Move freely, Move left/right only, and Move front/back only modes.


5.1 Surround/LFE Mode

Click to toggle between LFE (low-frequency effects) and 5.1 surround mode.


Center

Drag to adjust the volume of the center channel allows you to emphasize dialogue or balance the mix.


Smoothness

If you have two or more keyframes, you can drag the Smoothness slider to adjust the rate of spatial interpolation (perceived motion of sound within the sound field): a setting of 0 simulates linear motion from one keyframe to the next. Increasing the setting produces a curved path.

If you want to adjust temporal interpolation — how the pan occurs over time — change a keyframe type by right-clicking a keyframe and choosing a command from the shortcut menu.


IDH TRACKVIEW KEYFRAME STRIP
Keyframe strip

Displays keyframes for automated surround panning.


Keyframe

A keyframe contains panning information for automated 5.1 surround panning.

Drag a keyframe to change its position.

Ctrl+drag a keyframe to create a copy.

Right-click a keyframe and choose a command from the shortcut menu to change its fade curve.


Groove Event

A groove event indicates the portions of a track where a groove is applied to modify the rhythmic pattern of the track.

Lines within groove events represent the amount and direction of offset applied to beats


Synths

Select the soft synth that you want to use for the soft synth control.


VSTi Preferences

Open s the VST Instruments tab in the Preferences dialog, where you can select the instruments you want to make available for use in soft synth controls.


Edit Soft Synth

Displays the Soft Synth Chooser, where you can choose the DLS soft synth or a VST instrument to use on the selected soft synth control.

If the VST instrument you want to use isn't displayed in the Soft Synth Chooser dialog, you can use the VST Instruments tab in the Preferences dialog to indicate where your VST instruments are installed and which instruments you want to use.


External MIDI Input Port

Click the External MIDI Input Port button and choose a port from the menu to route an external MIDI device to the selected soft synth.

If the port you want to use isn't displayed, choose External MIDI Device Preferences from the menu. The MIDI tab in the Preferences dialog is displayed so you can select a port in the Make these devices available for MIDI input section of the dialog.


Solo Listen to Input Port

Your external MIDI devices can be routed to multiple soft synth controls and MIDI thru devices. Soloing an external input prevents your device from playing through other soft synths and MIDI thru devices.

You can select the Solo Listen to MIDI Input button on additional soft synth controls to add them to the solo group.


Enable Real-Time MIDI

Allows ACID software to monitor MIDI input in real time. Select this command if you want to preview MIDI input from a controller in the piano roll, list editor, and Record dialog.

When the command is selected, audio plug-ins continue running even when playback is stopped. Turning the command off can conserve processing power, but input from external MIDI controllers will be ignored.


Start AC-3 DVD Burner

Starts the Sony Pictures Digital AC-3 DVD burner to allow you to burn your AC-3-rendered files to DVD.


Export to Net MD

Transfers your sound file project to your Net MD device.


IDH NETMDEXPORT TITLE
Name of track

Type the name you want to use to identify your audio file on your Net MD device.


IDH EDIT NAME OF NETMD ARTIST
Name of artist

Type the artist name you want to associate with this track on your Net MD device.


IDH EDIT NAME OF NETMD COMMENT
Comment for track

Type any comments you want to associate with this track on your Net MD device.


IDH EDIT NAME OF NETMD GENRE
Name of Genre

Type the genre you want to associate with this track on your Net MD device.


IDH NETMDEXPORT SEND
Export

Click to convert your project to the appropriate format for your device and begin transferring when conversion is complete.


IDH NETMDEXPORT CANCEL
Cancel

Click to close the dialog without exporting a track to your Net MD device.


Export to CLIÉ

Saves your project as an MP3 file and transfers it to your CLIÉ handheld.


IDH IDC CLIE FILENAME EDIT
Rendered file name

Type the name you want to use to identify your audio file on your CLIÉ handheld.


Choose MP3 template

Choose the settings you want to use to save your file.


IDH IDC CLIE DRIVE COMBO
Choose SONY Device

Choose the device where you want to transfer the MP3 file.


Export to NetMD

Saves your project in an appropriate format and transfers it to your Net MD device.


IDH SFSTATBAR FIELD CIRCBUF


IDH SFSTATBAR FIELD CPU OVERLOAD


Memory Usage

Displays the amount of RAM that ACID is currently using.


IDH SFSTATBAR FIELD CLIPPING


Envelope type

Choose an envelope type from the Envelope type drop-down list and click the color swatch to display a color picker, where you can choose a new color for the selected envelope type using the RGBA/HSLA controls or sample a color from your screen with the eyedropper.


Envelope Color

Click the color swatch to display a color picker, where you can choose a new color for the selected envelope type using the RGBA/HSLA controls or sample a color from your screen with the eyedropper.


Track

Use these controls to change the default colors used to display tracks in your project.

Select a track from the Track drop-down list, and then click the color swatch to display a color picker, where you can choose a new color for the selected track using the RGBA/HSLA controls or sample a color from your screen with the eyedropper.

When you click OK or Apply, all tracks that used the selected color are updated.


Track Color

Click the color swatch to display a color picker, where you can choose a new color for the selected track using the RGBA/HSLA controls or sample a color from your screen with the eyedropper.


Icon color saturation

Drag the slider to adjust the color intensity of icons in the ACID window. Drag to the left to decrease the color saturation, or drag to the right to increase it.


Icon color tint

Drag the slider to adjust the amount of tinting that is applied to the icons in the ACID window. Drag the slider to the right to add an average of the title bar colors to the icons. Drag to the left to decrease the amount of tinting applied.

Note:	You can use the Display Properties control panel to change your active window title bar colors. In the Windows 2000 operating system, open the Display Properties control panel and select the Appearance tab. Then choose Active Title Bar from the Item drop-down list. In the Windows XP operating system, open the Display Properties control panel and select the Appearance tab. Then click the Advanced button and choose Active Title Bar from the Item drop-down list.


Context

Choose a setting from the drop-down list to indicate the type of command you want to assign to a keyboard shortcut, or choose Global to display all ACID commands.

The contents of the Current key bindings and Available commands boxes reflect the current Context setting.


Current key bindings

Displays the currently assigned keyboard shortcuts.

The contents of this box are filtered according to the Context setting.


Press new shortcut keys

Click in this box and press the key combination you want to assign to the selected command.


Available commands

Select the command you want to edit, and then click in the Press new shortcut keys box and press the key combination you want to assign to the selected command.


Assign

Click to assign the key combination displayed in the Press new shortcut keys box to the command selected in the Available commands list.


Remove

Click to remove the key combination displayed in the Press new shortcut keys box from the command dsplayed in the Key is also assigned to list.


Key is also assigned to

If a keyboard shortcut is assigned to two commands, the other command is listed here. Click Remove to remove the keyboard shortcut from this command.


Show only commands containing

You can type a word in the box to filter the list of commands to display only commands that contain the word you typed.


Import

Click this button and browse to an .ini file to load an existing keyboard map.


Export

Click this button to save the current keyboard shortcuts to an .ini file.


Groove Pool

The Groove Pool displays the available grooves in your project and allows you to create, duplicate, import, export, and remove grooves.

Drag a groove from the Groove Pool to the track list or timeline. If you drop on the track list or timeline, you can create a full-track-length groove. Drop on an existing groove event to change the groove type, or drop between two events to fill the space between them.


Default groove for new tracks

Choose a setting from the drop-down list to set the project’s default groove.

When you add a new loop, one-shot, or MIDI track to your project, the selected groove will be applied to the entire track. Existing tracks are not affected.


IDH GROOVEPOOL LISTVIEW
Project Grooves

The project’s grooves are listed here. Each project saves its own grooves.


New Groove

Click to add a new groove to your project. You can use the Groove Editor to adjust the length and feel of the groove.


Duplicate Selected Grooves

Click to create copies of the selected grooves in the Groove Pool.

You can duplicate existing grooves to use them as templates for creating new grooves.

Right-click a groove and choose Rename from the shortcut menu to change its name.


Import Groove

Click to add grooves from .groove files or other media files to the Groove Pool of your project.

Tip:	If you want grooves to be available in every project without having to import them, save or copy the grooves to the folder specified in the Default groove folder box on the Folders tab of the Preferences dialog.
Grooves in this folder will be available in the Groove Pool window when you create a new ACID project.


Export Selected Groove

Click to export the selected groove.

Grooves are stored with your ACID project. Exporting a groove allows you to save a groove in a file that you can use in other projects or share with other ACID users.

Note:	By default, grooves will be saved in the folder specified in the Default groove folder box on the Folders tab of the Preferences dialog.
Grooves in this folder will be available in the Groove Pool window when you create a new ACID project.


Delete Selected Grooves From Project

Click to remove the selected grooves from your project.

If the groove is in use, a confirmation will be displayed if the Confirm groove deletion when still in use check box is selected on the General tab of the Preferences dialog


Remove All Unused Grooves From Project

Click to remove any grooves that have not been used in your project.


Groove Editor

The bottom half of the Groove Pool window displays your groove as a timeline with beat anchors and groove markers to represent how beats will be adjusted. Use this portion of the window to adjust the length and timing of a groove.

Select a groove in the Groove Pool to choose which groove you want to edit.


Groove Name

Displays the name of the current groove.


Length (Beats)

Use this control to adjust the length of the groove. Decreasing the setting will remove beat anchors and groove markers from the file; increasing the setting will add anchors and markers.


Pre-Groove

In the Groove Editor window, the beat anchors in the Pre-Groove section represent the beat that will be adjusted, or the source of your groove adjustment.

A groove marker in the Post-Groove section represents the point in time when a beat will be played. This is the destination of your groove adjustment. A groove marker can occur before or after the beat anchor. A line connects a groove marker to its associated beat anchor.


Post-Groove

In the Groove Editor window, the beat anchors in the Pre-Groove section represent the beat that will be adjusted, or the source of your groove adjustment.

A groove marker in the Post-Groove section represents the point in time when a beat will be played. This is the destination of your groove adjustment. A groove marker can occur before or after the beat anchor. A line connects a groove marker to its associated beat anchor.