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Subject:Newbie wants to know what some of these new features will do in 4.0 Posted by: anon Date:7/30/2002 2:26:18 PM OK Ted said: New in ACID PRO 4.0 -Plug-In effects automation -ASIO driver support -5.1 surround mixing -MIDI piano roll editing -Yamaha OPT support -VSTi support -Alternate time signatures -Master, auxiliary, and effects bus tracks -MIDI event list editing and step recording Ted And I saw on the Acidplanet forums that Suzan added "Loop Cloning" to the list. So, could someone please explain a a couple of these features to me. I understand and am very happy about VSTi, the new MIDI features, 5.1 surround mixing and Alternate Time Signatures. Could someone explain to me what "plug-in effects automation" means and what "master, auxillary and effects bus editing" will let me do? Oh yeah, what's loop cloning? Thanks
Subject:RE: Newbie wants to know what some of these new features will do in 4.0 Reply by: Jessariah Date:7/30/2002 2:36:57 PM I would think what they mean by effects automation is that you are able to add/mute/adjust plugins on each track and have it change in real time -- as opposed to having one setting applied the whole time. Kind of like using keyframes in Vegas.
Subject:RE: Newbie wants to know what some of these new features will do in 4.0 Reply by: Ted_H Date:7/30/2002 2:39:22 PM Master, aux, and effects busses now have their own "tracks" that you can display for creating fades and other effects more easily. Ted
Subject:RE: Newbie wants to know what some of these new features will do in 4.0 Reply by: MacMoney Date:7/30/2002 2:47:55 PM >Could someone explain to me what "plug-in effects automation" means Let's say you own any of the Waves 3.5 plugins, We will use a Reverb. You can select Reverb Decay Time (or any thing else) for automation, From meas.1 to 5 you want a 1.5sec reverb and from meas. 5 to 20 you can draw a envelope to change your Reverb Decay time to 3sec and from meas. 20 to 30 back to 1.5sec. >master, auxillary and effects bus editing" will let me do? I haven't seen it yet but you should be able to add an FX to a Master buss and create FX, Pan and Vol. automation on that Master buss, I would say that the VSTi have a Master track too for automation. >Oh yeah, what's loop cloning? I don't know. We will see. George Ware
Subject:RE: Newbie wants to know what some of these new features will do in 4.0 Reply by: ATP Date:7/30/2002 3:49:37 PM what exactly do Alternate Time Signatures do?
Subject:RE: Newbie wants to know what some of these new features will do in 4.0 Reply by: kraznet Date:7/30/2002 4:21:26 PM Hopefully it means you can use time signatures other than 4/4 e.g 3/4-5/4-6/8-12/8 etc.A very useful addition i think. Kraznet
Subject:RE: Newbie wants to know what some of these new features will do in 4.0 Reply by: Ted_H Date:7/30/2002 4:28:59 PM The spacing of the grid lines is altered to match the time signature that you choose. For example, changing the time signature to 3/4 would change the timeline so that there are three quarter note grid lines per measure, changing it to 5/8 would put five eighth note grid lines per measure, etc. You can do real weird time signatures if you want to. Thirty-second notes are the smallest value. Ninety-nine is the maxmimum number of beats per measure. Ted
Subject:RE: Newbie wants to know what some of these new features will do in 4.0 Reply by: kraznet Date:7/30/2002 5:09:47 PM Sounds great Ted!! Will it be possible to insert Sig changes along the timeline and access them from an event list ? Cheers Kraznet
Subject:RE: Newbie wants to know what some of these new features will do in 4.0 Reply by: nlamartina Date:7/30/2002 8:49:24 PM Oh my gosh. I get it... Lol... And they say you guys don't listen to your customers. Either that, or great minds think alike winkwink. This looks like an outstanding product, SoFo. I can't wait to try it out. - Nick LaMartina
Subject:RE: Newbie wants to know what some of these new features will do in 4.0 Reply by: SHTUNOT Date:7/30/2002 9:25:52 PM You do mean that in the same song that you can have multiple time signatures throughout...ie:dream theater/progressive music. Like bars 1-16: 3/4...17-25:7/8...bars26-end: 7/4...right?
Subject:RE: Newbie wants to know what some of these new features will do in 4.0 Reply by: Jacose Date:7/31/2002 9:26:59 AM Sounds great Ted!! Will it be possible to insert Sig changes along the timeline and access them from an event list ? I couldnt see Sofo do it any other way ;)
Subject:RE: Newbie wants to know what some of these new features will do in 4.0 Reply by: Ted_H Date:7/31/2002 9:32:46 AM You can insert time signature changes anywhere. It works the same way as tempo and key change markers. Ted
Subject:RE: Newbie wants to know what some of these new features will do in 4.0 Reply by: SonySCS Date:7/31/2002 10:41:24 AM Loop Cloning is the ability to create new loops using the chopper. Yeah, yeah, they're not truly clones but I bet they had a hard time naming this one. Suzan Sonic Foundry
Subject:RE: Newbie wants to know what some of these new features will do in 4.0 Reply by: MacMoney Date:7/31/2002 1:18:11 PM >Loop Cloning is the ability to create new loops using the chopper. Yeah, yeah, >they're not truly clones but I bet they had a hard time naming this one. >Suzan >Sonic Foundry Thanks Suzan of the info. George Ware
Subject:RE: Newbie wants to know what some of these new features will do in 4.0 Reply by: Jacose Date:8/2/2002 2:06:20 PM haha thanks for all these great features!! I am looking foward to testing them out.... its truly a new experience with every release!!!

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