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Subject:Adding entire audio tracks Posted by: dvdmike Date:12/4/2002 8:28:09 PM I'm new to ACID so maybe this is a real easy one for someone. When I add an audio track into ACID 4.0a, how can I add the entire track to the timeline all at once without using the pencil? I have no need for the pencil. I am not doing any looping or any midi and when I load a track I simply want the entire track to start at the begining and go to the end. When I use that pencil, sometimes I am not close enough to the left edge and the track starts with some blank space to the left of the music. When I add multiple tracks, they do not line up and I have to move each one so that they do and I would liek to avoid this altogether. Another easy wuations for someone is this: is there a way to take a stereo audio file that is in the timeline and split it into two seperate audio (mono) tracks.
Subject:RE: Adding entire audio tracks Reply by: nlamartina Date:12/4/2002 8:53:23 PM Mike, 1. Select the paintbrush tool. 2. Drag your track into the bank. 3. Place the brush over the respective timeline area. 4. Hold down Ctrl, and click. Voila. The whole track is painted out. This works for MIDI too. - Nick
Subject:RE: Adding entire audio tracks Reply by: Chienworks Date:12/4/2002 9:22:44 PM dvdmike: it sounds like you really would have wanted Vegas instead of ACID.
Subject:RE: Adding entire audio tracks Reply by: dvdmike Date:12/4/2002 10:01:09 PM Chien, you are correct that most of what I do is Video, but I have too much invested in Adobe Premiere with a Real Time card to switch to Vegas Video now. I do think that SF is onto something which could leave the others in the dust if they work at it. Convergence is coming into all of these fields and SF appears to be converging into one product that covers the gambit from audio to video (DVD production??). Their software will likely become one "seamless" integrated product with purchased options. Everyone will go this way soon enough as this new industry matures. In the video production field, right now you need to produce high quality audio along with video. Customers are requesting now (demanding later) 5.1 audio and high quality DVD authoring. I am not alone in that I use a lot of varrious software programs to complete one project. I use a video capture program, video editing program, titler, multi camera editing program, audio capture program, audio editing, surround mixing program, surround encodding program (soon with ACID????), photo editing program and dvd authoring program all for one project. These programs span 6 or so software companies and they each have their own style of interface. SF apears to have a leg up on a common interface accross their line from what I have seen so far but they presently break everything out into too many packages. The markeplace will demand that they converge and if they do it soon, they could gain significant market share as a "suite" vendor for A/V prduction. Once that happens, I might be taking the plunge and switching to their video program.
Subject:RE: Adding entire audio tracks Reply by: dvdmike Date:12/4/2002 10:10:36 PM nla, thanks, that helped quite a bit, but I still have a hard time getting the track to start at the beginning of the timeline without selecting the pencil and dragging the track over. I realize that it will start wherever I have the cursor when a <ctrl> click, but how does one get the cursor all the way over to the far left without any space? This is not a big deal but it is one of those time saving things that I like to iron out before doing repititious tasks.
Subject:RE: Adding entire audio tracks Reply by: nlamartina Date:12/5/2002 12:29:00 AM Mike, Make sure you have snapping enabled. I can't remember the key for it off-hand, but it's in one of the menus. Also, it'll help if you have your grid spacing set to measures. This way, when you Ctrl+Click anywhere near the leftmost part of the timeline, the newly painted track will be at the very beginning. This will save you the step of having to drag it over on your own. - Nick

Subject:Adding entire audio tracks

Posted by: dvdmike

Date:12/4/2002 8:28:09 PM

I'm new to ACID so maybe this is a real easy one for someone. When I add an audio track into ACID 4.0a, how can I add the entire track to the timeline all at once without using the pencil? I have no need for the pencil. I am not doing any looping or any midi and when I load a track I simply want the entire track to start at the begining and go to the end. When I use that pencil, sometimes I am not close enough to the left edge and the track starts with some blank space to the left of the music. When I add multiple tracks, they do not line up and I have to move each one so that they do and I would liek to avoid this altogether.

Another easy wuations for someone is this: is there a way to take a stereo audio file that is in the timeline and split it into two seperate audio (mono) tracks.