Yes... I have Acid 20.d, but please help me anyway -ACID Product Family

Subject:Yes... I have Acid 20.d, but please help me anyway Posted by: Whisperer Date:2/8/2003 1:16:14 PM I'm switching over to Cakwalk Pro Audio 9 after I do a critical upgrade on my computer and OS, so there's no point in upgrading Acid right now, but I have 3 problems that I need fixed to finish my album. Don't laugh... here's my hardware: SOYO mobo, 500MHz AMD K6/2, 288MB RAM (yes I know that's weird,) Aardvark 24/96 Direct Pro, and Win98SE. PLEASE, SOMEONE HELP!!!!!! 1. All my IRQ settings are fine, but I still get a pop at the beginning of every track when I record to CD, and sometimes one at the end. 2. I record direct (I don't bring in loops) and when I "Mix to New Track", the new track sounds wavy, like someone singing through a fan. This is especially noticeable when I use an effects processor (ZOOM 505II) as a pre-effect or pre-amp, but seems to happen regardless of whether I use the effects processor or not. 3. There's a lot of space between songs when I burn to CD... a lot. No matter where I set the loop region before burning, I'm averaging about 8 sec. of dead air at the beginning of each song and about 5 sec. at the end of each song, discluding one song which has 4min. and 15 sec. at the end(which I think might be my mistake.) 2 or 3 seconds between each song is fine, but a total of 13 sec.? Listeners will fall asleep before Track 2 comes on! I know I'm talking about dinosaur software on a dinosaur system, but surely SOMEONE knows how to work around these problems just so I can finish this album. I'm desparate and have neither the time, nor resources to build a new PC right now. I just want to create a master copy CD that sounds good. Then I can start worrying about catching up to the 21st century.
Subject:RE: Yes... I have Acid 20.d, but please help me anyway Reply by: Iacobus Date:2/8/2003 1:27:58 PM I feel for you. I would like to upgrade myself in the near future. Hey, at least you have a nice soundcard. ;o) 1. Try burning to CD at a lower setting than the maximum. 2. Sounds like the track being bounced down is being turned into a Beatmapped track. (Consult the track's icon in the track list; it tells you what kind of track it is amongst the three types.) Double-click the track's icon in the list and change the track type to One-Shot. 3. Strange. You should have about 2 seconds for a gap between songs, not 8 or 5. Might want to check that your CD-R (or CD-RW) has any updated firmware for it. Ensure too that your project doesn't have any audio events, however small, at the absolute end of the project. HTH, Iacobus
Subject:RE: Yes... I have Acid 20.d, but please help me anyway Reply by: DKeenum Date:2/8/2003 1:30:36 PM Are you rendering the track or burning the CD from acid. Rendering the mix and then burning for Easy CD Creator works for me.
Subject:RE: Yes... I have Acid 20.d, but please help me anyway Reply by: Whisperer Date:2/8/2003 1:51:15 PM Thanks! I think that did the trick. : )

Subject:Yes... I have Acid 20.d, but please help me anyway

Posted by: Whisperer

Date:2/8/2003 1:16:14 PM

I'm switching over to Cakwalk Pro Audio 9 after I do a critical upgrade on my computer and OS, so there's no point in upgrading Acid right now, but I have 3 problems that I need fixed to finish my album. Don't laugh... here's my hardware: SOYO mobo, 500MHz AMD K6/2, 288MB RAM (yes I know that's weird,) Aardvark 24/96 Direct Pro, and Win98SE.

PLEASE, SOMEONE HELP!!!!!!
1. All my IRQ settings are fine, but I still get a *pop* at the beginning of every track when I record to CD, and sometimes one at the end.

2. I record direct (I don't bring in loops) and when I "Mix to New Track", the new track sounds wavy, like someone singing through a fan. This is especially noticeable when I use an effects processor (ZOOM 505II) as a pre-effect or pre-amp, but seems to happen regardless of whether I use the effects processor or not.

3. There's a lot of space between songs when I burn to CD... a lot. No matter where I set the loop region before burning, I'm averaging about 8 sec. of dead air at the beginning of each song and about 5 sec. at the end of each song, discluding one song which has 4min. and 15 sec. at the end(which I think might be my mistake.) 2 or 3 seconds between each song is fine, but a total of 13 sec.? Listeners will fall asleep before Track 2 comes on!

I know I'm talking about dinosaur software on a dinosaur system, but surely SOMEONE knows how to work around these problems just so I can finish this album. I'm desparate and have neither the time, nor resources to build a new PC right now. I just want to create a master copy CD that sounds good. Then I can start worrying about catching up to the 21st century.

Subject:RE: Yes... I have Acid 20.d, but please help me anyway

Reply by: Iacobus

Date:2/8/2003 1:27:58 PM

I feel for you. I would like to upgrade myself in the near future. Hey, at least you have a nice soundcard. ;o)

1. Try burning to CD at a lower setting than the maximum.

2. Sounds like the track being bounced down is being turned into a Beatmapped track. (Consult the track's icon in the track list; it tells you what kind of track it is amongst the three types.) Double-click the track's icon in the list and change the track type to One-Shot.

3. Strange. You should have about 2 seconds for a gap between songs, not 8 or 5. Might want to check that your CD-R (or CD-RW) has any updated firmware for it. Ensure too that your project doesn't have any audio events, however small, at the absolute end of the project.

HTH,
Iacobus

Subject:RE: Yes... I have Acid 20.d, but please help me anyway

Reply by: DKeenum

Date:2/8/2003 1:30:36 PM

Are you rendering the track or burning the CD from acid. Rendering the mix and then burning for Easy CD Creator works for me.

Subject:RE: Yes... I have Acid 20.d, but please help me anyway

Reply by: Whisperer

Date:2/8/2003 1:51:15 PM

Thanks! I think that did the trick. : )