Embarrassed to say this but..... -ACID Product Family

Subject:Embarrassed to say this but..... Posted by: buckaroo Date:5/23/2007 10:19:21 AM How do i make an acidized file?? I have used Acid for years and always stayed within the program for mixing etc, but now i want to use some of my acid loops that i have made myself in other progs like Protools 7.3 which reads acidized loops. Thing is when i use my loops in Acid i havent done anything to them, (i get the loop bars right etc in the clip properties everytime i use them - long winded i know!) So how do "acidize" a loop so that it can change pitch etc in another program? And if i pitch down a loop, do i have to "re-render" it in Acid, to make it stay pitched down in the other program? or is there an easier way with "acidising" it?? Sorry for being dim....!
Subject:RE: Embarrassed to say this but..... Reply by: DKeenum Date:5/23/2007 11:06:19 AM First question: Do you have sound forge?
Subject:RE: Embarrassed to say this but..... Reply by: Iacobus Date:5/23/2007 11:27:14 AM [shameless plug] Even though it covers ACID Pro 5, the book by JohnnyRoy and yours truly, Instant ACID, pretty much covers how to ACIDize a sample. Just about all of these techniques still apply to ACID Pro 6. [/shameless plug] Adding to what DKeenum said (having Sound Forge is a great start since it has ACID loop creation tools), you can do any final tweaking in ACID Pro itself as it's the only version of ACID that has the stretch marker capability. HTH, Iacobus
Subject:RE: Embarrassed to say this but..... Reply by: buckaroo Date:5/23/2007 2:06:53 PM yes i have soundforge 8.0, as i have used SF for around 9 years since v4 daily! Is it better to acidize in SF?
Subject:RE: Embarrassed to say this but..... Reply by: DKeenum Date:5/24/2007 1:26:06 PM I use sf to edit and acidize loops. But, then, I tweek the markers in acid. To me, both are helpful.
Subject:RE: Embarrassed to say this but..... Reply by: Iacobus Date:5/31/2007 1:27:06 PM "Is it better to acidize in SF?" Generally speaking, it depends. If you're creating something that's totally out-there from scratch, Sound Forge is definitely the way to go. For example, a sample that's exactly 2 seconds long will fit perfectly within a tempo of 120 BPM. Anything shorter and the default tempo will be faster; anything longer and the tempo will be slower. (Remember: This is at "face value," before ACID does its thing.) If the sample was shorter than 2 seconds and you expected to use this Loop within ACID Pro at a tempo of 120 BPM, ACID will stretch it properly, but it might produce artifacts in the process because ACID is doing its mojo on the Loop to make it fit properly within the tempo. If you quickly need to create a Loop, usually doing it in ACID Pro also works. Rendering to a new track with the "render loop region only" option (provided the loop region selection is a certain length) will automatically ACIDize the new sample with the overall project's tempo and key info (if applicable). In any case, ACID Pro might be your last step for ACIDizing your custom Loops, especially if you intend to stretch these Loops to other tempos. The stretch marker feature (only in ACID Pro) can definitely make a good Loop sound even better when it stretches to other tempos. (It may be a good idea to save using the "Save" icon in the upper right once you tweak stretch markers. ACID will only note any changes you've made at the project level otherwise. Clicking the save icon will permanently save changes to that particular Loop.)

Subject:Embarrassed to say this but.....

Posted by: buckaroo

Date:5/23/2007 10:19:21 AM

How do i make an acidized file??

I have used Acid for years and always stayed within the program for mixing etc, but now i want to use some of my acid loops that i have made myself in other progs like Protools 7.3 which reads acidized loops.

Thing is when i use my loops in Acid i havent done anything to them, (i get the loop bars right etc in the clip properties everytime i use them - long winded i know!)

So how do "acidize" a loop so that it can change pitch etc in another program?

And if i pitch down a loop, do i have to "re-render" it in Acid, to make it stay pitched down in the other program? or is there an easier way with "acidising" it??

Sorry for being dim....!