Acid 3 Demo won't recognize or open loops -ACID Product Family

Subject:Acid 3 Demo won't recognize or open loops Posted by: KenB Date:3/12/2002 7:51:58 AM I just installed the Acid 3.0 demo. The program opens as expected, but it doesn't recognize .WAV loops! In the first place, I have to right-click on the Acid explorer window and select "View all files" before WAV files will show up at all. When I single-click a loop, it doesn't preview. When I double-click a loop to add it to a project, Acid tells me "This file cannot be added to ACID projects. The file type may not be supported." Huh? I've got Windows ME, 128MB RAM, gigabytes of free disk, an SB Live! sound card. I updated the DirectX 8, but that doesn't make any difference. I installed the demo from the CD included with Sams "Teach Yourself ACID 3.0 in 24 Hours." Has that got something to do with it? What's going on here? I scanned the FAQs before I posted here, but I didn't see anything relating to my problem. Any help would be appreciated.
Subject:RE: Acid 3 Demo won't recognize or open loops Reply by: SonicJG Date:3/12/2002 11:53:25 AM That's a strange one. First, I'd try uninstalling and reinstalling. Otherwise, do a search for wavplug.dll on your machine(installed to C:\Program Files\Sonic Foundry\Shared Plug-ins\File Formats by default), then drag 'n drop it onto the open ACID window to register it. HTH, Joel
Subject:RE: Acid 3 Demo won't recognize or open loops Reply by: KenB Date:3/12/2002 4:13:29 PM I already had uninstalled and reinstalled, actually. Your suggestion worked, however. I did have to reboot after dropping the DLL, but as I say it worked. I'm not sure why the problem developed in the first place, unless it's because I've been downloading a bunch of evaluation versions of various audio and midi production tools to try out. Maybe that confused things. Anyway, thanks for the suggestion.

Subject:Acid 3 Demo won't recognize or open loops

Posted by: KenB

Date:3/12/2002 7:51:58 AM

I just installed the Acid 3.0 demo. The program opens as expected, but it doesn't recognize .WAV loops! In the first place, I have to right-click on the Acid explorer window and select "View all files" before WAV files will show up at all. When I single-click a loop, it doesn't preview. When I double-click a loop to add it to a project, Acid tells me "This file cannot be added to ACID projects. The file type may not be supported." Huh? I've got Windows ME, 128MB RAM, gigabytes of free disk, an SB Live! sound card. I updated the DirectX 8, but that doesn't make any difference. I installed the demo from the CD included with Sams "Teach Yourself ACID 3.0 in 24 Hours." Has that got something to do with it? What's going on here? I scanned the FAQs before I posted here, but I didn't see anything relating to my problem. Any help would be appreciated.

Subject:RE: Acid 3 Demo won't recognize or open loops

Reply by: SonicJG

Date:3/12/2002 11:53:25 AM

That's a strange one. First, I'd try uninstalling and reinstalling.

Otherwise, do a search for wavplug.dll on your machine(installed to C:\Program Files\Sonic Foundry\Shared Plug-ins\File Formats by default), then drag 'n drop it onto the open ACID window to register it.

HTH,
Joel

Subject:RE: Acid 3 Demo won't recognize or open loops

Reply by: KenB

Date:3/12/2002 4:13:29 PM

I already had uninstalled and reinstalled, actually. Your suggestion worked, however. I did have to reboot after dropping the DLL, but as I say it worked. I'm not sure why the problem developed in the first place, unless it's because I've been downloading a bunch of evaluation versions of various audio and midi production tools to try out. Maybe that confused things. Anyway, thanks for the suggestion.