User Guide

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CHP. 3 GETTING STARTED
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Getting Started
Now that you have an understanding of ACID’s interface and controls, you are ready to begin learning the
techniques needed to pick, paint, and play ACID projects. In this chapter you will learn the skills that will
allow you to create music in ACID, from locating media files to writing the finished project to CD.
Starting projects
Double-clicking the ACID icon on the desktop starts ACID. You can immediately begin building your
ACID project using the application’s default project properties. However, you may prefer to customize the
project properties prior to beginning the project.
Setting project properties
ACID allows you to configure project properties and add summary information prior to beginning a project.
Choosing
New from the File menu displays the New Project dialog. This dialog contains two tabs: Summary
and
Audio. Selecting the Start all new projects with these settings check box configures ACID to use the
parameters and information in both tabs as defaults when starting all subsequent projects.
Note: You can edit project audio properties and summary
information at any time. Choose
Properties from the File
menu to display the Project Properties dialog, which contains
the identical tabs and parameters as the New Project dialog.
Using the Summary tab
This tab allows you to enter information about the project. These boxes may be left blank or if information
exists, you may change it at any time.
Item Description
Title Enter the name or title of the project.
Artist Enter the name of the narrator, band, or artist(s) being recorded into the project.
Engineer Enter the name(s) of the people who mixed and edited the project.
Copyright Enter the date and ownership rights of the project.
Comments Enter information that identifies and describes the project.
Start all new projects with these
settings
Select this check box if your projects’ requirements do not change or you want consistent
settings for future projects.
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