User Guide
CHP. 3 GETTING STARTED
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Adding media files from outside the application
You can also add a media file to a project by dragging it from Windows Explorer to the track view.
Adding multiple media files simultaneously
To add multiple media files to the project, +click (or +click) to select the files and drag them to the
track view or the track list.
Extracting media files from CD
ACID allows you to extract 44,100 Hz, 16-bit, stereo data from CDs. ACID adds extracted CD tracks to new
tracks in your ACID project.
1.
Insert a CD in the CD-ROM drive.
2.
From the File menu, choose Extract Audio from CD. The Extract Audio from CD dialog appears.
3.
If you have more than one CD drive, choose the CD drive that contains the audio you want to extract
from the
Drive drop-down list.
4.
From the Action drop-down list, choose how you
want to extract audio:
• Choose
Read by track and select each track you
want to extract. ACID extracts each track to a
new track in your project.
• Choose
Read entire disc to extract the current CD
to a single file.
• Choose
Read by range and enter a starting time
and ending time (or a starting time and length).
ACID extracts the time range to a new track in
your project.
Click
Play to preview your selection. In order to
preview, your CD drive’s audio output must be
connected to your sound card, or you can connect
headphones to the front of the CD drive.
5.
From the Speed drop-down list, choose the speed at which you want to extract audio.
6.
Click OK. The Save As dialog appears.
7.
Enter a file name and choose a location for the new file(s).
Note:
ACID can automatically name extracted tracks for
you. From the
Options menu, choose Preferences, and on
the
General tab, select the Autoname extracted CD tracks
check box. For more information, see Using the General tab
on page 179.
8.
Click Save to start extracting audio.
ACID begins extracting data from the CD and displays a progress meter. If the file is longer than 30
seconds, the Beatmapper™ Wizard appears.
9.
Use the Beatmapper Wizard or choose to open the file as a one-shot. ACID adds the extracted file to a
track. For more information, see Using the Beatmapper on page 103.
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