User Guide

CHP. 3 GETTING STARTED
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Reordering tracks
When building an ACID project, you may want to reorder the tracks to place similar instruments in
proximity to one another. For example, placing all drum loops together in the track view makes it easier for
you to fine-tune the mix of the songs overall drum sound.
1.
Drag the track header to a new location in the track list. A heavy black horizontal line appears on the
track list to indicate where the track will be placed.
2.
Release the mouse button. The track is dropped in the new location and the entire track list/track view
adjusts accordingly.
Tip:
You can reorder multiple tracks by holding or
while selecting tracks and dragging the tracks as a group.
Resizing tracks
ACID allows you to change the height of a track, thereby affecting how many tracks display in the track
view. This is especially useful when building a project with a large number of tracks. In addition, you can
decrease the tracks height until only the multipurpose slider,
Track FX button, Mute button, and Solo button
are visible.
1.
Drag the bottom edge of a track up or down in the track list. The pointer displays as a vertical stretch
icon ( ).
2.
Release the mouse button to establish the tracks new height.
Tip:
You can set the default height for all new tracks by right-
clicking the newly resized track in the track list and choosing
Set Default Track Properties from the shortcut menu. For
more information, see Setting default track properties on page
178.
Changing track colors
As mentioned previously, ACID automatically creates tracks to accommodate new media files. ACID also
supplies these tracks with a default color. However, you can change track colors to organize the tracks in
your project. To change the color, right-click the track in the track list, choose
Color from the shortcut
menu, and choose the desired color from the submenu.
Renaming tracks
To rename a track, right-click the track name and choose Rename from the shortcut menu, or double-click
the track name. Renaming a track applies to the project only and does not change the file associated with
the track.
Duplicating tracks
To duplicate a track, right-click it and choose Duplicate Track from the shortcut menu. ACID creates an
exact copy of the track and its events and adds it below the original track in the project. The words Copy
of appear before the name of the duplicate track to identify it in the track list.
For creative ways to use duplicate tracks, see Playing with duplicate tracks on page 187.
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