User Guide

CHP. 3 GETTING STARTED

Click the slider label to choose what you want to adjust.

Once you have chosen what you want to adjust, drag the slider to adjust the level. You can hold or

to select multiple tracks and move the sliders together as a group.

Note:

When adjusting the mix of your tracks, remember to

look at the meters on the mixer. Because you are adding the

volumes of all the tracks together, it is easy to clip the audio

output. Make sure that the meters never display the red clip

indicator during playback.

Muting tracks

Each track has a Mute button (). Clicking this button shades the corresponding track (to indicate that it is

muted) and renders it inaudible during playback. Clicking the

Mute button a second time returns the track to

its original level in the mix. Toggle-muting a track is an effective way of determining whether a track

contributes to the overall sound of a project.

You can also press to mute a track or group of tracks.

Tip:

Press and click the Mute button to mute only the

selected track (and restore any other muted tracks). If the

selected track is already muted, press and click the

Mute

button to restore all tracks.

Function Description

Volume Controls how loud a track is in the mix. A value of 0 dB means that the track plays with no boost or cut from

ACID. Dragging the fader to the left cuts the volume; dragging to the right boosts the volume.

Pan Controls the position of a track in the stereo field. Dragging the slider to the left places the track in the left

speaker more than the right, while dragging the slider to the right places the track in the right speaker.

Because ACID uses true stereo panning, you can introduce clipping when panning a track to the left or right.

Unlike a left/right balance control—which simply decreases the volume of one channel—ACID’s default panning

mode actually adds the audio from one channel to the other. When panning a track, adjust the track volume

accordingly.

You can choose among five panning types to determine how ACID pans a track.

For more information, see

Choosing stereo pan types on page 103

FX Controls the level of the track sent to each of the assignable effect chains that you have created. Dragging the

fader to the left cuts the volume; dragging to the right boosts the volume.

Bus Controls the level of the track sent to each of the additional busses that you have created for your project.

Dragging the fader to the left cuts the volume; dragging the fader to the right boosts the volume.

Ctrl Shift

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