User Guide

CHP. 3 GETTING STARTED
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Viewing the Mixer window
The Mixer window appears by default when you start ACID, but you can hide it if necessary. To view or hide
the Mixer window, choose
Mixer from the View menu or press . A check mark appears adjacent to
the command to indicate when the window is displayed.
Using the mixer toolbar
The Mixer window toolbar contains four buttons: Project Audio Properties, Insert FX, Insert Bus, and Insert Soft
Synth
.
Renaming mixer controls
Double-clicking a mixer control name allows you to rename the control. Press to save the change.
Using the mixer’s faders
Adjusting the Preview fader
Drag the fader up or down to adjust the preview volume.
Hiding the Preview fader
Once you have added all desired media files to a project, you may want to hide the Preview fader to make
room for additional busses, assignable effects, and soft synth controls. To hide the Preview fader, right-click
within the Mixer window and choose
Show Preview Fader from the shortcut menu. The fader remains
hidden until you choose
Show Preview Fader from the shortcut menu again.
Button Description
Displays the Project Properties dialog.
Adds an assignable effect chain to your project. The Plug-In Chooser
dialog appears so that you can create a plug-in chain.
For more
information, see Using assignable effects on page 113
.
Adds another bus to your project. The Audio tab in the Project
Properties dialog updates to reflect the new number of busses.
For more
information, see Using busses on page 111
.
Adds a soft synth control to your project. You can assign MIDI tracks or
external MIDI input devices to the soft synth control and assign the soft
synth control to a DLS set or VSTi plug-in.
For more information, see
Using soft synth controls on page 115
.
Alt +3
Enter
Enter a new
name for the
mixer control