User Guide

CHP. 5 WORKING IN THE TRACK VIEW

CHAPTER

Working in the

Track View

This chapter introduces you to several ACID features that increase your productivity, such as markers,

regions, and snapping options. You’ll also learn about the different ways to change a project’s tempo, key and

time signature. Finally, you’ll learn several options for adjusting the project timeline.

Using project markers and regions

ACID markers and regions identify areas of your project and provide navigational cues for quickly finding

those areas. After you insert markers and regions, you may adjust their position along the project’s timeline

and label them with meaningful names for your reference.

Working with standard markers

Markers are tools that can make creating music easier by identifying specific points along the project’s

timeline. They can be named, moved, and serve as snap and navigational points for the cursor and events.

When you place markers, ACID automatically numbers them in the order that you place them.

Placing markers

Markers are placed at the cursor position. You may place a marker in one of the following ways:

• From the

Insert menu, choose Marker.

• Right-click the marker bar, choose

Markers/Regions from the shortcut menu, and choose Insert Marker

from the submenu.

• Press . You may use this method to place a marker while the project is playing.

Marker type Description

Marker (standard) Markers identify specific reference points in your project. Points that you may

want to identify are introductions, bridges, refrains, choruses, or whatever

you choose.

Time marker Time markers are fixed to the time ruler and mark absolute time in your

project. They are very useful when scoring video.

Command marker Command markers indicate when an instruction or function occurs in a

streaming media file.

Regions Regions subdivide your project into time segments. Regions have in and out

points, which allow them to function as permanent time selections.

Marker barMarker