User Manual

Recording MIDI
You can use an external MIDI controller (or the keyboard/drum list between the track header and timeline) to record MIDI into your
ACID Music Studio project.
You can record in real time during project playback or use step recording to build MIDI tracks.
Tip: If you use the keyboard/drum list between the track header and timeline to input MIDI notes, note that the buttons are velocity
sensitive: clicking toward the right side of a button plays the note with a higher velocity setting than clicking toward the left side. The
keyboard/drum list is visible in inline MIDI editing mode.
Important: Attempting to record MIDI controller data over an existing event will overwrite existing note data.
Setting up a MIDI controller for recording into a track
1. Select the MIDI track you want to record into, or press Ctrl+Alt+Q to add a new, blank MIDI track to your project.
2. Choose a MIDI input port by clicking the MIDI Input button on the track header. Choose a command from the menu:
• Auto Input — Uses automatic input routing.
• Input Off — Turns off MIDI input to the track.
3. Choose a MIDI input channel:
a. Click the MIDI Input button on the track header.
b. Choose MIDI Channel from the menu, and choose the MIDI channel you want to send data to the track, or choose All if
you want the track to listen to all channels.
4. Click the MIDI Input button on the track header and choose Send MIDI Input Thru to MIDI Output from the menu if you want
to echo notes from the MIDI controller to the track's MIDI device or soft synth for monitoring.
Recording MIDI in real time
You can record MIDI in real time while your project plays back.
1. Connect a MIDI controller to your computer. If you do not have a MIDI controller, you can use the keyboard in the timeline
(when in MIDI timeline editing mode) or the keyboard in the Soft Synth Properties window.
Note: Not all VSTi plug-ins can record using the keyboard in the Soft Synth Properties window.
2. Select the Arm for Record buttons ( ) on the tracks where you want to record. Arming a track enables it for recording.
3. Choose a MIDI input device and channel for each armed track. For more information, see Setting up a MIDI controller for recording
into a track on page 33.
4. Set up any desired MIDI message, velocity, or quantize filters for your armed tracks.
5. Position the cursor where you want to start recording.
6. Click the Record button ( ) on the transport bar to start recording. MIDI messages from your controller are recorded as you
play them.
• Notes are added to an event in the timeline.
• MIDI controller adjustments (such as pitch wheel and modulation wheel movements) are recorded as track envelopes.
MIDI controllers are recorded in latch mode: envelope points are created when you change a control setting, and
recording continues until you stop playback. When you stop adjusting the control, the control's current setting overwrites
the existing envelope points.
Note: Envelope points are not thinned when recording MIDI controllers from a hardware device.
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