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Opening a file in an audio editor

You can directly edit the media file to which an audio event is referenced. Any changes you make and save in the audio editor are

permanent and are reflected in the event in your project.

Select the event to be edited.

From the Tools menu, choose Open in Audio Editor.

Your selected audio editing application opens the event’s referenced media file. Make the necessary changes and save the file in the

audio editor. If you keep the media file’s name and location the same, its event is updated immediately in your project. However, if you

change the media file’s name or location (using Save As), you must import the edited (new) file into the application.

Opening a copy of a file in an audio editor

You can also create a copy of an audio file and open it in an audio editor. Opening a copy of a file has the advantage of preserving the

original file unchanged. The modified copy is inserted into the event as a take and is automatically added to the Media Pool.

Select the event to be edited.

From the Tools menu, choose Open Copy in Audio Editor.

When you are finished editing, save the file. The application adds “Take X” to the end of the filename to distinguish it from the original

and adds it to the project as a take. If you save it to a new file (using Save As), you must manually add it as a take into the project. For

more information, see Working with takes on page 61.

Editing a media file’s source project

When your CD Architect project uses source media files that are rendered with an embedded project path reference, you can easily

open the source project in the associated application if you need to edit the media. By saving your project path reference when you

render files in ACID 5.0, Sound Forge 8.0, or Vegas 6.0, you can quickly access the media from CD Architect via the Edit Source Project

shortcut menu.

Note

: The project information in the rendered file is only a reference to a project file. If you modify the source project file after rendering,

the project data will no longer match the rendered file. To edit a project using a path reference, the project file and all media must be

available on your computer.

Perform one of the following options:

Option Action

I Right-click a media file in the Explorer window.

II Right-click a media file in the Media Pool window.

III Right-click an event on the timeline.

From the shortcut menu, choose Edit Source Project. An ACID, Vegas, or Sound Forge window will open with the source project.

If you are editing a source project using a computer other than the computer where the project was created, then the editing

computer must meet the following requirements:

• The software that was used to create the project must be installed and the project file extension (.acd, .acd-zip, .veg, or .frg)

must be registered on the editing computer.

• The editing computer must have the same version (or later) of the software as the computer where the project was created.

• The project file must exist on the editing computer using the same file path as on the computer where the project was created.

• The project’s source media must exist on the editing computer. If the media files do not use the same file path as on the

computer where the project was created, you will be prompted to choose a new folder or replacement files.

Edit the project as necessary.

Render the edited project using the same name as the original media file and close the editing application.

Note

: If you are editing an existing track, your project will automatically be updated with the latest rendered media file.

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