Command Description

Edit in Audio Editor

Opens the clip's media in your selected audio editor.

After you have edited and saved the file, ACID automatically detects the updated file and updates the events in the project. However, if you change the media file’s name or location (by using Save As), you must import the edited (new) file into your project.

 

Note: When you edit a clip in an external editor, audio, MIDI, and external control hardware is released regardless of the

 

Close audio and MIDI ports when ACID is not the active application check box setting (for more information, see Using

 

the General tab on page 254.). The ports are re-enabled when focus is restored to ACID.

 

 

Edit Source

If a clip's media was created from an ACID project and rendered with the project path reference in the file, this command

Project

opens the source project in a new ACID window.

 

If you render the edited file using the same file name and location as the track's original media, your project will automatically

 

be updated to use the latest rendered media file.

 

Note: This command is available only for audio clips.

 

 

Add to Groove

Makes the selected clip available in the Groove Pool so you can apply its timing to other tracks.

Pool

Notes:

 

 

 

 

•Groove cloning can extract grooves from loop tracks only.

 

•This command is available only for audio clips.

 

 

Invert Phase

Reverses the phase of the sound data. Although inverting data does not make an audible difference in a single file, it can

 

prevent phase cancellation when mixing or crossfading audio signals.

 

Note: This command is available only for audio clips.

 

 

Normalize

Maximizes a clip's volume without clipping.

 

The Normalize peak level setting on the Audio tab of the Preferences dialog sets the level to which the largest peak in the clip

 

will be normalized.

 

Note: This command is available only for audio clips.

 

 

Channels

Specifies how to treat the channels in a clip:

 

 

 

 

Both

Treats the clip as a normal stereo file.

 

 

 

 

Left Only

Creates a mono clip using only the left channel of your media file.

 

 

 

 

Right Only

Creates a mono clip using only the right channel of your media file.

 

 

 

 

Combine

Creates a mono clip by mixing the channels of your media file. After mixing the channels, the amplitude is

 

 

divided by two to prevent clipping.

 

 

 

 

Swap

Exchanges the right and left channels in a stereo file.

 

 

 

Note: This command is available only for audio clips.

 

 

Clip List

Displays the track's available clips. Choose a clip from the menu to set the event's clip.

 

 

Next Clip

Updates the event's contents to use the next clip in the clip list.

 

Tip: Select an event and press C to switch to the next clip quickly.

 

 

Previous Clip

Updates the event's contents to use the previous clip in the clip list.

Tip: Select an event and press Shift+C to switch to the previous clip quickly.

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