Chapter 12 Working with MIDI

ACID® software allows you to record MIDI tracks and edit MIDI in your projects. The software provides two plug-ins: the piano roll editor and the list editor. You can also render projects with MIDI tracks, play MIDI from an external device, and synchronize to MIDI timecode (MTC).

Adding MIDI tracks and files

You can add MIDI files to your project or create new MIDI files from scratch. You can use MIDI tracks to record and play back data from synthesizers and other MIDI-compliant equipment. MIDI tracks can use .mid, .smf, .wav, and .rmi files.

Adding MIDI tracks

To add a new, blank MIDI track to your project do one of the following:

•From the Insert menu, choose MIDI Track .

•Right-click in the timeline and choose Insert MIDI Track.

Tip: You can also add a MIDI track by pressing Ctrl+Alt+Q.

Adding MIDI files to a project

You can add MIDI files to your project just as you would add audio files. You can double-click a MIDI file to create new tracks and events, or you can drag a MIDI file from the Explorer or Media Manager window to an existing track to add a new clip.

Note: When you select a MIDI file in the Explorer window, its length, tempo, type, and number of tracks are displayed at the bottom of the window:

When you right-click a MIDI file in the Explorer window, you can choose how you want to add it to your project:

1.Add to Project — Adds the file to the current ACID project and adds tracks to the track list. No events are created.

•For Type 0 MIDI files, a separate track is created for each channel in the MIDI file, and all tracks are organized within a folder track.

•For Type 1 MIDI files, a separate track is created for each track in the MIDI file, and all tracks are organized within a folder track.

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