Adding media files from the Explorer window

You can use the Explorer window, which operates similarly to the Windows® Explorer, to locate media files for use in projects. Display the Explorer, if needed, by choosing Explorer from the View menu, or by pressing Alt+1.

There are three ways to add media files from the Explorer window:

•Double-click the desired file.

•Drag the file from the Explorer to the track view or track list. Dragging a file from the Explorer to the track name of an existing track allows you to replace the original file with the new file, while all events remain in place.

•Right-click and drag a file to the track view or track list to specify the type of track to be created. When you drop the file, a shortcut menu appears that allows you to choose whether to treat the file as a loop, one-shot, Beatmapped track, or as an autodetected type.

Adding MIDI files from the Explorer window

You can add MIDI files to your project just as you would add audio files. You can right-click a MIDI in the Explorer window, you can choose how you want to add it to your project:

•Add to Project.

•Add to Project with Events.

•Add to Project with Events Rippled.

•Open as New Project.

For more information, see Adding MIDI files to a project on page 187.

Adding media files from the Media Manager window

If you have ACID, you can use the powerful Media Manager feature to locate, catalog, and add media files to your ACID projects. Within the Media Manager window, you can build media libraries of your media that include file attributes, ACID metadata, and tags that you can assign to classify your media. You can also search for, purchase, and access reference libraries from outside sources to build your media file base. Display the Media Manager, if needed, by choosing Media Manager from the View menu, or by pressing Alt+5.

For more information on the Media Manager feature, see Using the Media Manager on page 69.

Adding media files from the Open dialog

There are three ways to add media files from the Open dialog:

•Select the desired file and click Open.

•Right-click the selected file and choose Select from the shortcut menu.

•Double-click the selected file.

Adding media files from outside the application

You can also add a media file to a project by dragging it from Windows® Explorer to the track view.

Adding multiple media files simultaneously

To add multiple media files to the project, Ctrl+click (or Shift+click) to select the files and drag them to the track view or the track list.

Extracting media files from CD

You can extract 44,100 Hz, 16-bit, stereo data from CDs. Extracted CD tracks are added to new tracks in your ACID project.

1.Insert a CD in the CD-ROM drive.

2.From the File menu, choose Extract Audio from CD. The Extract Audio from CD dialog appears.

3.If you have more than one CD drive, choose the CD drive that contains the audio you want to extract from the Drive drop-down list.

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