Instant ACID / John Rofrano and Iacobus.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Rofrano, John.

Contributor:

Iacobus.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

ACID (Computer file).

Digital audio editors.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (256 p.)

Edition:

1st edition

Other Title:

Subtitle on cover: Video, audio, surround, streaming

Place of Publication:

San Francisco : CMP Books, 2005.

Language Note:

English

System Details:

text file

Summary:

ACID Pro 5 continues to break new ground in loop-based music composition. Novices can use it for basic loop-based composition drawing on the enormous talent of the loop-based creators to assemble a song by painting loops on the timeline. Musicians can augment existing loops by recoding their own loops, or by using it to create entire tracks that don't loop.This Instant series guide uses carefully detailed screenshots and step-by-step directions to detail how you can use ACID in a concise, time-efficient way. Beginning with a review of the fundamental concepts, y

Contents:

Cover; Instant ACID®; Copyright; Foreword; Contents; Chapter 1 Introduction; Track Area; Beat Rulers and Time Rulers; Multiple Docking Areas; Setting Up ACID the Way YOU Work; Chapter 2 Fundamentals of Looping; ACID Properties/ACIDization; Loops, Beatmapped Tracks, and One Shots; Our First Project; Drag, Drop, and Paint; Cut, Copy, Paste, and Ripple; Changing Tempo, Time Signatures, and Keys; Markers, Regions, and Commands; Saving a Project with All Its Loops; Chapter 3 Considerations for Nonlinear Video Editors; Working with a Video Track; Time Markers; Tempo Markers

Adjusting Tempo to Match Marker to CursorChapter 4 Tips and Tricks; Reverse Parts of Your Loops; Use the Bus Tracks View; Create a Natural Chorus Effect; The ""Wall o f Sound"" Effect; Pitch-Shifting Tracks; Detuning Tracks; Employing Other Creative Tricks; Chapter 5 Beatmapping Existing Songs; Know Your Copyrights; Extracting Audio from CDs; Matching Tempo; Knowing When to Start; Fixing Tempo Drift Using ACID; Chapter 6 Advanced Looping; Manipulating Loops; Reversing Events; Pseudo-Granular Synthesis/Stutter Effect; The Paint Tool and One-Shots; Rendering FX with a Track

Chapter 7 Grooving to the Beat!Applying Grooves; The Groove Pool; The Groove Editor; The Groove Editor and the Properties of a Loop Track; Groove Cloning; Chapter 8 Organization Techniques; Using Track Colors to Organize; Using Folders Tracks to Organize and Edit; Customize Media Folders; Media Manager; Chapter 9 Creating Your Own Loops; Choping to a New Track Using the Chopper; Constructing New Loops Using Different Events; Insert Event at Play Cursor/Paste Event at Play Cursor; MIDI Tracks; Rendering a New Loop; Stretch Markers, Beat Markers, and Beat Anchors; ACIDization of Rendered Loops

AClDized Track TypesChapter 10 Recording Audio; Audio Recording Hardware; Setting Audio Device Preferences; ASlO; Windows Classic Wave; The Record Window; Monitoring While Recording via Hardware; Recording Multiple Takes; Working with Recorded Tracks; Using the Metronome; Chapter 11 Recording MIDI; MIDI Recording Hardware; Selecting a MIDI Controller; Selecting a MIDI Interface; Selecting a MIDI Output Device; Plugging It All Together; VST Instrument Setup; Multi-Port VST Instruments; Making Your MIDI Recording; Using the Metronome; Selecting the Recording Device; Recording

Working with Track PropertiesHeads and Tails and What To Do About Them; Strategy for Recording MIDI Loops; Tracks and MIDI Channels; Routing to MIDI Devices; Addressing Multi-Channel MIDI Devices; Chapter 12 Syncing ACID with Other Programs; Using ACID as a Rewire Mixer (Host); Using ACID as a Rewire Device (Client); Syncing to MIDI Timecode; Syncing to MIDI Clock; View Outgoing Timecode or Clock; Chapter 13 Applying Effects Plug-Ins; DirectX Effects; Effects Chains; Tempo-Based DirectX Effects; VST Effects Support; Effects as an Insert or Send (Assignable FX); Chapter 14 Mixing

Approaching the Mix

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

ISBN:

9786611023904

9781136062704

113606270X

9781281023902

1281023906

9780080524825

0080524826

OCLC:

648267787

Publisher Number:

YE21961

9781578202669