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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 is displayed.
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.
4.
From the Action drop-down list, choose how you want to extract audio:
• Choose Read by track and select each track you want to extract. Each track is extracted to a new track in your project.
• Choose Read entire disc to extract the current CD to a single file.
• Choose Read by range and enter a starting time and ending time (or a starting time and length). The time range is
extracted to a new track in your project.
Click Play to preview your selection. In order to preview, your CD drive’s audio output must be connected to your sound card,
or you can connect headphones to the front of the CD drive.
5.
Click the MusicID button if you want to obtain CD information using Gracenote MusicID.
If CD information is not available, you can click the CD Info button to display a dialog box where you can edit the CD
information and submit it for inclusion in the Gracenote Media Database.
6.
From the Speed drop-down list, choose the speed at which you want to extract audio.
7.
Click OK. The Save As dialog appears.
8.
Enter a file name and choose a location for the new file(s).
Tip:
Extracted tracks can be automatically named for you. From the Options menu, choose Preferences, and on the General tab,
select the Autoname extracted CD tracks check box.
9.
Click Save to start extracting audio.
CD data extraction begins and a progress meter is displayed. If the file is longer than 30 seconds, the Beatmapper™ Wizard
appears.
10.
Use the Beatmapper Wizard or choose to open the file as a one-shot. The extracted file is added to a track.
You can also double-click a .cda file in the Explorer window (or drag it to the timeline) to extract a CD track without opening
the Extract Audio from CD dialog.
Note:
When adding media from multiple CDs, you may need to press F5 to refresh the Explorer window to view the new CD’s
contents.
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