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You can also add multiple clips to one track. If you want to use one track for all the guitar loops in your project, you can create a
single guitar track and add each guitar loop as a separate clip. When a track has multiple clips, the Draw and Paint tools create
events using the active clip. For more information, see Setting the active clip and creating events on page 17.
A single audio track can contain any combination of loops, one-shots, or Beatmapped clips. MIDI tracks can contain only MIDI clips.
Loops
Loops are small chunks of audio that are designed to create a continuous beat or pattern when played repeatedly. They are usually
one to four measures long. Loops are the type of file that you will use most frequently.
One-shots
One-shots are chunks of audio that are not designed to loop, and they are streamed from the hard disk rather than stored in RAM if
they are longer than three seconds. Things such as cymbal crashes and sound bites could be considered one-shots.
Unlike loops, one-shots do not change pitch or tempo with the rest of a project.
Beatmapped
When you add a file that is longer than thirty seconds to a project, the Beatmapper™ Wizard starts, allowing you to add tempo
information to the file. As a result, these tracks respond to tempo and key changes just like loops.
MIDI
A MIDI track is created when you open a MID, SMF, or RMI file. You can use MIDI tracks to record data from and play back through
synthesizers and other MIDI-compliant equipment.
Reordering tracks
When building an ACID Music Studio project, you may want to reorder the tracks to place similar instruments in proximity to one
another. For example, placing all drum loops together in the timeline makes it easier for you to fine-tune the mix of the song’s
overall drum sound.
1. Drag the track header to a new location in the track list. A heavy black horizontal line appears on the track list to indicate where
the track will be placed.
2. Release the mouse button. The track is dropped in the new location and the entire track list/timeline adjusts accordingly.
Tip: You can reorder multiple tracks by holding Ctrl or Shift while selecting tracks and dragging the tracks as a group.
Renaming tracks
To rename a track, right-click the track name and choose Rename from the shortcut menu, or double-click the track name.
Renaming a track applies to the project only and does not change the file associated with the track.
Duplicating tracks
To duplicate a track, right-click it and choose Duplicate Track from the shortcut menu. An exact copy of the track and its events are
created and added below the original track in the project. The words “Copy of” appear before the name of the duplicate track to
identify it in the track list.
Deleting tracks
You can delete unnecessary tracks from a project by selecting the track and using any of the following methods:
• Choose Delete from the Edit menu.
• Right-click a track and choose Delete from the shortcut menu.
• Press Delete.
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