Sony SAC7000 User Manual

Now that you have an understanding of the interface and controls found in ACID® software, you are ready to begin 
learning the techniques needed to pick, paint, and play in ACID projects. In this chapter you will learn the skills that will 
allow you to create music, from locating media files to writing the finished project to CD. 

Double-clicking the ACID icon on the desktop starts the software. You can immediately begin building your ACID project 
using the application’s default project properties. However, you may prefer to customize the project properties prior to 
beginning the project. 

ACID allows you to configure project properties and add summary information prior to beginning a project. Choosing 
New from the File menu displays the New Project dialog. This dialog contains two tabs: Summary and Audio. Selecting 
the Start all new projects with these settings check box configures the software to use the parameters and information 
in both tabs as defaults when starting all subsequent projects. 

You can edit project audio properties and summary information at any time. Choose Properties from the File 

menu to display the Project Properties dialog, which contains the identical tabs and parameters as the New Project dialog. 

This tab allows you to enter information about the project. These boxes may be left blank or if information exists, you 
may change it at any time. 

Item 

Description 

Title 

Enter the name or title of the project. 

Artist 

Enter the name of the narrator, band, or artist(s) being recorded into the 
project. 

Engineer 

Enter the name(s) of the people who mixed and edited the project. 

Copyright 

Enter the date and ownership rights of the project. 

Comments 

Enter information that identifies and describes the project. 

Universal Product Code/Media 

Enter the Universal Product Code (UPC) and the Media Catalog Number (MCN) 

Catalog Number 

to be written to your CD for identification purposes. 

Start all new projects with these 

Select this check box if your projects’ requirements do not change or you want 

settings 

consistent settings for future projects. 

This tab allows you to set different characteristics the project uses to handle the audio. 

Item 

Description 

Master bus mode 

Choose either Stereo for a standard audio project or 5.1 Surround for a surround 
project. 

Number of additional stereo 

Enter the number of stereo busses that you want in your project. You may add up to 

busses 

26 busses. The busses appear in the Mixing Console window. For more information, 
see 

Sample rate 

Choose a sample rate from the drop-down list or enter your own rate. The sample rate 
range is 2,000 Hz to 192,000 Hz. Higher sample rates result in better quality sound, but 
also mean larger audio files. 

Bit depth 

Choose a bit depth from the drop-down list. A higher bit depth results in better quality 
sound, but also means larger audio files. 

Enable low-pass filter on LFE 

Select this check box to limit the audio sent to the LFE channel in a 5.1 surround 
project. For more information, see 

GETTING STARTED 

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