Using Acid Software as a ReWire Mixer

When you add a ReWire soft synth bus to the Acid mixer, the bus connects the ReWire device application with the Acid audio engine. During playback, song position data is sent from the Acid window to the ReWire device application, and the device will send its audio data back to the Acid soft synth bus control. To see an example, click .

As a ReWire mixer, Acid software supports ReWire 2.0, which allows you to use a ReWire device application as a soft synth where you can route MIDI tracks.

The ReWire data will not be included in playback or rendering if the device application is not open.

For more information about using your ReWire device application, please refer to that application's documentation.

TIP If you receive an error that a MIDI port is currently in use when you try to play back your project, check the MIDI tab in the Preferences dialog and verify that your ReWire device applications are not trying to access the same MIDI ports Acid software is configured to use.

Add a ReWire soft synth bus to your project Closed

  1. From the Insert menu, choose Soft Synth, or click the Insert Soft Synth button in the Mixing Console window. The Soft Synth Chooser is displayed.

  2. Select the ReWire Devices tab in the Soft Synth Chooser dialog.

  3. Select a ReWire device application and audio output from the list and click the OK button.

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    If the ReWire device application you want to use isn't displayed in the Soft Synth Chooser dialog, you can use the Plug-In Manager window to re-enable the plug-in.

    In the Plug-In Manager, navigate to the ReWire Devices > Ignored folder to view the ReWire devices you've excluded. Right-click a plug-in and choose Ignore from the shortcut menu to clear the check mark and re-enable the plug-in.

    The soft synth channel strip is added to the Mixing Console window using the default settings, and Acid software attempts to start the device. If the ReWire device application does not open, you can start it manually.

  4. Use the ReWire device application's interface to open a project and adjust its settings.

Start or stop a ReWire device application Closed

When you add a ReWire soft synth bus to your project, Acid software attempts to start the device. You can also do any of the following to start the application:

  • Double-click the soft synth bus control label .

  • Right-click the soft synth bus control and choose Open ReWire Device Application from the shortcut menu.

  • Start the application manually (some devices cannot be started by a ReWire mixer).

To stop a ReWire device, close the device application.

Start playback of the Acid project and synchronized ReWire devices Closed

ReWire device and mixer applications communicate song position data back and forth with sample-level accuracy.

Position the cursor (or create a loop region) in the Acid timeline to indicate where you want playback to begin, and then click Play . For more information about project playback, see Listening to Your Creation.

Route a MIDI track to a port in a ReWire 2.0 device Closed

Routing MIDI tracks uses the same process whether you're routing to a VST instrument, ReWire 2.0 device, or MIDI port. For more information, see Routing Tracks to Soft Synths or MIDI Devices.

NOTE MIDI tracks cannot be routed to a ReWire 1.0 device. Check your ReWire device application's documentation to determine which version of ReWire it supports.

Display the Soft Synth Properties window for a ReWire 2.0 device Closed

When you add a ReWire 2.0 synth's master bus as a soft synth bus, you can double-click the bus control label to display the Soft Synth Properties window, where you can view the device's MIDI ports, start the application, or lock MIDI ports.

Click the Open ReWire Device Application button to start the device (some synths cannot be started by a ReWire mixer application).

Select the Lock MIDI Port Configuration button to lock MIDI ports so your Acid project does not lose port assignments due to dynamic changes from ReWire devices.