From the View menu, choose Metadata,
and then choose ACID
Properties from the submenu to display the ACID Properties window,
where you can view and edit ACID-specific information in a sound file.
TIP
Tips:
If you want
to sort the contents of a metadata window, you can click a column heading
to sort in ascending or descending order.
If you want
to copy metadata to the clipboard, right-click the window and choose Copy to Clipboard from
the shortcut menu.
If you want
to customize the format for copying metadata to the clipboard, right-click
the window and choose Custom
Copy to Clipboard from the shortcut menu. The Copy Metadata dialog is displayed to let you choose whether you
want to copy the data as formatted text or delimited text, set a delimiter,
and choose whether you want to include a header row. Click OK to
copy the metadata to the clipboard, and you can then paste the information
wherever you need it.
If you want
to display all metadata windows docked together, choose View
> Metadata > Show All, and then choose a command from the
submenu to indicate where you'd like to display the docked window.
Item
Description
Time signature
Displays the number of beats in your clip and
the note that receives one beat.
You can double-click the value to edit it
ACID type
Displays the clip's ACID type.
Click the down arrow and choose a setting from the drop-down list
to change the clip type:
One-Shot
Choose One-Shot
if you want ACID to treat your file as a one-shot.
One-shots are RAM-based audio clips that do
not change tempo or pitch with an ACID project and are not designed to
loop. Sounds such as cymbal crashes and sound bites could be considered
one-shots. Longer files can be treated as one-shots if your computer has
sufficient memory.
Loop
Choose Loop
and specify a Number of beats
and Root note for transposing
if you want ACID to treat your file as a loop.
Loops are small audio clips that are designed
to create a repeating beat or pattern. Loops are usually one to four measures
long and are stored completely in RAM for playback. Loop files change
tempo and can pitch shift with an ACID project.
Root
note for transposing: Click the down arrow and choose a note from the drop-down list to
set the base note for tracks that you want to conform to the project key. If you do not want a track transposed to the project key (a track that
contains a drum sample, for example) choose Don’t
transpose.
Number
of beats: Double-click to edit the length of the file. Selecting
a value that does not match the actual file will cause ACID to play the
loop at a different speed than normal. For example, specifying a length
of 8 beats for a 4-beat loop will cause the loop to play at half speed
at any given tempo.
ACID Beatmapped
Choose ACID
Beatmapped if you want to add key and tempo
information to a long audio file. By default, ACID will start the Beatmapper
Wizard for files longer than 30 seconds.
Root
note for transposing: Click the down arrow and choose a note from the drop-down list to
set the base note for tracks that you want to conform to the project key. If you do not want a track transposed to the project key (a track that
contains a drum sample, for example) choose Don’t
transpose.
Tempo: Double-click to edit the original tempo of
the clip.
Downbeat
offset (samples): Double-click to edit the location (in samples)
of the track's first downbeat.
and choose a setting from the drop-down list
to change the clip type: