Copyright: ©2005. Madison Media Software, Inc.
Citation: ©2005. Madison Media Software, Inc.


About this File

This file contains context-sensitive help topics.

Revised June 6, 2005


Delay

Select this check box to apply a delay to your track, or clear the check box to turn the delay off.


Delay Type

Choose Tempo or Time to choose how you will specify the delay rate.


1/4

Select this radio button to apply a quarter-note delay.


8th

Select this radio button to apply an eighth-note delay.


16th

Select this radio button to apply a sixteenth-note delay.


Time

If you've selected Time from the Delay drop-down list, drag the Time slider to specify a delay rate in milliseconds.


Decay

Drag the slider to specify how many times the delay will be repeated. Drag to the right to increase the number of times the delay will repeat, or drag to the left to decrease the number of times the delay is repeated.


EQ

Select this check box to apply equalization to your track, or clear the check box to turn the EQ off.


Treble

Drag the slider to cut or boost the high-frequency content in your track.


Mid

Drag the slider to cut or boost the middle-frequency content in your track.


Bass

Drag the slider to cut or boost the low-frequency content in your track.


Distortion

Select this check box to apply distortion to your track, or clear the check box to turn distortion off.


Clip Hard

Select this check box to distort the entire signal.


Slew

Drag this slider to control how much the sound wave is allowed to change over time, which can produce useful effects even without applying any distortion.

Using a low slew rate means that the signal is not allowed to deviate very much at all, causing a bubbling effect. Low slew rates should be used on audio signals with headroom to keep clipping to a minimum.

Increasing the slew rate allows the signal to change more dramatically, meaning the signal will be allowed to follow its original path.


LFO

Select this check box to apply a phaser, flanger, or chorus to your track, or clear the check box to turn the filter off.


LFO

Choose Chorus, Flange, Phaser, or Wah-Wah from the drop-down list.


LFO Clock

Choose Tempo or Time to choose how you will specify the oscillation rate.


Period

Choose a setting from this drop-down list to set the frequency of the modulating signal. ACID will calculate the oscillation rate based on the project tempo and any tempo markers in your project.


Rate

Drag the slider to set the frequency of the modulating signal. Slow settings create a slow, sweeping effect, while higher frequencies create rapid oscillations


Depth

Drag the slider to set the amount of frequency modulation applied to the signal.


Reverb

Select this check box to apply reverb to your track, or clear the check box to turn reverb off.


Reverb

Choose Ambience, Drums, or Voice from the drop-down list to specify the type of track to which you want to apply reverb.


Room Size

Choose a setting from the drop-down list to specify the time lapse between the initial audio and the onset of reverberation.

This determines the illusion of the size of the acoustic space. Longer time lapses are associated with larger spaces; therefore, increasing the value simulates a larger room.


Liveliness

Drag the slider to specify the reverb decay time. In a dead (dampened) room, walls absorb sound quickly, whereas in a live (bright) room, such as a gymnasium, walls reflect more sound. Reverberation in a bright room lasts substantially longer than in a damp room; therefore increasing the Liveliness level simulates a larger, brighter value.


Limiter

Select the Limiter check box to ensure that the ACID FX settings do not cause clipping.


Note Value

If you've selected Tempo from the Delay drop-down list, choose a setting from this drop-down list to specify the rate of the delay. ACID will calculate the delay time based on the project tempo and any tempo markers in your project.


Dry/Wet

Drag the Dry/Wet slider to specify the amount of the dry and processed signal that will be heard.