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Adding depth with assignable effects
You can add depth to your mix by panning a dry signal (no effects) to one side and a wet signal (with effects
such as chorus or reverb) to the other. You can pan the dry and wet signals by adding an assignable effects
chain to your project.
1. Add an assignable effects chain containing an effect such as chorus or reverb to your project. For more
information, see Adding assignable effect controls on page 113.
2. Press
U
to view bus tracks. For more information, see Automating mixer controls in track view on page 125.
3. Right-click the bus track for the assignable effect control, choose Insert/Remove Envelope from the
shortcut menu, and choose Pan from the submenu. A pan envelope appears on the bus track.
4. Drag the envelope down to 100% right.
5. Use the multipurpose slider (on the track to which you want to apply the effect) to make three changes:
• Pan the track 100% left.
• Set the assignable effect send to approximately the same volume as the track.
• Set the assignable effect send to Pre Volume.
Preview the effect. The dry signal is panned to the left, and the wet signal (with the chorus or reverb
effect) is panned to the right.
Pan the track hard left...
...match the assignable effect
send level to the track volume...
...and set the assignable effect send to
Pre Volume.
Playing double time/half time
You can also produce interesting effects by misinforming ACID regarding the number of beats in a file.
Configuring a file with half its actual number of beats results in double-time playback. This is an easy way to
add speed metal drum tracks to your project. This technique is also useful for adding a kick drum on every
beat to producing a heavy dance foundation. Conversely, configuring a file with twice its actual number of
beats results in half-time playback.
1. Right-click the desired track in the track list and choose Properties from the shortcut menu. The Track
Properties window appears.
2. Click the Stretch tab.
3. Change the value in the Number of beats box.
APPENDIX B
ACID TIPS AND TRICKS