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Welcome
Introduction

Course Primer
Technical Considerations
Tutorial Objective

CD Extras
Samples and Loops
Work Files

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Technologies
D/A A/D Converters
ADAT /SPDIF Optical - Light Pipe
SPDIF Coaxial - RCA
USB
MIDI
mLAN
Sync

Drivers and Hardware
Drivers - Lesson 1
Drivers - Lesson 2
Echo Layla 24
Echo Surround - Lesson 1
Echo Surround - Lesson 2

The Acid Window
Overview
The Tracklist
The Timeline
The Window Docking Area

Customizing Acid
Toolbar
Time Display
Grid Spacing
Track Properties

Preferences
General
Audio
MIDI
VST Instruments
Video
Editing
Sync

Acid Projects
Setting Project Properties
Adding Media
BeatMapper
File Management
Acid-zip
Tools

Key
Project Key
Key Change
Track Key
Event Key

Editing Events
Making Selections
Basic Edits
Ripple Edits
Splitting and Joining Events
Slipping and Sliding Events
Event Envelopes

Working in the Track View
Standard Markers
Time Markers
Command Markers
Regions
Tempo
Adjusting time

The Chopper
Select In Chopper
Grid and Snapping
Navigation and Commands
Selections
Increments
Inserting Selections
Destructive VS Non Destructive Edits
Processing Duplicates
Regions in the Chopper

Recording
Recording Audio 3:23
Recording MIDI
Recording Input from Other Applications
Multiple Takes

Working with Tracks
Track Effects
Plug-in Chains as Packages
Track Envelopes
Bus Envelopes
Assignable Effect Envelopes
Effect Automation Envelopes
Adjusting Envelopes

Non-MIDI Tracks (Audio Tracks)
General Track Properties
Stretching Properties
Replace File
Time and Pitch Stretching
Stretch markers
Render to New Track
Export Loops

MIDI Tracks
MIDI track properties
Routing MIDI
Recording MIDI
Render MIDI Soft Synth
Quantize MIDI
Step Recording

Yamaha - Open Plug-in Technology (OPT)
OPT
Acids OPT Editors
Voice Editor MIDI setup
C-Console

Using the Mixer
Pre and Post
Multiple Mixer Controls
EQ and Compression
Mixing with Waves
Waves Masters
Automating mixer controls
5 1 surround

Rendering
Rendering Separate Files
Rendering projects
Publishing to the Internet
Writing to CD
Rendering Surround

Vegas Video
Capture
Edit
Render

Mastering
Sound Forge - Lesson 1
Sound Forge - Lesson 2

Waves DSP
MondoMod - Lesson 1
MondoMod - Lesson 2
Enigma
Enigma Controls
RenVerb Early Reflections
RenVerb Time and Decay
RenVerb Pre Delay
RenVerb Automation

Reason
Remote Control
Wiring Reason
Build and Export
Rewire with Live and Sonar

ZeroX
Seamless Looper
BeatCreator

Akaos VJ
Automatic or Manual
Create Your Synth
Record and Render Movies

Native Instruments
FM7 and Pro53
FM7 Loops
NI VST Effects

Fruity Loops
Fruity Loops