Multitrack recording in Acid Pro 3? at DVinfo.net

Scott E Wilson · March 21st, 2007, 03:59 PM

Hopefully I'm in the correct forum for this.
I have Acid Pro 3.x (A la SoundForge..old, I know). I am trying to find out if and how I can record to multiple tracks simultanously. I have observed this done in Pro Tools, for example, where the tracks are simply 'armed' by clicking a box on them and knowing what input channel is assigned to that track. I am going through an M-Audio FireWire 1814. (FYI: I am also running Vegas 6.0 in case that has any bearing.) Is there a way to do this? Is it something that is available in an upgrade?
Thanks in advance.

Seth Bloombaum · March 21st, 2007, 04:49 PM

You can do this in Vegas 6 more easily, I think.

Insert as many new audio tracks as you need. Play back as many tracks as you need.

Set your recorded files folder in Project Properties | Audio.

Right-click on the track header of each "record" track and pull down to "Record Inputs" to set the mapping from your sound card...

Arm the "record enable" (red) button on each track you wish to record on a particular take, then hit the record button in the timeline transport.

Nothing could be easier!

John Rofrano · March 21st, 2007, 07:16 PM

I agree with Seth that Vegas does this quite easily. If you want to do it in ACID you'll need to upgrade to ACID Pro 6.0. That's the first version of ACID that supports multi-track recording.

~jr

Scott E Wilson · March 22nd, 2007, 05:58 PM

Thank you Seth and John. I read a post in another thread here by Douglas Spotted Eagle that while Vegas is known for its powerful audio ability that it's better to use Acid for initial heavy multi-track recording...so it looks like finding the best price for the latest version is next.

March 21st, 2007, 03:59 PM	#1
Scott E Wilson New Boot Join Date: Nov 2005 Posts: 18	Multitrack recording in Acid Pro 3? Hopefully I'm in the correct forum for this. I have Acid Pro 3.x (A la SoundForge..old, I know). I am trying to find out if and how I can record to multiple tracks simultanously. I have observed this done in Pro Tools, for example, where the tracks are simply 'armed' by clicking a box on them and knowing what input channel is assigned to that track. I am going through an M-Audio FireWire 1814. (FYI: I am also running Vegas 6.0 in case that has any bearing.) Is there a way to do this? Is it something that is available in an upgrade? Thanks in advance.

March 21st, 2007, 07:16 PM	#3
John Rofrano Sponsor: VASST Join Date: May 2005 Location: New York Posts: 516	I agree with Seth that Vegas does this quite easily. If you want to do it in ACID you'll need to upgrade to ACID Pro 6.0. That's the first version of ACID that supports multi-track recording. ~jr __________________ Developer: VASST Ultimate S, Scattershot 3D, Mayhem, FASST Apps, and other VASST Software plug-ins Web Site: www.johnrofrano.com

March 21st, 2007, 04:49 PM	#2
Seth Bloombaum Inner Circle Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Portland, Oregon Posts: 3,420	You can do this in Vegas 6 more easily, I think. Insert as many new audio tracks as you need. Play back as many tracks as you need. Set your recorded files folder in Project Properties \| Audio. Right-click on the track header of each "record" track and pull down to "Record Inputs" to set the mapping from your sound card... Arm the "record enable" (red) button on each track you wish to record on a particular take, then hit the record button in the timeline transport. Nothing could be easier!

March 22nd, 2007, 05:58 PM	#4
Scott E Wilson New Boot Join Date: Nov 2005 Posts: 18	Thank you Seth and John. I read a post in another thread here by Douglas Spotted Eagle that while Vegas is known for its powerful audio ability that it's better to use Acid for initial heavy multi-track recording...so it looks like finding the best price for the latest version is next.