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Subject:Acid and Cakewalk Midi Posted by: void Date:1/9/2001 8:09:00 AM Here is my problem: I create a simple drum wav file (a hi hat spread out over half notes). Save it as a wav and exit Acid. Then I open Cakewalk and import my drum wav file into cakewalk pro 9 and import it as a wav. Then I try to compose using midi by using notation on the staff. Problem: They are not in sync. The wav file does not line up with the measures on the staff for midi. Both programs are set to quarternote - 120. How do I get these two to agree that one measure equals 4 beats. All I want to do is compose midi in sync with an acid loop and then export that as a wav to be used with other material (ie acoustic guitar). I am not that familiar with MIDI, so if anyone could give me a step by step direction on how to set this up would be great!!!!. All I have is my computer, Cakewalk and Acid. Thanks in advance
Subject:Re: Acid and Cakewalk Midi Reply by: deepgreen Date:1/9/2001 11:37:00 PM hey james. I think the solution to your problem is that you must make sure that cakewalk is set to the same tempo as acid BEFORE you import the audio. If you import the audio first, then when you change the tempo, cakewalk will preform a tempo stretch operation on the audio file (it thinks that you want to change the tempo of the audio, not set the tempo to match the audio). The other way to get past this problem is to perform the tempo change in cakewalk using the pulldown menu (as opposed to just typing in the correct tempo into the metronome) and making sure that the "stretch audio" field is not checked. I hope this helps! good luck, rob James Harold wrote: >>Here is my problem: >> >>I create a simple drum wav file (a hi hat spread out over >>half notes). Save it as a wav and exit Acid. >> >>Then I open Cakewalk and import my drum wav file into >>cakewalk pro 9 and import it as a wav. >> >>Then I try to compose using midi by using notation on the >>staff. >> >>Problem: They are not in sync. The wav file does not line >>up with the measures on the staff for midi. Both programs >>are set to quarternote - 120. How do I get these two to >>agree that one measure equals 4 beats. >> >>All I want to do is compose midi in sync with an acid loop >>and then export that as a wav to be used with other >>material (ie acoustic guitar). >> >>I am not that familiar with MIDI, so if anyone could give >>me a step by step direction on how to set this up would be >>great!!!!. All I have is my computer, Cakewalk and Acid. >>Thanks in advance >> >>

hey james.
I think the solution to your problem is that you must make
sure that cakewalk is set to the same tempo as acid BEFORE
you import the audio. If you import the audio first, then
when you change the tempo, cakewalk will preform a tempo
stretch operation on the audio file (it thinks that you
want to change the tempo of the audio, not set the tempo to
match the audio). The other way to get past this problem
is to perform the tempo change in cakewalk using the
pulldown menu (as opposed to just typing in the correct
tempo into the metronome) and making sure that the "stretch
audio" field is not checked.
I hope this helps! good luck,
rob

James Harold wrote:
>>Here is my problem:
>>
>>I create a simple drum wav file (a hi hat spread out over
>>half notes). Save it as a wav and exit Acid.
>>
>>Then I open Cakewalk and import my drum wav file into
>>cakewalk pro 9 and import it as a wav.
>>
>>Then I try to compose using midi by using notation on the
>>staff.
>>
>>Problem: They are not in sync. The wav file does not
line
>>up with the measures on the staff for midi. Both
programs
>>are set to quarternote - 120. How do I get these two to
>>agree that one measure equals 4 beats.
>>
>>All I want to do is compose midi in sync with an acid
loop
>>and then export that as a wav to be used with other
>>material (ie acoustic guitar).
>>
>>I am not that familiar with MIDI, so if anyone could give
>>me a step by step direction on how to set this up would
be
>>great!!!!. All I have is my computer, Cakewalk and Acid.
>>Thanks in advance
>>
>>