The Toolbar

View Menu

From the View menu, choose Toolbar to toggle the display. A check mark is displayed next to the Toolbar command when the toolbar is displayed.

The toolbar contains buttons that enable you to select frequently used commands quickly. You can customize it by adding, removing, or reordering buttons.


Item

Description

Acid Pro b new The Toolbar

New

Click to open a new project. You will be prompted to save any changes to the current project.

Acid Pro b open The Toolbar

Open

Click to display the Open File dialog. From this window, you can browse all of the available drives to select an ACID project or audio file to open.

If you choose an ACID project and there is an unsaved project currently open, you will be prompted to save your changes first. If you choose an audio file, the file will be opened as a new track in the current ACID project.

Acid Pro b save The Toolbar

Save

Click to save any changes to the current project.

The first time you save a project, the Save As dialog is displayed.

Acid Pro b publish The Toolbar

Publish

Click to publish your project to the Web.

Acid Pro b browsemedia The Toolbar

Get Media from the Web

Click to open the Get Media from the Web dialog, where you can search for media files that you can use in your ACID project.

Acid Pro b cut The Toolbar

Cut

Click to clear the selected events from the timeline and place them on the ACID clipboard. You can then paste them to a new location.

Acid Pro b copy The Toolbar

Copy

Click to create copies of the selected events on the ACID clipboard. You can then paste them to a new location on the timeline.

Acid Pro b paste The Toolbar

Paste

Click to insert the contents of the ACID clipboard at the current cursor position. The pasted events will cover any existing events. To make room for the pasted events, choose Paste Insert from the Edit menu.

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Undo

Click to reverse the last action performed. You can perform unlimited Undos, allowing you to restore the project to any state since the last Save command.

Acid Pro b redo The Toolbar

Redo

Click to reverse an Undo command.

Acid Pro b snap The Toolbar

Enable Snapping

Click to turn the snapping feature on or off.

When this button is enabled, the Grid Only command is available on the Options menu (Options > Snapping > Grid Only) to allow you to indicate which elements in the timeline can be used as snap points.

Acid Pro b crossfade The Toolbar

Automatic Crossfades

Click to turn automatic crossfades on or off.

When this button is enable, crossfades are created automatically when you overlap events.

Acid Pro b locklenvelopestoevents The Toolbar

Lock Envelopes to Events

Click if you want envelope points and position to move with an event when it is moved along the timeline.

Acid Pro b editmidi The Toolbar

Enable Inline MIDI Editing

Click to edit MIDI data directly on the timeline in a piano roll or drum grid view.

Acid Pro b draw The Toolbar

Draw Tool

Click to select the Draw tool.

Acid Pro b select The Toolbar

Selection Tool

Click to use the Selection tool.

Acid Pro b paint The Toolbar

Paint Tool

Click to use the Paint tool.

Acid Pro b erase The Toolbar

Erase Tool

Click to use the Erase tool.

Acid Pro b envelope The Toolbar

Envelope Tool

Click to use the Envelope tool.

Acid Pro b timeselect The Toolbar

Time Selection Tool

Click to use the Time Selection Edit tool.

Acid Pro b groovemop The Toolbar

Groove Tool

Click to use the Groove tool.

Acid Pro warning The ToolbarGrooves cannot be applied to Beatmapped tracks.

Acid Pro b erasegroove The Toolbar

Groove Erase Tool

Click to use the Groove Erase tool.

The Toolbar