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anybody know how to export a surround sound project on ACID????

ConcreteVisionz	Date: August 10, 2004 @ 12:24 AM im tryin to master some songs in surround sound and i cant find out how to export or "render" my project in to one file....i tried to and it gave me 6 different files that wont all open with my other recording software (Cool Edit Pro 2.0)....any suggestions?????thanx
kingo	Date: August 10, 2004 @ 9:44 AM That message title sounds very much like the start of a bad joke.
ConcreteVisionz	Date: August 10, 2004 @ 4:12 PM how does it sound like a bad joke?
Solipsism	Date: August 10, 2004 @ 11:46 PM if you recorded in 5.1 with acid pro then you need a soundcard that supports 5.1, if you have a stereo soundcard that's 2 channels then the track will be broken down into 6 different channels. I think this is where your problem lies unless you have a 5.1 or above soundcard. I think you'll find if it is a stereo soundcard two of these 6 files will play...the others won't as there's no sound in them. I'm not 100% on this as i upgraded from a stereo soundcard a while back and i've not used acid in ages but i do remember this happening on a 5.1 project i did in it then. There are plug ins available that create virtual speakers for you but i'm not sure if they help in a 5.1 project, they're more for creating a 5.1 sound after the track has been rendered in 2 channel stereo. I'm also unsure of the name of the plug in but i know there is one that does this. I hope this helps you, if you need to ask any further questions just drop me a message as i might miss it on here. p.s i think halaka was using a play on words as in acid lsd and not acid pro.. cheers solipsism
Woof	Date: August 11, 2004 @ 3:02 AM Well I checked into it, and here's the scoop: Those six files you're getting, are raw, uncompressed surround sound files, 'cause ACID doesn't render 'em. It can't. It can only export 'em in their purest form. Now, as far as I could tell, there's a plugin for Cool Edit 2.0, that will allow it do work in 5:1 surround... and I believe Cool Edit Pro 2.1 has that capability built-in, as does the newer version (what's it called?) that Adobe put out... Audition, or something like that? However, I don't know enough about Cool Edit and its' evolution, to be able to say for sure that any of these versions will allow you to IMPORT already separated 5:1 surround files, so you can work on 'em further in the program... And that's really what you need it to do... I suppose one way to go, would be to research the plugin... which cost $89 US last time I checked... that's the only way to fix the version of CE Pro you've got at the moment... Better still, though, would be to scope out the 2.1 upgrade, the new Adobe version, as well as other audio editors... to see if any of 'em are capable of doing what you need. And there's also the possibility that Sony will release a new version of ACID, with more features, in the not too distant future... maybe compression to (encoded) stereo will be one of those features... maybe not. Sooo... I guess my point is, to do what you want to do at the moment, will require a software upgrade of one sort or another... Hope This Helps, Mike.
dkeifer	Date: August 11, 2004 @ 12:56 PM Same way you'd do anything else on acid--naked and laughing. (/badjoke)
ConcreteVisionz	Date: August 12, 2004 @ 1:28 AM solipsism i think its the sound card, because that is exactly whats happening...only 2 work the others have no sound....do u recommend and specific sound card?
ConcreteVisionz	Date: August 12, 2004 @ 1:30 AM do you recommend ANY specific sound card??(correction)
Solipsism	Date: August 12, 2004 @ 5:37 AM depending on how much money you have to spend, will depend on quality of the card you get, the Revolution 7.1 or the Soundblaster Audigy 2 which is 6.1 are good quality cards at fairly reasonable prices. If you're looking for something just a little bit cheaper you could try the hercules digifire 7.1 the sound quality isn't as good from the digifire as it is from the other 2 but it will still do a job for you. It's really down to personal choice and shopping around, i'd go for one of the top 2 though if you have the extra cash.
ConcreteVisionz	Date: August 13, 2004 @ 2:29 AM thanx solip
ConcreteVisionz	Date: August 13, 2004 @ 2:50 AM im lookin for PROFESSIONAL quality that why im mastering in surround sound...so if i gotta spend the extra money im only gonna make it back from studio time....im prolly gonna go with Audigy 2...but i'll keep you posted and let you know how it comes out and when i get it i'll redue a song already on my site and post it so you can hear the difference...once again thanx alot
Solipsism	Date: August 13, 2004 @ 7:32 AM well if money is no object i'd go for this one http://us.creative.com/products/product.asp?category=1&subcategory=204&product=4925 the audigy platinum pro
TobyBurt	Date: October 23, 2004 @ 9:03 AM Ok...you want the bad news? You can't export to Dolby Digital or DTS without a licenced encoder... and they cost heaps. good news is... You can buy a 20 dollar 5.1 s/card and mix in 5.1 (only if you don't need low latency asio drivers). So if you're recording all live instruments you'll be sweet with a cheap card. I have an audigy 2 platinum ex and they're great for the price.
elektrolad	Date: March 1, 2005 @ 6:49 PM After you have rendered the audio file in six tracks (5.1 surround) you will need a program called DTS Procoder. This will reassemble them into a DTS audio file. If you play back the audio file on a regular system it will sound like snow. When you use your DTS decoder it will be in surround sound. Email me and I will send you the DTS Procoder.
elektrolad	Date: March 1, 2005 @ 6:52 PM Oops! It's called SureCode dvd dts

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