Window Docking area

The Window Docking area at the bottom of the ACID window is a catchall area designed to conveniently organize many of the smaller windows in AQD. By default, two of the most important windows are visible the Explorer window and the Mixer window. The full list of windows that are associated with the Window Docking area can be found on the View menu. A checkmark next to a window s name indicates visibility clicking a window name on this menu changes whether it is visible or not. 

Use shortcuts to make the various windows visible Press and hold the Alt key while also pressing the number keys 1-6 along the top of your keyboard. 

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Window Docking Area— Below the timeline is the Window Docking Area. This is a broad catchall area that can contain all of the smaller sub-windows that do the real work in ACID. These sub-windows do not need to remain in this lower region but can be dragged an5uvhere on the screen or returned and docked in the Window Docking Area. 

The Window Docking area in this example is divided into three regions. 

Locating loops for a project is most easily done using ACID s Explorer (see Figure 2.9). This window looks and operates just like Windows Explorer and is just as easy to use. The left side of the window contains the Tree View that allows you to browse through drives and folders, while the right side contains the List View that displays folders and media files. By default, the Explorer window is located in the Window Docking area located at the bottom of the ACID workspace. If it is not, from the View menu, select Explorer or press Alt-I-1. 

Click the X in the top-right corner of the dialog box to close the Audio Plug-In window. This window can also remain on the workspace or docked in the Windows Docking Area at the bottom of the program. Subsequent FX button presses anywhere in ACID will open the Audio Plug-In window or display an existing chain in the window if it is already open. 

To drag a window off the docking area, click on the handle on the left side of the window and drag it out of the docking area (typically towards the top of the application). 

To return a window to the docking area, click the title bar and drag it back to the docking area until it snaps into place. 

Notice that the Video Preview and the Mixer windows are in their own regions by themselves. This allows these windows to remain visible at all times for important previewing and monitoring of project playback. Windows in the docking area can be rearranged by dragging them by the handle on the left side of the window. 

To place a window in its own region in the docking area, drop the window s handle anywhere in the docking area away from any other windows. 

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