How to Retime a Track in Acid Pro 8

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In music production software like Acid Pro 8, working with tracks is an essential skill that can greatly impact the final sound of your project. One common task you may encounter while mixing and mastering is retiming or stretching/ compressing sections of a track to better fit the tempo or feel of another piece.

This article will walk through step-by-step instructions on how to retime, stretch, or compress an entire track in Acid Pro 8 using its built-in features. We'll cover:

1. Accessing and manipulating individual tracks

2. Using Pitch Shift Track for pitch adjustments

### Step 1: Minimizing and Maximizing Tracks

Before we dive into retiming a whole track, let's quickly review how to manage the various tracks within Acid Pro 8.

#### To minimize all tracks:

* Press (Mac) or Ctrl + M on your keyboard.

* Alternatively, right-click anywhere inside an empty area of the main window and select 'Minimize All' from the context menu. This will collapse all visible track headers to save precious screen real estate when you're not actively working with them.

#### To restore tracks to their previous height:

1. Press (Mac) or Ctrl + Shift + M on your keyboard.

2. Alternatively, right-click anywhere inside an empty area of the main window and select 'Restore Tracks' from the context menu.

### Step 2: Using Pitch Shift Track

Now that we've covered how to manage our tracks in Acid Pro 8, let's move onto the actual process of retiming or pitch shifting a whole track. This is particularly useful when you want to adjust either the tempo (speed) or key signature of an entire piece without affecting any other elements on your timeline.

#### To access Pitch Shift Track:

1. Click and hold on one of your visible tracks' header bars until they all turn blue.

2. Right-click anywhere within this selected area, then choose 'Pitch' from the shortcut menu.

3. Alternatively, you can also use the keyboard shortcut Ctrl + Shift + P (Windows) or Command ⌃+Shift+S (Mac).

#### To adjust pitch:

1. Move your mouse pointer over one of these numerical values to make them active for editing.

2. Use either your mouse wheel or arrow keys to fine-tune the desired value.

3. For more precise control, you can also double-click on any of these fields and enter in a specific percentage (-100% being -1 octave below pitch standard up through +100% at 1 octave above).

without affecting other tracks' tempos.

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In conclusion, retiming or pitch shifting an entire track is a straightforward process within Acid Pro 8. By following the simple steps outlined above, you'll be able to quickly adjust your project's tempo and/or key signature without having to manually edit each individual clip – saving valuable time when working on larger productions.

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How to retime a track in acid pro 8