Acoustica FAQ knowledgebase http://acoustica.com/kb/ http://acoustica.com/kb/How-can-I-make-shadowed-text_829.html Drop shadow support was added in version 3.32. If you don't already have version 3.32 or higher, download the latest version here: http://www.acoustica.com/cd-la bel-maker/download.htm You can make shadowed text using the following procedure: ... CD/DVD Label Maker/Text Issues Thu, 19 Nov 2009 11:16:26 -0800 http://acoustica.com/kb/My-text-just-shows-up-as-little-squares-in-Acoustica-CD/DVD-Label-Maker_1160.html If your text is showing up as small squares in the label maker, highlight the text and change its font to a font that correctly displays the characters you want. CD/DVD Label Maker/Text Issues Thu, 19 Nov 2009 11:04:23 -0800 http://acoustica.com/kb/Is-there-special-pricing-for-schools_1159.html Acoustica offers special educational lab license pricing: http://www.acoustica.com/edu/i ndex.htm Mixcraft/Tips Tue, 10 Nov 2009 08:23:18 -0800 http://acoustica.com/kb/Is-your-software-available-in-other-languages_1157.html There are some versions of Mixcraft, Spin It Again and Pianissimo in other languages. Please contact the local website for support. Here is a link to the German versions of Mixcraft and pianissimo: http://www.klemm-music.de/demo... Mixcraft/Tips Thu, 15 Oct 2009 09:22:00 -0700 http://acoustica.com/kb/When-I-record-something-it-plays-back-all-speeded-up_1158.html In Mixcraft, click on the File menu and select Preferences. In the Sound Device preferences, try switching the sample rate to 44100 and the bit depth to 16-bit. If you're already using 44100, you can try switching to 48000. Mixcraft/Troubleshooting Thu, 15 Oct 2009 09:16:58 -0700 http://acoustica.com/kb/Does-Mixcraft-have-a-punch-in-/-punch-out-feature_1156.html Mixcraft doesn't have a punch-in / punch-out feature, but here's how you can achieve the same effect: 1) Cut out the unwanted section of sound. 2) Arm another track and click Record. 3) When recording reaches the appropriate spot, play the... Mixcraft/Playback And Recording Wed, 14 Oct 2009 13:41:05 -0700 http://acoustica.com/kb/I-have-a-64-bit-version-of-Windows-and-no-converter-menu-options-come-up-when-I-right-click-on-a-son_1149.html The right-click menu doesn't work with 64-bit versions of Windows XP, Vista or Windows 7. We do not have any updates that fix this problem. Here's a work around: 1. Right-cick on the Windows desktop, select New and then Shortcut 2. In "Type... Audio Converter PRO/Troubleshooting Mon, 12 Oct 2009 16:17:24 -0700 http://acoustica.com/kb/How-do-I-get-a-smaller-hole-in-the-center-of-the-CD-or-DVD_1155.html Printing media with the smaller center hole is generally referred to as "full," "full-faced" or "full coverage." When you go to choose your printing template in the paper type setting, look for the "full" version of the template and it will provide... CD/DVD Label Maker/Media Support Mon, 28 Sep 2009 16:09:40 -0700 http://acoustica.com/kb/Does-Acoustica-CD/DVD-Label-Maker-support-LabelFlash_807.html We do not have plans to support LabelFlash at the present time. Sign up for the Acoustica email newsletter to be notified of updates and other Acoustica news: Acoustica Newsletter. CD/DVD Label Maker/Media Support Mon, 28 Sep 2009 15:33:35 -0700 http://acoustica.com/kb/My-rendered-beats-are-not-aligning-properly-in-Cakewalk-Guitar-Tracks-Pro_1154.html In Guitar Tracks Pro, select the option called "Align to Measure." Beatcraft/Rendering Mon, 21 Sep 2009 15:36:13 -0700 http://acoustica.com/kb/How-Can-I-Disable-Certain-Effects-From-Loading_1076.html Mixcraft has two files, which you can edit to exclude effects from loading. These files are located in your Mixcraft directory, which defaults to C:\Program Files\Acoustica Mixcraft 4 DXIgnore.ini - DirectX effect ignore list VSTIgnore.ini -... Mixcraft/Effects Fri, 11 Sep 2009 15:30:12 -0700 http://acoustica.com/kb/I-am-trying-to-use-Pianissimo-as-a-plugin-but-I-keep-getting-this-error-Error-Loading-Sample-Data_1153.html Pianissimo currently requires a contiguous block of 250 megabytes of RAM in order to load its sounds. Try to arrange it so that Pianissimo is the first plugin that loads in your project. This problem generally only happens with existing projects.... Pianissimo/Plugin VSTi Thu, 02 Jul 2009 16:33:42 -0700 http://acoustica.com/kb/Recordings-Are-Drifting-And/Or-Start-At-The-Wrong-Time_1090.html Welcome to the world of inaccurate timing and sound cards. If you are overdubbing and notice that your recordings are not lining up properly at the start, you'll need to adjust the offset or start time of the recorded sound. Make sure snap is off... Mixcraft/Playback And Recording Mon, 22 Jun 2009 17:18:53 -0700 http://acoustica.com/kb/What-online-database-does-Spin-It-Again-use-to-look-up-track-info_1152.html Spin it Again uses Musicbrainz.org to look up track information. However, there is no option to submit new entries. Go to Musicbrainz.org to see a list of applications that can submit new entries. Spin It Again/Tips Tue, 16 Jun 2009 16:55:27 -0700 http://acoustica.com/kb/My-mix-sounds-fine-in-Mixcraft-but-the-mixed-down-audio-file-has-crackles-and-pops-when-I-use-certai_1151.html With Mixcraft 3 or 4, you may hear crackling and pops when you use certain third-party effects and then mix down. To get around this problem, try mixing down to 24-bit wave files rather than 16-bit wave files. Mixcraft/Troubleshooting Tue, 16 Jun 2009 15:57:54 -0700