Acoustica FAQ knowledgebase http://acoustica.com/kb/13/ http://acoustica.com/kb/I-dont-like-having-to-click-twice-to-get-a-steps-volume-at-100%-Is-there-any-way-to-change-this_778.html Yes. Beatcraft's volumes are user adjustable, with up to four programmable volume stages. From the Main Menu, select Preferences from the File menu, and select the Miscellaneous tab. Look at the Step Volume Levels section. By default,... Beatcraft/Pattern Editor/Sequencer Fri, 15 Feb 2013 20:14:38 -0600 http://acoustica.com/kb/How-does-the-Swing-setting-work-in-Beatcraft_1186.html Using the example of a project at 60 beats per minute, every beat is 1 second, or 1000 milliseconds. And since Beatcraft defaults to 4 steps per beat, that means each step is 250 milliseconds (or a quarter of a second long). That means the... Beatcraft/Miscellaneous Mon, 21 Mar 2011 08:31:36 -0500 http://acoustica.com/kb/I-rendered-a-beat-or-saved-a-Beatcraft-project-to-my-project-folder-and-now-I-cant-find-it_1177.html If you have Windows Vista or Windows 7 and you saved your project files in the Beatcraft folder, or anywhere inside your "C:\Program Files\" folder, the project files are likely still there, but hidden due to a Windows security feature called... Beatcraft/Miscellaneous Thu, 01 Jul 2010 12:08:38 -0500 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 -0500 http://acoustica.com/kb/The-pattern-list-(to-the-right-of-the-pattern-editor)-has-disappeared_1121.html Click on the "push pin" icon above where the pattern list used to be. Beatcraft/Miscellaneous Fri, 05 Sep 2008 16:16:42 -0500 http://acoustica.com/kb/Can-I-use-loops-Ive-created-in-Beatcraft-in-other-programs_774.html Sure! Beatcraft will export loops in WAV, WMA, MP3, and OGG formats. Any loop-based music program should be able to load these loops and use them. Beatcraft/Miscellaneous Thu, 19 Jun 2008 10:04:00 -0500 http://acoustica.com/kb/How-do-I-make-a-custom-drum-kit_773.html Here"s how to make your own custom drum kits in Beatcraft: In Beatcraft, click on the File menu and select New Project. On the "Project Properties" screen, choose "No Kit" for the "Choose a drum kit to use" setting. Drag the drums... Beatcraft/Miscellaneous Thu, 19 Jun 2008 10:03:44 -0500 http://acoustica.com/kb/How-can-I-use-my-beats-in-Mixcraft_771.html First, render your beats to an audio format in Beatcraft. Click on the File menu, select "Render to..." and then choose one of the audio formats (MP3, WAV, WMA or OGG). Remember where you saved the file so you can locate it when you load it into... Beatcraft/Miscellaneous Thu, 19 Jun 2008 10:02:45 -0500 http://acoustica.com/kb/I-made-an-MP3-loop-but-it-wont-loop-properly-in-my-other-software_770.html MP3 is not a good format to use for looping, because MP3 files contain an unspecified amount of silence at the start and end of the file. To achieve a usable loop, use WAV, WMA, or OGG formats. Beatcraft/Miscellaneous Thu, 19 Jun 2008 10:02:27 -0500 http://acoustica.com/kb/Im-new-at-beat-creation-Where-can-I-find-pre-made-patterns-to-use-with-Beatcraft_767.html Beatcraft includes several terrific Templates, which include a lot of pre-made patterns that you can mix, match, and edit to create your own track. To load these templates, select "Open Song Template" from the "File" menu. Beatcraft/Miscellaneous Thu, 19 Jun 2008 10:01:54 -0500 http://acoustica.com/kb/Im-getting-the-message-The-procedure-entry-point-WMCreateSyncReader-could-not-be-located-in-the-dyna_766.html If you are getting this message when starting Beatcraft, it means you need to install WMA support. You can download the WMA support plug in here. Beatcraft/Audio Formats/Sounds Thu, 19 Jun 2008 10:01:22 -0500 http://acoustica.com/kb/Why-wont-Beatcraft-play-my-audio-file-or-use-it-as-a-drum-track_764.html Certain audio files may be incompatible with Beatcraft. WMA files with Digital Rights Management protection cannot be used by Beatcraft. Also, WAV files that use certain forms of encoding or compression, such an uLaw or ADPCM, may not be... Beatcraft/Audio Formats/Sounds Thu, 19 Jun 2008 10:01:01 -0500 http://acoustica.com/kb/Sometimes-when-I-make-changes-to-a-pattern-during-playback-I-dont-hear-them-right-away-Why-not_780.html To provide smooth playback, Beatcraft is often mixing audio data ahead of what you are hearing from your speakers. This "latency" can be reduced by selecting smaller and fewer audio buffers in the Preferences. To change the buffer size, select the... Beatcraft/Playback Issues Thu, 19 Jun 2008 10:00:27 -0500 http://acoustica.com/kb/Its-Not-Making-Any-Sound_782.html You've added sounds, but you can't play anything... There are a few things you can check here. Are the speakers on and plugged in? (Sorry, management made us ask.) Can you play a Wave file through Windows sndrec32.exe or another sound... Beatcraft/Playback Issues Thu, 19 Jun 2008 09:56:42 -0500 http://acoustica.com/kb/I-cant-get-the-swing-option-to-work_772.html Swing is a fairly subtle feature. It only applies to the even-numbered steps in a beat. To hear it clearly, turn all the steps on for an instrument and play it. As it plays, crank the Swing setting up to 80 or higher. You"ll then hear the variation... Beatcraft/Miscellaneous Thu, 19 Jun 2008 09:54:06 -0500