Acoustica FAQ knowledgebase http://acoustica.com/kb/ http://acoustica.com/kb/Notes-suddenly-get-cut-off-in-the-middle-of-my-virtual-instrument-track_1189.html Select the instrument clip in Mixcraft, then choose the Sound tab. On the Sound tab, click the Velocity setting and look for a setting called "(120) All Sounds Off." Choose that, then right-click in the area to the right of that setting and... Mixcraft/MIDI Fri, 16 Dec 2011 17:14:12 -0800 http://acoustica.com/kb/Which-sound-devices-work-well-with-Mixcraft_1105.html Here is a list of some audio devices that have been successfully tested with Mixcraft: Audiogram3 (USB) Yamaha.com Audiophile 2496 (PCI) M-audio.com Delta 1010LT (PCI) M-audio.com Delta 44 (PCI) M-audio.com Focusrite... Mixcraft/Tips Wed, 02 Nov 2011 11:36:22 -0700 http://acoustica.com/kb/I-have-Windows-Vista-or-Windows-7-and-I-get-an-error-There-was-a-problem-launching-Windows-Mixer_876.html Using MP3 Audio Mixer under Windows Vista or Windows 7, you get the following error message when you click the recording screen's "Adjust Recording Levels" button: "There was a problem launching Window's Mixer. Please use Add/Remove in the... MP3 Audio Mixer/Recording Fri, 19 Aug 2011 11:26:06 -0700 http://acoustica.com/kb/Where-can-I-get-more-loops_1107.html Here are some suggestions for places to look for loops: Peace Love Productions Partners in Rhyme Sample Swap Opuzz.com Looperman.com Beathive.com Mixcraft/Tips Wed, 22 Jun 2011 09:01:48 -0700 http://acoustica.com/kb/There-are-little-pauses-or-gaps-in-the-audio-when-I-record-it-or-play-it-back_1187.html In Spin It Again, click on Settings and select the Audio settings. Try doubling the number of buffers (from 8 to 16) and doubling the buffer size (from 16384 to 32768). Click OK to save those settings and see if that helps. Spin It Again/Recording Tue, 19 Apr 2011 10:21:04 -0700 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 -0700 http://acoustica.com/kb/If-I-create-a-song-using-Mixcrafts-loops-can-I-sell-it-or-distribute-it-without-having-to-pay-Acoust_1185.html Providing that you legally own a Mixcraft license, you may redistribute new works of art, podcasts or other sounds created using Mixcraft's loops royalty-free for any and all commercial and non-commercial uses, but you cannot redistribute the... Mixcraft/Sound Library Wed, 09 Mar 2011 16:15:48 -0800 http://acoustica.com/kb/I-can-only-get-a-mono-signal-when-recording-with-a-USB-device-in-Windows-Vista-or-Windows-7_1148.html Windows Vista and Windows 7 sometimes seem to default to mono when recording from a USB device. To fix this, right-click on the small volume control icon in your Windows taskbar and select "Recording Devices." Next, right-click on the USB recording... Spin It Again/Recording Mon, 28 Feb 2011 13:21:18 -0800 http://acoustica.com/kb/How-to-set-up-Always-Run-As-Administrator-for-Mixcraft_1184.html If you are logged into your computer as a user with restrictions, or an admin user other than "Administrator", you can set Mixcraft to "Always run as administrator" to work around some of the security issues introduced with Windows Vista and Windows... Mixcraft/Tips Sun, 06 Feb 2011 17:31:44 -0800 http://acoustica.com/kb/When-I-try-to-mix-down-to-WMV-in-Mixcraft-I-get-an-E_Fail-Directshow-error-message_1183.html If you are getting an error message like "Directshow error E_fail 0x80004005" when you try to mix down to a WMV video file, try updating to the latest version of Windows Media Player. Mixcraft/Video Wed, 12 Jan 2011 14:06:46 -0800 http://acoustica.com/kb/Is-it-possible-to-add-a-title-and-author-to-printed-notation_1182.html Yes, when you print out notation, you can add a title and the author's name. Before you print, click on the Project tab in Mixcraft and select the "Author Info" option. Type something in the Tile field and the Author field and then click OK to... Mixcraft/MIDI Thu, 09 Dec 2010 12:00:08 -0800 http://acoustica.com/kb/I-have-Windows-7-or-Windows-Vista-and-cannot-find-recording-source-options-I-used-to-have-in-XP_1110.html With windows XP, recording source choices such as "Stereo Mix" and "Mono Mix" are apparent and readily available. With Windows Vista, these choices are "hidden" by default. To enable them you need to unhide them and then enable each device you wish... Mixcraft/Troubleshooting Fri, 12 Nov 2010 16:38:56 -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 Fri, 08 Oct 2010 12:14:12 -0700 http://acoustica.com/kb/My-instrument-settings-change-when-I-play-my-MIDI-song_1084.html Often when MIDI projects are loaded from .MID files, each track contains at least one Program Change message. A Program Change message is a special MIDI message that tells the instruments what sound to use. A typical example of this problem... Mixcraft/MIDI Tue, 05 Oct 2010 10:47:34 -0700 http://acoustica.com/kb/Spin-It-Again-crashes-when-I-try-to-enter-a-track-name-on-the-Preview-and-Edit-Your-Recording-screen_1181.html Instead of entering the track name on the "Preview and Edit Your Recording" screen, click on the "Edit Album Info" button at the top of the screen and enter the track information there. Spin It Again/Troubleshooting Thu, 30 Sep 2010 11:09:08 -0700