| | |  | Sound Libraries | Home » » » » » ACID Pro 6 [OLD VERSION] | | | | | | | Product Promotions: | | | | | Description: | | In the world of digital music creation, ACID Pro software has always stood out from the crowd. Its automatic loop time-stretching and tempo-matching technology is second-to-none, and its straightforward pick, paint, and play functionality has helped make ACID Pro software the favorite loop-based music creation tool for millions of users worldwide. Now reformulated to add multitrack recording and full MIDI sequencing to its superior looping functionality, ACID Pro 6 software delivers a new formula for ground-breaking music creation: loops + multitrack + MIDI. Together, these key components add up to a full-featured professional music workstation unlike any other. | | | Features: | |
• Multitrack audio and MIDI recording, for uncompromising 24-bit, 192kHz sound quality production, live or in-studio
• Comprehensive support for MIDI sequencing, real-time MIDI prcoessing and precise control over MIDI events
• Records multiple tracks of MIDI, apply real-time MIDI quantizationm, perform filtering & processing, edit drum patterns
• Beatmapper tool makes remixing easy, while the Chopper tool creates impressive drum fills, stutters and DJ-style effects
• Nondestructive editing on unlimited tracks, with real-time pitch and tempo matching; real-time event reverse, freehand envelope drawing, and support for alternate time signatures
| | | Product Details: | | | Product Length:
| 9.6 inches | | Product Width:
| 8.0 inches | | Product Height:
| 2.7 inches | | Product Weight:
| 1.0 pounds | | Package Length:
| 9.6 inches | | Package Width:
| 8.0 inches | | Package Height:
| 2.7 inches | | Package Weight:
| 1.0 pounds | | Average Customer Rating:
|  based on 7 reviews |
| | | System Requirements: | | | Platform:
| Windows Vista / Windows XP / Windows | | Media:
| CD-ROM | | Item Quantity:
| 1 |
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9 of 11 found the following review helpful:
 Incredible ProgramJul 15, 2007
By Happy User
I looked at the Acid program several years ago and dismissed it because it was previously designed for loops only, and it wasn't as intuitive as I needed at that time.
A month ago, I worked through an Acid tutorial from Computer Music Magazine using the Acid Express program that is given free of charge from Sony on their website. Within a half an hour, I KNEW this program was a WINNER and I ordered it immediately.
I'm much more skilled at sequencing now than I was when I first looked at it. I couldn't believe how easy, useful, fast and fun it was to use. Now that Sony has taken some excellent steps toward making it a competitive DAW, I've switched from my linear DAW to Sony Acid Pro 6 for programming and sound design. The workflow in the program beats every single linear DAW by the sheer nature of it's design, and I've tried or used all of the major ones at one time or another.
This is an excellent program for general sequencing. Everything constructed in it can be exported to more complex software for finishing. The beauty of it is how quickly songs can be constructed compared to most DAWS, and how easy it is to learn to use. I've wasted more time editing to perfection in my other DAW, when the same functions take a split second in Acid.
It's a fine program and I highly recommend it. I'm looking forward to version 7 as I write this. This is NOT a full feature program that you can or should use to finish a commercial project. But it will take you to that moment of export faster and with less quirks and flaws than any linear DAW available today.
9 of 11 found the following review helpful:
 So far so good.Dec 21, 2006
By Polypterus
I've had this program for about a day now so take this review with a grain of salt. When I first got it I had some problems figuring out what's what. It seems you have to drag and drop the loop Library from the DVD to your hard disk. It doesn't get installed when you do the installation. I ended up calling support and they did a pretty good job straighten me out although they did admit the documentation was lacking in this area. Once I got the program running I was in shock! I had never used any loop based music creation software before. I have only used cubase and had not even used it that much. However compared to cubase this program is a lot easier to get started on. I was literately making music in 5 minutes. Ok it's somewhat cheating because you are just putting together samples but still It's very encouraging because it's so easy. I haven't tried the midi or recording part yet so I'll have to comeback and update this when I do. It's just a breath of fresh air to be able to do something so fast like this. Any idiot can make something that sounds reasonably good.
First Edit: Ok it's been a couple more days. I've converted my old Cubase midi projects to Acid pro. It was pretty easy; just had to write them out as midi in Cubase and read them back in in ACID pro. ACID pro seems to work OK with my old set of VST instruments. The midi editor is easy to use, just draw the notes in. It has a piano keyboard on the left if you want to hear them first.
3 of 3 found the following review helpful:
Even with Vista this Rocks!Oct 12, 2008
By Hawaiian Eye
First off, I use Vista on a NASA style computer.
The Media Manager and "What's This?" Help program, doesn't operate using Vista.
But let me tell you, Acid Pro 6 is everything you need. Combined with Acid Pro Power! (the official guide), and the manual that's supplied with the Acid program, there's no need for Help files. Granted, the Media Manager is missed, but you can create folders with windows explorer to sort your loop and save catagories. In other words, Media Manager doesn't even have anything to do with the artistic use of Acid Pro and the creative process. In NO WAY does it hinder any of the Acid programs powerful abilities!
As a Home "recordist", I used to need to hook up a drum machine, keyboard, and many other tedius processes involving cables, living room "real estate" and clutter, just to separately record background tracks into my Roland digital recording console. Then into my computer to burn the CD. Now everything is in the computer! And this is one program you can play around with for hours, non-destructive 24 bit editing! Fooling around with different beats and modes, in seconds! EASY!
Later after creating balanced background tracks, vocals and solo instrumentals can be recorded as easily as the ol' multitrack tape recorders! With as many "Takes" as it takes! Even mixing the best sections of each performance to perfection. Again in only seconds! No re-routing this and that. As easy as painting the music on the computer screen.
I've been able to do all of this by just playing around and experimenting. That's how easy it is. Of course I've used multitrack tape recorders long ago, but the program just makes sense without alot of learning curve. Now, I got the Acid Pro 6 Power Book! What the future holds.....
2 of 2 found the following review helpful:
Do Acid Pro 6.0Nov 22, 2007
By R. READ
"Re` Read"
I am very happy with Acid Pro 6.0
Midi Soft GM sounds and VST sampler work well with ASIO drivers.
Recording audio tracks and adding FX is easy
ACID looping of samples are an industry standard
Exports (Renders) to multiple formats
Cons: Media Manager's runs on an MS SQL engine that has problems with VISTA 32 at this time.
Solution: I just did not install the Media Manager or SQL
In All, I moved from Cakewalk-Sonar to Acid Pro 6 and have not looked back. I purchased a DVD Tutorial for ACID Pro 6, and was very familiar with Sound Forge, so the change from Sonar to Acid Pro was easy. I find that ACID Pro 6 has really helped me to be creative compared to the later versions of Cakewalk-Sonar which added a lot of features that started to get in the way of my production. I am not trying to beat up on Sonar for my possible writers block, but it is not happening with Acid Pro 6. I would have given Acid Pro 6 five stars if it had better Vista 32 support at this time.
6 of 8 found the following review helpful:
Works well for my way of doing thingsApr 13, 2007
By Kenneth L. Bowen
"RedMoon"
First I have to describe my work method for this review to make sense. I have a collection of hardware sound moduels and a nice controller keyboard and use no soft synths what so ever. I will sequence in basic melody and chord changes and then use loops to build drum and precussion parts. Then Ill sequence more MIDI stuff and record electric guitar parts on top of that. I own SONAR 2.0 and I tried demos of Live and the Mackie program, but for what ever reason I just couldn't get in to recording and editing MIDI on thoose and the upgrades to SONAR don't really impress me all that much. I have a friend that uses sony Vegas for audio recording and loves it who suggested that I try this program when version 6.0 shipped. So I downloaded the demo and then bought the product. Acid has excellent audio suport. I have a rather outdated audio workstation, an older AMD atholon runing at 1.7 ghz, 1.5 gb of ran and all IDE hard drives with a firewite connected audio interface. I only usally record 1 or 2 tracks at a time but just to see what it could do I routed synths to all 8 inputs on my interface and played back a sequence on a hardware sequencer. I was able to record all 8 tracks at once with no drop outs. I also created a big project by importing 24 3min. long wave files from a CD back up created on a hard disk recorder into a project and added a some audio efx plugins and could playback with no issues. Sync between MIDI and audio tracks seems to be very tight at least to my ears anyway. Editing MIDI is very fast if you are use to using a "Piano Roll" grid type approach. One Key stroke and you can edit a part in place with no window switching. You can set up a patch name list for hardware synths, but you will probally have to create your own list since there are only pre-built list for a few models included (and zero for any Waldorf synths witch is most of my collection). Like I said, I dont use software synths at all so I cant comment on how well thoose work. It does come with a sampler from Native Instruments, but I don't really use sampled sounds all that much. The MIDI editing and processing isn't as extensive as what I have in SONOR 2.0 I have discovered the stripted down user interface to be a boost to my productivity.
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