|
ACID Pro 6 Full Download
Music Creation Reformulated
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.
Innovative Loop-Based Music Creation
ACID Pro software has been the leader in loop-based music creation for nearly ten years. Version 6 has all of the core ACID Pro features—automatic pitch and tempo matching, real-time loop previewing, unlimited tracks, and our signature pick, paint, and play interface—and new enhancements such as support for multiple media events per track, and automatic crossfades.
Fundamentals
ACID Pro 6 software includes a powerful set of real-time features for composing original songs. Its revolutionary and intuitive pick, paint, and play interface lets you focus on the immediacy of music creation. Using ACID Pro 6 software's unlimited number of audio/MIDI tracks and comprehensive editing environment, you'll find yourself immersed in a new world with infinite creative possibilities.
Over 1,000 Sony Sound Series Loops
ACID Pro 6 software includes more than 1,000 Sony Sound Series loops, each ACIDized with our signature pitch-shifting and time-stretching metadata for the smoothest possible performance. Get more free loops each month through the ACID Pro Get Media feature and at ACIDplanet.com. Further expand your media collection by purchasing titles from our vast collection of royalty-free sample libraries.
Pristine Audio Quality
ACID Pro 6 software employs the shortest possible path from your audio interface to your hard disk without floating point conversions that can increase latency and dropout potential. Its optimized 24-bit, 192 kHz recording architecture includes dual and multicore processor support and dynamic playback optimization for maximum audio performance.
Dynamic Playback Optimization New!
Gain increased performance on single and multicore processor machines with audio track buffering. ACID Pro 6 software uses a separate processing thread to render audio from tracks. On multiprocessor or multicore computers, processing is distributed evenly across all CPUs to increase playback performance.
Gracenote CD Album Identification New!
ACID Pro 6 supports Gracenote MusicID™, so you can view information about a CD track including, title, artist, and song name, and also submit data.
Integrated CD Burning
ACID Pro 6 software has integrated track-at-once and disc-at-once CD burning, so you can burn audio CDs of custom remixes and DJ-style tracks.
Comprehensive MIDI Support
ACID Pro 6 software has unparalleled support for MIDI sequencing, with real-time MIDI processing and precise control over MIDI events. All note and controller data can be recorded and edited on the timeline as easily as audio tracks. Use new track envelopes to automate and modify modulation, expression, or other types of MIDI controller data over time. Other new features let you record multiple tracks of MIDI, apply real-time MIDI quantization, perform filtering and processing, create and edit drum patterns.
MIDI Features
ACID Pro 6 software is a full-fledged MIDI recording, editing, and sequencing environment. Increase your productivity and musical flexibility with easy-to-see inline note editing. Other new MIDI features include MIDI track envelopes and keyframes, drum grid editing mode with drum key maps, MIDI filtering and processing, and MIDI file export.
Inline MIDI Editing New!
Manipulate MIDI data directly on the ACID timeline with a piano roll or a drum grid interface. Edit all note position, velocity, pitch bend, and controller information in the main multitrack interface.
MIDI Track Envelopes and Keyframes New!
Use track envelopes and keyframes to implement continuous controller and program changes. ACID Pro 6 software has an intuitive interface so you can efficiently modify pitch, modulation, expression, or change MIDI controller data, including project-wide changes.
MIDI Filtering and Processing New!
Process MIDI data directly on the ACID Pro 6 timeline, including quantization, editing of velocity values, event duration changes, and more.
VSTi Parameter Automation New!
Increase your mixing flexibility by incorporating automation envelopes to control VST instruments in your ACID Pro 6 projects.
Drum Grid Mode New!
ACID Pro 6 Drum Grid Mode provides you with an easy and intuitive way to create and edit drum patterns directly on the timeline.
Drum and Patch Map Editors New!
Efficiently create or edit drum maps. Use templates to label patch and drum names for hardware or software-based MIDI synthesizers and drum machines. You can also save templates and share them with other ACID Pro 6 users.
Superior Mixing and Editing
Nondestructive editing, unlimited tracks, and real-time pitch and tempo matching—ACID Pro 6 software has all of the essentials. ACID Pro 6 software includes our patent-pending Groove Mapping and Groove Cloning quantization tools, real-time event reverse, freehand envelope drawing, and support for alternate time signatures. Our unique Beatmapper tool makes remixing easy, and the Chopper tool helps you create impressive drum fills, stutters, and DJ-style effects
Mixing and Editing Features
The new professional recording features in ACID Pro 6 software make efficient work of even the most complex audio productions. Simultaneously record multiple tracks of audio and MIDI, punch in and out on the fly, and audition effects with your signal before recording. ACID Pro 6 software increases playback performance on multiprocessor or multicore computers by creating a separate thread for each processor.
Multitrack Audio and MIDI Recording New!
Simultaneously record multiple tracks of audio and MIDI into the ACID Pro 6 timeline through a variety of methods, including step recording, punch-in/out, continuous looping, and more. Arm multiple audio tracks, record alternate takes as clips, and select the one that sounds best to use in your composition.
5.1 Surround Mixing
Set up and mix 5.1 channel surround project files for audio and DVD productions. Use the surround panner for precise control over channel positions so you can optimize your projects for theater-style speaker placement and playback. Automate your 5.1 mix on the timeline using keyframes.
Film-Style Surround Panner New!
Film-style surround panning allows you to pan between pairs of adjacent speakers using a constant power model, and is optimized for theater-style speaker placement.
Frame-Accurate Video Scoring
Compose an original soundtrack for your video right inside the ACID software workspace. Just import your clip, set your markers, and watch your soundtrack's tempo lock to the visual cues of your choice. Drop one-shot sounds on your hit points, work independently with your video file's associated audio media, and render the finished project out in a wide variety of formats.
ACID Project Sections New!
Create project sections so you can rearrange time-based segments of audio and MIDI events in your ACID Pro 6 projects. Drag and drop to move or copy project sections and audition new arrangements without having to redo your entire project.
External Control Surface Support New!
Perform hands-on mixing using external hardware with ACID Pro 6 software. Version 6 natively supports the Mackie Control Universal and the Frontier Design TranzPort, and allows custom mapping of up to five user-defined control surfaces. Send and receive commands to compatible outboard devices (to control record, transport, envelopes, faders, mutes, solos, pans, and effects automation.)
Record Input Monitoring New!
The new multitrack workflow provides users with the ability to monitor audio signals with real-time track effect DSP during recording sessions.
Track Record Meters New!
ACID Pro 6 software includes meters on each track to accurately monitor levels during recording.
Unlimited Media Clips Per Track New!
Place multiple media types on a single track to create dynamic musical compositions. Add one-shots, Beatmapped clips, loops, and disk-based files on the same track. Use the Clip Pool to organize and choose the events you want to use in your composition—your mixing options are endless.
Envelope Automation Recording New!
Record track envelope and keyframe parameters in real time using a mouse or external control surfaces with touch and latch record modes and automatic post-record keyframe thinning. Automation parameter control is available for both stereo and 5.1 tracks and buses.
Enhanced Paint Tool New!
Easily paint one-shots or MIDI notes on the ACID Pro timeline in specific lengths such as quarter note, eighth note, and triplets. Add audio and MIDI events to your projects with increased note accuracy.
Track Folders
Track Folders provide a more efficient way to view your project. Increase your efficiency by organizing several tracks into one track folder on the ACID Pro 6 timeline. Use cluster editing to drag, pitch-shift, cut, copy, and paste entire sections of loops.
Real-Time Event Reverse
Instantly reverse loops, one-shots, and songs in real-time—no need to export your file to another editing application.
Bus-to-Bus Routing
New bus-to-bus routing allows the creation of complex sub-mixes.
Downmix Monitoring
ACID Pro 6 software provides real-time downmix previewing of audio from 5.1 surround to stereo, or from stereo to mono, to ensure that your mix will sound as intended no matter what the destination playback device.
Beatmapper Remixing Tool
Use the Beatmapper tool to add tempo information to song-length files, including MP3s, to remix and combine music loops and create original mixes. Add beats, overlay samples, and give your songs an exciting new edge.
Chopper Loop Editing Tool
The Chopper editing tool creates amazing drum fills, stutters, and DJ-style effects. You can also use the Chopper to "clone" loops, create chopped events, tweak separate parts of your loops, and even mix slices of multiple loops to create your own customized samples. All chopped events will play in sync with your ACID Pro 6 projects. You can also use keyboard commands to drop events from the Chopper onto the timeline in real time.
Drop One-Shots in Real Time
Insert loops and one-shots as you project plays back. You can also create your own loops in the Chopper and add them to the timeline in real time during playback via keyboard commands for live mixing.
Professional Effects and Soft Synth Support
Expand your sound palette with native support for VST instruments, as well as VST and DirectX audio plug-ins. ACID Pro 6 software includes the Native Instruments KOMPAKT Sony ACID Pro edition and over 20 DirectX effects. Create resonant sweeps, dramatic fades, EQ changes and add effects with parameter automation. Integrate ACID Pro 6 software with your existing studio: full ReWire host and device support, ASIO, and control surface automation for devices such as the Mackie Control and Frontier Design TranzPort
Audio Control
ACID Pro 6 software is a powerful and scalable music production workstation with professional features including studio-quality audio effects and third-party plug-in support.
DirectX Audio Effects
ACID Pro 6 software includes over 20 DirectX audio effects such as delay, EQ, compressor, resonant filter, reverb, flange, chorus, and distortion. ACID Pro 6 software also supports tempo-based DirectX effects that react to changes in your mix, including Flange/Wah/Phase, Amplitude Modulation, Simple Delay and Chorus, expanding your musical creativity.
Multiport VSTi Soft Synth Support
Use VST soft synths with multiple output ports and individually mute, solo, add effects to, and adjust volume for each soft synth bus control.
VST Effects Support with Automation and Tempo Sync
ACID Pro 6 software natively supports VST effects, including automation of effects parameters, opening up your palette of available sounds.
Envelope Automation Recording New!
Record track envelope and keyframe parameters in real time using a mouse or external control surfaces with touch and latch record modes and automatic post-record keyframe thinning. Automation parameter control is available for both stereo and 5.1 tracks and buses.
Record Input Monitoring New!
The new multitrack workflow provides users with the ability to monitor audio signals with real-time track effect DSP during recording sessions.
ReWire Mixer and Device Support
ACID Pro software works as both a ReWire mixer/host and a device/instrument. Use ACID software as part of your synchronized workflow with compatible applications such as Sonar, Nuendo, Cubase SX, Live, or Pro Tools software.
Audio Plug-In Manager
The Plug-In Manager lets you quickly add effects from the window to a track, bus, assignable effects chain, or soft synth bus. You can also easily rename and organize plug-ins.
Exclusive Quantization Tools
Transform loops and MIDI tracks into fresh, new sounds with our exclusive Groove Mapping and Groove Cloning quantization tools. Change the groove of a track, apply different grooves to the same track, extract a groove from one file and apply it to another, or even create custom grooves.
Quantization Tools
ACID Pro 6 software features our patent-pending Groove Mapping and Groove Cloning quantization technology. With these tools, you can significantly expand your loop collection by morphing existing loops into fresh, new sounds. Let's take a look at what Groove Mapping and Groove Cloning can do for you.
Change the Groove of a Track
It's easy to apply a groove to the tracks in your project. In the Window Docking area, click the Groove Pool tab. From the top section of the Groove Pool, drag the groove you want to use onto the desired track. Notice that a groove event is displayed along the bottom of the track. Increase the track height to see the groove name and zoom in to see a visual representation of the groove in the groove event. Drag a different groove onto the track to replace the current groove.
Applying Different Grooves to the Same Track
You can apply many different grooves to a single track to really build interest into your composition. Click the Groove Tool drop-down arrow in the main ACID Pro button bar and choose the desired groove. This also selects the Groove Tool. Drag the Groove tool across a small section of a track. Choose a different groove from the drop-down list and paint that groove across a different section of the track. A track can have as many different groove sections as you want.
Extracting a Groove from One File and Applying it to Another
If one of your tracks has a rhythmic feel (a groove) that you want to use on a different track, right-click the first track's track header and choose Add to the Groove Pool from the pop-up menu. Now, click the Groove Pool tab to bring it forward if it's not already visible and notice that a new groove (with the name of the file on the track from which you extracted it) appears in the Groove Pool. Use the methods outlined above to add this new groove to any other track in your project. The tracks now share the same groove.
Create Custom Grooves
Modify an existing groove and save the modified version as a new groove. In the Groove Pool, select one of the existing grooves and click the Duplicate Selected Grooves button. Adjust the blue Pre-Groove markers to change the groove. Or, create a brand new custom groove entirely from scratch. Click the New Groove button. Again, adjust the blue Pre-Groove markers.
Using Track Properties to Create New Grooves
Modify the track properties of an existing track and create a new groove based on those modifications. Right-click the track header for a track and choose Properties from the pop-up menu. In the Track Properties dialog, click the Stretch tab and make adjustments to the various markers. Click the Play Quantized button to hear how your changes affect the rhythm of the file. Click the Play button to hear the file in its original rhythm. When you're happy with the changes you've made, click the Add to Groove Pool button. The new groove now appears in the Groove Pool.
Export Custom Grooves
After you've created a new groove, you might decide that it would work well in other projects too. You can export the groove so that you can use it in any project or share it with a partner. In the Groove Pool, select the groove you want to export from the list. Click the Export Selected Groove button. You can save the groove to any location on your computer drives that you want.
Professional Workflow Features
The Media Manager is a powerful way to tag, organize, and search your collection of content. Use new project sections to quickly audition different arrangements of a project. Maximize efficiency with folder tracks and cluster editing. Use the convenient Clip Pool to easily choose and arrange the events you want to use in your compositions. Place multiple media clips on one track—automatic crossfades tie everything together. Deliver projects in nearly any format without leaving the ACID Pro 6 environment: integrated DAO CD burning, AC3, AIF, ATRAC, AVI, MOV, MP3, MPEG-1 & MPEG-2*, OGG, PCA, RM, W64, WAV, WMA, WMV.
Import and Export Options
With ACID Pro 6 software you can open a wide variety of file types, including WAV, Windows Media, and MP3. Export completed songs as WAV, MP3, Sony Net MD format, and more—or upload your music to ACIDplanet.com, the world's top site for independent music.
*AC-3 encoding requires separate purchase of the Sony Creative Software AC-3 encoder.
**MPEG-1&2 support requires the purchase of the MainConcept MPEG plug-in from Sony Creative Software.
***ActionScripting, motion video and audio not supported.
CD Burning
ACID Pro 6 software has built-in disc-at-once CD burning so you can burn audio CDs of custom remixes or produce DJ mixes with Beatmapper-synched tracks.
Publish to ACIDplanet.com
All you need is ACID Pro 6 software and an internet connection to instantly publish your original music to ACIDplanet.com, the world's premier destination for online sharing for independent musicians and artists. Give and receive feedback on music from other professionals. Join the ACIDplanet ProZone service and get additional member benefits including your own discography and merchandise pages.
Fundamentals
Unlimited tracks of audio and MIDI
24-bit, 192 kHz hard disk recording
Real-time nondestructive editing
Over 1,000 music loops in multiple genres
Preview loops in real-time with your project
Alternate time signature support
ASIO driver support
New! Support for control surfaces including Mackie Control and Frontier Design TranzPort
New! Dual/Multi-core processor support
Master, auxiliary, soft synth, and effects bus tracks
System-wide media management
Metronome for playback and record
Customizable UI and keyboard mapping
Multiple file format support
Unlimited undo/redo history
External monitor support
Get Media option to download media from the Web
Integrated disc-at-once and track-at-once CD burning
Sony Net MD format export
New! ATRAC3™, ATRAC3plus™, and ATRAC Advanced Lossless™ support
New! Gracenote MusicID™ CD album identification
CD extraction
One-click music publishing* to ACIDplanet.com
Mixing and Editing
New! Multitrack audio and MIDI recording
New! Multiple media events per track with automatic crossfades
New! On-the-fly punch-in recording
Beatmapper remixing tool
Chopper editing tool with loop cloning
Track mute and solo
Tempo, time signature, and key change markers
Tempo and key mapping
New! Project sections for easy arranging
New! Freehand envelope drawing on the timeline
New! 5.1 surround film-style panning
Nestable folder tracks
Volume and Pan envelopes
Ripple editing across multiple tracks
Real-time placement of markers during playback
Drop one-shots in real time
Real-time event reverse
Frame-accurate video scoring
Bus-to-bus routing
Downmix monitoring
Attack, Sustain, and Release (ASR) envelopes
MIDI
New! Inline MIDI editing
New! MIDI track envelopes and keyframes
New! Drum grid editing mode with drum key maps
MIDI piano roll snap-to-scale filtering
New! Real-time MIDI quantization
New! VSTi soft synth support and parameter automation
DLS 1 & 2 soft synth support
New! MIDI filtering and processing
MIDI event list editing and step recording
MIDI Time Code (MTC) generation and triggering
New! MIDI file export
MIDI piano roll editing
MIDI event list editing
MIDI step recording
Audio Control
New! Includes Native Instruments KOMPAKT Sony ACID Pro edition
Over 20 DirectX audio effects including delay, EQ, compressor, resonant filter, reverb, flange, chorus, and distortion
VST effects support with automation and tempo sync
New! Envelope automation recording
New! Record input monitoring
Groove quantization tools
ReWire mixer and device support
Audio plug-in manager
Bypass all effects command
32 assignable effect chains
26 auxiliary busses
Direct links to audio editors
Automated DirectX Effects
Track EQ
Resonance Filter
Flange/Wah/Phase
Tempo Based DirectX Effects
Simple Delay
Flange / Wah / Phase
Amplitude Modulation
Chorus
DirectX Effects
Compression
Pitch Shift
Chorus
Delay / Echo
Noise Gate
Multiband Dynamics
Graphic Dynamics
Parametric EQ
Paragraphic EQ
Graphic EQ
Amplitude Modulation
Flange / Wah-Wah / Phase
Smooth / Enhance
Gapper / Snipper
Vibrato
Distortion
*One-click publishing requires an internet connection from your PC to the Web.
Includes downloadable version of ACID Pro 6 software (97MB) and the ACID Pro Manual (PDF). Does not include ACID Pro 6 Content CD and the Native Instruments KOMPAKT Sony ACID Pro Edition DVD
System Requirements
Microsoft® Windows® 2000 (SP4) or XP
1 GHz processor (1.2 GHz if using video)
150MB hard-disk space for program installation
256 MB RAM, 512 MB recommended
Windows-compatible sound card
DVD-ROM drive (for installation from a DVD only)
Supported CD-Recordable drive (for CD burning only)
DirectX 9.0c or later (included on DVD-ROM)
Microsoft .NET Framework 2.0
Internet connection (for Gracenote MusicID™)
Internet Explorer 5.1 or later (included on DVD-ROM)
|
Categories
Categories
Basket
