Sony Announces Major ACID Pro Software Upgrade
January 21, 2006
Anaheim, CA - At the NAMM Show, Sony Media Software announced ACID Pro 6 software ($499.95), a significant upgrade to its professional music creation and production application. This new release includes several major development enhancements to the recording and MIDI capabilities of the program, transforming version 6 into a full-featured professional digital audio and MIDI workstation. ACID Pro 6 software is expected to be available in March.
ACID Pro 6 software not only continues to provide loop-based music creation tools, but now provides users with a multitrack recording and MIDI sequencing environment that will appeal to creative professionals and audio engineers looking to record, produce and mix in ACID software's platform.
"Since its launch nearly 10 years ago, ACID software has redefined the way music is produced by allowing users to arrange loop-based segments that matched in tempo and pitch. Our newly enhanced digital music workstation technology introduces the optimal creative platform for music composition, recording and mixing by combining our multitrack audio technologies with comprehensive inline MIDI editing and sequencing," said Dave Chaimson, vice president of marketing, Sony Media Software.
Chaimson continued: "Starting with a new high-performance multi-threaded audio engine, we've reengineered ACID Pro 6 software to perform faster and more efficiently not only on dual-core and multiprocessor systems, but also on single-CPU machines providing more efficient track buffering for higher performance at lower latencies. No longer simply a loop-based production tool, this application moves into the category of full-featured DAW's by combining our highly-decorated ACID music creation technologies, superior 24-bit/192kHz audio support, with new MIDI editing and workflow capabilities that truly change the way in which engineers, producers, and musicians will create, produce and mix audio."
Award-winning composer Russ Landau uses ACID Pro software and Sony Sound Series loops to create music for "Survivor" and other popular television shows.
"Sony ACID Pro software is my speed tool for assembling a comprehensive collection of thematic variations in minimum time," said Landau. "Its new multitrack and MIDI capabilities are a significant enhancement to an already stellar application."
New Digital Music Workstation Technologies
Multitrack Audio and MIDI Recording — Simultaneously record multiple tracks of audio and MIDI into the ACID timeline through a variety of methods, including step recording, punch in/out, continuous looping and more.
Multiple Media Files per Track — Layout multiple media files per track, including one-shots, Beatmapped events, loops and disk-based files with new automatic crossfade capabilities.
Inline MIDI Editing — MIDI data can be manipulated directly on the ACID timeline, using either a piano roll or a drum grid interface. Edit all note position, velocity, pitch bend, and controller information using an easy, visual approach in the main multitrack interface.
MIDI Filtering and Processing — ACID Pro 6 software provides processing of MIDI data directly on the timeline, including quantization, swing, editing of velocity values, event duration changes, and more.
VSTi Parameter Automation — Using automation envelopes, ACID Pro 6 software provides increased mixing flexibility for VST instrument parameters.
Drum Map Editing — The Drum Map Editor provides an intuitive way to create custom Drum Map templates, to make working in the Drum Grid even easier.
Project Sections — ACID Pro 6 software now provides for the creation of project sections that lets users more efficiently rearrange time-based segments of audio and MIDI events located across multiple tracks.
External Control Surface Support — ACID Pro 6 software allows for hands-on mixing using external hardware control surfaces. Control record, transport, envelopes, faders, mutes, solos, pans, and effects automation. ACID Pro 6 software includes native support for the Mackie® Control Universal, however the generic control interface option allows user-customizable mapping of up to five generic control surfaces
Record Input Monitoring — The new multitrack workflow provides users with the ability to monitor audio signals with real-time track effect DSP during recording sessions
Additional ACID Pro 6 key features include:
On-the-fly punch-in recording
Envelope automation recording
Track record meters
MIDI track envelopes for controllers
MIDI keyframes for patch changes and sysex messages
MIDI Quantize and Velocity filters
MIDI file import and export
Freehand envelope drawing on the timeline
Gracenote CD album identification
Dual/Multi-core processor support
Film-style panning mode for 5.1 surround projects
ACID Pro 6 core features include:
Unlimited tracks of audio and MIDI
Real-time pitch and tempo matching
VST effect and VSTi support
Over 20 real-time DirectX effects
5.1 surround mixing
ASIO driver support
Nestable folder tracks
Beatmapper remixing tool
Groove Mapping quantization tools
Chopper editing tools
Media Manager search technology
ReWire mixer and device support
Video scoring track (AVI, MOV, WMV)
Integrated disc-at-once CD burning
One-click music publishing to ACIDplanet.com
For additional product information, please visit:
Sony Media Software
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