ACID Music Studio is the perfect tool for loop-based music creation, audio recording, MIDI production, effects processing, and studio-quality mixing. Create music, then share it — burn CDs, upload to the Web, or export as MP3 for listening on your favorite portable players. With built-in tutorials to guide you, you'll be composing, editing, and mixing like a pro in no time — even if you're a newcomer to the world of computer music.
Your computer's audio input leads directly to ACID Music Studio — simply plug in your microphone or instrument and click Record. Import songs and MP3s for remixing, and use the Beatmapper tool to create remixes and dynamic DJ sets.
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Apply sophisticated signal and effects processes including élastique timestretching, EQ, reverb, delay, chorus, flanging, phase shift, and distortion. ACID Music Studio features VST audio effects support, as well as support for VST instruments, so you can play your MIDI tracks back through virtual instruments, filters, and effects.
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Use powerful MIDI editing and sequencing tools. Record MIDI data from your favorite hardware controllers, or compose directly on the ACID Music Studio piano roll and drum grid interfaces. ACID Music Studio supports VSTi and includes 90 instruments for song creation.
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Explore 3000 loops and 90 virtual instruments.
Download your free Sony Sound Series loop library.
Paint streams of music in the arrange window.
Create as many audio and MIDI tracks as you need.
Click Play to hear your song.
Alter pitch and tempo in real time.
ACID Music studio now contains a download code for one free Sony Sound Series loop library title* — a $99 value. Choose from a wide variety of genres and start making music your way, right away.
*Available only in stand-alone purchases and upgrades to ACID Music Studio 8.0 software.
Our exclusive Show Me How tutorials guide you through the entire creative process. Whenever you need help, just click the Show Me How button and choose your tutorial topic. Helpful text dialog boxes, pointers, and guides will show you what to do and where to click.
Burn music CDs, save your songs to popular formats including MP3, upload songs to Web sites including ACIDplanet.com®, and export songs to all your favorite portable players.
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ACID Music Studio 8 software is fully compatible with the Microsoft Windows 7 platform.
Includes unlimited tech support via email. Click here to visit support pages.You must provide your registration information to Sony Creative Software Inc., a US company, in order to activate the software. Product requires online registration within 30 days.
ACID Music Studio 8.0 news and reviews
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