A complete home recording studio
If you're serious about making music, ACID Music Studio is the perfect tool for original song creation, audio recording, MIDI production, studio-quality mixing, and effects processing. Share your songs any way you want – burn CDs, upload to the Web, or export to MP3 for portable devices such as the PSP® or iPod®. With built-in tutorials to guide you, you'll be composing, remixing, and mastering like a pro in no time.
Easy record and import
ACID Music Studio 8 makes recording a breeze. Just plug your microphone or instrument into your computer's sound card and click Record. Capture one track at a time or the whole band at once with each instrument on a different track.
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Add studio-quality effects
Spice up your music using effects such as EQ, reverb, delay, chorus, and distortion. Change the pitch and tempo of your mix in real time. ACID Music Studio 8 includes Studio Devil™ British Valve Custom guitar amp and TruePianos™ Amber Lite piano plug-in – a set of powerful studio-quality software packages.
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Create new music with MIDI
Perform complete MIDI editing, recording, and sequencing. Manipulate MIDI data directly on the ACID Music Studio timeline with a piano roll or a drum grid interface. Apply VST instruments to your MIDI files for a wide variety of sound options.
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Song creation in 3 easy steps
Pick your music
Use over 3,000 loops in a variety of genres.
Audition loops in real time with your mix.
Paint it on
Use the brush tool to paint music on to tracks.
Create with unlimited tracks of audio and MIDI.
Play it back
Click Play to preview your song.
Adjust pitch and tempo in real time.
Create video soundtracks
With ACID Music Studio you can easily create custom soundtracks for your video projects created in Vegas Movie Studio HD software or other applications. Easily add sound effects, music, or record a voiceover track.
Learn as you go with easy tutorials
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.
Share your creations
Burn music CDs, save your songs to popular formats including MP3, upload songs to Web sites including ACIDplanet.com®, or export songs for the iPod® and iPhone®.
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Microsoft® Windows® 7 compatible
ACID Music Studio 8 software is fully compatible with the Microsoft Windows 7 platform.
ACID Music Studio 8.0 system requirements
- Microsoft® Windows® XP (Service Pack 3), Windows Vista® (Service Pack 2), or Windows 7
- 1 GHz processor
- 200 MB hard-disk space for program installation
- 1 GB RAM
- Windows-compatible sound card
- DVD-ROM drive (for installation from a DVD only)
- Supported CD-recordable drive (for CD burning only)
- Microsoft DirectX® 9.0c or later
- Internet Connection (for Gracenote MusicID Service)
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.
