ACID Music Studio 8.0 system requirements

• Microsoft^® Windows^® XP (Service Pack 3), Windows Vista^® (Service Pack 2), or Windows 7
• 1 GHz processor
• 1 GB RAM

• 200 MB hard-disk space for program installation
• 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)

General

• New! Free Sony Sound Series loop library title
• Microsoft^® Windows^® 7 certified
• Floating & docking windows
• Enhanced Show Me How tutorials
• Includes over 3,000 ACIDized music loops
• Multicore processor support
• Intuitive pick, paint, and play interface
• Unlimited tracks for audio and MIDI
• Video scoring track
• Automatic pitch and tempo matching
• Alternate time signature support
• Real-time loop preview
• Support for multiple file formats in the same project/track

MIDI

• Includes 90 DLS instruments and 26 DLS-based projects
• MIDI editing and sequencing
• Inline MIDI editing with drum grid
• MIDI step recording
• MIDI track envelopes and keyframes
• MIDI import and export
• MIDI input filters for tracks

Mixing and Editing

• Audio and MIDI Mixing Console
• Four audio busses and assignable effects chains
• Audio, MIDI, and bus track meters
• Metronome countoff
• Sub Bus and FX Send support
• Cross-track event drag and drop
• Tempo curves
• Enhanced Beatmapping for tracks with tempo changes
• Multitrack audio and MIDI recording
• Multiple events per track with automatic crossfades
• Studio-quality effects including EQ, reverb, delay, and more
• Chopper™ editing tool and loop cloning
• Beatmapper™ remix tool
• Track-level volume, panning, and effects editing
• Master bus track for project-wide volume and pan fades
• Real-time audio effects preview during playback
• Event reverse
• CD audio extraction
• Metronome

Audio Control

• Zplane élastique audio timestretching and pitch shifting
• Switches including Normalize, Invert Phase, and Lock
• Custom labels for ASIO™ devices and ports
• Enhanced plug-in management
• Optimized plug-in scanning with Plug-in Manager
• Includes Studio Devil™ British Valve Custom (BVC) and TruePianos™ Amber Lite software
• 16-bit, 48 kHz audio support
• DirectX audio plug-in support
• Tempo-based DirectX effects
• VST instrument support
• VST audio effect support
• ASIO™ driver support

Export and Sharing

• AAC and FLAC format support
• ACIDPlanet.com profile link
• Gracenote^® MusicID™ CD album recognition
• Disc-at-once (DAO) CD burning
• Track-at-once (TAO) CD burning
• Unlimited MP3 export
• One-click publishing to ACIDplanet.com

Supported Formats

Import: AAC, AIFF, AVI, BMP, FLAC, GIF, JPG, MIDI, MP3, OGG, PCA, QuickTime^®, SFA, TGA, TIF, W64, WAV, WMA, WMV

Export: AAC, AIFF, AVI, FLAC, MP3, OGG, PCA, QuickTime^®, RealAudio™, RealVideo™, W64, WAV, WMA, WMV