ACID PRO 5

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Sony Acid 5.0 Music Composition Software (Loop Based, for Windows)
Sony ACID Pro software is the ideal loop-based music composition and production tool for original music creation. Revolutionary since the first version, the tradition of innovation continues with version 5. Powerful new features and advanced functionality make ACID Pro 5 the most comprehensive application of its kind. ACID Pro software is the tool of choice for millions of industry professionals who want to create songs, remix tracks, produce 5.1 surround audio mixes, develop music beds, score videos, and much more. ACID software is ideal for real-time pitch-shifting, time-stretching, and groove quantization of audio and MIDI events. With new technologies and advanced professional features, ACID software provides the most powerful, user-friendly environment for everything from basic song creation to complex video scoring.

The One and Only ACID
When it debuted in 1998, ACID Pro software launched a revolution in music creation. By offering a straightforward interface and "pick, paint, and play" interactivity, it was the first loop-based music creation application to put professional studio composition and editing power in the hands of producers at nearly every level of expertise. True to its revolutionary roots, ACID Pro 5 software is the power-user's application. New features such as Groove Mapping™ quantization tools, nestable folder tracks, native VST effects support, event reverse, and our patent-pending Media Manager technology allow for levels of music production unmatched in any other program.

A Solid Foundation
ACID software is built on rock-solid technology to provide you with an excellent foundation for loop-based music creation. ACID Pro 5 software also features a complete set of tools we call Fundamentals – the features you need to produce truly professional results. For example, ACID Pro 5 software has unlimited tracks for audio and MIDI events, real-time pitch and tempo matching, and impressive new Media Manager technology. Media Manager tools let you search, tag, and catalog your loops with incredibly accuracy and efficiency.

Get Organized
Powerful new Media Manager technology offers a more efficient way to manage your ACID project media. Innovative 'search and tag' tools allow you to quickly identify loops found on your hard-drive or even within the entire Sony Sound Series Loops & Samples collection — by genre, instrumentation, BPM, or other user-defined and customizable attributes.

Superior Mixing and Editing
New nestable folder tracks enhance project organization and simplify editing. Reverse audio events during playback in real-time. Set up and mix 5.1 channel surround project files for audio and DVD productions. The Beatmapper™ tool adds tempo information to song-length files including MP3s, so you can remix and combine music loops with existing songs. The Chopper™ tool creates amazing drum fills, stutters, and DJ-style effects.

Cutting-Edge Audio Effects
Apply over 20 DirectX audio effects, including the new tempo-based effects such as Flange, Amplitude Modulation, and Simple Delay that automatically adjust to project-based tempo changes. You can also create resonant sweeps, dramatic fades, EQ changes, and add effects using automation envelopes. ACID Pro 5 software also natively supports VST effects, expanding the palette of sounds available for music creation. Apply automation and tempo-sync VST effects. Use VST soft synths with multiple busses.

Your Quantization Station
New and unique to ACID Pro 5 software is our powerful and patent-pending groove quantization technology. Groove Mapping and Groove Cloning can significantly expand your loop collection by morphing existing loops into fresh, new sounds. Beat-match loops and vocal tracks nondestructively in real-time. Quantize disparate loops to a common groove, create new grooves from scratch, apply any number of the supplied grooves, and even extract grooves from existing loops and apply them to other samples.

Included Free
Included with ACID Pro 5 software are more than 1,000 new loops from the Sony Sound Series: Loops & Samples collection, plus the Native Instruments™ Xpress Keyboards VSTi soft synth bundle.

Platform: Windows® 2000, or XP

ACID Pro 5 Fundamentals
ACID Pro 5 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. By providing an unlimited number of tracks for audio and MIDI events, and a comprehensive and professional editing environment, you'll find yourself immersed in a new world with infinite creative possibilities.

Includes Over 1,000 New Loops
ACID Pro 5 software includes more than 1,000 new music loops specially selected from the ever-expanding Sony Sound Series: Loops & Samples collection. This huge assortment of professionally recorded samples will have you creating your own original music in minutes. Loop genres include dance, hip-hop, techno, industrial, pop, rock, jazz, ambient, orchestral, and many more. You also get 5.1 surround projects and loops in various time signatures.
Exclusive Media Manager Technology
New in version 5, ACID Media Manager tools let you spend less time searching for loops and samples, and more time creating music. Tag, organize, and search your entire collection of loops with the click of a mouse.

Mixing and Editing Features
ACID Pro 5 software has the professional-level mixing and editing features you need to get the results you want. Packed with additional features, ACID Pro 5 software removes all limits. Use it for anything; songwriting, production, mixing, remixing, video scoring — anywhere you need original music. Version 5 further establishes ACID software at the forefront of music creation technology.

5.1 Surround Mixing
ACID Pro 5 software makes it easy to set up and mix 5.1 channel surround project files for audio and DV productions. Use the Surround Panner dialog to easily set channel positions. Surround mixing is fully automatable along the timeline by setting keyframes for each move.

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 projects. You can also use keyboard commands to drop events from the Chopper onto the ACID timeline in real-time.

Effects and MIDI Features
Though incredibly easy to use, ACID Pro software takes no shortcuts when it comes to providing sophisticated features advanced users require. Version 5 provides enhanced MIDI functionality, expanded support for ReWire and VST effects, and our exclusive Groove Mapping™ quantization technology. These and other features put ACID Pro once again it in a class by itself.

Groove Mapping Quantization
Groove Mapping™ quantization tools breathe new life into your loop collection. ACID Pro 5 software includes over 50 grooves (Hard Swing, Shuffle, etc.) you can apply to your loops and MIDI files to change the rhythmic feel, or create your own custom grooves. Adjust the timing of a track, or quantize and map multiple tracks or loops to a common groove. Use the Groove Cloning tool to extract the groove from one file to apply to others. You can even share the grooves you create with other ACID Pro 5 users. More About Groove Mapping »
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.

VST Effects Support
ACID Pro 5 software natively supports VST effects, including automation of effects parameters, opening up your palette of available sounds.

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.

MIDI Editing Enhancements
ACID Pro 5 Piano Roll allows you to choose a key or scale, snap-to note values, and easily paint chords, arpeggios, or other custom templates, preventing off -scale notes for more efficient music creation.

Tempo-based DirectX Effects
ACID Pro 5 software 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.

Groove Mapping Quantization Technology
ACID Pro 5 software features our new 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.