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Sony ACIDMUSICSTUDIO7

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MyCatKnight

Hello, friends!

I am thankful for all of you, and for the wealth of knowledge shared here with the rest of us radio hacks. BSW offers Sony ACIDMUSICSTUDIO7 thrown in free with the purchase of the classic Sony 7506 headphones for just $99 if ordered before year's end.

Having no legitmate need for another pair of headphones (outside of my ancient Sonys flaking black "pleather" on me), I am looking for justification to buy a new toy. Any opinions on Acid? A friend of mine raved about Vegas. I all really need is basic editing/mixing/noise reducing abilities (my Cool Edit Pro is really good enough for what I do now), but I'm always open to learning new tricks and delving into mixing new beds, etc.

Think it's worth it, or should I hold out for the next time a Pro Tools or Audition deal comes along? ???

Merry Christmas, Happy Holidays, etc. to you and yours!
 
Acid is great for making beds, but not for standard multi-track production. I use all 3 of the Sony editing programs almost every day, and Vegas is my go-to for imaging and commercial production. If you're looking at ProTools and Audition as other options, Vegas is probably more of what you're after than Acid is.

Also, the "Studio" versions of Sony's products are generally designed for consumers and often are limited in their functionality. Go to http://www.sonycreativesoftware.com/acidpro/compare to see a chart showing the differences between Acid Studio and Acid Pro.
 
I've been using Acid for almost 10-years now and it is indispensible in my studio. I make all of my own music beds in Acid and never have to worry about needle drop charges or licensing issues (loops are royalty free).

Bobbybooey is correct with regard to the "Studio" versions of Sony software. Better to download a trial version and see if you like it: http://www.sonycreativesoftware.com/acidpro

The latest version, Acid Pro 7, has a bit more multitrack functionality about it. Where before, each loop or sound had it's own dedicated track, you can now move stuff around to different tracks, cross-fade and a whole host of options I am only now beginning to consider.

I love the Sony suite of products (Vegas, Sound Forge, Acid) but everyone has their own preferences. Download the free trial and take it for a test drive would be my advice.
 
robnokshus06 said:
The latest version, Acid Pro 7, has a bit more multitrack functionality about it. Where before, each loop or sound had it's own dedicated track, you can now move stuff around to different tracks, cross-fade and a whole host of options I am only now beginning to consider.
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I haven't been using Acid as long as you have (only about 2-3 years), but something that taught me a LOT about Acid Pro 7 was opening up the MIDI version of the sample project that's included with the software... just poking around that project and seeing the way they've got stuff routed to busses, the new MIDI features, envelopes... I probably quintupled my knowledge of Acid just by poking around that one project for 30 minutes.
 
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