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Zero dB · Post by **Zero dB** » Thu Jan 19, 2006 1:07 pm

Wow

Looks like the guys at Sony have finally been listening to what we've all been saying on their forums for years! This looks really exciting:

http://www.sonymediasoftware.com/produc ... ochure.pdf

ACID may have finally become a serious DAW

ZdB

nuisance sonore · Post by **nuisance sonore** » Thu Jan 19, 2006 1:11 pm

Holly smoke! THAT's an update. I think I've found my next and last host, thanks for the heads up.

Reverend Rhythm · Post by **Reverend Rhythm** » Thu Jan 19, 2006 1:15 pm

Wow!

I always feel I'm in the minority around here, but acid pro is my main app. It is stable for me, and I think the way it works. Now it looks like there are some incredable new features!:hug:

Sorry, I guess I'm going a little flame-boy.

Zero dB · Post by **Zero dB** » Thu Jan 19, 2006 1:15 pm

Yeah I know it! It seems that at last we're going to have proper MIDI sequencing, together with the sort of powerful audio editing many of use currently do in Sony Vegas.

Can't wait!

ZdB

ravasb · Post by **ravasb** » Thu Jan 19, 2006 1:16 pm

I would have been more interested in this a few years ago. It looks like they have made an excellent 2002 DAW. There is nothing here that I cannot do in Sonar or even mostly in Live, but at least they have freeze functions and better plugins. Sony may be listening, but their reaction time is awefully slow. I think they would be better off by scaling back and going to their original functionality at a much cheaper price. It is great for creating beds out of loops and then maybe rewiring into a better DAW.

nuisance sonore · Post by **nuisance sonore** » Thu Jan 19, 2006 1:20 pm

Yeah, well, I hate Sonar ways of doing things, I can't get my head around Live and I've been having wet dreams about Vegas with midi functionalities for ages; this just might be it!

Zero dB · Post by **Zero dB** » Thu Jan 19, 2006 1:20 pm

Agreed that it's been too long coming, but I know this thing will be a joy to use compared with Sonar, which IMO is clunky as hell!

Zero dB · Post by **Zero dB** » Thu Jan 19, 2006 1:22 pm

nuisance sonore wrote:I've been having wet dreams about Vegas with midi functionalities for ages; this just might be it!

So true!

dystonia_ek · Post by **dystonia_ek** » Thu Jan 19, 2006 1:40 pm

Acid 5 didn't seem worth the upgrade from 4, but this looks like a definite improvement.

Now how much malware will it install alongside Acid? Sony has a bit of a reputation presently for being invasive.

Zero dB · Post by **Zero dB** » Thu Jan 19, 2006 1:43 pm

Malware? That's a bit harsh. You can switch off all the Media Manager stuff if you don't like it - one option and that's it.

lavoll · Post by **lavoll** » Thu Jan 19, 2006 1:48 pm

I dont think sony will attepmt another rotkit fiasco in the nearest future

Cabinfever · Post by **Cabinfever** » Thu Jan 19, 2006 1:50 pm

Notice they're still promoting their "media manager" as if it's a feature, rather than the virus-like bloat & bugware that so many users find.

Also remember that Acid is the world's *worst* vsti host. Absolute shocker. And their MIDI is also terrible. Hopefully they've done a complete rework on that, but the screenshots look awfully like AcidPro5 midi to me.

A lot of Acid nuts (and I used to be one) may be excited about multitrack record and especially being able to place multiple events on a single track, but as has been pointed out, this is just playing catch-up and is more a "at last" rather than "wow".

Most of all remember Sony's reputation for bugs in Acid. Their last two releases were bug-ugly. I'd advise waiting at least a few weeks for the fanboy beta testers to report.

That said, if this release is stable and they've really worked the vsti hosting & midi, I might even return to the camp

nuisance sonore · Post by **nuisance sonore** » Thu Jan 19, 2006 1:52 pm

Zero dB wrote:Malware? That's a bit harsh. You can switch off all the Media Manager stuff if you don't like it - one option and that's it.

I think dystonia_ek was referencing the recent Sony music debacle, not product from the mediasoftware division.

dystonia_ek wrote:Acid 5 didn't seem worth the upgrade from 4, but this looks like a definite improvement.

That could qualify as the understatement of the year

. Browsing the pdf, it looks more like a complete program rewrite to me and it could push Acid in the realm of the top DAW software, incorporating the best of Vegas while keeping Acid basic functionality. I did say "could" as I will reserve my final judgement for when I try the demo (can't wait

).

Cabinfever · Post by **Cabinfever** » Thu Jan 19, 2006 1:57 pm

Press release:

http://www.sonymediasoftware.com/news/S ... easeID=614

Notice also:

AcidPro 5: $300
AcidPro 6: $500

No words on upgrades.

Reverend Rhythm · Post by **Reverend Rhythm** » Thu Jan 19, 2006 2:07 pm

Cabinfever wrote:That said, if this release is stable and they've really worked the vsti hosting & midi, I might even return to the camp

So you saying, "There is a chance!"

Sony ACID 6 is coming!