KVR Audio

Reverend Rhythm · Post by **Reverend Rhythm** » Thu Apr 13, 2006 2:47 pm

Good!

Bigg John · Post by **Bigg John** » Thu Apr 13, 2006 2:49 pm

In the midi editors, with the pencil tool, I have to click AND drag to create a note. in all the other hosts i use, you just have to click (once). It may not sound like a big deal, but it is driving me nuts

billybk1 · Post by **billybk1** » Thu Apr 13, 2006 2:55 pm

Bigg John wrote:
Reverse Engineer wrote: but sadly i was having small issues (tabs rearranging themselves, audio glitches when resizing windows amongst other small things) so i'm back to 5.0c until they sort that out at least.
Same resizing issues here

For the time being, try going into the Preferences|Audio Device tab and uncheck "Enable track buffering" and click "Apply" and see if this fixes it. There is a known glitch issue, when resizing/moving GUI elements, during playback, on some single CPU systems, and will be fixed, in the ACID 6a update.

Cheers,

Billy Buck

handy · Post by **handy** » Thu Apr 13, 2006 2:57 pm

I've used ACID since its birth, but stopped at version 4, primarily because they refused to upgrade the clunky audio recording interface. A separate pop up box that could only record one input at a time was no match for the (then new) tracktion. So if ,as the screenshots imply, acid 6 has proper record channels on the main interface then I'll be happy.

Looking forward to the review

feyshay · Post by **feyshay** » Thu Apr 13, 2006 3:03 pm

Someone posted above that Acid seems better for longer arrangements versus Live 5. I don't do much loop based music (only for song writing and coming up with ideas). What makes Acid better than Live 5 for longer arrangements (if you have warping turned off)?

billybk1 · Post by **billybk1** » Thu Apr 13, 2006 3:13 pm

Reverse Engineer wrote:but sadly i was having small issues (tabs rearranging themselves

There is a known verified issue with the Track Properties tab always reverting to the last position, on the right, when you re-open ACID. This will be fixed in the 6.0a update. Other than that, I know of no other tabs re-arranging themselves. Except for the Video & Surround Panner, I keep all the other available tabs docked and the Track Properties tab is the only one I have an issue with. Are there any other tabs that you are having problems with?

Cheers,

Billy Buck

sgx · Post by **sgx** » Thu Apr 13, 2006 6:45 pm

billybk1 wrote:
sgx wrote:All vsti's go straight to a bus, so no sending to an aux bus from vsti's unless maybe you bounce them to an audio track. You can route from one bus to another, but you can't send.
Has anybody tried this free Senderalla plugin thingy, in ACID Pro 6 yet? I have not actually tried it yet, but was wondering if it would be a valid workaround.

Cheers,

Billy Buck

I tried it, and it worked. However, someone in the forum mentioned that it does not work upon rendering. I haven't had a chance to verify it myself.

sgx · Post by **sgx** » Thu Apr 13, 2006 6:49 pm

Bigg John wrote:In the midi editors, with the pencil tool, I have to click AND drag to create a note. in all the other hosts i use, you just have to click (once). It may not sound like a big deal, but it is driving me nuts

I like click n drag much better than having to toggle between different set note lengths, or just sticking with one note length then dragging the end of the note. Less clicks for me.

I wish Acid could delete notes with a right click though.

H2000 · Post by **H2000** » Thu Apr 13, 2006 6:54 pm

sgx wrote:
billybk1 wrote:
sgx wrote:All vsti's go straight to a bus, so no sending to an aux bus from vsti's unless maybe you bounce them to an audio track. You can route from one bus to another, but you can't send.
Has anybody tried this free Senderalla plugin thingy, in ACID Pro 6 yet? I have not actually tried it yet, but was wondering if it would be a valid workaround.

Cheers,

Billy Buck
I tried it, and it worked. However, someone in the forum mentioned that it does not work upon rendering. I haven't had a chance to verify it myself.

That was me. I tried everything to get it render and it always has glitches in the render. I even got the source code from Subliminal and had a user at the Sony forums who was a programmer to look at it, but he couldn't get anything to work either:(

CANE CREEK · Post by **CANE CREEK** » Thu Apr 13, 2006 6:59 pm

Its now 2006

Acid hasn't got a 'FREEZE' function

Thats just not good enough.

riley4reason · Post by **riley4reason** » Thu Apr 13, 2006 7:10 pm

CANE CREEK wrote:Its now 2006

Acid hasn't got a 'FREEZE' function

Thats just not good enough.

Really?? I took that as a gimme! Didn't even look for it! Just assumed it was there. Like I said earlier, I'm waiting for Pro 7, Then it will be like the current version of Project 5 v2.
Riley

randygo · Post by **randygo** » Thu Apr 13, 2006 7:13 pm

CANE CREEK wrote:Its now 2006

Acid hasn't got a 'FREEZE' function

Thats just not good enough.

Well, its inconvenient, but you can render to a new track pretty easily.

For me, there are more aggravating "just not good enough" issues with other hosts that always keep me coming back to Vegas and Acid 6.0.

Cheers,

Randy

CANE CREEK · Post by **CANE CREEK** » Thu Apr 13, 2006 7:14 pm

yes when i heard rumers sony were wanting to compete with the big boys with the release of acid pro 6 the first thing i noticed was it never had a freeze function....Acid Pro 6 a DAW my arse.

CANE CREEK · Post by **CANE CREEK** » Thu Apr 13, 2006 7:24 pm

randygo wrote:
CANE CREEK wrote:Its now 2006

Acid hasn't got a 'FREEZE' function

Thats just not good enough.
Well, its inconvenient, but you can render to a new track pretty easily.

For me, there are more aggravating "just not good enough" issues with other hosts that always keep me coming back to Vegas and Acid 6.0.

Cheers,

Randy

Ive heard with Acid 6 you get bundled Kontakt , so sony are encouraging you to use Kontakt.

I use Kontakt 2 in cubase and when you have 16 instruments or samples loaded with convoltion reverbs inserted things start getting very CPU heavy , however i just press freeze.

What you supposed to do in Acid , render to Audio and loose all your settings/patched/tweeks etc thats just not good enough.

A FREEZE function is very very important and no DAW should be without one.

billybk1 · Post by **billybk1** » Thu Apr 13, 2006 7:37 pm

CANE CREEK wrote:Its now 2006

Acid hasn't got a 'FREEZE' function

Thats just not good enough.

I suppose, if there is enough demand, from users, ACID Pro 7 could get an "official" one button freeze feature. Great for marketing and keeping up with the Jones's, I guess, but it would not be all that different from what you can do now, with the Ctrl+M shortcut. Which will quickly render a selected track, multiple tracks, or just a clip to a new track automatically. Then just right click on the rendered track's FX track icon and select Bypass All FX to deactivate all fx and recapture the CPU cycles and then finally mute the track. Not as seamless, as a one button freeze, but works just fine, in a pinch, nonetheless.
Personally, as a longtime SONAR user, I have hardly ever needed to use, it's freeze function, in my projects. If it never had it, I probably would never even miss it.

If you really want an "official" freeze function, in ACID Pro 7, then I suggest, you put in a feature request:

www.sonymediasoftware.com/support/productsuggestion.asp

acid 6 = daw?