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havran · Post by **havran** » Mon Mar 30, 2026 10:31 pm

( ... as well as Sound Forge and Vegas Pro)

I wonder if that means Acid Pro will get some bug fixes.

careyletendre · Post by **careyletendre** » Tue Mar 31, 2026 5:45 am

Will be interesting to see if they do anything with it.

satYatunes · Post by **satYatunes** » Tue Mar 31, 2026 6:40 am

It was a fantastic DAW. I started my music making journey with Acid and Magix Music Maker back in 2000/1. Saw it change owners from Sonic Foundry -> Sony -> Magix -> now Boris FX. I read somewhere that the original dev left when Sony took over. Sony and Magix didn't do much. Hopefully BorisFx will change that. Time will tell.

whyterabbyt · Post by **whyterabbyt** » Tue Mar 31, 2026 8:36 am

trigger warning : Boris do subscriptions. Soundforge is £9.58/month, its actually more than Samplitude is.

Dexter US · Post by **Dexter US** » Tue Mar 31, 2026 8:39 am

If I can use magix on d drive then I am intrested esp with the vst's included.. not the one they bought so we will see what happens with it... I remember buying acid in 2000 2001 sometime and never being able to get past the copyright protection... magix on the other hand I had bought at circut city and enjoyed alot...
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whyterabbyt · Post by **whyterabbyt** » Tue Mar 31, 2026 8:47 am

Dexter US wrote: Tue Mar 31, 2026 8:39 am If I can use magix on d drive then I am intrested esp with the vst's included.. not the one they bought so we will see what happens with it... I remember buying acid in 2000 2001 sometime and never being able to get past the copyright protection... magix on the other hand I had bought at circut city and enjoyed alot...
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but magix was the name of the company? they developed several products including acid, music maker, sequioa, samplitude, vegas pro and soundforge, i dont recall one actually called 'magix'.
Over the past 10+ years or so I have definitely used Samplitude, Soundforge and Vegas on a drive other than C:\

mountainmaster · Post by **mountainmaster** » Tue Mar 31, 2026 10:55 am

I own SoundForge 16 and got the email from BorisFX. Their FAQ says:

Q: I purchased Vegas Pro, Sound Forge, or Acid Pro from MAGIX. What happens to my lifetime license?

A: Your license is still valid. Create or sign in to your Boris FX account using the same email from your original purchase, and your license will show in your account. From there, you can purchase an upgrade to the latest version with Boris FX licensing and support.

I created an account and nothing shows up. Can't these things ever go smooth?

P.S. I hate subscriptions so I will not upgrade. I just want to continue using the version I have. Especially once I get a new PC.

jens · Post by **jens** » Tue Mar 31, 2026 11:23 am

mountainmaster wrote: Tue Mar 31, 2026 10:55 am I hate subscriptions so I will not upgrade.

The subscription model is optional. They have perpetual licenses too and there is no reason to assume that this is going to change. In all regards it's the same as with Magix i.e. there's nothbing new here in this regard.

jens · Post by **jens** » Tue Mar 31, 2026 11:31 am

havran wrote: Mon Mar 30, 2026 10:31 pm I wonder if that means Acid Pro will get some bug fixes.

There's an upate announced ("coming soon"), so most probably yes.

By the way:

I love this quote:

This is where true creativity starts
Place, move, and adjust loops with precision to write your music

kevingham · Post by **kevingham** » Tue Mar 31, 2026 11:45 am

Any information on if they have acquired and will support Magix Sound Forge Audio Studio?

I've had a licence for Audio Studio for years, since it's cheap and I don't need all the bells and whistles of Sound Forge Pro.

pough · Post by **pough** » Tue Mar 31, 2026 5:42 pm

I wonder if the Magix versions can still be activated if we need to re-install them. Looks like moving a current license over to the new BorisFX version requires a paid upgrade.

jasco · Post by **jasco** » Tue Mar 31, 2026 5:45 pm

I contacted them as none of my Magix software shows up in my account. They replied to say they are still working on merging licences. I'm not finding the upgrade prices for Vegas and especially Sound Forge 2026 to be overly appealing.

jamcat · Post by **jamcat** » Tue Mar 31, 2026 6:46 pm

It's been quite a trip for Acid. From Sonic Foundry to Sony to Magix to.... Boris?

Who tf is Boris?

Aloysius · Post by **Aloysius** » Tue Mar 31, 2026 6:59 pm

satYatunes wrote: Tue Mar 31, 2026 6:40 am I started my music making journey with Acid and Magic Mushrooms

CrystalWizard · Post by **CrystalWizard** » Tue Mar 31, 2026 8:53 pm

I was put into warp drive with Acid and magic mushrooms. Then years later i used the program a few times.

jens wrote: Tue Mar 31, 2026 11:31 am I love this quote:
This is where true creativity starts
Place, move, and adjust loops with precision to write your music

Haha, typical psychotic marketing.

BorisFX acquires Acid Pro