KVR Audio

memyselfandus · Post by **memyselfandus** » Fri Dec 30, 2011 5:05 pm

Anyone still using Acid Pro? What do you like about it? I remember way back when everyone I know used to use it but I never hear much about it anymore. There has to be some things that acid pro does better than the other hosts?

bduffy · Post by **bduffy** » Fri Dec 30, 2011 5:22 pm

Does there? I dunno. I think Abelton Live pretty much took over ACID's lead, especially since it is cross-platform. Not going Mac at all was a mistake on Sony's behalf, IMHO.

ravasb · Post by **ravasb** » Fri Dec 30, 2011 5:31 pm

The best part of Acid is painting in parts. It was a nice touch that has not been exactly duplicated, but there are other hosts that come pretty close. The problem is that the rest of its workflow, such as handling VSTs and mixing, is not great, and probably not worth the bother of learning at this point.

It looks like Sony has lost all interest in it. They don't mention Acid Pro at all in any of their promos.

It was my very first DAW when I was getting started, so I am a little nostalgiac for it, but unless Sony starts showing a big commitment to it, I don't think it is worth starting on.

thecontrolcentre · Post by **thecontrolcentre** » Fri Dec 30, 2011 5:37 pm

I stopped using it soon as Ableton Live got VST support ... it was cool around 10 years ago (before Sony grabbed it).

filkertom · Post by **filkertom** » Fri Dec 30, 2011 5:38 pm

I still have it, but I don't use it much anymore (I switched to Reaper). The biggest advantages for me were its time-stretching, which really is second to none, and the fact that the interface used Windows conventions, which may not be the best but are extremely familiar. The MIDI editor isn't too bad, either. (I don't play keyboard, it's all mouse entry.)

On the other hand, the darn thing never came close to scanning all my plugins. I never used the Beatmapper or Grooves, and everything else it does is handled better by Reaper, so -- unless Acid 8 is really fricking amazing, and at this point I don't even know that it's going to exist -- that's as far as I go with Acid Pro.

Karma_tba · Post by **Karma_tba** » Fri Dec 30, 2011 6:08 pm

I still use Acid...it's just part of my workflow.I use Orion or FLStudio to build my songs but I export the instruments as seperate wav. tracks which I then assemble and fine tune the composition in Acid.Lastly I output the completed mix as a wav for mastering or mp3 for posting on Acid Planet.

memyselfandus · Post by **memyselfandus** » Fri Mar 29, 2013 2:13 pm

thanks guys!

memyselfandus · Post by **memyselfandus** » Fri Mar 29, 2013 2:17 pm

thecontrolcentre wrote:I stopped using it soon as Ableton Live got VST support ... it was cool around 10 years ago (before Sony grabbed it).

anyone know what has been added since Sony bought it? besides installation bloat?

careyletendre · Post by **careyletendre** » Fri Mar 29, 2013 3:34 pm

filkertom wrote:The biggest advantages for me were its time-stretching, which really is second to none...

You mean Elastique Pro? I don't think so.

ZenPunkHippy · Post by **ZenPunkHippy** » Fri Mar 29, 2013 3:38 pm

memyselfandus wrote:
thecontrolcentre wrote:I stopped using it soon as Ableton Live got VST support ... it was cool around 10 years ago (before Sony grabbed it).
anyone know what has been added since Sony bought it? besides installation bloat?

I have used the demo of Acid Pro v7, 8 now 9 to test software. As far as I can tell, there have been very minimal changes to each release - perhaps a few bug fixes, nothing revolutionary. The way VSTs are handled is kinda cumbersome, and it has not changed for many years.

So I think that leaves content as the "new features".

Must be some kind of cash cow for Sony. Don't see how it's possible to charge for each update given the above.

Peace,
Andy.

aMUSEd · Post by **aMUSEd** » Fri Mar 29, 2013 3:41 pm

ravasb wrote:The best part of Acid is painting in parts. It was a nice touch that has not been exactly duplicated, but there are other hosts that come pretty close.

I believe GarageBand does the same thing as well, if not better (as it was made by the same guy that developed the first Acid).

memyselfandus · Post by **memyselfandus** » Fri Mar 29, 2013 3:42 pm

Thanks Andy

Winstontaneous · Post by **Winstontaneous** » Mon Apr 01, 2013 12:54 am

I never bought Acid Pro but enjoyed the demo. It's a fun way to work with loops, BUT as other have mentioned the VST handling can be janky, and the window management leaves much to be desired.

Definitely seems like Acid's an afterthought for Sony these days compared to Vegas and SoundForge. That said, the free/consumer versions of Acid are lots of fun.

Wormhelmet · Post by **Wormhelmet** » Mon Apr 01, 2013 1:13 am

thecontrolcentre wrote:I stopped using it soon as Ableton Live got VST support ... it was cool around 10 years ago (before Sony grabbed it).

That's my story. Ableton went from version 3 to version 4 adding vst support and I stopped using fruity loops and Acid Pro because to me, Ableton covered both and wasn't bloated.
Really easy to make songs in way back then. I tried to like it with vst support and midi, but talk about a clunky implementation...

spirit · Post by **spirit** » Mon Apr 01, 2013 2:14 am

Poor old AcirdPro. I used to love that program. It was at its peak at the end with Sonic Foundry as AcidPro3. It was focussed, lean and fast. Sony bloated it, then left it out in the sun to rot and stink for years. I remember trying to get some decent sense out of the new Sony masters about development issues and they were either totally silent or dismissive.

What a waste.

Anyone using Acid Pro?