Sony ACID Pro is the name of the loop-based music production software originally published by Sonic Foundry that is now owned and run by Sony. This software runs on personal computers with the Microsoft Windows 2000 and more advanced operating systems. It is a powerful audio editing tool that can stretch or compress sound without altering its pitch (see sound effect techniques for more information on typical audio editing techniques). ACID Pro currently includes over 20 DirectX audio effects, employs the powerful new Media Manager technology, the Beatmapper tool, and the Chopper tool, as well the ability to mix in 5.1 channel surround.
With powerful tools such as the chopper tool, digital mixers can slice bits of a sample apart and then rework each one with individual pitch and FX tools, but with simple copy and paste functions, it's almost like working on an MPC.
ACID Pro uses Acidized loops (Acidized meaning they contain tempo and key information for proper pitch transposition) painted out across the screen to create music tracks. Many Acidized loop sample CDs are available from Sony, as well as a number of other companies including : Peace Love Productions, Big Fish, Perimeter Sound Arts, and Power FX to name a few of the top loop sample content providers.
As with most sophisticated software packages, ACID is not a single software product but defines a family of products spanning a significant range of features.[1] In a related-marketing effort, Sony has launched a content web site, ACIDplanet.com, aimed at current ACID users, prospective ACID users and the general public that describes itself as "the Internet's premier site for music, video and unique artists"[2].
Sonic Foundry sold the Vegas, ACID, Sound Forge, CD Architect, Siren, VideoFactory, ScreenBlast, and Batch Converter product lines to Sony Pictures Digital in July of 2003.
Notes and references
- ↑ comparison chart with link to main homepage ACID Family Comparison. ACID Music Studio at Sony Media Solutions. Retrieved on November 26, 2005.
- ↑ "about" page with link to main homepage What is ACIDplanet?. ACIDplanet ... your world of music. Retrieved on November 26, 2005.
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