
However, you’re restricted to 10 tracks you can work with and after Sony sold their rights for the Acid product line to Magix, it’s no longer available for download off their website you’ll have to search elsewhere to get it.Īcid Music Studio 10 happens to be quite a purveyor of useful options. This variation of the two other paid versions also let’s you create music using loops and samples and is capable of recording, editing and mixing. This is made possible because the file contains information on transients, lengths and the key of each sample, making it easy for the DAW to manipulate the audio. The term acidization refers to dropping an Acid loop file into a song followed by the loop automatically adjusting its tempo and key with no loss in sonic quality. It proved to be so cutting edge, DAW’s like Cubase and Cakewalk were upgraded with their own variations, rebranded as “Audio Warp” and “Groove Clips,” respectively. Acidization of a loop, first introduced by ACID from its inception, originally served as the cornerstone and chief operating feature of the program.


Capabilities and FeaturesĪlthough it hasn’t been updated since 2010, Pro 7 still offers some really great features. Additionally, a 30 day free trial has been made available on Magix website.

The next move in this progression takes us to Acid Music Studio 10 for $59.95, opening up your options a lot more.The most “expensive” version, haha jk, the not-very-pricey-at-all version is Acid Pro 7 for a pretty meager $149.95 Not too harsh for the full program. The 100%, bonafide, FREE version, Acid XPress 7, is just that, free, but it’s severely limited. Acid Pro, where shall I start? Let’s see, it’s available in three different versions in as many prices, or lack of price it literally has something for everyone, even the poor and/or cheapskates (no hard feelings, penny pinchers, we still love you).
