Customer reviews. How are ratings calculated? Instead, our system considers things like how recent a review is and if the reviewer bought the item on Amazon. It also analyzes reviews to verify trustworthiness. Reviews with images. See all customer images. Top reviews Most recent Top reviews. Top reviews from the United States. There was a problem filtering reviews right now. Please try again later. Verified Purchase. Installed it on a Windows 7 64 bit pc. The box has a sticker right on the front saying it's windows 10 compatible but I don't know about that.
I'll have to see how my laptop does with it. I bought this for looping. I use reaper and sound forge for all things audio but I've used acid 6 and Vegas in the past and liked them so I grabbed this. The installation of everything was time consuming. It wasn't until I read the manuals for garritan aria, izotope, and the drum kit software that I got things fully registered. Just dumping in the codes during installation isn't enough.
I also had to manually scan within acid for aria to be brought in, as well as izotope and the drum kit. It helps to know how to deal with audio software to get everything in place and enabled. With all that, I haven't even used the software yet. There's a ton of loops in the acid library which is great. I've used garritan before and there looks to be a good orchestra sample selection although it may not be as extensive as the stand alone personal orchestra version.
The drum kit software seems good. This is a pretty feature rich offering for a bucks. It's just more tools in the tool box for me. Read the pdf manuals on the content disc to help guide you through installing and registering everything. I got this to go with my new MPKmini from Akai. At first I was having trouble getting sound being new to this Even at first I got no sound and started watching youtube videos and searching forums, nothing.
I learned a lot about the MPKmini and suggest everyone new to these do the same. But when I would hit the keys nothing.
I had everything configured correctly as I found on a forum on the Akai website. Loaded presets downloaded from Akais website. Still no sound. It has been nothing but fun since. I read a lot of reviews that Acid 7 is to complicated for beginners but i find it perfect for the MPKmini and not so hard to pick up either just playing with it.
You can also download it here from Amazon without having to go to the store or wait 5 days to get it in the mail. Cant use it after trying to get is to run on my computer. Unable to contact the manufacturer located in Germany.
They do not provide any phone help. Can only contact them by email. Had Microsoft help in downloading the software after I tried 6 times which they did. Acid software will not accept the serial No. If you don't mind wasting your time and going through pages of useless instructions this is for you. Also, this product is non refundable. Good Luck. There are far better products on the market with people available to help by phone. I highly recommend this product to anyone who wants an entry level music software with professional potential.
Although there are obviously more powerful tools on the market, I find Acid Pro very hands on and straightforward.
There is a lot of functionality to learn and once it is mastered, this software is very powerful and effective for audio editing. Its easy to use loop features keep me still coming back to it on my PC whenever I use samples in my music or want to get a song done quickly with a quality finish.
My only issues with it is it sometimes can be a little stubborn. It rarely crashes but it does freeze up a lot when a lot of tracks with effects are used in the mix. Sometimes for whatever reason the overall mix down can have skips in it or distortion even when levels appear to be below red which is its most problematic issue, but it is often easily fixed by just mixing it down again and lowering levels a tad bit as necessary.
The layout is kind of ugly too, but it is very easy to find everything you need which I prefer over aesthetic. I also don't find it that powerful as a mastering tool but very easy to use as a recording and mixing tool. If you want a solid product that won't let you down in terms of quality and content, Acid is right for you. Although it is not an industry standard I consider it a very helpful stepping stone towards more professional music software and equipment.
I've used ACID software since the late 90's starting from 1. This software is extremely useful when rewired along side other programs such as reason 7. The beatmapper has always worked top notch and helps alot with chopping samples and prepping for use in external controllers and triggering devices etc. Same problem that others seem to be having here. This product won't install. Not pleased. It tells me my trial has ended and to enter the serial number, which I enter, and it tells me that it needs to restart, then the whole thing starts all over again.
I want my money back. It crashes WAY more than 6. One person found this helpful. This software is perfect for hobbyist audio engineers or professional musicians looking for a canvas to formulate ideas.
This software is not quite powerful enough for high quality production and it is not designed to compete with high level software such as Pro Tools or Logic. With this in mind, this software does exactly what it is designed for creative outlet for song creation and is why it received 5 starts. See all reviews. Top reviews from other countries. Translate all reviews to English.
El envase del producto es compacto, y no una caja grande como otros productos similares. Refiriendome al programa es muy intuitivo y con potencia en sus plugins y efectos ademas de poseer una interfaz transparente y sencilla lo que da personalidad sin apenas consumir recursos del procesador. Report abuse Translate review to English. No he podido instalar el software y por lo mismo no he podido utilizarlo.
Awesome softwarem big learning curve, there are other products far more user friendly but it is a powerful resource. Report abuse. Customers who bought this item also bought.
Pages with related products. See and discover other items: app for pc computer , best editing software. Back to top. Horizontal Allows you to select all events on a track or several adjacent tracks.
Parallel dashed line spanning the horizontal length of the project. Free selectionAllows you to select a group of adjacent events on adjacent tracks. Dashed line box. Ctrl ShiftShift Ctrl. Add page 46 to Favourites. Frequently, you may want to select only audio events occurring within a time selection.
You can do this using the Time Selection tool. The pointer displays with an adjacent cursor. Drag the mouse in the track view. The selection area is highlighted on the track view. Release the mouse button. A time selection is created and all events within it are selected. You can turn snapping off by pressing. Creating event selections within time selections ACID also allows you to select specific events within a general time selection.
This technique is useful for selecting individual instruments from a particular section of a song. A selection is created and all events within it are selected. Hold and click any event that extends beyond the time selection. The entire event appears highlighted; however, only the section of the event contained within the time selection is actually selected. Tip: You can select additional events within the time selection by continuing to hold while clicking events. In addition, holding allows you to select the events of multiple adjacent tracks within a selection.
Working with tracks ACID automatically creates a new track for each media file added to a project, and all events placed on the track derive from that file. Because of this, you can use track-level functions to affect every event on the track. The following sections explain several basic track functions and features. F8 Ctrl Ctrl Shift. Add page 47 to Favourites. Drag the track header to a new location in the track list.
A heavy black horizontal line appears on the track list to indicate where the track will be placed. Tip: You can reorder multiple tracks by holding or while selecting tracks and dragging the tracks as a group. Resizing tracks ACID allows you to change the height of a track, thereby affecting how many tracks display in the track view.
This is especially useful when building a project with a large number of tracks. Drag the bottom edge of a track up or down in the track list. The pointer displays as a vertical stretch icon. Tip: You can set the default height for all new tracks by right- clicking the newly resized track in the track list and choosing Set Default Track Properties from the shortcut menu. For more information, see Setting default track properties on page Changing track colors As mentioned previously, ACID automatically creates tracks to accommodate new media files.
ACID also supplies these tracks with a default color. However, you can change track colors to organize the tracks in your project. To change the color, right-click the track in the track list, choose Color from the shortcut menu, and choose the desired color from the submenu. Renaming tracks To rename a track, right-click the track name and choose Rename from the shortcut menu, or double-click the track name.
Renaming a track applies to the project only and does not change the file associated with the track. Duplicating tracks To duplicate a track, right-click it and choose Duplicate Track from the shortcut menu. ACID creates an exact copy of the track and its events and adds it below the original track in the project. For creative ways to use duplicate tracks, see Playing with duplicate tracks on page Add page 48 to Favourites.
Copying, cutting, and pasting tracks Copying a track places an exact copy of the selected track on the clipboard, but leaves the track view unchanged. Cutting a track removes it from the track view and places it on the clipboard. Tracks that are copied or cut to the clipboard can be pasted back into the current project or into a different project an unlimited number of times.
This is a useful way to share tracks between different compositions. Adjusting the mix Use the multipurpose slider to adjust the mix of a specific track.
Add page 49 to Favourites. Once you have chosen what you want to adjust, drag the slider to adjust the level.
You can hold or to select multiple tracks and move the sliders together as a group. Note: When adjusting the mix of your tracks, remember to look at the meters on the mixer. Because you are adding the volumes of all the tracks together, it is easy to clip the audio output.
Make sure that the meters never display the red clip indicator during playback. Muting tracks Each track has a Mute button. Clicking this button shades the corresponding track to indicate that it is muted and renders it inaudible during playback.
Clicking the Mute button a second time returns the track to its original level in the mix. Toggle-muting a track is an effective way of determining whether a track contributes to the overall sound of a project. You can also press to mute a track or group of tracks.
Tip: Press and click the Mute button to mute only the selected track and restore any other muted tracks. If the selected track is already muted, press and click the Mute button to restore all tracks. Function Description Vo lu m eControls how loud a track is in the mix. Dragging the fader to the left cuts the volume; dragging to the right boosts the volume. Pan Controls the position of a track in the stereo field. Dragging the slider to the left places the track in the left speaker more than the right, while dragging the slider to the right places the track in the right speaker.
Because ACID uses true stereo panning, you can introduce clipping when panning a track to the left or right. When panning a track, adjust the track volume accordingly. You can choose among five panning types to determine how ACID pans a track. For more information, see Choosing stereo pan types on page FXControls the level of the track sent to each of the assignable effect chains that you have created.
Bus Controls the level of the track sent to each of the additional busses that you have created for your project. Dragging the fader to the left cuts the volume; dragging the fader to the right boosts the volume.
CtrlShift Z Ctrl Ctrl. Add page 50 to Favourites. When you click this button during playback, the corresponding track remains audible and all other tracks are muted. Clicking the Solo button a second time returns all tracks to their original levels in the mix. Toggle- soloing a track is an effective method of configuring and previewing isolated track effects against how they sound in the project.
You can also press to solo a track or group of tracks. Tip: Press and click the Solo button to solo only the selected track and restore any other soloed tracks. If the selected track is already soloed, press and click the Solo button to restore all tracks. Working with groups of tracks Select a group of tracks by holding the key while you click the track header of the desired tracks. Now you can adjust the volume, panning, track color, and other track attributes simultaneously.
Using undo and redo ACID provides unlimited undo and redo capabilities. ACID adds each edit you perform in the project to an undo history, which allows you to quickly restore the project to any of its previous states.
However, any new edit performed on the project overwrites the redo history. Using undo To undo an edit, click the Undo button on the toolbar or press. Edits are undone in the reverse order they were performed. Tip: You can also undo the most recent edit by choosing Undo from the Edit menu. The history displays as a drop-down list with the most recent edit located at the top. Undoing an edit in the list requires all subsequent edits to be undone as well.
Click the arrow to the right of the Undo button. The undo history appears. Locate the edit to be undone. Notice that all subsequent edits are automatically selected and the total number of edits to be undone is indicated at the bottom of the drop-down list.
Click the edit to be undone.
