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ACID Music Studio 8.0 - 2011

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Overview

Inexpensive, easy-to-use loop-based music creation software.

Sony ACID Music Studio 8.0 is the perfect tool for loop-based music creation, audio recording, MIDI production, effects processing, and studio-quality mixing. Create music, then share it. Burn CDs, upload to the Web, or export as MP3 for listening on your favorite portable players. With built-in tutorials to guide you, you'll be composing, editing, and mixing like a pro in no time, even if you're a newcomer to the world of computer music.

Your computer's audio input leads directly to ACID Music Studio. Simply plug in your microphone or instrument and click Record. Import songs and MP3s for remixing, and use the Beatmapper tool to create remixes and dynamic DJ sets.

With Apply sophisticated signal and effects processes including lastique timestretching, EQ, reverb, delay, chorus, flanging, phase shift, and distortion. ACID Music Studio features VST audio effects support, as well as support for VST instruments, so you can play your MIDI tracks back through virtual instruments, filters, and effects.

You can also use Sony ACID Music Studio 8.0's powerful MIDI editing and sequencing tools. Record MIDI data from your favorite hardware controllers, or compose directly on the ACID Music Studio piano roll and drum grid interfaces. ACID Music Studio supports VSTi and includes 90 instruments for song creation.

Features

Enhanced tutorials
More than 3,000 ACIDized music loops
Multicore processor support
Intuitive pick, paint, and play interface
Unlimited tracks for audio and MIDI
Video scoring track
Automatic pitch and tempo matching
Alternate time signature support
Real-time loop preview
Support for multiple file formats in the same project/track
Includes 90 DLS instruments and 26 DLS-based projects
MIDI editing and sequencing
Inline MIDI editing with drum grid
MIDI step recording
MIDI track envelopes and keyframes
MIDI import and export
MIDI input filters for tracks
Mixing and Editing
Audio and MIDI Mixing Console
Four audio busses and assignable effects chains
Audio, MIDI, and bus track meters
Metronome countoff
Sub Bus and FX Send support
Cross-track event drag and drop
Tempo curves
Enhanced Beatmapping for tracks with tempo changes
Multitrack audio and MIDI recording
Multiple events per track with automatic crossfades
Studio-quality effects including EQ, reverb, delay, and more
Chopper editing tool and loop cloning
Beatmapper remix tool
Track-level volume, panning, and effects editing
Master bus track for project-wide volume and pan fades
Real-time audio effects preview during playback
Event reverse
CD audio extraction
Metronome
Audio Control
Timestretching and pitch shifting
Includes Studio Devil British Valve Custom (BVC) and TruePianos Amber Lite software
16-bit, 48 kHz audio support
DirectX audio plug-in support
Tempo-based DirectX effects
VST instrument support
VST audio effect support
ASIO driver support
Export and Sharing
AAC and FLAC format support
ACIDPlanet.com profile link
Gracenote MusicID CD album recognition
Disc-at-once (DAO) CD burning
Track-at-once (TAO) CD burning
Unlimited MP3 export
One-click publishing to ACIDplanet.com

Order today and you'll be making beats tomorrow, well, maybe next week depending on the post office.

Specs

ACID Music Studio 8.0 - 2011 Specifications:

Microsoft Windows XP (Service Pack 3), Windows Vista (Service Pack 2), or Windows 7
1 GHz processor
1 GB RAM
200 MB hard-disk space for program installation
Windows-compatible sound card
DVD-ROM drive (for installation from a DVD only)
Supported CD-recordable drive (for CD burning only)
Microsoft DirectX 9.0c or later
Internet Connection (for Gracenote MusicID Service)
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