Acid Pro 6 | musicradar.com

Sony Creative Software Acid Pro 6 £299

It's not perfect but if Sony irons out the shortcomings this easy-to-use DAW will be near-unmatched.

The MusicRadar Team, Tue 23 Oct, 12:04 pm BST

The ACID 6 product family has three members.

Manufacturer's description

In the world of digital music creation, ACID Pro software has always stood out from the crowd. Its automatic loop time-stretching and tempo-matching technology is second-to-none, and its straightforward pick, paint, and play functionality has helped make ACID Pro software the favorite loop-based music creation tool for millions of users worldwide.

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MusicRadar rating

4 of 5

Pros

Refreshing ease of use. Near-unmatched usability/layout/workflow. Good timestretching and beatmatching. Multitrack recording Inline MIDI editing Includes 1000+ loops and Kompakt sampler with 120 instruments

Cons

VST and VSTi support and automation are not 100%. No built-in freeze. Lack of pro-quality effects and mastering tools. Annoying Media Manager

The bottom line

ACID Pro 6 is really close to being a top-notch DAW, but it still has a few kinks to iron out.

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Specification Show

Acid Pro 6

Price:: £299
Audio Recording:: true
Description:: Loop based music workstation
Manufacturer's Description:: In the world of digital music creation, ACID Pro software has always stood out from the crowd. Its automatic loop time-stretching and tempo-matching technology is second-to-none, and its straightforward pick, paint, and play functionality has helped make ACID Pro software the favorite loop-based music creation tool for millions of users worldwide.
MIDI Recording:: true
Min Processor Speed (GHz):: 1.0
Min Processor Speed (MHz):: 1000
OS Requirements:: Microsoft Windows 2000, Microsoft Windows XP
Platform:: Microsoft Windows
Ram Required (MB):: 256
Required Hard Disk Space (MB):: 150
Sample/Loop Bit Rate:: 24 Bit
Sampling Frequency:: 192
Supported Audio Drivers:: ASIO