
Original developer Sonic Foundry sold to Sony. Loop-based music production on the computer was now a thing.ĪCID’s place as a leader, however, faded. But it was really ACID that established what an entire production tool would look like built around the concept.
Sure, Propellerhead had already established a few years earlier that you could use warp-able digital loops to remix music, make new music, and work with samples in new ways. Drag and drop loops, make a song: more than any other single software release, this was what would change computer music making. But how about magically extracting stems from audio? The first software to do that is one you might not have thought about for a while: ACID Pro.īack in 1998 when it came out, ACID – aka Acid pH1 – was ground-breaking.
Incl.It may seem like there’s not much left for music making software to do that it doesn’t do already. Numerous virtual instruments and effects including dynamicEQ, Independence sampler workstation with 70 GB library, Convology XT Complete, Analogue Modelling Suite Plus, Vandal guitar and bass amps, colourFX Suite & coreFX Suite and many more. Definable workspaces and customisable tools. Composition tools such as MIDI editor, drum editor and notation. Switchable multiple outputs, free plug-in routing and virtual VCA faders. Comping, groove extraction and drum replacement. ARA2 interface for data exchange between host and plug-in. Extended MIDI editing functions and optimised MIDI workflow with MPE support. Monitoring section with storable configurations and talkback integration. Loudness metering according to EBU R128, true-peal limiter, DDP export and encoder preview. Plug-in browser with preset search function. Track output recording allows rendering in output channels without effects. Central automation control with automation panel. Precise and easy aux level control via channel faders. Precise crossfade editor for efficient editing of audio transitions. Dockable mixer, plug-in browser and track editor allow access to important functions independent of the window layout. Support of MIDI-VST plug-ins in any combination. Integration of external hardware effects as plug-ins. Flexible DAW for recording, mixing and mastering with up to 256 inputs and outputs as well as 999 tracks. Audio MIDI Sequencer (DAW) (download) Upgrade from any Magix Samplitude full version to Samplitude Pro X7 Suite (does not apply to Samplitude Producer and Samplitude Silver) - requires a registered licence of a Magix Samplitude full version.