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Sony ACID Pro 7 Academic

Item ID: ACIDPro7Edu

Loop-based Music Creation Software with Audio and MIDI Capabilities

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The fast and easy way to build a song!

Note: This is a specially priced version of ACID Pro 7 for educational facilities. Call your Sweetwater Sales Engineer for more details.

ACID Pro 7 represents an incredible value for the PC-based studio. To start the creative process, you get over 3,000 loops and 1,000 MIDI files right out of the box - and that's in addition to a potent effects rack powered by iZotope and great-sounding virtual instruments, including Native Instruments' Guitar Combos software and Submersible Music's KitCore. What's more, control over MIDI data is better than it's ever been, as ACID Pro 7 sports real-time MIDI automation, quantization, and deep editing functionality. Plus, ACID Pro 7 boasts a new time-stretching feature.

Sony ACID Pro 7 at a Glance:
  • What you get
  • Professional multitracking and MIDI
  • Mixing and editing
  • Loop-based creation

What you get
Sony ACID Pro 7 combines full multitrack recording and mixing, complete MIDI sequencing, and legendary loop manipulation for seamless music creation and post production. Get up and running quickly with new interactive tutorials. Other new features include a dedicated mixing console, MIDI track freeze, input busses, tempo curves, and enhanced format support. ACID Pro 7 software includes over 3,000 loops and 1,000 MIDI files for music creation, as well as the Garritan ARIA for ACID Pro player, the ACID Pro Effects Rack powerered by iZotope, Native Instruments Guitar Combos, and Submersible Music KitCore.

Professional multitracking and MIDI
For uncompromising 24-bit/192kHz sound quality production live or in studio, ACID Pro 7 software has an expanded set of features for maximum audio performance. Whether users are recording in the studio or creating MIDI-based studio sequences, ACID Pro 7 software is the optimal platform for reliable multitrack production. MIDI has been bolstered in ACID Pro 7, as well, with real time MIDI processing and precise control over MIDI events. Use track envelopes to automate and modify MIDI controller data over time. Other features let users apply real time MIDI quantization, create drum patterns, edit MIDI event lists, and step record. ACID Pro 7 users can freeze MIDI tracks that are routed to multiple soft synths and render them as .wav files to save CPU processing power and increase productivity during a session.

Mixing and editing
ACID Pro 7 software has a dedicated mixing console for a flexible and efficient recording environment. Specify routing, assign audio effects, and use external effects processors with tracks and busses. ACID Pro 7 software also supports control surface automation and channel tracking for devices such as the Mackie Control and Frontier Design TranzPort. The new mixing console visually represents audio signals in a project and provides additional routing options. This allows for a more flexible and efficient in-studio recording environment. The mixing console provides an integrated view of all tracks and busses in an ACID Pro project with the appearance of a traditional hardware-based mixer.

Loop-based creation
ACID Pro 7 software has all the core features found in previous versions: automatic pitch and tempo matching, real time loop previewing, unlimited tracks, and our signature pick/paint/play interface. ACID Pro 7 software also includes over 3,000 ACIDized loops and 1,000 MIDI files so users can start creating music right out of the box. Transform loops and MIDI tracks into fresh, new sounds with powerful quantization tools. Use the Chopper window to create drum fills, stutters, and DJ-style effects. Remix songs with standard or multiple tempos with the Beatmapper remix tool. Further manipulate loops with real time event reverse and freehand envelope drawing.

Sony ACID Pro 7 Features:
  • Unlimited tracks of audio and MIDI
  • Real-time pitch and tempo matching
  • Over 3,000 music loops and 1,000 MIDI files for music creation
  • Alternate time signatures
  • 24-bit/192kHz audio support
  • ASIO driver support
  • Master, auxiliary, soft synth, and effects bus tracks
  • Multiple file format support
  • Live audio recording
  • Media Manager technology
  • Customizable UI and keyboard mapping
  • Flash (.swf ) file format import
  • Autosave crash recovery
  • Dual/external-monitor support
  • Unlimited undo/redo history
  • Get Media to download content from the web
  • Unlimited media clips per track
  • On-the-fly punch-in recording
  • Record input monitoring
  • Clip Pool management
  • ACID project sections
  • Envelope automation recording
  • Freehand envelope drawing on the timeline
  • 5.1 surround mixing
  • Beatmapper remixing tool
  • Chopper editing tool with loop cloning
  • Video scoring track (AVI, MOV, WMV)
  • Ripple editing across multiple tracks
  • Attack, Sustain, and Release (ASR) envelopes
  • MIDI track freeze
  • ReWire support (mixer and device)

Build amazing songs with audio, MIDI, and loops with Sony's ACID Pro 7!

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Specification Detail
Software Type DAW
Supported Computer Format PC
Supported Plug-In Formats VST
Supported Audio Formats WAVE, AIFF, AC-3, AAC, OGG Vorbis, MP3
Hardware Requirements - Mac Not Mac compatible
Hardware Requirements - PC 1.8GHz CPU or faster, 1GB RAM
OS Requirements - Mac Not Mac compatible
OS Requirements - PC Windows XP or later
Manufacturer Part Number 88785
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