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Sony Loop Sequencers
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Sony ACID Pro 7 Update
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Sony Creative Software has updated ACID Pro to v7.0b.
Notable Fixes/Changes:
- Audio-waveform drawing during recording has been improved:
o Recorded waveforms are now updated at a faster rate.
o 16-bit peak files are used for increased resolution.
o The entire waveform is now visible during recording.
o Peaks no longer need to be built when recording is completed.
- Plug-In Manager performance has been improved.
- Performance has been improved when working with projects that contain many MIDI loops.
- An Enable multithreaded soft synth playback check box has been added to the Audio Device page in the Preferences dialog. Select this check box if you want ACID to use multiple processing threads for playing soft synths. On multicore/multiprocessor computers, this setting is designed to significantly increase performance during playback and real-time rendering. Clear the check box if you're using a single-core processor or if you're using soft synths that do not support multithreaded rendering.
- ACID can now render to Advanced Audio Coding (AAC) format. In the Render As dialog, choose Fraunhofer AAC from the Save as type drop-down list. If your project contains a video track, you can render the audio portion of your project as AAC using the Main Concept codec. In the Render As dialog, choose MainConcept AVC/AAC from the Save as type drop-down list. The Main Concept codec is not available unless your project contains a video track.
- Keyboard shortcuts have been added for common Mixing Console functions.
- You can now set Mixing Console channel strip widths by choosing a command from the channel strip shortcut menu.
- Fixed a bug that could cause ACID to hang when adding or routing busses in 5.1 surround projects.
- Fixed a bug that prevented MIDI clips from being exported from the Clip Properties window.
- Fixed a bug that could cause audio to drop out when using the ExpressFX Dynamics plug-in.
- Fixed a bug that discarded marker, section, and region information when rendering to WMA or WMV formats.
- Fixed a bug that caused stretch markers to be duplicated when reloading a loop.
- Fixed a bug that prevented mute envelopes from being displayed properly on MIDI tracks.
- The cursor no longer lands between markers when jumping through areas with tempo curves.
- Pitch shifting a single audio event no longer pitch shifts the entire track.
- Fixed a bug that caused audio to be rendered improperly when the Sound Forge Wave Hammer plug-in was assigned to the ACID master bus.
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Sony updates ACID Pro to v7.0a
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Sony Creative Software has updated ACID Pro to v7.0a.
Notable Fixes/Changes in Version 7.0a:
- The élastique plug-in has been updated for improved performance.
- When the Close audio and MIDI ports when ACID is not the active application check box in Preferences > General is selected, external control is also suspended when ACID is not active.
- When you edit a clip in an external editor, audio, MIDI, and external control hardware is released regardless of the Close audio and MIDI ports when ACID is not the active application check box setting. The ports are re-enabled when focus is restored to ACID.
- The Save each track as a separate file check box is now available when rendering projects that contain video. When this check box is selected, each rendered track will contain the video stream as long as the rendering template is configured to render video. Fixed a bug that could cause ACID to crash when switching between audio devices.
- Fixed a problem that could prevent metronome count-off from working correctly.
- Fixed a bug that could produce an incorrect recording when changing your project bit depth or sample rate while a track is armed.
- Fixed several bugs that could occur when using ACID as a ReWire device.
- Fixed a bug that could cause a crash when routing an input bus's input and output to hardware ports.
- Fixed a bug that caused an error when rendering to WAV format with rendering templates that use the GSM 6.10 format.
- When saving projects with soft synth automation, envelope fade types are now preserved.
- Fixed a bug that caused all uncategorized plug-ins to be moved when moving a single VSTi plug-in from the No Category folder to a user folder.
- Fixed a bug that caused plug-ins to sort slowly in the Plug-In Manager window.
- Fixed a bug that prevented peak meters in the Mixing Console window from resetting when stopping playback.
- Fixed a bug that prevented control surface channel-tracking indicators from being displayed in the Mixing Console window.
- Fixed a bug that could prevent the Mixing Console from saving its size and layout after restarting ACID.
- Fixed a bug that could cause Beat-mapped events to be offset when dragging events on the timeline.
- Fixed a bug that could cause ACID to hang when changing a track's color.
- Fixed a bug that prevented single-tempo Beat-mapped clips from updating their tempo correctly when using the Initial tempo (BPM) control on the Stretch tab of the Clip Properties dialog.
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Sony ACID Pro 7
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Sony Creative Software has announced ACID Pro 7 digital audio workstation software, available in early November.
New ACID Pro 7 features include:
-- Audio and MIDI mixing console
The new audio and MIDI mixing console offers additional routing options, providing a much more efficient in-studio recording environment. The mixing console offers an integrated look at all tracks and busses in an ACID project with the appearance of a traditional hardware-based mixer, yet can be customized.
-- MIDI Track Freeze
With ACID Pro 7 software users can freeze MIDI tracks that use multiple soft synths and render them as a .wav file which can then be streamed and played back as audio files. MIDI Track Freeze provides faster results and greater CPU efficiency during a mixing session when using multiple soft synths.
-- Real-time rendering
Real-time rendering allows users to incorporate live input from external sources such as an instrument, microphone or MIDI controller device. Users can route audio to external hardware, and effects processors.
-- Input busses
With input busses, users have greater control over routing input signals, including the ability to record from external devices with effects, mix external audio sources with projects, use external effects processors with tracks and busses and perform real-time input monitoring.
-- Enhanced timestretch and pitch shifting with Zplane elastique Pro
Mixes created with ACID Pro 7 software sound better than ever using new elastique timestretching from Zplane. The Company's state-of-the-art processing technology provides ACID Pro 7 software with new algorithms that are designed to provide nearly artifact-free time stretching and pitch shifting.
-- Enhanced Beatmapping for tracks with multiple tempos
The enhanced Beatmapping in ACID Pro 7 software allows users to Beatmap songs with varying tempos and time signatures, providing more flexibility when composing songs and performing remixes.
-- Tempo curves
Users can create dramatic or subtle tempo changes in their ACID Pro projects using new tempo curves that provide a more efficient way to linearly adjust your music's pacing.
-- FLAC, AAC, AC-3 Studio, and MPEG-2 format support
Users can import and export additional file formats with ACID Pro 7 software, allowing for more options with streaming media and hardware devices including the Apple iPod.
Additional Benefits of ACID Pro 7
ACID Pro 7 software comes with a software bundle valued at $500, which includes the Garritan Aria for ACID Pro player and custom sample library developed in conjunction with Plogue Art et Technologie Inc., the ACID Pro Effects Rack powered by iZotope, Submersible Music KitCore and Native Instruments Guitar Combos. ACID Pro 7 software also includes over 3,000 music loops and 1,000 MIDI files. Additionally, ACID Pro 7 enables users to upload songs to the ACIDplanet.com online music community directly from the ACID Pro interface. For even more music creation content, Sony Creative Software offers the industry's most extensive content collection of over 130 high-quality loop libraries optimized to work with the ACID product line. For a complete listing of all features, please visit http://www.sonycreativesoftware.com/acidpro.
Price and Availability
The ACID Pro 7 digital audio workstation will be available in early November from retailers worldwide as well as from www.sonycreativesoftware.com. A localized Japanese version will be also available in November. Manufacturer's Suggested Retail Price (MSRP) for ACID Pro 7 software is U.S. $399.95.
For more information, visit www.sonycreativesoftware.com.
