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jean pierre
Verified reviewer
Performing Arts, 11-50 employees
Used weekly for more than 2 years
OVERALL RATING:
5
EASE OF USE
5
VALUE FOR MONEY
4
CUSTOMER SUPPORT
3
FUNCTIONALITY
5
Reviewed November 2023
revisando ACID PRO
My experience has been very positive, as I've learned to handle the program almost 100%
PROSThe biggest advantage it has is its precision in mixing
CONSWhat I like the least is that the voiceover recording quality is very poor
Adam
Marketing and Advertising, 1 employee
Used daily for more than 2 years
OVERALL RATING:
4
EASE OF USE
5
VALUE FOR MONEY
5
CUSTOMER SUPPORT
5
FUNCTIONALITY
4
Reviewed August 2023
Life-long ACID lover
i grew up on ACID, and have been with it through its changes of ownership, years of neglect, and resurgance. previously it was one of the most powerful DAW and audio manipulation platforms in existance, it was doing things protools and cubase could only dream of with regards to timestretching and mapping, and ableton live would not exist without ACIDs innovations. it went throug some rough years but no longer has much of the downsides it used to.
CONSit fell behind durring the years it was bought and sold multiple times, and as a result it has had to play catch-up in the last several years. i do however encounter the occasional bug, and the last few versions havent done much but bundle in VST's that i dont really want.
Reasons for switching to ACID Pro
the other DAWS i have used lacked features, had clunky UI's, didnt play well with my hardware, or were not condusive to a creative workflow.
Anonymous
11-50 employees
Used weekly for more than 2 years
OVERALL RATING:
2
EASE OF USE
4
VALUE FOR MONEY
3
CUSTOMER SUPPORT
3
FUNCTIONALITY
4
Reviewed June 2021
Acid Pro's reliability is its Achilles heel
Acid Pro was great for prototyping tracks and getting quick compositions out. It had a comprehensive set of decent included effects and instruments but was ultimately let down by instability.
PROSAcid Pro has always had a great workflow and reasonable included effects and instruments. It pioneered loop manipulation and coined the term acidisation for including tempo information with loops so that they can be easily manipulated and included in tracks of different tempos.
CONSThe constant crashing and program hangs that occur on an all too frequent basis. Even after expecting a hang and constantly saving, the time lost and more importantly losing the flow while trying to be creative were the app killer for me.
Michelle
Music, 1 employee
Used weekly for more than 2 years
OVERALL RATING:
5
EASE OF USE
5
VALUE FOR MONEY
5
CUSTOMER SUPPORT
3
FUNCTIONALITY
4
Reviewed October 2022
Excellent DAW for Beginners and Intermediate
I started using Acid Music back in the 90s as a looper, when it was produced by Sonic Foundry, and was astonished to discover that it was a full-blown multi-track recording interface. Once I learned enough about the technicalities of recording, Acid enabled me to put my newfound knowledge of recording, gain-staging, and mixing into practice.
PROSThis is hands-down the easiest DAW to use that - easy to understand menus and drop-downs, as well as obvious toolbars. Almost all features are easily accessed and intuitive to use. it's not overly cluttered with specialized functions that the average musician will never use.
CONSI feel like trying to use virtual instruments with this interface is a little more challenging than it is with certain other DAWs that I own.
Reason for choosing ACID Pro
The price point on Acid is unbeatable. It's sheer ease of use is also unbeatable. It will take a year or two of intense dedication to outgrow Acid Pro.
Jeremy
Verified reviewer
Media Production, 2-10 employees
Used monthly for more than 2 years
OVERALL RATING:
4
EASE OF USE
5
VALUE FOR MONEY
5
CUSTOMER SUPPORT
5
FUNCTIONALITY
4
Reviewed December 2022
The Original Looping Editor
I used ACID Pro a lot to quickly sketch ideas, and working with loops can speed up inspiration when I'm in a time crunch for client work. I outgrew it and moved on to Cubase and Pro Tools, but I often miss the ease of playing with loops in this application.
PROSACID was the first loop-based digital audio workstation (DAW) to hit the market back in the 90s. It was so popular that loop libraries were expected to be released in the "ACID-ized" format. And it was popular for a reason: you could open ACID and get working right away. A very straightforward interface helps facilitate easy songwriting and mixing, and loops simply work in ACID, unlike older products like Pro Tools. It's regularly on sale for less than $100, so it's worth a look for people who do mostly loop-based production and find Ableton Live intimidating.
CONSACID can feel a little limited, especially if you want to do more complex MIDI/softsynth composing.
Reason for choosing ACID Pro
Ease of use and price.
Reasons for switching to ACID Pro
Reason did not have audio support at the time.
Anonymous
501-1,000 employees
Used weekly for less than 2 years
OVERALL RATING:
5
EASE OF USE
5
CUSTOMER SUPPORT
3
FUNCTIONALITY
5
Reviewed June 2022
Familiar & Similar layout/UI with most Magix Video editing softwares
Acid Pro feels so much home to me as I do a lot of video editing with Magix Video Pro X. The UI and layouts similarity works for me.
PROSEvery time I use Acid Pro for audio creating and sometimes editing, I get the feeling as if I am using the Magix Video editing softwares such as Video Pro X or Movie Studio only with more audio editing capabilities and functionalities. The UI and the general layout is very similar. For example, the Explorer tab for quickly accessing the media files for the project in the computer has almost similar layout with Video Pro X. The noticeable difference is that for Acid Pro it is located at the bottom left while for the Video Pro X at the top right. This and other similarities such as we have for the timelines have made my workflow easy in terms of navigating around the software. I know where to get what I need at a glance. Additionally, It is a very capable DAW loaded with lots of loops (Acidized loops) for any genre. It is my to go place when I need some background loops for my videos. Perfectly suited for my workflow!
CONSUnfortunately, the stability of this software has been the greatest setback. I started with Acid Pro 10 and now with 11 and still not stable. It does not matter how many times I reinstall and mostly just keep away from some of its features, It still crashes and sometimes to finish a project in Acid Pro is Magic(X).
Ahmed
Music, 1 employee
Used daily for more than 2 years
OVERALL RATING:
4
EASE OF USE
5
VALUE FOR MONEY
2
CUSTOMER SUPPORT
4
FUNCTIONALITY
4
Reviewed September 2021
Acid Pro Was The Greatest Music Software
basically and in principle, Acid Pro does a good job - especially in the area of its core competence, the uncomplicated assembly of loops, the DAW, which has really made itself in the course of the last versions, is convincing. Acid Pro also pleasantly surprised me with the sounds and instruments here and there with material that is above what is usually supplied with DAWs
PROSeasy to use Face is somewhat considered simple Suitable for all businesses whether professionals or beginners Instructions in the original It contains all kinds of tools audio noise removal get the highest pure sound and noise-free transient detection in the midi chopper remix tool to play elements, Effects and Acid Rings powerful and versatile recording intuitive drag drop for loops automatic adjustment of pitch and tempo good instruments and sounds in places many loops included good workflow for loop-based work
CONSnot yet completely bug-free - still freezes every now and then many loops included - but also a lot of patchwork with demo character no own loop browser
Anonymous
201-500 employees
Used daily for more than 2 years
OVERALL RATING:
4
EASE OF USE
5
VALUE FOR MONEY
3
CUSTOMER SUPPORT
4
FUNCTIONALITY
4
Reviewed April 2022
Nice old time DAW for looped audios
Acid pro is simple and easy to use for looped compositions and I like it for that!
PROSI have used Acid Pro to create looped audios for my short training videos for many years. It still the easiest DAW to use and affords quality output. The 64 bit version offers more stability to what would be a crash prone software.
CONSThe price is quite out of the range of competing DAWs in the market unless you are lucky to get the discount priced offers.
Frederic
Consumer Services, 2-10 employees
Used weekly for more than 2 years
OVERALL RATING:
5
EASE OF USE
5
VALUE FOR MONEY
5
CUSTOMER SUPPORT
5
FUNCTIONALITY
5
Reviewed October 2021
Acid Pro a simple and efficiently middle price sound recording studio
Yes , you install it, you install the requirements and you have a good recording studio 5 minutes after
PROSThe possibility to mix some samples and create goods beats for multimedia projects
CONSSometimes the installation is a little bit complex like to install the requirements like visual studio runtimes
Reasons for switching to ACID Pro
The price of acid vs cakewalk sonar
Alexander
Music, 1 employee
Used daily for more than 2 years
OVERALL RATING:
5
EASE OF USE
5
VALUE FOR MONEY
5
CUSTOMER SUPPORT
5
FUNCTIONALITY
5
Reviewed May 2023
Polish your compositions with ACID Pro
Excellent
PROSEase of use. MIDI functions. Easy to mix.
CONSnone, all is well. Well thought out software
Andry
Verified reviewer
Internet, 1 employee
Used monthly for less than 6 months
OVERALL RATING:
4
EASE OF USE
4
VALUE FOR MONEY
5
CUSTOMER SUPPORT
3
FUNCTIONALITY
4
Reviewed September 2023
ACID PRO, des loops pour un prod de ouf!
Acid Pro est un très bon séquenceur musical! On peut enregistrer, mixer et masteriser facilement nos prods. Les amateurs de musiques du genre EDM et IDM se régaleront sans aucun doute avec ses boucles de plus de 13 Gb.
PROSAcid Pro est le légendaire séquenceur musical qui s'est fait marqué grâce à l'utilisation de boucles sonores pour la composition musicale. En effet, il met à la disposition de l'utilisateur, une énorme banque de boucle sonore déjà bien catégorisé. Avec son mélangeur complet, on peut mixer un nombre illimité de pistes en prenant en charge le mixage en 5.1.Acid Pro est livré avec 19 instruments virtuels et de nombreux effets et plugins externe de haute qualité comme Izotope Ozone, CoreFx suite, MAGIX Analogue Modelling Suite Plus, Celemony Melodyne 5, …
CONSAcid Pro est plus axé à la production des musiques électroniques. Son activation se fait en ligne uniquement ainsi que la mise à niveau qui est onéreux.
Reasons for switching to ACID Pro
La mise à niveau est un peu cher et requiert une connexion internet
Larry
Music, 1 employee
Used daily for more than 2 years
OVERALL RATING:
5
EASE OF USE
5
VALUE FOR MONEY
5
CUSTOMER SUPPORT
3
FUNCTIONALITY
5
Reviewed November 2022
Acid Pro a producer’s dream
12 years working with this program
PROSVery beginner friendly, easy to make beats and manipulate audio files
CONSShould have better technical support and more online Tutorials
Nantenaina
Verified reviewer
Internet, 1 employee
Used monthly for less than 6 months
OVERALL RATING:
4
EASE OF USE
4
VALUE FOR MONEY
4
CUSTOMER SUPPORT
3
FUNCTIONALITY
4
Reviewed October 2023
ACID PRO, un légendaire DAW!
C'est un DAW puissant et doté de technologies audio révolutionnaires. Il possède une haute résolution audio de 24bits/192kHz pour les enregistrements et plus de 13 Gb de variétés de boucles prêt à utiliser ainsi qu'une multitude d'effets et d'instrument virtuel. Il s'adapte autant bien qu'aux amateurs qu'aux professionnels.
PROSC'est une station audionumérique légendaire puissante et simple à utiliser. Il offre à ses utilisateurs des dizaines d'instruments virtuels, d'effets et d'innombrables séquences de boucles. Son table de mixage possède une nombre illimitée de pistes
CONSLe manque de certaines fonctionnalités avancées limite la polyvalence d'Acid Pro pour certaines genres de musique.
Reasons for switching to ACID Pro
Son coût est élevé par rapport aux autres logiciels de production musicale.
Evan
Music, 1 employee
Used weekly for more than 2 years
OVERALL RATING:
3
EASE OF USE
3
VALUE FOR MONEY
3
CUSTOMER SUPPORT
1
FUNCTIONALITY
3
Reviewed September 2022
15+ Years Of Using This Software
The familiarity of the workflow is the best. Chopping audio files and mixing them down is probably the best way to use this. Third party VSTs are limited to 10. Recording can lag if your input isn't strong, overall it's a 3/5.
CONSVery basic. Can't really manipulate audio like Ableton or FL Studio.
Paul
Verified reviewer
E-Learning, 1 employee
Used weekly for less than 12 months
OVERALL RATING:
5
EASE OF USE
5
FUNCTIONALITY
4
Reviewed December 2022
A Great User-Friendly DAW With All The Necessary Features
One of the things I appreciate most about it is its ease of use. It's a great tool for quickly and easily putting together complex tracks, especially for creating loop-based music. Acid Pro also supports a wide range of file formats, making it easy to import and export audio files.
CONSThe UI is slightly outdated, and there are a few crashes now and then, but nothing to consider a deal breaker. On the upside, the developers are actively updating the software, so I am sure these issues will be ironed out over time.
Anonymous
1 employee
Used more than 2 years
OVERALL RATING:
5
EASE OF USE
5
FUNCTIONALITY
5
Reviewed August 2021
Great software to mix audio
I created various music by mixing various traces
PROSThe facility with which the various loops mixes
CONSThe software has many features and features, I can't say something that I didn't like.
David
Law Practice, 1 employee
Used monthly for less than 12 months
OVERALL RATING:
4
EASE OF USE
3
VALUE FOR MONEY
5
FUNCTIONALITY
4
Reviewed January 2023
Acid Pro 11
I use Acid Pro as a hobby not as part of my business. I have used several versions since acid pro 7 owned at that time by Sony. It is easy to add in various instruments and loops that come with the program and record lyrics through a microphone. It is integrated with Melodyne with allows for vocal editing.
CONSWhat I like least about the program is that each upgrade usually deletes a feature that a previous program had.