Sony Creative Software ACID Music Studio 8.0 - 2011 [Old Version]

by Sony

Product Features

• Record, edit, and mix live vocals, instruments, and MIDI
• Create songs with over 3,000 music loops and produce DJ-style remixes
• Built-in CD burning
• Follow along with Show Me How tutorials and learn as you go
• Share songs on CD, PSP, iPod, iPhone, online, and more

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 5.3 x 1.1 x 7.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3.2 ounces
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S. and to APO/FPO addresses. For APO/FPO shipments, please check with the manufacturer regarding warranty and support issues.
• ASIN: B0051M6JJI
• Item model number: MSAMST8000
• Date first available at Amazon.com: May 19, 2011
• Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (18 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,036 in Software (See Top 100 in Software)
  • #10 in Software > Video & Music > Sound Editing & Recording > Production Stations

Product Description

ACID Music Studio is the best way to bring your music to life and share it with others. Multitrack audio and MIDI recording, pro-quality editing and effects, and over 3,000 genre-spanning, studio-quality loops to use in remixes, mash-ups, and original music creations. Share songs on CD, PSP and iPod. Includes Show Me How tutorials.

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

19 of 19 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars A great Daw and Looping product for the price. January 1, 2012

By R. READ

Amazon Verified Purchase

I own Acid Pro 7, and I purchased this product on a Black Friday deal.
I also own Acid Music 7. This product (Acid Music Studio 8) has greatly improved stabilitywith VST pluggins, and has even tighter and easier to use Audio Editing than Acid Music 7.I can edit loops so much faster and exact with Acid Music 8 than in version 7 pro or music.I love using this with my notebook computer and an ASIO compliant sound device (Cakewalk UA-1G).
The reviewer that complained that Acid Music 8 is only 16bit 44k and does not have direct sound (The ability to monitor what you are recording in real time).
Has no grounds for a complaint in my opinion and should please read up on Sony's product line.Acid Music 8 does support direct sound with an ASIO compliant sound device.If you want 24bit/96k, you need to purchase the Acid Pro version.
Acid Music 8 comes with a VST (REAL TIME) guitar amp simulator "Studio Devil British Valve Custom (BVC) software" and a VST piano "Piano TruePianos Amber Lite piano". It also has "Studio-quality audio effects" non real time VST, but you can purchase 3rd party VST FX if needed. If you do not have an ASIO adaptor, you can use a free download "ASIO4ALL" for direct sound, but I have never liked the product myself. Just buy a good ASIO sound adaptor and be done with it. I use SONAR XL, BAND IN A BOX, SOUND FORGE PRO, ACID PRO etc. All these products have their own charms and purposes. Acid Music Studio 8 is no exception. You just need to read the manual, visit the support Forums and invest in compatible hardware.
For the price it is a very nice DAW & LOOPER. I use it to record Guitar & Vocals while mobile or to loop tracks and export them to my Roland SP404-SX or my SPD-S.

23 of 28 people found the following review helpful

3.0 out of 5 stars Very powerful, but missing critical features. December 2, 2011

By Nir Soffer

Amazon Verified Purchase

I found this at a very low price on a Black Friday sale, so I threw caution to the wind and bought it. Two crucial things that the buyer needs to be aware of : sampling is limited to 16bit (where 24 bit audio is preferable to it vastly) AND , more importantly, there is no live input monitoring. This is a very critical feature, if you want to record from any amplified instrument - for instance, you can't play on an electric guitar and actually HEAR what you're playing (unless you hook up a splitter beforehand); this is a bigger problem if you're recording using audio plugins, as you have no idea what their effect is until you play it back.

See product comparison matrix here on Sony's website: [...]

10 of 13 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars Sony is Great! December 7, 2011

By PS VIDEO

Amazon Verified Purchase

I needed this program to encase another program called Sound Soap Pro which cleans up background noise on an audio track like someone with a leaf blower on the next block, but must attach itself to another sound program to work.

Well, I like the Sony program BEST! Especially since it has a tooter program that walks you step by step through the very difficult process of creating a piece of music until you learn the buttons, then you can turn it off.

Certainly worth the price.