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The magazine for producers, engineers & recording musicians | 02 September 2010


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Sony Acid Pro 5

Can Sony’s latest version of Acid Pro cut the mustard, or will it cause acid indigestion? Alistair Lindsay dives in.

Price: £299.00
Manufacturer: Sony
Website: http://mediasoftware.sonypictures.com

Shipping with 1,000 ready-made loops, a cut-down version of Sound Forge and the Native Instruments Express Keyboards bundle, version 5 of this classic loop-based audio sequencer also sports a host of new features. You can now use VST instruments and plug-ins, there is support for Asio, ReWire and 5.1 surround mixing, a piano roll MIDI editor and 24-bit/192kHz maximum sample rate.

Score: 8

This review first appeared in Music Tech Magazine issue 24
Filed under Host Sequencers, Software

 

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