Just downloaded the Acid Pro 5 demo... -ACID Product Family

Subject:Just downloaded the Acid Pro 5 demo... Posted by: imekon Date:11/8/2004 5:13:36 AM That gives me 31 days to try out this new version. MIDI editing is much better - it still creates a midi file, but doesn't pester you when you first start. Can't see a ton of improvements in midi, but VSTi is there. What I couldn't see was how to route the audio output of a VSTi to another bus track - each VSTi seems to have its own bus? Also, I kept getting stuck notes with SUPERWAVE 8, a free VSTi - this doesn't happen with Live or FL Studio. I like the new chord snapping functions in the midi editor - but is there an Arpeggiator? No drum sequencer? Two useful features in FL Studio.
Subject:RE: Just downloaded the Acid Pro 5 demo... Reply by: JohnnyRoy Date:11/8/2004 9:20:10 AM > it still creates a midi file, but doesn't pester you when you first start Actually, this was already there in ACID Pro 4.0. It’s Options > Preferences [] Autoname new MIDI tracks. They just elected to turn it on by default in ACID Pro 5.0. > What I couldn't see was how to route the audio output of a VSTi to another bus track It’s the same procedure for all buses. Just add a bus, click on the bus assignment icon on the Soft Synth bus and assign it to the new bus you just added. ~jr
Subject:RE: Just downloaded the Acid Pro 5 demo... Reply by: imekon Date:11/8/2004 1:01:43 PM I installed the demo on my home machine. Things didn't go so well - MSDE hung on installing. I removed it, this causes Acid to complain on startup, then carry on. Editing with the MIDI editor is nice with the chord snapping but preview has a few issues. I can hear crackling on one shot play at the end - looping works fine.
Subject:RE: Just downloaded the Acid Pro 5 demo... Reply by: imekon Date:11/8/2004 1:03:06 PM - > it still creates a midi file, but doesn't pester you when you first start -Actually, this was already there in ACID Pro 4.0. It’s Options > Preferences [] Autoname new MIDI tracks. They just elected to turn it on by default in ACID Pro 5.0. That I didn't know -> What I couldn't see was how to route the audio output of a VSTi to another bus track - -It’s the same procedure for all buses. Just add a bus, click on the bus assignment icon on the Soft Synth bus and assign it to the new bus you just added. I worked that one out later - not too obvious but it works

Subject:Just downloaded the Acid Pro 5 demo...

Posted by: imekon

Date:11/8/2004 5:13:36 AM

That gives me 31 days to try out this new version.

MIDI editing is much better - it still creates a midi file, but doesn't pester you when you first start. Can't see a ton of improvements in midi, but VSTi is there. What I couldn't see was how to route the audio output of a VSTi to another bus track - each VSTi seems to have its own bus?

Also, I kept getting stuck notes with SUPERWAVE 8, a free VSTi - this doesn't happen with Live or FL Studio.

I like the new chord snapping functions in the midi editor - but is there an Arpeggiator? No drum sequencer? Two useful features in FL Studio.

Subject:RE: Just downloaded the Acid Pro 5 demo...

Reply by: JohnnyRoy

Date:11/8/2004 9:20:10 AM

> it still creates a midi file, but doesn't pester you when you first start

Actually, this was already there in ACID Pro 4.0. It’s Options > Preferences [] Autoname new MIDI tracks. They just elected to turn it on by default in ACID Pro 5.0.

> What I couldn't see was how to route the audio output of a VSTi to another bus track

It’s the same procedure for all buses. Just add a bus, click on the bus assignment icon on the Soft Synth bus and assign it to the new bus you just added.

~jr

Subject:RE: Just downloaded the Acid Pro 5 demo...

Reply by: imekon

Date:11/8/2004 1:01:43 PM

I installed the demo on my home machine. Things didn't go so well - MSDE hung on installing. I removed it, this causes Acid to complain on startup, then carry on.

Editing with the MIDI editor is nice with the chord snapping but preview has a few issues. I can hear crackling on one shot play at the end - looping works fine.

Subject:RE: Just downloaded the Acid Pro 5 demo...

Reply by: imekon

Date:11/8/2004 1:03:06 PM

- > it still creates a midi file, but doesn't pester you when you first start

-Actually, this was already there in ACID Pro 4.0. It’s Options > Preferences [] Autoname new MIDI tracks. They just elected to turn it on by default in ACID Pro 5.0.

That I didn't know

-> What I couldn't see was how to route the audio output of a VSTi to another bus track
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-It’s the same procedure for all buses. Just add a bus, click on the bus assignment icon on the Soft Synth bus and assign it to the new bus you just added.

I worked that one out later - not too obvious but it works