The rather clutter and busy appearance of the ACID PRO 8 interface is a little off-putting and does take a some getting use to with its solid black background and numerous items.

As part of the initial launch of the product you will need to enter the product’s lengthy serial number so as to gain access to all the features of ACID PRO following an online registration. You can opt to use the default folder or one of your own choosing to better manage your available space plus decide whether a desktop icon will be created. Options are available to select an appropriate language (English, German, Spanish or French) and whether to opt for the 32-bit version, taking up 284MB of hard disk space, or the 64-bit version which is slightly larger at 318MB. Before totally abandoning the Rip Van Winkle scenario, I should point out that the sleeping gentleman’s period of rest, which lasted 20 years of slumber, matches the same 20 years that have flown past since the initial release of the ACID PRO product on the marketplace.Īs far as I could tell the installation of ACID PRO does not attempt to include any extra items as part of its installation routine, something that MAGIX has been guilty of in the past. Now up to version 8, ACID PRO software users can take advantage of the new features built into this loop-based Digital Audio Workstation (DAW) product. In the interim period since the software’s last release in 2008, ACID PRO has undergone a change of ownership as the product departed from Sony Creative Software and made its new home with the MAGIX family of graphics, audio and video products. While perhaps not quite qualifying for the full Rip Van Winkle award for dormant arousals, MAGIX has awoken its ACID PRO software from a period of slumber that has lasted ten years.

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