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Hey what's up first time caller, long time listener
I began messing around with electronic music composition about 6 months ago with the purchase of Acid Pro 3. I tired quickly of using their loops and started using bass and drum one shots to make my rhythm and the synthesis function in Sound Forge XP 5 to make synth patches and sound effects. Recently I download the Fruity Loops 3.4 demo and have been exporting sounds into Acid to play with.
So onto my questions:
First why is Acid considered on most sites to be a toy rather than a tool? I know it currently doesn't support VSTi and has weak MIDI capability, but what else beyond this? (Rumor is in the Sonic Foundry Forums that Acid 4 is very close to being released and might contain VSTi support, better MIDI options, and maybe a softsynth)
What would be my advantages to a program like Cubase?
I've been happy with Acid so far and haven't found it to be really limiting except for lack of soft synth, but I've found ways around that. I guess I just want to know what I am missing.
Thanks
Great site by the way, it keeps me proper busy at work
I began messing around with electronic music composition about 6 months ago with the purchase of Acid Pro 3. I tired quickly of using their loops and started using bass and drum one shots to make my rhythm and the synthesis function in Sound Forge XP 5 to make synth patches and sound effects. Recently I download the Fruity Loops 3.4 demo and have been exporting sounds into Acid to play with.
So onto my questions:
First why is Acid considered on most sites to be a toy rather than a tool? I know it currently doesn't support VSTi and has weak MIDI capability, but what else beyond this? (Rumor is in the Sonic Foundry Forums that Acid 4 is very close to being released and might contain VSTi support, better MIDI options, and maybe a softsynth)
What would be my advantages to a program like Cubase?
I've been happy with Acid so far and haven't found it to be really limiting except for lack of soft synth, but I've found ways around that. I guess I just want to know what I am missing.
Thanks
Great site by the way, it keeps me proper busy at work