I've been making use of acid since 3.0 to 4.0 to 5.0 then now I use this cheap
acid music studio 7. It's all about it's looping beatmapping and EQ though I prefer pro over what I have now. I just record off the keyboard or mic. used to record an MPC1000 which it worked (sounded) great with acid's grunged or grimed down sound.
I took a loss and had to sell a bunch of my stuff and thats why I'm using the cheap version but I'm slowly rebuilding the lab. Ideally I'm going to keep my yamaha and Roland keyboards my firewire410 and buy another standard sampler, probably check out the SP-606 since I like a "90's classic" feel to my music and then get another acid pro for the looping (which is so underrated to do) and Protools for the mastering which I have a hunch is going to be worth the investment. I've been pleased with Acid's mastering capabilities though I sense a ceiling that I believe protools will help me overcome.
Fruity Loops and Midi sequencing I always felt was a little trashy. Not in a good way either. Acid is sterile as any DAW is yet has a grime and raw quality that keep it in the realm of sampling (the art part of recording). midi arrangement in FL might sound cleaner than Acid or seem easier. but really who can try to compare the seriousness. a great majority of somebody's will be using FL and that's fine with me cus Acid has been a tool and instrument, not only 'a way to make dope sound".
Artistic Expression once achieved has no comparison. In A.P. I can achieve professional levels of musical integrity with Sampling, recording, Keyboard playing, drum machine playing, arrangement, composition and the list goes on. I went from pure looping then to writing and recording raps the to mixing, then to song composition and production. Acid's taken me from Hip Hop to Dance to Rock and back through them all. So long as Sony keeps the support going for the 'foundry' it just might be the tool that Artists like myself (and name drop Eminem) use in our works.
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I used to use Acid, but just for recording, not actually working with beats. I'd love to know if there was a website with Acid tutorials, or even some threads or forums where guys talked about it. I'm curious what Acid can do.
AcidPlanet.com as far as I know fits your descrpition.
