FEATURE | ACID Xpress | ACID Music Studio 7 | ACID Pro 7 |
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External control surface channel tracking* | | | |
Custom labels for ASIO™ devices and ports* | | | |
Interactive tutorials* | | | |
Dual/multi-core processor support | | | |
Support for external control surfaces | | | |
Dynamic playback optimization | | | |
Number of tracks | 10 | Unlimited | Unlimited |
Maximum bit depth/sample rate | 16/48kHz | 16/48kHz | 24/192kHz |
Media Manager™ technology | | | |
Customizable loop searches and tagging | | | |
Video scoring track | | | |
Live audio recording | | | |
Customizable keyboard mapping | | | |
"Get Media" option | | | |
Time and tempo markers | | | |
Metronome for playback and record | | | |
Macromedia Flash™ .swf format import | | | |
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Audio and MIDI mixing console* | | | |
Audio, MIDI, and Bus Track Meters* | | | |
Input busses* | | | |
Real-time rendering* | | | |
Tempo curves* | | | |
Cross-track event drag and drop* | | | |
Enhanced Beatmapping for tracks with tempo changes* | | | |
Enhanced timestretch and pitch shifting with élastique Pro* | | | |
Metronome countoff* | | | |
Normalize, Invert Phase, and Lock* | | | |
Open clip in external editor (Sound Forge)* | | | |
Multiple media events per track with automatic crossfades | | | |
On-the-fly punch-in recording | | | |
Record input monitoring | | | |
ACID project sections | | | |
Envelope automation recording | | | |
Freehand envelope drawing on the timeline | | | |
Groove Mapping™ quantization with Groove Cloning™ | | | |
Nestable folder tracks | | | |
5.1 surround mixing | | | |
Beatmapper remixing tool | | | |
Real-time event reverse | | | |
Volume and pan envelopes | | | |
Tempo and key changes | | | |
Bus-to-bus routing | | | |
Chopper loop editing tool | | | |
Alternate time signature support | | | |
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MIDI track freeze* | | | |
Enhanced plug-in management* | | | |
Optimized plug-in scanning via the Plug-in Manager* | | | |
Inline MIDI editing | | | |
MIDI track envelopes and keyframes | | | |
MIDI filtering and processing | | | |
MIDI file export | | | |
Program Map Editor | | | |
Drum grid editing mode with drum key maps | | Drum Grid | |
MIDI recording/event list editing | | | |
VSTi support | | | |
VSTi parameter automation | | | |
VST effect support with automation and tempo sync | | Yes/no automation | |
Multiport VSTi soft synth support | | | |
DLS sample file support | | | |
Rewire mixer and device support | | | |
Track effects | | Yes/includes ExpressFX | |
DirectX® Plug-In support | | | Yes/includes XFX 1,2,3 |
DirectX plug-in effects automation | | | |
Tempo-based DirectX effects | | | |
Audio Plug-In Manager | | | |
ASIO™ driver support | | | |
Generate MIDI Time Code and MIDI clock | | | |
Master bus track | | | |
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FLAC, AAC, AC-3 Studio, and MPEG-2, format support* | | | |
Gracenote® CD album identification | | | |
CD extraction | | | |
TAO/Disc-at-Once CD burning | | | |
Publish to ACIDplanet.com | | | |
MP3 open/save | 20 free encodes | | |
Windows Media™ support | Saves to WMA 48 kbps | | |
ATRAC™ format support | | | |
QuickTime support | | | |
MPEG encoding support (with optional plug-in) | | | |