Like it or not, music in the late 20th century is all about sampling. Pop music, hip-hop, rock, techno, and even jazz, are increasingly being built around sampled sounds and bits and pieces of ...

When I was asked to take a look at ACID Pro 7 audio editing/creation tool from Sony Creative Software, I jumped at the chance. I’ve been a long-time user of its sister program, the video NLE Vegas, so ...

ACID Pro 6 is really close to being a top-notch DAW, but it still has a few kinks to iron out. VST and VSTi support and automation are not 100%. No built-in freeze. Lack of pro-quality effects and ...

Sony Creative Software has released Acid Pro 7, the latest major release of the multitrack music creation/editing platform. New to the package is a new audio and a new MIDI mixing console, a MIDI ...

Balancing ease of use and power, this is a great update to a solid app, though it's not likely to convert users of other DAWs. Beatmapping inferior to Live's. Still no built-in audio editor.