<s>
Acid	B-Device
Pro	I-Device
(	O
often	O
stylized	O
ACID	O
)	O
is	O
a	O
professional	O
digital	B-General_Concept
audio	I-General_Concept
workstation	I-General_Concept
(	O
DAW	O
)	O
software	O
program	O
currently	O
developed	O
by	O
Magix	O
Software	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
originally	O
called	O
Acid	O
pH1	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Sonic	O
Foundry	O
,	O
later	O
by	O
Sony	O
Creative	O
Software	O
as	O
Acid	B-Device
Pro	I-Device
,	O
and	O
since	O
spring	O
2018	O
by	O
Magix	O
as	O
both	O
Acid	B-Device
Pro	I-Device
and	O
a	O
simplified	O
version	O
,	O
Acid	B-Device
Music	I-Device
Studio	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Acid	B-Device
Pro	I-Device
8	I-Device
supports	O
32-bit	O
and	O
64-bit	O
architectures	O
,	O
and	O
has	O
MIDI	O
,	O
ASIO	B-Library
,	O
VST	B-Application
,	O
VST3	O
,	O
DirectX	B-Application
Audio	O
,	O
and	O
5.1	O
surround	O
sound	O
support	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
a	O
loop-based	O
music	O
sequencer	O
,	O
in	O
which	O
Acid	O
Loop	B-Application
files	O
could	O
be	O
simply	O
drag-and-dropped	O
then	O
automatically	O
adjust	O
to	O
the	O
tempo	O
and	O
key	O
of	O
a	O
song	O
with	O
virtually	O
no	O
sonic	O
degradation	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
website	O
for	O
budding	O
musicians	O
using	O
Acid	O
technology	O
was	O
set	O
up	O
,	O
named	O
AcidPlanet.com	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sonic	O
Foundry	O
sold	O
its	O
Acid	O
,	O
Vegas	O
,	O
Sound	B-Application
Forge	I-Application
,	O
CD	O
Architect	O
,	O
Siren	O
,	O
VideoFactory	O
,	O
ScreenBlast	O
,	O
and	O
Batch	O
Converter	O
product	O
lines	O
to	O
Sony	O
Pictures	O
Digital	O
in	O
July	O
2003	O
;	O
the	O
merger	O
resulted	O
in	O
the	O
new	O
Sony	O
Creative	O
Software	O
division	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sony	O
's	O
Acid	B-Device
Pro	I-Device
6	O
(	O
released	O
in	O
the	O
third	O
quarter	O
of	O
2006	O
)	O
introduced	O
a	O
full-digital	O
audio	O
workstation	O
that	O
also	O
included	O
MIDI	O
and	O
multitrack	O
audio	O
recording	O
with	O
full	O
support	O
for	O
ASIO	B-Library
computer-audio	O
and	O
VST	B-Application
synthesizer-plugin	O
standards	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
These	O
include	O
Acid	B-Device
Pro	I-Device
,	O
Vegas	O
Pro	O
,	O
Movie	O
Studio	O
,	O
and	O
Sound	B-Application
Forge	I-Application
Pro	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Acid	B-Device
Pro	I-Device
8	I-Device
,	O
the	O
first	O
version	O
since	O
Magix	O
's	O
acquisition	O
,	O
was	O
announced	O
on	O
January	O
21	O
,	O
2018	O
and	O
released	O
in	O
spring	O
2018	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
update	O
came	O
with	O
new	O
modern	O
features	O
including	O
an	O
enhanced	O
interface	O
,	O
support	O
for	O
64-bit	O
,	O
additional	O
samples	O
,	O
VST3	O
support	O
,	O
over	O
20	O
DirectX	B-Application
audio	O
effects	O
,	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
mix	O
in	O
5.1	O
surround	O
sound	O
,	O
and	O
new	O
features	O
named	O
Media	O
Manager	O
,	O
BeatMapper	O
,	O
and	O
Chopper	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
one	O
version	O
or	O
another	O
,	O
Acid	B-Device
Pro	I-Device
runs	O
on	O
PCs	O
with	O
all	O
versions	O
of	O
Microsoft	O
Windows	O
since	O
Windows	B-Application
2000	I-Application
;	O
Acid	B-Device
Pro	I-Device
8	I-Device
requires	O
Windows	B-Device
8.1	I-Device
or	O
later	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Versions	O
do	O
not	O
exist	O
for	O
macOS	B-Application
or	O
Linux	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Acid	O
Loop	B-Application
(	O
trademark	O
)	O
,	O
also	O
Acidized	O
or	O
Acidified	O
loop	B-Application
(	O
generic	O
terms	O
)	O
,	O
refers	O
to	O
a	O
sound	O
clip	O
which	O
can	O
be	O
repeated	O
and	O
transposed	O
to	O
form	O
a	O
song	O
with	O
minimal	O
manual	O
adjustment	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
Acidized	O
loop	B-Application
is	O
a	O
specially	O
prepared	O
WAV	O
audio	O
file	O
,	O
which	O
can	O
be	O
created	O
using	O
an	O
audio-editing	O
tool	O
such	O
as	O
Sound	B-Application
Forge	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sony	O
and	O
Magix	O
later	O
sold	O
series	O
of	O
Acidized	O
loop	B-Application
sample	O
CDs	O
to	O
be	O
used	O
with	O
Acid	B-Device
Pro	I-Device
,	O
as	O
have	O
various	O
third-party	O
companies	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Since	O
then	O
,	O
this	O
looping	B-Application
technique	O
has	O
been	O
adopted	O
by	O
the	O
majority	O
of	O
other	O
digital	B-General_Concept
audio	I-General_Concept
workstations	I-General_Concept
on	O
the	O
market	O
,	O
sometimes	O
with	O
competing	O
brand	O
names	O
for	O
the	O
feature	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
Cakewalk	B-Device
Sonar	I-Device
(	O
calling	O
it	O
Groove	O
Clips	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
Cubase	B-Application
(	O
calling	O
it	O
Audio	O
Warp	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Many	O
DAWs	O
can	O
also	O
directly	O
support	O
Acidized	O
loops	O
intended	O
for	O
use	O
in	O
Acid	B-Device
Pro	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Acid	B-Device
Music	I-Device
Studio	I-Device
is	O
a	O
simplified	O
,	O
lower-cost	O
version	O
of	O
Acid	B-Device
Pro	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
latest	O
version	O
is	O
Acid	B-Device
Music	I-Device
Studio	I-Device
11	O
.	O
</s>
