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ACID Pro

The original loop-based music software

You bring the creativity, Acid Pro brings the tools.

Nothing beats your creativity. And nothing brings it out more than Acid Pro. You don’t need musical chops to make great music. And you don’t have to hand creative control to some AI bot. Acid Pro gives you complete control whether you’re a musician or not.
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Compose music in any genre with a huge variety of loops

Digital audio workstation interface showing multiple audio tracks, volume mixer sliders, and different sound effect labels like Funk, Hip Hop, and Jazz.

Endless creativity with MIDI and VSTi support

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Record and mix one track or 100 with multitrack audio tools

Digital audio workstation interface showing multiple colored sound wave tracks and various music loop sample thumbnails labeled Cyberpunk, Acid Rock, Electro, Funk, and others.

Compose music in any genre with a huge variety of loops

Digital audio workstation interface showing multiple audio tracks, volume mixer sliders, and different sound effect labels like Funk, Hip Hop, and Jazz.

Endless creativity with MIDI and VSTi support

Digital audio workstation screen showing a piano roll with colored MIDI notes on a keyboard grid and a synthesizer interface with oscillators and filter settings.

Record and mix one track or 100 with multitrack audio tools

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The original loop-based music software

Acid Pro opens the door to music creation for everyone whether you have musical experience or not. Compose with music loops, MIDI sequences, and recorded audio in an intuitive drag-and-drop workflow.
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Loop-based composing

Produce any genre. Mix any style.

From blues, rock, and jazz to metal, country, and classical. Acid Pro gives you the power to produce top-quality, royalty-free tracks with complete creative control. All of the professional tools in a surprisingly friendly interface.
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Endless inspiration with royalty-free loops

Choose from a massive collection of professionally recorded loops in a huge array of genres and styles. Combine them any way you want. You own everything you create with Acid Loops royalty-free. No extra fees. Ever.
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Pitch and tempo match

All ACID Loops are “acidized,” which means they automatically match the key and tempo of your project. Just drop them in, no manual tweaking needed.
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Live preview

Audition loops in real time while your project plays. Hear exactly how they’ll sound in your mix, then drag them in and start creating.
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Music. FX. Ambience.

Explore a huge library of loops, sound effects, ambient textures, and background noises. Everything you need to create your perfect compositions.
Arranging

This is where true creativity starts

Place, move, and adjust loops with precision to write your music. Think freely. Experiment without restriction. This is your composition sandbox. No matter what you try, Acid Pro keeps everything in time and on pitch.
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Create music with drag-and-drop

To create your own original composition, simply select a sound loop, drag it into your timeline, and play the results. With automatic pitch and tempo matching, everything just works. Every time.
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Hit point markers for tight video sync

Drop hit point markers in your audio and video, and Acid Pro adjusts the tempo automatically to keep them in perfect sync. Easily build complex tempo maps to match every key moment.
Complete audio tool set

Tools for serious music production

You keep control over your musical creation. Whether you assemble loops only or use your musical talents to sequence MIDI and record audio tracks, Acid Pro has all tools a pro-level digital audio workstation requires.
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Multitrack recording, editing and mixing

Acid Pro gives you the tools to supply any audio project. Record multiple tracks at once, set up advanced bussing, and mix unlimited audio, loops, and MIDI. All in one comprehensive environment.

MIDI sequencing and VSTi support

Create full arrangements with powerful MIDI tools and VSTi support. From custom percussion to rich orchestral layers, build and sequence anything and blend it with loops and audio tracks.
Audio editing and Mixing

Professional audio mixing tools

A well-balanced mix builds clarity, depth, and emotion. The mixing console features tools for volume and panning adjustments, pre/post effects, sophisticated audio routing and submixes, and so much more.
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Slice, rearrange, and remix: endless possibilities from every loop

Loops work great right out of the box, but the real power comes when you get creative with them. Use the Chopper to slice things up and rearrange pieces to create stutters, repeating lines, and even new melodies.
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VST audio effects

Sculpt your sound with built-in and third-party VST plug-ins. Add reverb, echo, compression, and many more.
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Intuitive timeline arranger

Draw and paint directly into your timeline, then move, cut, copy, paste, and trim for custom arrangements.
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Audio routing flexibility

Route tracks freely, group them through shared effects and controls, fold in submixes, and solo or mute with anything.

Frequently Asked Questions

Acid Pro is a full-featured digital audio workstation (DAW) that supports loop-based music production, multitrack audio, and MIDI workflows. You can create musical projects that include any one or any combination of all three workflows. You can use it to record multiple tracks simultaneously, punch into a track to record another take, edit tracks, mix multiple tracks of audio, loop content, and MIDI-generated music, and deliver it all as a single mixed file.

Acid Pro supports VSTi, so you can use your favorite soft synths in your projects. You have full control over MIDI sequencing and the mix of the audio created by your soft synths, so you can easily mix your synths into your overall audio mix.

Acid Pro works perfectly for creating a musical score. With complete control over project tempo, you can can easily create complex tempo maps that ensure the important audio hit points match the corresponding video hit points.

Sure. And if easy is all you’re after, it might be a good solution. But if you want to express your individual creativity, use Acid Pro to exercise your creative muscle and compose your own music. You truly produce your own creation for something you can find pride and joy in. Acid Pro isn’t just about pumping out automatic music. It’s about putting your heart and soul into making your unique musical statement. And it’s so much more fun than pushing an AI Autogenerate button!