Sonic Foundry® Releases ACID Music 2.0
and ACID PRO 2.0Now Feature CD Burning and Saving to MP3,
RealMedia G2, & Windows Media Formats
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October 6, 2000
Sonic Foundry (AMEX: SFO), a developer and marketer of media authoring tools
for Windows, today announced the release of Version 2.0 of its ACID Music and
ACID PRO loop-based music production tools. These updated editions both feature
one-touch CD burning that allows users to create professional-quality CDs in just
minutes, and support saving files to MP3, RealMedia G2, and Windows Media formats.
ACID Music 2.0 includes new effects including Reverb, Chorus, Delay, and EQ,
while the award-winning ACID PRO has been enhanced with the inclusion of Sonic
Foundry’s XFX 1 DirectX audio plug-ins. Version 2.0 of ACID PRO also includes
Sound ForgeXP 4.5, a powerful digital audio editor that allows users to make and
edit loops, synchronize audio to video, convert file formats, and develop interactive
Web content. In addition, both ACID Music and ACID PRO users can now share their
musical creations with the Internet community via Sonic Foundry’s ACID Planet
(www.acidplanet.com), a one-of-a-kind
Web site that allows any ACID user to self-publish music online.
Both ACID Music and ACID PRO support unlimited tracks and are delivered with
hundreds of royalty-free sound clips (loops). Users simply select loops directly
from the explorer window, drag them onto the program’s track view, and then
arrange them into multiple-track projects. The easy to use software automatically
adjusts the key and tempo of incoming loops to ensure musical compatibility and
continuity. The ACID Music and ACID PRO programs allow users to control the volume,
pan, and effects for each track to create a perfect mix between loops.
“With support for the MP3, G2, and WMA formats and our CD burning functionality,
ACID Music 2.0 and ACID PRO 2.0 now provide musicians with the ability to more
easily share their musical creations,” said Rimas Buinevicius, Chairman and
CEO of Sonic Foundry. “By adding new effects to both packages, and including
Sound Forge XP as part of ACID PRO, we’ve once again demonstrated our commitment
to continually add value to the ACID platform.”
Both ACID Music 2.0 and ACID PRO 2.0 require a Pentium 133 microprocessor
(for real-time effects, a Pentium II processor is recommended), Microsoft Windows
95/98, NT 4.0 or later, a Windows-compatible sound card, VGA display, CD-ROM drive,
32MB of RAM, and 5MB of hard-drive space for program installation.
ACID Music 2.0 sells for a suggested retail price of $99.95, and ACID PRO
is priced at $399.00. Both products are currently available for purchase by resellers
through national computer products distributors. End-users can purchase them directly
from Sonic Foundry or a wide variety of computer and music retailers nationwide.
Visit Sonic Foundry on the web at www.sonicfoundry.com.
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