

Sound Forge and Vegas have already received major updates under Magix’s ownership, and now Acid Pro has received the same treatment. Apart from a few maintenance updates, that’s remained the current version - until now.Ī further change in Acid Pro’s ownership took place in 2016, when Magix acquired the former Sonic Foundry product range from Sony.

However, the most recent of those reviews appeared back in the April 2009 issue when Acid Pro 7 was released. I’m a long‑term Acid user, and have reviewed various releases of the program for SOS over the years. There’s another Windows‑based music production platform whose users might have had more than the occasional moment of doubt over the last few years: Acid Pro, originally developed by Sonic Foundry and later by Sony Creative Software. We have, for example, just witnessed the apparent death of Cakewalk’s Sonar only to see it resuscitated by BandLab Technologies. Music technology is not exempt from these harsh realities.

In all walks of commercial life, brands and products come and go, particularly when economic times are challenging. After almost a decade in the wilderness, the original loop‑based sequencer is back.
