diff beetween acid and vegas

[Neil G]

i want to be able to record at least up to 16 tracks of audio and need to program drums or use a kit. i know basically what vegas does but not much on acid. please give me the lowdown.

[AlChuck]

In a nutshell, Vegas is a multitrack recording program, while ACID is an arranging tool for digital audio loops, designed to make it easy to beat-match llops from different sources and work with them intuitively. You can record straightforward tracks with ACID, too, over a background of looped drum bits, etc., but it's real strength is building tracks with loops. You wouldn't buy it if you were just going to do traditional straightforward recording.

For more, whu not see the product information at Sonic Foundry's website?

http://www.sonicfoundry.com/

[gec]

couldn't have said it better myself

Acid = creation

Vegas = recording


simply put that is

[tonyA]

Though both programs looks the same somewhat and appears to do the same things, there really are big differences between the two. Both records multiple tracks simultaneously based on the computer, sound cards, etc., but the similarity ends there.

For one, Acid could play loops and could loop. Changing/matching pitches, matching beats, etc are only one or two clicks away, while possible to do with Vegas, it was not born to do it and may be a little awkward.

Maybe the best way to differentiate the two is when you are mixing down your almost finished tracks. When you have to decide which tracks goes to what channel or channels and mixed with what tracks, to what effects to include, how many effects required, when you worry about your effects returns, stereo imaging, etc, etc.. I mean when you are doing mixing board stuff, that is where Vegas shines over Acid. But then, some of those things could also be done with Acid, you are right, but remember, I said SOME (not all), and they are not that intuitive like in Vegas. A few of the things you could do as simple tasks with Vegas, you would have to do a back flip with Acid, and vice versa. Multiple track recording - yes similar, but that is where it ends.

I hope that helps, but maybe, I just made it more confusing.

Download their demos and learn it first hand before you plunk down those greens coz they are not cheap.

[williamconifer]

greets,

Here is what I would do. Use Vegas for multi-track recording and use FruityLoops for drum/synth programing. I started using Fruity about 2 months ago. It's a goofy pgm to learn/understand but very powerful. It has full DXi and VSTi capabilities (softsynths and effect plugins). I find the sequencer better suited to me than Sonar. Fruity sounds amazing. Really nice effects and synths. You can automate just about any controller (great for that filter sweep sound). It has all the techno/trance production tricks right there. I write my synth lines and drum patterns and then render to Acidized wavs. I then use them in Acid. You can also get a Soundfount Plugin for Fruity that is wonderful. It's a softsynth so you don't have that annoying 32 meg memory limit. Fruity's functionality transcends the Techno market it caters to. I have arranged string sections in Fruity with great success.

Good luck
jack

[philboyd studge]

If you're Hunter S. Thompson you do Vegas on acid.

[williamconifer]

If you were William S Bouroughs you'd do Hunter S Thompson, on Acid in Vegas. *chuckles*

[jugalo180]

lol^

[drstawl]

Acid is a two track recording medium and a multitrack mixdown medium. Vegas is multitrack in both directions.

[jugalo180]

it's time for me to check out vegas. i've been recording in acid. with success i might add.