Acid Pro 4.0 For Mac
» Thu Jul 01, 2010 8:42 pm There are a few different ways to run Acid Pro on a Mac (including Version 7). You can purchase Bootcamp for Mac if you have Mac OS 10 (10.4.11 or earlier).
If you have Mac OS Leopard (10.5), Bootcamp should come installed standard with the Mac. If you do not want to use Bootcamp, you can use another application called VM Fusion. Obviously, if you want to run windows on this Mac, you are going to have to purchase a version of Windows XP or Vista in order to run it. Both of these programs work the same way; they both run Windows through Mac OS; meaning there is a window on the screen that is running Windows.
I think it runs Windows in a slave situation and the Mac OS is the master. I used to use VMware a few years back and it worked nicely (with that set-up, I was running a Linux computer with Windows XP as the slave). Did I answer your question? In short, you can run Acid on a Mac; you just have to buy a few extras (even shorter, No, you cannot take Acid out of the box and run it on a Mac using Mac OS). Posts: 502 Joined: Thu Nov 16, 2006 12:53 pm. » Thu Jul 01, 2010 12:43 pm Bootcamp does not run Windows through the Mac OS. Bootcamp permits Window to run natively.
All bootcamp does is make it easy to partition your machine and provide a set of Windows drivers for the Mac hardware. Once inside Windows using Bootcamp, you cannot get to OSX, you must reboot into OSX and visa versa. Our products run very well on a Bootcamp install of Windows. Note, that with the virtual machine approach - Fusion or Parallels - you are running inside of OSX. There are MANY limitations for audio/MIDI applications. The largest problem is that MIDI hardware is not supported. Additionally, audio devices will have a high latency as neither solution supports ASIO.
Actually you can install Windows on Intel Mac hardware with out OSX installed. It takes a bit of work, but in the end, the Intel Mac's are just a PC with some special Apple specific hardware. The biggest issue is getting the drivers. Be arware of your hardware support though, and avoid SP3 as there are reported problems.
Many hardware vendors do not support Windows on Intel Macs. Peter Posts: 519 Joined: Wed Jan 31, 2007 8:38 pm. » Thu Jul 01, 2010 7:04 pm Why can't Sony get off of its high horse and make its software compliant across all operating systems? The Apple Logic program was actually written by the same guy that wrote the first edition of Acid; hence, why I like and use Logic so much; among other reasons like side chains and things of the like.
Acid needs to improve its versatility if it wants to stay in the game and teaming up with Randy Jackson to make loop CDs is not going to cut it. I grew up using Acid to make mixes, songs and video soundtracks: but it seems that Acid is turning into a starter pack application; where if you want to do more professional things you have to move on to other software. Sorry if I sound like an A-hole, but I am not completely dissatisfied with the direction of the software. It feels like we keep getting screwed with new versions that do not do much more than the older versions.
I still use Acid for various things, but I find myself slowly but surely shifting over to use Logic on my Mac. Posts: 536 Joined: Fri Dec 08, 2006 6:06 am. » Thu Jul 01, 2010 11:43 pm The Apple Logic program was actually written by the same guy that wrote the first edition of Acid; hence, why I like and use Logic so much; among other reasons like side chains and things of the like. I don't know where you got this information from but it is not accurate.
The guy that invented ACID worked on SoundTrack for Apple after he left Sonic Foundry. He is (was?) part of the Logic 8 team. Logic is still based on the orginal EMagic Logic. The last time I saw the guy that invented ACID, we discussed Logic and he indicated that much of the team is still in place. The orginal founder and mastermind behind Logic is still around and very active.
Thanks for the rest of you comments and insights. Peter Posts: 486 Joined: Fri Feb 16, 2007 5:00 am.
Acid Pro 4.0 For Mac Pro
» Thu Jul 01, 2010 1:08 pm What a ludicrous suggestion. 'Why can't Sony get off of its high horse and make its software compliant across all operating systems?' Surely you could level exactly the same question at Apple, since Logic used to run perfectly well on PC's before they decided to go Mac only. Read Chris Randall's anolog Industries blog if you want some honest info about the trials and tribulations of recompiling plugins for Mac's. If his comments are anything to go by, getting Acid to work on a Mac (natively) would be a nightmare! Posts: 538 Joined: Fri May 18, 2007 6:26 pm.