Once AP8 has been registered, you access the add'l content from within the app itself. Go to the "Help" menu and at the bottom "Download Instruments and Loop Collections".
Thank you very much! A strange way to access what is advertised as a feature ... or am I missing something? I couldn't find any reference to it in the manual. Anyway, it's downloading now .... I just wish I knew where that downloader was putting all that stuff!
[EDIT:] Of course, the vital "clue" was in the registration email 😀
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Anyone care to post a list (even a rough idea) of what is included in the "9 GB of new ACIDized loops?". Would be a big part of the purchase decision for me. ThX!!!!
Here is where you can find the "9GB of new Acidized Loops" after downloading in your computer (see photo above), It's took me almost like an hour looking for the folder. I "cut" and "paste" in My Loops folder in another hard drive, and works perfect. There's a tons of loops. Thanks.
Anyone care to post a list (even a rough idea) of what is included in the "9 GB of new ACIDized loops?". Would be a big part of the purchase decision for me. ThX!!!!
@kinvermark - I believe the packs are from producerplanet, here's a link to their page for each pack. Each of these packs is around 1GB in size.
Included in the email you get when you purchase, there's also a coupon code:
Your purchase includes a coupon code for free download of a new, previously unreleased ACID Loop Collection. Simply visit our online content store Producer Planet at www.producerplanet.com and choose one of the following ACID Loop Collections:
- This is EDM! - Modern Waveforms - Urban Vibes - Radio Rock - Pretty in Pop
Enter your coupon code during the order process and then start the download. Have fun producing with Coupon code for an ACID Loop Collection!
Does this new collection include loops that were part of AP7 (so old projects can be imported), or can we install our AP7 loops into this location?
BTW the Profile page on this site seems to be broken. I tried to enter some info, but it doesn't get saved when clicking the 'saving' button (which should surely say 'save'). This is using Chrome, because I couldn't even post a message here using Firefox. Apologies if this is the wrong place to post "broken forum" issues, but I couldn't find anywhere else suitable.
I’ve been reading the licence requirements for non and commercial usage. I strongly suggest you should also read through. IMO the usage is not the same as the SONY ACID Loop usage. Hmm....
I’ve been reading the licence requirements for non and commercial usage. I strongly suggest you should also read through. IMO the usage is not the same as the SONY ACID Loop usage. Hmm....
@Grazie - For the packs I have linked to producerplanet I did so for illustrative purposes only so you have an idea of the content.
When you download one of the packs using the Acid Pro 8 downloader you will be presented with terms and conditions. To me these look like they allow the use of the sounds for commercial use, as long as you are not simply reselling the sounds in an unedited manner - if you are creating original work with the contents of the packs you're allowed to sell that resulting piece commercially.
5. Using the software and contents for commercial purposes
5.1 Software The software may be used for commercial purposes subject to the restrictions in clause 6.
5.2 Contents a) The contents may be used for commercial purposes subject to the restrictions in clause 6 if they are used to create your own work results. This also applies to music, video or photo data as well as the corresponding templates acquired through or by means of MAGIX Products.
b) Exploitation of contents outside the scope of personally created work, i.e. separate from the work results achieved with the software, is prohibited in all cases. In particular, the photos contained in the templates may not be extracted and used separately. This applies to both Commercial and non-commercial Uses.
Please contact support if you have any questions around how to interpret the legal terms and conditions in the downloaded installers.
Not a great place to "hide" 9 gb of loops, but you can move them.
Yeah, i sent that comment to the support team after the bonus loop package from producerplanet failed to download (still waiting for resolution guys!). Took me nearly an hour to find them as well.
Hint for the Magix Team. Your installers should have a browse option so the consumer can specify where the download ends up. Not one of the installers had this option. Not a really huge deal, but I could have started using the program a lot sooner, with less irritation.
I’ve been reading the licence requirements for non and commercial usage. I strongly suggest you should also read through. IMO the usage is not the same as the SONY ACID Loop usage. Hmm....
I did so as well. My interpretation is that any work using the PP and the Sony soundpools can be used for personal or nonprofit use. If used in whole or in part for any purpose which results in personal financial gain, or is posted on a site that is monetized (ie; YouTube), or becomes released to the wild (ie; public domain download), then you will be required to purchase (retroactively apparently) a professional license, at a much higher price than the listed "public" price.
This means that you can create copies for your MP3 player, CD for your car/boombox, soundtracks for your home movies, even perform your creations publicly, as long as you are not making money off it, creating and selling copies, and as long as no one else involved (ie; sponsors or at ticketed venues) is making money in the process.
Near as I can tell this would constrain the terms "personal use only" , "non-profit or uncompensated use" and "use in public recorded venues (ie; the presence of a TV or sound recording crew)" as legal parameters for protection of copyrights held by Magix/Sony and/or the authors of the works. Actually not that different from use of any copyrighted material under the same circumstances.
Incidentally, if anyone decides to put your works out there without your permission, especially for the purpose of profit, YOU are on the hook for compensating the copyright holders, and you have to bring suit against the distributing party at your expense. Protect yourself and your personal domain rights. Read the Terms of Use and do not distribute your works (or allow them to be distributed) without the proper authorization from the manufacturer/distributor of the soundpools in question.
Otherwise, enjoy the software and the works you create freely.
If my interpretation is wrong please clarify. Copyright law is as obscure as any other, but this is what i got from reading the Terms.
@wormdrink : Unless I purchase MAGIX commercial licences I’m restricted to “home use” even if I use ACID to mix, arrange and downmix my own arrangements. I’m not considering using ACID loops “as is”, but mix and compile complex music. I’ve already got PreSonus Studio Pro One Three with an immense of Royalty free music plus a further library of Royalty free.
At this point we would benefit the MAGIX line on this. Until such time I won’t be using MAGIX ACID Loops for commercial work. It’s just not worth it.
@wormdrink I think you and @Grazie are getting confused by looking at the Producer Planet terms and licensing. You are not purchasing or agreeing to the producer planet terms when you install one of the packs. You are agreeing to the terms in the pack installation application (quoted above), which doesn't mention anything about Producer Planet personal or professional licenses. As far as I can tell Producer Planet is owned by Magix, so they apply whichever licensing terms they want, where appropriate, whether those packs are sold separately via Producer Planet, or bundled with a Magix product, such as Acid Pro 8.
I understand this is a big concern, as a moderator I will escalate this for clarification to Magix directly.
@sheppo : Thank you so much for jumping in. And yes I admit I’m confused and confusing myself. I want to have a transparent direction from MAGIX as to what I can have as Royalty Free music I contrive, arrange from ACID for my videos.
@sheppo like I said, obscure. Thanks for escalating that. It would be nice to know what we can and can't do with Magix products, in a clearly laid out document devoid of legal mumbo jumbo, in plain (insert native language here).
My COUPON allows me to download Modern Waveforms. But seeing that choice makes me want to be clear that I am permitted to USE the "Modern Waveforms" Content without the requirement to purchase the Commercial License too?
Question: Can I use the COUPON to download and then use the content within a ACID Pro composition for Commercial purposes without the need to purchase a Commercial License?
I just got the information that you canuse the content commercially.
It is not allowed to resell the content as it is.
Best regards, Mathias
So, all those Extra Licence charges are for as-is requirements? If I mix, mangle and produce combos of bongos with congos I’m/we’re good to go?
@Grazie yes, this is essentially what I suggested would be the case in my earlier response. Thanks to @MAGIX_redaktion for clarifying. If you simply upload the samples somewhere you would be in breach of the terms of use. There has to be some form of creativity involved for the output to be considered yours for you to be able to use the samples for commercial purposes. Editing, mixing, creating tracks with multiple samples would all be valid use cases.
Your question about the coupon download is not on-topic, or even related to Acid Pro, also we can't see your coupon so it's impossible for us to answer.