Xara Music Maker - 2013 User Guide

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Copyright

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No part of this publication may be reproduced in the form of copies, microfilms or
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and changes to the contents as well as program modifications reserved.

Copyright © MAGIX Software GmbH, 1994 - 2012. All rights reserved.

MAGIX and Music Maker are registered trademarks of MAGIX Software GmbH.

VST and ASIO are registered trademarks of Steinberg Media Technologies GmbH.

This product uses MAGIX patented technology (USP 6,518,492; USP 6,888,999) and
MAGIX patent pending technology.

Other named product names may be registered trademarks of their respective
owners.

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Preface

MAGIX Music Maker 2013 offers an easy start and the option to dive deeper into the
world of music production. A giant, high-quality sound archive, an especially intuitive
approach to creating original music, plus many useful functions result in an
unbeatable complete package for making your own songs.

The handling is especially easy and consistent. The included sound files can be
combined with the software synthesizers easily. MP3 songs can be used with audio
CD tracks, your own music recordings and even videos, photos or graphics. Even VST
and DirectX plug-ins or MIDI files can be added easily.

This turns your computer into a universal production studio for music and all other
kinds of multimedia files. The included CD-quality musical building blocks can all be
easily combined since they are all categorized according to tempo and harmony. And
for those of you who want to start making songs effortlessly and straight away, the
integrated "Song Maker" will take care of almost everything for you.

The tutorial (view page 21) starts off by explaining all of the basic features in the
program and then goes on to provide comp
functions. If you prefer to discover the many possibilities of the program by yourself,
you can also use the PDF manual and the Help feature as references. An alphabetical
index is included at the very end.

lete, detailed descriptions of each of the

Have fun with MAGIX Music Maker 2013.

The MAGIX Team

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Support

Dear MAGIX customer,

Our aim is to provide fast, convenient, solution-focused support at all times. To this
end, we offer a wide range of services:

• Unlimited web support:

As a registered MAGIX customer, you have unlimited access to web support
offered via the convenient MAGIX service portal on http://support.magix.net,
including an intelligent help assistant, high-quality FAQs, patches and user
reports that are constantly updated.
The only requirement for use is product registration at www.magix.com

• The online community, on-the-spot support and a platform for exchange:

MAGIX customers have free and unlimited access to the online community at
www.magix.info, which includes approx. 150,000 members and offers the
opportunity to ask members questions concerning MAGIX products as well as
use the search function to search for specific topics or answers. In addition to
questions & answers, the knowledge pool includes a glossary, video tutorials and
a discussion forum. The multiple experts, found round-the-clock at
www.magix.info guarantee quick answers, which sometimes come within
minutes of a question being posted.

• Email support for MAGIX products:

For every new MAGIX product you will receive, as of date purchase, 12 months of
email based customer service.
Premium email support:
For priority support, or if you want the MAGIX support team to help with non­MAGIX related hardware problems you can purchase a Premium email support
ticket. Log in at http://support.magix.net and click on "Purchase access code",
the ticket is for a specific problem, and is valid until it is solved, it is not restricted
to an email.

Please note: To be able to use the Premium email support and free product email
support via the Internet, you have to register your MAGIX product using the serial
number provided. This can be found on the CD case of your installation CD or on the
inside of the DVD box.

• Additional telephone service:

Besides the large number of free customer service offers, we also offer a fee­based telephone customer service.

Here you can find a summary of our technical support telephone numbers:
http://support.magix.net/

Mail (Europe): MAGIX Development Support, P.O. Box 20 09 14, 01194 Dresden,
Germany

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Mail (North America): MAGIX Customer Service, 1105 Terminal Way #302, Reno,
NV 89502, USA

Please make sure you have the following information at hand:

• Program version

• Configuration details (operating system, processor, memory, hard drive, etc.),

sound card configuration (type, driver)

• Information regarding other audio software installed

MAGIX Sales Department

You can reach the MAGIX Sales Department workdays for help with the following
questions and problems:

• Orders

• Product consulting (pre-purchase)

• Upgrade requests

• Returns

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Europe

Monday - Friday, 09:00-16:00 GMT

U.K.: 0203 3189218
Denmark: 45 699 18763
Sweden: 46 852 500713
Finland: 35 89 42419023
Norway: 47 210 35843

North America

9 am to 4 pm EST Mon-Fri
Phone: [phone]

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Table of Contents

Copyright 2
Preface 3
Support 4
Introduction 12

What is MAGIX Music Maker 2013? 12
What's new in MAGIX Music Maker 2013? 12
The Features 14
Additional features of the Premium version 17

Overview of the program interface 20
Quick start 21

Play demo project 21
Previewing and loading sounds 23
Creating an arrangement 23
Editing Objects 24
Adding software instruments 25
Add videos or images 27
Effects 27
Export Arrangement 28
Burn audio CD 29

Arranger 30

Tracks 30
Track headers and Instrument icons 31
Zooming 32
Grid 33
Playback area, Start and end markers 34
Move playback marker 35
Transport Bar (playback functions) 35
Arranger buttons 37

Media Pool 38

Preview function 38
Soundpool settings 39
File manager settings 41
Instrument settings 44

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Template settings 44
Keyboard settings 45
Object Inspector settings 45
Setting Catooh 47

Mouse modes 48

Move selection 48
Move to track 48
Move all 48
Draw 49
Split 49
Stretch 49
Preview audio 49
Scrubbing 49
Replace 50
Context help 50

Arranging Objects 51

Loading and saving arrangements 51
Multimedia files and objects 51
Select objects 52
Mute objects 52
Build or split object groups 52
Splitting objects 52
Duplicate objects 53
Object handles 53
"Draw in" loops 54
Takes 54
Object properties 55
Mixdown audio 55

Audio Objects 57

Audio formats 57
Load and process audio files 57
Smart preview for the included samples. 57
Audio recording 58
Import audio CD 61
Change the playback tempo or pitch 65
Song Maker 67
Remix agent - Tempo and beat assignment 69
Remix Maker 75