Xara Music Maker Soundtrack Edition Owners Manual

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Copyright

This documentation is protected by law. All rights, especially the right to duplicate,
circulate, and translate, are reserved.

No part of this publication may be reproduced in the form of copies, microfilms or
other processes, or transmitted into a language used for machines, especially data
processing machines, without the express written consent of the publisher.

All copyrights reserved.

All other product names are trademarks of the corresponding manufacturers. Errors in
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.

www.magix.com

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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/

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

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

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]

www.magix.com

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Table of Contents

Copyright 2
Support 3
Overview of the program interface 10

The Features 11

Quick start 14

Play demo project 14
Previewing and loading sounds 16
Creating an arrangement 17
Editing Objects 18
Adding software instruments 19
Add videos or images 21
Effects 22
Export Arrangement 23
Burn audio CD 24

Arranger 25

Tracks 25
Track headers and Instrument icons 26
Zoom 27
Grid 28
Playback area, Start and end markers 29
Move playback marker 30
Transport Bar (playback functions) 30
Arranger buttons 32

Media Pool 33

Preview function 33
Soundpool settings 34
File manager settings 36
Instrument settings 39
Template settings 39
Keyboard settings 40
Setting Catooh 40

Mouse modes 41

Move selection 41