Xara Samplitude Producer - 11.0 Owners Manual

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Copyright

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This product uses MAGIX patented technology (USP 6,518,492).

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Preface

Congratulations on your purchase of Samplitude 11 Producer!

Creating your own music or video soundtracks in a home studio has
become more and more popular. But the wide variety of available
equipment and software often confuses both beginner and
professional musicians alike. You may find yourself asking questions
like "What do I really need?", or "What's the best value for my
money?"

Samplitude 11 Producer is the perfect solution: Fast and easy-to­handle music production on your PC, from recording to mastering.
Transform your PC into a complete sound studio.

All you need to produce and arrange in high-quality is a conventional
sound card, but additional studio equipment can easily be added.

The following pages will introduce to you in detail the various
functions and possibilities offered by Samplitude 11 Producer.

Have fun with Samplitude 11 Producer.

Your

MAGIX team

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Table of Contents

Copyright 2

Preface 3

Support 15

Before you start 17

Package contents 17
System requirements 17
Serial number 18
Installation 19

MAGIX News Center 20

Introduction 21

What is Samplitude 11 Producer? 21
What’s new in Samplitude 11 Producer? 22
The features 24

Tutorial 31

Create a virtual project (VIP) 31
Recording with the multitrack recorder (MR-64) 37
Arranging MAGIX Soundpool sound loops 40
Add synthesizers 44
Editing objects 45
MIDI recordings 46
Edit MIDI 49
Mixer 53
Effects 54
Burn CD 56

Program desktop overview 57

VIP window 57
Transport control 58
Track editor 61
Track box 64
Workspaces 65

Mouse functions and mouse modes 66

Universal mode 66
Curves / Object mode 68

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Range mode (safe mode) 68
Curve mode 69
Cut mode 70
Pitchshift / Timestretch mode 70
Draw volume mode 70
Draw panorama mode 70
Wave edit mode (only wave projects) 70
Scrub mouse mode 71
Zoom mode 71

Button overview 72

Toolbar (left section) 72
Toolbar (right section) 73
Mouse mode bar 73
Positioning bar (left) 74
Position bar (right) 74
Range bar 75

Functional overview 76

Working with objects in the VIP 76
Ranges 81
Working in wave projects 84
Using markers 85
Volume 86
Output mode 87
Record 87
Tips & tricks 91

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Effects and effect plug-ins 95

What effects are there, and how are they used? 95
Saving effect parameters (preset mechanism) 96
Dehisser 97
Sound FX (object editor, mixer channels, mixmaster) 98
Parametric equalizer (mixer channels, mix master) 102
MAGIX Mastering Suite 103
Vintage Effects Suite (track effects, mixer channels, mix master) 108
Essential FX 123
Vandal 131
Track dynamics (track effects, mixer channels) 137
Track delay/reverb (track effects) 139
Elastic Audio easy 140
Installation of VST plug-ins 152
Effect calculations 153
Samplitude 11 Producer as an external effects device 153

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Automation 155

Automation – Context menu 155
Automation modes 158
VST plug-in / VST parameter dialog 159
Plug-in / Instrument screen 159
Draw panorama mode 159
Edit automation curves 159
Move automation curve with audio / MIDI data 160

Mixer 161

Overview 161
Operating the mixer 162
Channel strips 163
Master section 166
Global settings 167
Buses and routing 169
Embedding external effects devices 171
Tips and tricks 171

MIDI in Samplitude 11 Producer 172

What is MIDI? 172
Connect external equipment 172
Convert MIDI objects into audio files 174
MIDI settings 174
MIDI: Import, record, edit 174
MIDI object editor 178

MIDI editor 182

Notation display, movement, zoom 182
Synchronized MIDI editor and VIP screen view 184
MIDI editor multi-object editing (MO editing) 184
Using the MIDI editor: Selecting events 185
Editing events: Piano roll 186
Controller editor 191
List editor (midi event list) 194
Drum editor 196
Score editor 199
Quantize to grid 215
MIDI editor shortcuts 218

Software / VST instruments 220

Installation of VST plug-ins 220
Load instruments 221
Routing settings during software instrument loading 222

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Load effects plug-ins 224
Route MIDI instrument inputs 226
Instruments with multi-channel outputs 227
Adjust instrument parameters 228
Play and monitor instruments live 230
Routing of VST instruments using the VSTi manager. 231
Preset management 233
Freezing instruments (freeze) 234
Tips on handling virtual instruments 235
ReWire 235

Synth objects 237

Working method 237
Atmos 239
BeatBox 2 plus 240
Drum & Bass machine 2.0 254
LiViD - Little Virtual Drummer 257
Robota 258
Vita 267
Revolta 2 269

Auto Jam Session 271

Open 272
Handling 273
Auto Jam Session modes 273
Loop effects 274
Enhanced Auto Jam Session dialog 275

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Managers 278

File manager 279
Soundpool 281
Object manager 283
Track manager 285
Marker manager 286
Range manager 288
Take manager 289
VSTi manager 291

Surround sound 292

Surround panorama module 292
Stereo and mono signal processing with twin-channel Surround 295
Automation of twin-channel Surround 296

Burning CDs 298

Red Book 298

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Writing 298
Burning CDs in Samplitude 11 Producer 299
DSP display 300

File menu 301

New Virtual Project (VIP) 301
Open 303
Load / Import 304
Save project 308
Save project as 308
Save complete VIP in 308
Save project as template 308
Burn project backup on CD 309
Save object 309
Save session 309
Rename project 309
Delete HD wave project 309
Delete virtual projects 310
Export audio 310
Make podcast 312
Batch processing 316
Connect to the Internet 319
FTP download 320
Send project via email 320
Close project 320
Exit 320

Edit menu 321

Undo 321
Redo 322
Undo history 322
Cut 322
Delete 323
Copy 324
Paste from clip 324
Extract 325
Insert silence 325
Append projects 325
More 326
Crossfade editor 328
Auto crossfade active 330
Delete curve handles 331
Delete undo levels 331

Menu view 332

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Rebuild graphic data 332
Sections 332
Fix vertically 333
Hide submix / AUX buses 333
Overview mode 333
Show grid 334
Grid lines 334
Units of measurement 335
Snap to grid 335
Snap and grid setup 336
VIP display 337
Store position and zoom level 337
Get position and zoom level 337
Horizontal 337
Vertical 337

Track menu 338

Insert new tracks 338
Cut track(s) 340
Copy track(s) 340
Insert track(s) 340
Delete track(s) 340
Track properties 340
Track settings 341
Track effects 343
Surround editor 343
DirectX plug-Ins 343
Maximize track 343
Minimize none 343
Track freeze 344
Track unfreeze 345
Activate next / Previous track 345

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Object menu 346

New object 346
New synth object 346
Cut objects 346
Split objects 349
Trim objects 349
Group objects 349
Lock objects 349
Move object 350
Mute objects 350
Build loop object 351
Hotspot 351

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Delete hotspot 351
Select objects 351
Group objects 352
Ungroup objects 352
Object color / name 352
Object editor 353
Object manager 353
Take manager 353
Wave editing 354

Range menu 355

Range all 355
Move play cursor 355
Edit range 355
Range length 358
Split range 358
Split range for video 359
Store range 359
Get range 360
Get range length 360
Save markers 360
Get marker 360
Markers on range borders 361
Set markers on silence 361
Delete marker 361
Delete all markers 361
Recall last range 362
Range editor 362
Range manager 363
Edit time display 363

Effects menu 364

Amplitude / Normalize 365
Dynamics 368
Frequency/Filter 371
Delay / Reverb 374
Time / Pitch 376
Distortion 380
Restoration 380
Stereo / Phase 382
Modulation / Special 384
Sample manipulation 386
Plug-ins 388
Process only left (right) stereo channel 390

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Tools menu 391

Trackbouncing (internal mixdown) 391
Range track bouncing 393
Remove unused samples 394
Delete freeze data 394
Waveform generator 395
Open new manager 396
Managers 396
Timestretch patcher 397
Remix Agent 398
Harmony Agent 405
Harmony display 406

Playback / Record menu 407

Play once 407
Play loop 407
Play in range 407
Play with preload 407
Play only selected objects 408
Stop 408
Stop and go to current position 408
Change play direction 408
Restart play 408
Playback options 409
Record 411
Record options 411
Record mode / Punch in 414
Monitoring 416
Auto Jam Session 417

Menu tempo 418

Tempo / Time signature 418
Set new tempo marker 419
Set new beat marker 419
Set new beat position marker 419
Ignore all tempo markers, use only project tempo 424
Metronome active 424
Metronome settings 424

MIDI menu 425

New MIDI object 425
New MIDI track 425
MIDI editor 425
MIDI object editorCtrl + O 426

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Glue MIDI objects 426
Trim MIDI objects 426
MIDI bouncing 426
Separate MIDI objects according to channels 426
MIDI quantization (start and length) 427
MIDI start quantization 427
MIDI length quantization 427
Cancel MIDI quantization 427
Track information 427
Track MIDI record 427
VST instrument editor 428
Metronome active 428
Metronome settings 428
MIDI settings 428
MIDI record modes 428
MIDI panic – All notes off 429

CD menu 430

Load audio CD track(s) 430
Set track 432
Set subindex 432
Set pause 433
Set CD end 433
Set track markers automatically 433
Set track indices on object edges 433
Remove index 433
Remove all indices 434
Make CD 434
Show CD-R drive information 436
Show CD-R disc information 436
CD track options 436
CD disc options 436
CD text / MPEG ID3 editor 437
Set pause time 438
Set start pause time 438
CD arrange mode 438
Get CD info (FreeDB Internet) 439
FreeDB options 439
Audio ID 439

Options menu 440

Project properties 440
Project options 443
Track information 443
Synchronization 443

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Program settings 444
System / Audio 446

Window menu 447

Cascade 447
Tile 447
Untile 447
Arrange icons 447
Main toolbar 447
Position bar 448
Mouse mode toolbar 448
Range bar 448
Workspace bar 448
Button bar 448
Status bar 448
Mixer 449
Track editor 449
Time display 449
Visualization 450
Transport control 452
Managers 455
Close all windows 455
Iconize all wave projects 455
Hide all wave projects 455
Half height 455

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Tasks menu 456

Online menu 456

MAGIX Online World 456
MAGIX Community 456
MAGIX Blog Service 457
Make podcast 457

Help menu 460

Help 460
Help index 460
Context help 460
About Samplitude 11 Producer 460
Start selection / Tip of the day 460
System information 461
MAGIX auto-update 461
MP3 Encoder activation 461

Preset keyboard shortcuts 464

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File menu 464
Edit menu 464
View menu 465
Track menu 466
Object menu 466
Real-time effects menu 468
Offline effects menu 469
Range menu 469
CD / DVD menu 470
Tools menu 470
Playback menu 470
MIDI menu 471
Options menu 471
Window menu 471
Help menu 472
Mouse 472

General settings 473

System / Audio 473
Program 490
Editing keyboard shortcuts and menus 494
Design 498
Easy setup 502

Project settings 503

Project options 503
Mixer setup 504
Media link 505
Synchronization / Synchronization settings 507
Recording options 511
Varipitch/practice mode 514

Index 515

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Support

If you experience any problems with your software, please contact
our support team:

Support website: http://support.magix.net/contact/us

This website takes you to the MAGIX user service page; the following
free offers are also featured there:

• FAQs (frequently asked questions) and general tricks and tips. In
most cases, you’ll find the solution to your problem here. If not, use
the email support form.

• Email support form: Use the special form to inform our support staff
about your system. This information is used to solve your problems
quickly and competently. Simply fill it out and send it with a mouse
click!

• Support forum: You are not alone... Perhaps other users had a
similar problem and can help you solve yours. Our support staff are
also regular contributors.

• Download section: Updates, improvements, and patches are
likewise offered free of charge via download. Many problems you
may experience are already familiar to us, and they can often be
solved by downloading the latest patch. Besides patches, there are
also wizards for checking and optimizing your system.

• Links: The links list contains the contact addresses for all of the
most important hardware manufacturers.

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

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You can also reach our support team by telephone:

UK: 0203 3183666 (Mon. - Fri., 09:00-16:00 GMT)

USA/Canada: 1-775-562-0527 (9 am to 5 pm EST Mon-Fri)
Denmark: 699 18763 (Mon.- Fri. 10:00 - 17:00)
Finland (Suomi): 09 42419023 (Mon.- Fri. 11:00 - 18:00)
Norway: 210 35843 (Mon.- Fri. 10:00 - 17:00)

Sweden: 0852500713 (Mon.- Fri. 10:00 - 17:00)

You can request a free access code to the phone support hotline by
clicking on this link: http://support.magix.net/phone. There you'll
also get additional information and explanations about phone
support.

Please 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

You can also contact our support team by mail:

UK/Skandinavia: MAGIX Development Support, P.O. Box 20 09 14,
01194 Dresden, Germany

US/Canada: MAGIX Customer Service, 1105 Terminal Way #302,
Reno, NV 89502, USA

Customer service & upgrades (US only)
Periodically, MAGIX offers users who purchased their software an
upgrade from a previous product to the current version. For details
about an upgrade, please call us using the following number:

Sales Department 1-305-722-5810

Monday to Friday 9am – 5pm (EST)

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Before you start

Package contents

Program disc: This disc contains the Samplitude 11 Producer

installation manager.

Printed manual: The printed manual contains all necessary
information for a quick start into the program.

Note: The complete documentation may be found after installing
Samplitude 11 Producer as a PDF-file under "Start -> Programs ->
MAGIX -> Samplitude 11 Producer -> Documentation".
You can read it on your screen or print it. This requires the program
"Foxit Reader" to display it (located in the Samplitude 11 Producer
folder).

System requirements

• Processor: Intel® Pentium® or AMD® Athlon® 1200 MHz, or higher

• Memory: min. 512 MB RAM (1 GB recommended)

• Hard drive space: min. 3 GB free

• Graphics card: 1024 x 768 resolution with 16-bit high-color

• Sound playback: Full duplex 16-bit sound card or ASIO-enabled

sound card (recommended)

• Other: DVD-ROM drive, Microsoft

• Operating system: Microsoft

®

-compatible mouse

®

Windows® 2000 | XP | Vista™

Optional:

• Burn CDs/DVDs with CD/DVD±R(W) recorder.

• MP3 export with Windows Media Player 10, or higher

• Access to and publication on www.magix.com and in MAGIX Online

World only with Internet connection and an up-to-date browser

• Emails can be sent with standard email software Microsoft
Outlook

TM

or Microsoft® Outlook ExpressTM

®

Note: Artist rights and ancillary publisher copyrights must be
respected. Only non copy-protected audio CDs can be imported.

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Serial number

A serial number is included with each product, and although it is not
required for the installation of the software, it does enable access to
additional bonus services. Please store this number in a safe place.

What can a serial number do?

A serial number ensures that your copy of Samplitude 11 Producer is
clearly assigned to you and only you, and it makes improved and
more targeted customer service possible. Abuse of the software can
be prevented with a serial number, since it ensures that the optimum
price/performance ratio continues to be offered by MAGIX.

Where can the serial number be found?

The serial number can be found on the reverse side of your CD/DVD
case. If your product, for example, is packed in a DVD box, then
you'll find the serial number on the inside.

For versions that have been especially optimized for the Internet
(download versions), you'll receive your serial number for activating
the software directly after purchasing the product via email.

When will you need the serial number?

The serial number is required when you start or register Samplitude
11 Producer for the first time.

Note: We explicitly recommend registering your product, since only
then are you entitled to get program updates and contact MAGIX
Support. Entering the serial number is also required for activating
codecs.

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Installation

Step 1: Insert the program disc into the drive. The installation

program starts up automatically. If the disc doesn't run automatically,

• open Windows Explorer and click the letter of the CD-ROM drive,

• or double click on "Start.exe" to start the installer.

Step 2: To begin the installation of Samplitude 11 Producer, click on
"Install". The Samplitude 11 Producer installation program will
appear.

Hint: During installation, you will be asked (in case there are multiple
users on your computer) if you would like to set up for the
administrator. The option "Administrator only" restricts use of the
program to the specified administrator. The "All users" option allows
all users of the computer to use the program.

Simply follow the on-screen instructions to complete the installation
process, and then click "Continue". All files are now copied onto the
hard drive.

Step 3: Once the installation is complete, confirm the message by
pressing "Finish". Now you can start the program at any time from
the Windows "Start" menu.

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MAGIX News Center

MAGIX can supply you with all of the latest information about
your software. In the MAGIX News Center, you will find all of
the links to current online tutorials as well as tips & tricks on
individual topics or software application examples.

You will also be informed of the availability of brand new updates and
patches for your program as well as special offers, contests, and
surveys.

The news is split into three color-coded sections:

• Green for practical tips & tricks for your software

• Yellow reports the availability of new patches and updates for your

product

• Red for special offers, contests, and surveys

• And if there are no new messages, then the button will be grey

All available information is shown as soon as you click on MAGIX
News Center. If you click on one of the news items you will be
forwarded to the corresponding website.

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Introduction

What is Samplitude 11 Producer?

Samplitude 11 Producer is a multitrack recording and editing
application for all types of audio material featuring unlimited editing
options. It's easy to use and follows three simple steps:

1. Download and record

You can download CD tracks, MP3 songs, wave files, video
soundtracks, or sounds & samples from the hard disk, the CD ROM
drive, or the Internet. You can even make your own recordings from a
stereo system or with a microphone. Everything you download or
record is displayed as an object on the Arranger's tracks.

2. Arrange and edit

Basically, all tracks stacked virtually above each other will be played
simultaneously, and everything that follows horizontally will be played
in subsequent order. However, you can mute the objects stacked
above each other.

Every object – that is, every sound, every song – can be cut up or
have effects added. For example, if you want to shorten a song,
move the object with your mouse to the length at which you would
like the song to be – done! Want to freshen up your sound? Then
open the equalizer and either select a preset that fits, or modify your
sound "by hand”.

Arranging and editing is essentially all about cutting, blending,
adding, mixing effects, and placing audio material into the right
positions and into the right tracks. But it’s also about play and
experimentation. If it fits, throw it in! Without experimentation there is
no innovation. Samplitude 11 Producer allows you to experiment, and
experiment wildly. There’s no risk of your audio material being
damaged. All editing functions are "non-destructive”.

Export and use

Regardless what you're experimenting with, in the end something
usable should come out of it. Samplitude 11 Producer has everything
you need to be productive:

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• Homemade audio CDs which can be played by any standard CD
player

• Unique MP3 collections, e.g. as a source of material for your MP3
player

• Podcasts: Simply export the project as a podcast and - if you want -
publish it using MAGIX Podcast Service online (the MAGIX Podcast
Service can be reached via the "Online" menu.)

• And much more. The export principle is simply "what you hear is
what you get". That is, what you export sounds exactly as it
sounded in the arrangement during playback in Samplitude 11
Producer.

What’s new in Samplitude 11 Producer?

Vandal SE

The new guitar and bass amplifier from MAGIX (see page 131).
Sound fidelity never available before even satisfies professional
demands. You can use Vandal SE by selecting the "Effects" menu
and then the item "Distortion -> Vandal SE". The Vandal SE interface
will open for you to make numerous adjustments, just like you would
to the settings on genuine amplifier.

Essential FX

Essential FX (see page 122) provides the newest effects modules to
guarantee the best sound results. This is available via the "Effects"
menu. There are three modules in total to choose from.

More instruments at the same time

In Samplitude 11 Producer, you can now use up to 64 VSTi plug-ins
(see page 219) and track synthesizer (see page 237) want at the
same time.

Premium Drum Collection

This high-quality Drum Collection enables you to expand your
projects quickly and easily with a percussion. Several hundred
sounds are provided to make sure things never get boring. The
Premium Drum Collection can be accessed via the "Soundpool" in
the manager.

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Harmony Agent

The Harmony Agent provides harmony recognition automatically and
determines the key and chord of any music title. See the guitar
tablature of your favorite song in real time for the arrangement!

Docking

Samplitude 11 Producer allows certain dialog and display windows to
be docked/coupled in the VIP interface. Corresponding windows may
be docked to the areas provided in the VIP by double clicking the title
bar or by clicking the title bar and moving with the "Ctrl" key pressed.
This applies to the following windows:

• Manager (see page 277)

• Visualization (see page 450)

• Toolbars (can be activated via the "Window (see page 447)" menu)

• Time display window (see page 449)

User interface

The user interface has been laid out as clearly as possible. Thanks to
its new look, working in Samplitude 11 Producer is now significantly
more convenient.

Better overview via track colors

Use the option to provide all of your tracks with different colors so
that they are easier to tell apart. As soon as an object is dragged
onto a track, the track color can be specified by clicking the black
bar between the track and the track settings.

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Alternatively, you can also (if not in "Easy" mode) use the "Color
mode" button in the toolbar.

New take manager

The new take manager (see page 289) is now integrated into the
manager window and offers an extremely convenient take
management scheme for audio and MIDI objects. You can access it
with the manager bar opened and then via "Takes".

The features

The best possible sound quality

This feature is especially important to every music lover: Samplitude
11 Producer offers unique sound quality for digital music editing.

• 100% sound neutrality: Benefit from Samplitude, professional audio
software that's been used for years in sound studios and radio & TV
stations around the world. Samplitude's unique feature is that the
original sound of audio files is not diminished by any specific audio
discoloration, as is often the case with other programs.

• 24-bit/48 kHz recordings: Your own recordings can be made with
the correct hardware in professional, high-quality, high-resolution
24-bit/48 kHz format.

• 32-bit floating point: Internal sound processing is executed via the
32-bit floating point process for especially differentiated and high­quality calculation. This way, the audio picture can be created with
especially high dynamics. Digital distortion and clipping is virtually
impossible.

FLAC format

The FLAC format provides you with a loss-free audio compression
format which works for 16-bit or 24-bit files.
Select the FLAC file format via the dialogs "File -> Load", "File ->
Export", and "Recording options" (keyboard shortcut: Shift + R).

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Hybrid Audio Engine

®

The Hybrid Audio Engine
dimension in professional music production: The combination of the
Low Latency Engine and the classic Samplitude

in Samplitude 11 Producer offers a new

®

playback engine
enables minimum latency at maximum performance. The Low
Latency Engine allows for very short reaction times while calculating
track effects, and also permits monitoring at low latency during Live
Recording. The classic playback engine saves resources and allows
for integration of high-performance effects.

Formats and interfaces

Import: MIDI standard formats (MID, GM, GS, XG), WAV (24 & 32-

bit), WAV with codec, OGG Vorbis, MP3, CD-A (audio CD with
preview), AIFF, FLAC, MOV, AVI (audio tracks only, but with video
display)

Export: MIDI standard formats (MID), WAV (24-bit), WAV with codec,
OGG Vorbis, MP3 (optional, demo encoder with 20 free runs
included), CD-A (audio CD), AIFF, WMA, RealAudio
QuickTime

Interfaces: VST, DirectX

TM

, FLAC, AVI (video sound)

®

, ASIO, ReWire, SMPTE, MTC, MC (master

TM

(Helix),

and slave)

Also: Song-to-email, multi-channel input/output, AudioID/freeDB
(query music information online)

Synthesizer

Samplitude 11 Producer comes with the following synthesizers that
you can play directly on your PC keyboard or with a MIDI keyboard.

• MAGIX Vita + Vital Instruments: A sampler with incredibly realistic-

sounding, "classical" instrumental sounds like different guitars
(Power Chords, clean electric guitar, acoustic guitar, bass guitar),
different pianos, percussion, strings, brass, woodwinds (each as an
individual set & as an ensemble set), and much more.

• Drum & Bass Machine: For bass and drum tracks in "Drum 'n'

Bass" sound

• BeatBox 2: For computer beats and computer sounds.

• LiVid (Little Virtual Drummer): For "real" acoustic drum tracks.

• Robota: For "mean" electronic sounds

• Revolta 2: An analog, varied, and powerful-sounding 12-voice

synthesizer with sound matrix, noise generator, and a complete

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effects section with nine effect types. With this synthesizer, you can
create any electronic music you can imagine. The sound presets
were created by the sound designer for Access Virus and Rob
Papen's Albino.

• Atmos: For natural sounds or atmospheres like rain, thunder, or
wind.

BeatBox 2 plus

BeatBox2 Plus is a flexible and diverse groove tool. For a quickly
produced, suitable back beat, try one of the presets. For more
detailed, programmed beats, place the notes yourself, add and
integrate effects, and set the individual parameters. BeatBox2 Plus
can be accessed via the "Synthesizer" button.

Effects and effects plug-ins

Samplitude 11 Producer offers the following effects and effects plug­ins:

• Equalizer: Graphical and parametric

• FFT filter: Including Sound Cloner, e.g. for transferring sound

characteristics of an optimal sound to other audio files.

• Echo (delay)

• Reverb (MAGIX VariVerb)

• Vocoder

• Vandal SE: Authentic simulation of classic guitar effects, tube

amplifiers, and speakers.

• Essential FX: Basic effects for unique sounds (stereo delay,
chorus/flanger, phaser)

• Vintage Effects Suite, consisting of chorus, flanger, analog delay,
distortion, filters, and the low-fi effect BitMachine.

• Mastering Suite, featuring equalizer, multiband compressor,
multiband enhancer, and audio meter

• Compressor with many presets such as limiter, Deesser, noise
gate, expander, or leveler and in different models, e.g. as the
Multimax multiband compressor

• Tape simulation: High-quality simulation of analog tape
compression

• Stereo FX: For editing the stereo bandwidth

• Cleaning FX: Dehisser for reducing hissing and other noise.

• Declipping: For eliminating digital clipping

• Timestretching/resampling/pitchshifting: For correcting pitch and

length

• Elastic Audio easy: Dynamic pitch correction with harmonization
(creates up to 4 choir voices)

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• am-track SE: High-quality tape machine sound emulation makes
typical aspects of the large, saturated sound characteristics of
magnetic recordings a digital-quality reality.

MIDI integration

Samplitude 11 Producer helps you arrange, load, record, edit, and
play MIDI data just as easily as audio data. You can combine wave
sound files with MIDI files for controlling the sound chip on your
sound card or VST instrument plug-ins or external synthesizers, and
then arrange everything together.

For MIDI recordings and editing you can use the extensive MIDI editor
with piano roll, drum editor, velocity/controller editor, and event list.

MIDI object recording can be started directly from the arranger by
setting the recording mode in the track box to MIDI.

Multitrack recorder (MR-64)

The multitrack recorder (MR-64) looks like a hardware mixer and can
also be operated in the same way. It can also be launched as an
alternative to the current mixer interface to make multitrack
recordings just like with a real mixer. The MR-64 unites the
advantages of the analog look with digital technology: realistic
appearance, direct workflows, and familiar functionality.

Soundpool manager

The Soundpool manager helps control, preview, and load MAGIX
Soundpool loops. Hundreds of loops are included, and many more
can be found at Catooh. The loops are categorized into "styles" (e.g.
ambient, dance, hip hop, rock, etc.) and "instruments" (e.g. drums,
bass, guitars, etc.). The name of the loop file also informs you about
the kind of sound you can expect. Every loop can be previewed by
clicking it. Monitoring is adjusted to the loops in the arranger. For
example, first a framework of bass and drums is constructed and
then played back in a loop, and as you search for the right guitar
sounds in the Soundpool manager, the monitoring will be matched
with the drum loop. Every loop can be loaded into the arranger by
dragging it or by double clicking. The Soundpool manager can be
launched via the "Manager (see page 277)" button.

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am-track SE

This familiar and high-quality vintage compressor offers a
combination analog compressor and tape simulator. High-quality
tape machine sound emulation makes typical aspects of the large,
saturated sound characteristics of magnetic recordings a digital­quality reality.

Optimized manager section

The manager section has been redesigned in Samplitude 11
Producer. The managers (see page 277) combine the most frequently
used control and management functions for markers, tracks, ranges,
VST instruments, objects, etc. and control the sound loops. The
manager section can be positioned freely and docked to different
locations in the user interface.

Improved editor with step recording

The MIDI editor (see page 181) now offers the option of inputting
technically complicated keyboard passages step-by-step; the
recording stops after every note is played and waits for the next note
to be entered (step recording). The notes can then be corrected as
required using the regular quantization and moving functions. The
MIDI editor offers numerous extra improvements. It can be opened by
double clicking a MIDI object.

DirectX and VST plug-ins

Samplitude 11 Producer enables the direct use of DirectX and VST
plug-ins, a large variety of which is available in retail stores or directly
online. Such plug-ins (audio effects or synthesizers from third party
manufacturers) can significantly increase the functionality of
Samplitude 11 Producer.

Friendlier user interface

The entire Samplitude 11 Producer user interface has been designed
with presets to integrate smoothly with a variety of specific
applications. For example, the presets for CD mastering, wave
editing, multitrack recording, and power user are included. These
"beginner-friendly” presets offer clear and concise menus and
toolbars in Samplitude 11 Producer that help implement your first
projects.

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MAGIX Jam Session automation

The Auto Jam Session lets you create complete songs single­handedly. The program simulates working with hardware "looping
delays", like the Gibson Echoplex. The difference is that Samplitude
11 Producer creates an arrangement which can later be edited and
compiled into a complete song.

During an Auto Jam Session, everything you do is recorded. The
most important thing about the Auto Jam Session is the fun factor –
there can never be too much of it!

Track editor

The track editor to the left of the arrangement window enables
access to all important parameters of the selected track. Record and
monitoring status, volume, panorama, MIDI/audio in and outputs,
plug-ins, AUX sends, and EQ settings are displayed in well-arranged
sections and can also be edited in this view. You will instantly see all
relevant settings of the corresponding track.

You can open the track editor via the corresponding track button at
the bottom of the VIP below the workspace selection button or via
the menu "Window -> Track editor".

MAGIX Remix Agent

The Remix Agent is the ideal tool for producing DJ & Live Mixes. It
automatically recognizes the beat of MP3 or audio CDs and edits it
as loops precisely accordingly. Simply drag songs into the arranger;
remixing has never been simpler! The recognized beats can be used
to quickly form a base for a comprehensive remix.

Track freezing

Entire tracks (including all track and object effects) can be frozen,
meaning that tracks can be bounced and replaced by an object in the
VIP to free up valuable computing power. If a track needs some extra
work, “un-freezing” is a breeze.

Batch processing

Convert entire sample libraries, create pre-listening MP3s from
enormous music collections, or clean up all your session recordings
automatically in one go.

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Task assistant

The task assistant uses short video clips to demonstrate the simple
ease of use of the technically demanding effects and functions.

Catooh

In the massive Catooh you'll always find the right sounds & pictures
for your projects. The clearly archived library makes it child's play to
find what you're looking for. Simply preview it and download it if you
like it!

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