Magix Music Maker
Magix Music Maker is a commercial digital audio workstation (DAW) designed by the company Magix for the consumer sector. The program is branched from Samplitude, Magic's professional digital audio workstation. First published in 1994, the program continues to be updated. By 2006 it had sold over a million copies in varying versions[2]
| Developer(s) | Magix Software GmbH |
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| Stable release | 2022 Free Edition, 2022 Plus Edition, 2022 Premium Edition [1]
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| Operating system | Windows 8 or later |
| Type | Music sequencer |
| License | Freemium |
| Website | www |
Aside from the core Music Maker program, versions have been made for different types of music. The software was also ported to PlayStation 2. [3] [4]
Core versions
Magix has developed three core versions of Music Maker for Windows:
- Music Maker 2023 Free: The free version of the music software and currently download-only. The included features are free sound loops, a Beatbox, 3 instruments, 6 effects, and 8 tracks.
- Music Maker 2023 Plus: The plus version of the music software and currently download-only. The included features are free sound loops, 1 soundpool, and 1 collection, a Beatbox, 5 instruments, 20 effects, and unlimited tracks.
- Music Maker 2023 Premium: The premium version of the music software and currently download-only. The included features are free sound loops, 3 soundpools, and 1 collection, Beatbox Pro 2, Modern EQ, Wizard FX Suite, 7 instruments, 36 effects, unlimited tracks, 64 bit support and AI SongMaker.[5]
Other editions include the 80s Edition, Trap Edition, EDM Edition, and Hip Hop Edition.
Features
Music Maker is an entry level music production app to make songs in various genres. The Premium version allows users to export digital music in surround sound formats.
- Sound pool
- Sound import (digital music files, real instruments or vocals)
- Mixer, MIDI editor, synthesizer
- Sound processing plug-ins (equalization, dynamic compression, reverb, delay, chorus, flanger, distortion, limiting, vocoder)
- VST Virtual instruments (high-quality midi guitars, basses, drums, pianos, and more).[6]
Supported file formats and interfaces
| Import/Export | WAV, MP3, Ogg Vorbis, WMA, AIFF, QuickTime, MIDI, CD-DA, BMP, JPEG, AVI, MXV, WMV |
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| Interfaces | ASIO, VST, Rewire, DirectX |
PC
- Processor with 2 GHz, or higher
- 2 GB RAM
- Hard disk drive with 700 MB free space
- Graphics card with 1280x768 minimum resolution at 16-bit color
- 16-bit sound card
Mobile
- Android 4.0 or higher
References
- "MAGIX Music Maker – Spielend leicht Musik machen".
- "Aktuell".
- "Magix Music Maker for Playstation 2". IGN. Retrieved March 14, 2013.
- "Magix Music Maker Deluxe Edition for Playstation (2004)2". IGN. Retrieved March 14, 2013.
- "Music Maker – Make the music you love". Magix. 7 June 2023.
- "10 Best Free Beat Making Software for 2017". Techgadgetideas.com. 15 February 2017.