MAGIX Samplitude Producer 11.0 User manual

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Copyright

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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-to-

handle 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

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

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

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

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

®

-compatible mouse

• Operating system: Microsoft

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Windows

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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

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Outlook Express

TM

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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