MAGIX Samplitude Producer 11.5 User manual

Manual

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Preface

Congratulations on your purchase of Samplitude 11.5 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 11.5 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 11.5 Producer.

Have fun with Samplitude 11.5 Producer.

Your

MAGIX team

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Table of Contents

Copyright 2

Preface 3

Support 13

Before you start 15

Package contents 15

System requirements 15

Serial number 16

Installation 16

More about MAGIX 18

myGOYA 18

MAGIX Premium Club 18

MAGIX News Center 19

Introduction 20

What is Samplitude 11.5 Producer? 20

What’s new in Samplitude 11.5 Producer? 21

The features 22

Tutorial 25

Step-by-step mode 25

Switch workspace 35

Recording in the Arranger 36

Integrate audio material 38

VIP and wave projects 38

Arranging MAGIX Soundpool sound loops 40

Add synthesizers 43

Editing objects 44

MIDI recordings 45

Edit MIDI 48

Effects 51

Burn CD 53

Program desktop overview 54

VIP window 54

Transport control 55

Track editor 58

Track box 61

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Workspaces 62

Mouse functions and mouse modes 63

Universal mode 63

Curves / Object mode 65

Range mode (safe mode) 65

Curve mode 66

Cut mode 66

Pitchshift / Timestretch mode 67

Draw volume mode 67

Draw panorama mode 67

Wave edit mode (only wave projects) 67

Scrub mouse mode 67

Zoom mode 68

Button overview 69

Toolbar (left section) 69

Toolbar (right section) 70

Mouse mode bar 70

Position bar (left side) 71

Position bar (right) 71

Range bar 72

Functional overview 73

Working with objects in the VIP 73

Ranges 77

Working in wave projects 80

Using markers 81

Volume 82

Output mode 83

Record 83

Tips & tricks 87

Effects and effect plug-ins 90

What effects are there, and how are they used? 90

Saving effect parameters (preset mechanism) 91

Dehisser 91

"Sound FX" (object editor, mixer channels, Mixmaster) 93

Parametric equalizer (track effects, mixer channels, Mixmaster) 97

MAGIX Mastering Suite (Mixmaster) 98

Vintage Effects Suite (track effects, mixer channels, mix master) 103

Essential FX 117

Vandal SE 121

Track dynamics 138

Track delay/reverb 140

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Elastic Audio Easy 141

Installing VST plug-ins 152

Effect calculations 152

Samplitude 11.5 Producer as an external effects device 153

Automation 154

Automation – context menu 154

Automation modes 157

VST plug-in/VST parameters dialog 158

Recording automation in "Read" mode 158

"Draw" mode 158

Edit automation curves 159

Move automation curve with audio/MIDI data 159

Mixer 161

Overview 161

Operating the mixer 162

Channel strips 163

Master section 165

Global settings 167

Buses and routing 169

Embedding external effects devices 170

Tips and tricks 170

MIDI in Samplitude 11.5 Producer 172

What is MIDI? 172

Connect external equipment 172

Convert MIDI objects into audio files 173

MIDI settings 174

MIDI: Import, record, edit 174

MIDI object editor 178

MIDI editor 181

Notation display, movement, zoom 181

Synchronized MIDI editor and VIP screen view 182

Multi-object editing (MO editing) 183

Using the MIDI editor: Selecting events 184

Editing events: Piano roll 185

Controller editor 189

List editor (midi event list) 192

Drum editor 194

Score editor 197

Quantize 210

MIDI editor shortcuts 214

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Software / VST instruments 216

Installing VST plug-ins 216

Load instruments 217

Loading routing settings with software instruments 218

Load effects plug-ins 220

Route MIDI instrument inputs 222

Instruments with multi-channel outputs 223

Adjust instrument parameters 223

Play and monitor instruments live 225

Routing VST instruments using the VSTi manager 227

Preset management 228

Freezing instruments (freeze) 228

Tips on handling virtual instruments 230

ReWire 230

Surround sound 232

Surround panorama module 232

Stereo and mono signal processing with twin-channel Surround 234

Automation of twin-channel Surround 235

Synchronization 237

Synchronization formats 237

Synchronization / Synchronization settings 239

Burning CDs 242

Red Book 242

Writing 242

Burning CDs in Samplitude 11.5 Producer 243

DSP display 244

Tools and wizards 245

Load audio CD track(s) 245

Batch processing 247

Crossfade Editor 251

Remix Agent 252

Harmony Agent 259

Track settings 260

Managers 262

SMPTE Generator 273

Solo JamSession 274

Synth objects 278

Timestretch patcher 311

Make CD 312

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File menu 315

New Virtual Project (VIP) 315

Open 317

Load / Import 318

Save project 321

Save project as 322

Save project as template 322

Save object 322

Save session 322

Export 322

Trackbouncing (internal mixdown) 326

MIDI bouncing 326

Range trackbouncing 327

Rename project 327

Clean up 327

Close project 329

Project properties 329

Program settings 332

Exit 335

Recently opened files 335

Edit menu 336

VIP mouse mode 336

Wave Project mouse mode 336

Object mode 336

Undo 337

Redo 337

Undo History 337

Delete undo levels 338

Copy 338

Cut 338

Split 340

Insert 340

Delete 341

Silence 342

Tempo 343

Range 344

Crossfade 349

Track menu 350

Insert new tracks 350

Copy track(s) 352

Insert track(s) 352

Delete track(s) 352

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Track type 352

Input 353

Track size 353

Track Freeze 354

Track effect settings 355

Track information 355

More 355

Object menu 360

Object editor 361

MIDI editor 361

Wave editing 361

Edit 362

Quantization 366

Object effects 367

Select objects 382

Groups 383

Move object 383

Snap point (Hotspot) 385

Object color / name 385

Tempo and beat recognition 385

Harmony Agent 386

Harmony display 386

Audio ID 386

Timestretch/pitchshift patcher 386

Playback / Record menu 389

Play once 389

Play loop 389

Play in range 389

Play with preload 389

Play only selected objects 389

Restart play 390

Stop 390

Stop and go to current position 390

Playback mode 390

Playback options 391

Record 393

Record mode / Punch in 393

Record options 394

Monitoring 397

Move play cursor 398

Marker 400

Solo JamSession 406

MIDI record modes 406

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MIDI panic – All notes off 406

Automation menu 408

First entries in the automation context menu 408

Editing curves 408

Delete all curves 409

Automation mode 410

Do not display automation. 410

Display track automation (default setting) 410

Display selected curves only 410

Display unselected curves (cannot be activated) (Default setting) 410

Display unselected curves (can be activated) 410

Effects menu 411

Amplitude / Normalize 412

Dynamics 414

Frequency/Filter 417

Delay / Reverb 420

Time / Pitch 422

Distortion 425

Restoration 426

Stereo / Phase 428

Modulation / Special 430

Sample manipulation 432

Plug-ins 434

Essential FX 436

MAGIX Plug-ins 439

Process only left (right) stereo channel 439

Waveform Generator 439

SMPTE Generator 439

Apply effects offline 439

CD menu 440

Load audio CD tracks 440

Make CD 440

Indices (Track markers) 440

CD track/index manager 441

CD disc options 442

CD text / MPEG ID3 editor 443

Set pause time 443

Set start pause time 444

CD arrange mode 444

Get CD info (FreeDB Internet) 444

FreeDB options 444

Show CD-R drive information 445

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Show CD-R disc information 445

Audio ID 445

View Menu 446

Mixer 446

Multitrack recorder MR-64 446

Mastering Suite 446

Transport control 446

Time display 448

Visualization 449

Export tool 451

Managers 451

Track editor 451

Rebuild graphic data 452

Sections 452

Hide submix / AUX buses 452

Grid view 453

VIP display 455

Overview mode 455

Horizontal 456

Vertical 456

Cascade 456

Tile 457

Untile 457

Window 457

Toolbars 458

Tasks menu 459

Online menu 460

Catooh – the Online Content Library 460

MAGIX Online Album 460

magix.info 461

More online services 462

MAGIX Screenshare 462

Manage login details 463

Upload song to Soundcloud 463

Help menu 464

Help 464

Help index 464

Context help 464

About Samplitude 11.5 Producer 464

Watch the introductory video 464

System information 464

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MAGIX auto-update 465

MP3 Encoder activation 465

Preset keyboard shortcuts 468

Mouse 468

General settings 469

System / Audio 469

Program 485

Edit keyboard shortcuts and menus 489

Design 493

Easy setup 496

Project settings 498

Project options 498

Mixer setup 499

Synchronization 499

Recording options 500

Varipitch/practice mode 502

Index 504

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Support

Dear MAGIX customer,

Our aim is to provide convenient, fast and 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 on 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. 100,000 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 on

www.magix.info guarantee quick answers, which sometimes come within

minutes of a question being posted.

 Email support for MAGIX products:

8 (eight) weeks of free email customer service (starting from the purchase

date) is automatically included with the purchase of any new MAGIX product.

MAGIX guarantees fast processing of your request and an immediate reply.

Premium email support:

If you experience problems after the 8 weeks of free email support have

expired, you can purchase a Premium email support ticket in the MAGIX Shop

for USD 12.99 | CAD 13.99 | GBP 9.99 | AUD 18.99 | ZAR 120.00 | EUR

12.99 | SEK 119.00 | NOK 99.00 | DKK 99.00. This ticket applies to a

specific problem and is valid until it is solved; it is therefore not restricted to

one email.

Reporting evident program errors is exempt from this regulation.

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

fee-based telephone customer service.

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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

Mail (North America): MAGIX Customer Service, 1105 Terminal Way #302,

Reno, NV 89502, USA

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

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

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Friday, 09:00-16:00 GMT

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Sweden: 0852500858

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North America

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Phone: 1-305-722-5810

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Before you start

Package contents

Program disc: This disc contains the Samplitude 11.5 Producer installation

manager.

Printed manual: The print manual contains all necessary information for a

quick start with the program.

Note: The complete documentation can be found after installing Samplitude

11.5 Producer as a PDF-file under "Start" -> "Programs" -> "MAGIX" ->

<"Programmname"> -> "Documentation".

System requirements

For Microsoft

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Windows

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7

TM

| XP

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| Vista

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 Processor: Intel

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Pentium

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or AMD

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Athlon

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1.2 GHz and up

 RAM: 512 MB (1 GB recommended)

 Hard drive space: 3 GB free

 Graphics card: Resolution 1024 x 768

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

(recommended)

 DVD drive

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 on MAGIX Online World

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

 Sending emails possible with Internet access and existing Microsoft

®

Outlook

TM

or Microsoft

®

Outlook Express

TM

standard email software

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 11.5 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 11.5

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.

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.

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Step 2: To begin the installation of Samplitude 11.5 Producer, click on "Install".

The Samplitude 11.5 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.

Uninstalling the program

If you would like to uninstall Samplitude 11.5 Producer, you can do so via the

control panel under "Software". Or go to "Programs > MAGIX > Samplitude

11.5 Producer > Service and Support > Uninstall Samplitude 11.5 Producer".

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More about MAGIX

myGOYA

Well connected: Products and services online from MAGIX

Discover the possibilities of myGOYA. Every MAGIX product offers a direct and

easy-to-use gateway to the world of online multimedia.

 Present your photos, videos, and music directly in your Online Album or in

worldwide Internet communities.

 Find professional templates & content for enhancing your personal projects.

 Design your own personalized website using professional Flash

®

design with

photos, videos, music & impressive animations.

 Order brilliant photo prints to be sent directly to your doorstep. It's quick,

easy, and well-priced.

Experience these and many more online services at

http://www.mygoya.com

.

MAGIX Premium Club

Our exclusive club for all MAGIX customers who own a registered product.

MAGIX Premium Club members have access to a wide range of services:

 Free product updates & services

 Exclusive club events & surprises

 News & info about the club, and much more

Membership is free.

You can find more information about this topic on the web at

www.magix.com

Hint: You can register your product either directly from the program using the

"Help" menu, or with your product registration number at www.magix.com.

You can find your product registration number on your program CD. Earlier

network card numbers with the example format XY-58241-45 are still valid.

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MAGIX News Center

The MAGIX News Center features links to current online tutorials and tips &

tricks on the software application examples. The "News" is indicated by color

according to content:

 Green indicates practical tips & tricks for the software

 Yellow reports the availability of new patches and updates

 Red for special offers, contests and questionnaires

If no new messages are present, the button will appear gray. When the MAGIX

News Center is clicked, all of the available information will be displayed. Click

the messages to reach the corresponding website.

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Introduction

What is Samplitude 11.5 Producer?

Samplitude 11.5 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 11.5 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 11.5 Producer has everything you need to

be productive:

 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

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