MAGIX Samplitude Pro X User manual

2 COPYRIGHT

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This product uses MAGIX patented technology (USP 6518492) and MAGIX patent pending

technology.

WELCOME 3

Welcome

Thank you for choosing Samplitude!

You now possess one of the most successful complete solutions for professional audio

editing. This PC-based Digital Audio Workstation (DAW) features extensive application

options for recording, editing, mixing, media authoring, and mastering. The program stands

for unique functionality & sound neutrality, outstanding cutting & editing options, perfect

CD/DVD mastering, and the flexible customization of individual workflows. Also this version

was developed in close collaboration with musicians, sound engineers, producers, and

users, it boasts numerous innovative functions as well as incorporating the advanced

development of tried and tested performance features.

Samplitude Pro X and Samplitude Pro X Suite are now available as either a 64-bit version

or 32-bit version. You can continue to rely on the superior sound and absolute phase

stability of Samplitude.

In addition to this manual, we also recommend reviewing the "Help" file, which may be

accessed via the "Help" menu; this includes more information about the individual functions

in more detail. Please also use the included PDF documents (manual.pdf, Effects_Plug-

ins_and_Instruments.pdf, Hardware_Controller.pdf, Tutorials.pdf) for further

information.

You can also visit our support area and the user forum online at

http://www.samplitude.com to find out more.

The Samplitude team

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Table of Contents

Copyright 2

Welcome 3

System Requirements 16

64-Bit Version. Should I switch? 16

Samplitude on Windows x64 (64-Bit) 16

Samplitude on Windows x86 (32-Bit) 16

General system requirements 16

Hard disk 16

Contact 17

Product activation: 17

Support 17

Sales 17

Installation 18

Activating Samplitude 20

Use Samplitude with CodeMeter dongle 22

Introduction to Samplitude network installation 23

CodeMeter Control Center 24

System settings 25

Audio setup 25

Monitoring settings 27

Audio devices 31

MIDI setup 31

General 33

What's new in Samplitude Pro X/Pro X Suite? 36

64 Bit Version 36

Tempo-Map and Tempo track 36

Revised visualizations 36

SE-cleaning effects 37

Advanced Docking-/Manager concept 37

Revised Object Editor 38

Advanced essentialFX Suite 38

Soundpool manager 39

Independence 39

Content Packs 39

True Resynthesis Timestretching (TRTS) (offline) 40

Spectral view 40

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Spectral mode 40

Multifunction input field with help-function 40

Controller Artist Series support 41

New MIDI functions 41

New functions 42

What's new in 11.2? 42

Options administration/Remote/User administration 42

New functions 43

What’s New in Version 11.1? 43

Multi-track selection 43

Multi-language version – one EXE for all languages 44

Options management 44

Metronome 44

Vandal 45

MIDI 45

System options > Design > View options > VIP 45

System options -> Performance 46

New functions 46

Screen Elements 47

What is a VIP? 47

Program interface – Overview 47

Toolbars – Overview 64

Samplitude Quick Start 80

Initial navigation in the virtual project (VIP) 80

Workshop: Recording 80

Multi-track recording 87

MIDI recording 88

Objects in the virtual project (VIP) 91

Mixer 92

Effects 92

CD mastering 95

General Functions in the Project Window 97

Section 97

Select multiple tracks – group track controls 98

Zooming 99

Scrolling 101

Ranges 102

Working with ranges 102

Markers 105

Advanced ruler/time display 106

Scrubbing 107

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Samplitude as a wave editor 108

Working with Samplitude – tips & tricks 110

Object-oriented audio editing 113

What is an object? 113

Object Editor 114

Basic functions: Object editor 114

Object effects 116

Position/Fades 119

Timestretching/Pitchshifting 121

Methods for Working with Objects 123

Integrating wave files as objects in the VIP 123

Integrating sections from wave projects as objects 123

The difference between loading and importing audio files 123

Integrating CD tracks as objects into VIP 124

Selecting objects and clearing selection 124

Object handles 125

Select multiple objects; clear selection of multiple objects; reverse selection125

Moving objects 126

Changing the length and start time of an object 127

Duplicating, copying, and inserting objects 127

Mute objects 128

Change waveform view 128

Edit fades in the object editor or by using the handles 128

Reverb in the object 129

Locking objects 131

Editing an object destructively 131

Moving to a defined position 133

Group/ungroup objects 133

Linking objects 134

Overlapping objects 134

Gluing objects 136

Looping objects 136

Trimming objects 136

Replacing an audio file below the object 137

Moving audio material below the object 137

Manager 138

File browser 139

Object manager 144

Track manager 146

Marker manager 147

Range manager 149

Take manager 150

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Take Composer 152

Comping 154

VSTi manager 156

Routing manager 156

Soundpool manager 157

Mixer 158

Mixer overview 158

Using the mixer 158

Channels 161

Master section 165

Global buttons 167

Buses and routing 172

Effect routing/plug-ins dialog 174

Effects – organization and workflow 178

Save effects parameters (preset mechanism) 179

Saving new effects parameters 180

Track effect settings 180

Effect routing 181

External hardware effect integration 181

Setting latencies for external effects 184

Integrating external synthesizers 184

Effects and Plug-ins in an Overview 185

Real-time effects at track, object, and master level 185

Cleaning/Restoration Suite (optional) 186

DirectX and VST effects 186

VST Instruments 186

MAGIX Plug-ins 187

Object synths 188

MAGIX synths 205

Plug-ins at track, object, and master level 217

Remix Agent 220

Stereo Editor 221

Stereo dialog options 221

MS-Processing 223

Surround Sound 224

Adding a new project with a Surround mixer 224

Converting an existing stereo VIP into a VIP with mixer in surround format 225

Project Surround setup 225

Surround panning 227

Surround panorama module 228

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Panorama modes in the Surround panorama module 230

2-channel Surround mode 235

Stereo and mono signal processing in surround projects 237

Alternating between stereo and Surround formats 238

Automating the Surround panorama module 238

Effects in Surround projects 239

Editing Surround sound automation 240

Surround bouncing 240

MIDI in Samplitude 242

MIDI setup 242

Import, record, edit 242

MIDI object editor 244

MIDI Editors 247

Open MIDI Editor 247

Working with the MIDI Editor 248

MIDI editor: mouse mode/toolbar 250

MIDI editor: Editing fields 253

MIDI functions 253

Quantize 258

Step recording via keyboard or controller keyboard 264

Cell Edit Mode 265

Velocity Mode 265

Matrix Editor (Piano Roll Editor) 266

Drum Editor 269

Controller Editor 273

Event list 278

Multi object editing (MO-Editing) 280

Score Editor 282

MIDI editor shortcut keys 298

Tempo Editing 301

Tempo and Time signature changes in the tempo map... 301

Tempo markers 302

Tempo Map Modes: BPM Mode / Grid Fit Mode 303

Tempo Change: BPM Marker 304

Time Signature Marker 305

Grid Position Marker 305

Grid Tapping 305

Tempo Track 306

Edit in the Tempo Track (only BPM Mode) 307

Tempo Scaling / Change Global Tempo... 307

Tempo Map Dialog 308

Tempo and Time Signature Dialog 310

Manipulating the Tempo Marker in Timestretch Mouse Mode 310

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Software-Instrumente/VST-Plug-Ins/ReWire 312

Installing VST plug-ins 312

Load software instruments 313

Apply plug-ins at wave level 314

Load plug-ins at object level 314

Load plug-ins at track level 314

Load plug-ins at master level 314

Loading routing settings with software instruments 314

VST MIDI out + Audio out recording 317

Routing VST instruments using the VSTi manager 318

Instruments with multi-channel outputs 319

Plug-in panel - graphical interface 319

Plug-in parameter dialog 320

Plug-in menu functions 321

Play and monitor instruments live 323

VST instrument preset selection 324

Sidechain Input 324

Freezing VST instruments 325

"Inactive" state for VST instruments and VST effects 325

ReWire Client Application 326

Automation 327

Track automation - Basic procedures 328

Automation modes 330

Object automation 334

Master automation 335

Automation – context menu 335

MIDI controller automation 339

VST plug-in/VST parameters dialog 341

Recording automation in "Read" mode 341

"Draw" mode 341

Edit automation curves 342

Move automation curve with audio/MIDI data 343

Automation/MIDI controller settings 343

Synchronization 345

Synchronization formats 345

Synchronization setup dialog 348

Synchronization - Samplitude as master 351

MIDI Machine Control (MMC) 352

Synchronization applications 354

Media link/video setup 358

Hardware Controller 360

Hardware controller - Introduction 360

Hardware controller settings 360

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Hardware controller – "Internal" mode 362

Customizing controllers 365

Controller elements 368

Hardware controller options 369

Hardware controller - fader scaling 371

Learn controller for plug-in/mixer elements 372

Hardware controller presets 374

Preset keyboard shortcuts 412

File menu 412

Edit menu 413

Track menu 415

Object menu 415

Play 418

Real time effects 419

CD/DVD menu 419

View menu 419

Help menu 420

Mouse 421

Signal Flow 422

Record 422

Playback 422

Signal flow with monitoring 423

Glossary 426

Menu reference 438

File Menu 439

New Virtual Project (VIP) 439

Open Project 440

Load/Import 444

Save Project 448

Save Project as... 448

Save Project Copy... 449

Save Project as Template... 449

Save project as EDL... 449

Save Object... 449

Save Session... 449

Export Audio 449

Trackbouncing 456

Range Bouncing (Internal Mixdown) 460

MIDI bouncing 461

Export project as AAF/OMF 462

Rename Project... 463

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Clean up 464

Close Project 466

Project Properties 467

Program Preferences 474

More 504

Exit 504

Recent File 504

Edit Menu 505

Mouse mode 505

Object Mode 513

Undo 513

Restore 513

Undo History 513

Delete Undo History 513

Copy 513

Cut 514

Split 514

Insert 515

Delete 516

Silence 517

Tempo 518

Range 519

Crossfade 523

Batch Processing... 526

More 530

Track Menu 531

Insert New Tracks 531

Copy tracks 532

Paste Track(s) 533

Deletes Track(s) 533

Track type 533

Input 533

Group track controls 533

Ungroup track control group 534

Hide Track 534

Unhide All Tracks 534

Track size 534

Freeze Track 534

Track Effect Settings 536

Mono Effect Processing 538

VST MIDI out recording: 538

Track Options... 538

Revolver Tracks 541

More 541

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Object Menu 545

Object Editor... 545

MIDI Editor... 545

Edit audio file 545

New MIDI Object 545

New MIDI object in the range 546

New Synth Object 546

Edit 546

Quantization 550

Object effects 557

Selecting Objects 558

Groups 559

Moving objects 560

Hotspot 562

Takes 563

Object Color/Name 563

Freeze Objects 563

Remix Agent – Tempo and Beat Recognition 564

audioid 571

Comparisonics Audio Search… 571

Time Stretch/Pitch Shift Patcher... 571

More 573

Object Manager... 573

Playback Menu 574

Play Once 574

Play Loop 574

Play in Range/Loop 574

Play with Preload 574

Play Only Selected Objects 574

Play Cut 574

Restart Play 575

Stop 575

Stop and Go to Current Position 576

Playback Mode 576

Playback parameters 578

Record 580

Record Mode/Punch In 580

Record Options 582

Further recording Options 583

Monitoring 585

Move Play Cursor 585

Markers 587

Auto JamSession 592

Retrospective Recording (MIDI Pre-Recording) 596

MIDI Record Mode 596

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MIDI Panic – All Notes Off 597

Automation Menu 598

No effect (Track) 598

Edit selected curve 598

(Track) Automation Mode 598

MIDI Controller Automation 599

Hide Automation 599

Show Track Automation 599

Show Object Automation 599

Show Only Selected Curve 599

Show all curves (not selectable) 599

Show all curves (selectable) 599

Select previous curve 599

Select next curve 599

Effects Menu 600

Notes concerning offline effects editing 600

Advanced options for offline effect calculation 601

Amplitude 603

Dynamics Effects 606

Frequency/Filters 621

Delay/Reverb 639

Time/Pitch 647

Distortion 662

Restoration 666

Stereo/Phase 673

Modulation/Special 678

MIDI velocity dynamics 682

Sample manipulation 682

Plug-Ins... 684

essentialFX 685

MAGIX Plug-Ins 698

Further Console Elements: 698

Analog Modelling Suite: AM-Track 699

Analogue Modelling Suite: AM-Pulse 707

Analog Modelling Suite: AM-Phibia 711

Analog Modelling Suite: AM-Munition 719

CORVEX – chorus/flanger 729

ECOX – Echo/Delay 733

FILTOX – Multimode Filter 735

VariVerb Pro 737

Vandal 746

Waveform Generator 775

SMPTE Generator 775

Process Only Left/Right Stereo Channel 776

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Process Effects Offline 776

CD/DVD Menu 777

Import Audio CD Track(s)… 777

Import Audio DVD… 780

Make CD... 781

Create DVD-Audio... 785

Indices (Track markers) 787

CD-Title-/ Index-Manager 790

CD disc options 791

CD-Text/MP3-ID-Editor 792

Set Pause Time 792

Set Start Pause Time 792

CD Arrange Mode 792

Get freeDB Title Info 793

freeDB Options 793

Search CD Online and Set Track Indices 794

Show CDR Drive Information… 794

Show CDR Disc Information… 794

audioid 795

View Menu 796

Mixer 796

Transport Console 796

Time Display 796

Visualization 798

Video Window 809

Track Editor 809

Manager/Docker 809

Manager 809

New Manager... 809

Control bars 809

Autoscroll 811

Autoscroll Soft 811

Rebuild Graphic Data 811

Clips 811

Hide Submix/AUX Busses 812

Grid view 812

VIP Display Mode 814

Overview Mode 814

Fix vertically 814

Store Position and Zoom Level 815

Get Position And Zoom Level 815

Store Zoom Level 815

Get Zoom Level 816

Horizontal 816

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Vertical 817

Cascade 818

Tile 818

Untile 818

Window 818

System information 819

FTP Download... 819

1, 2, ... 819

Help Menu 820

Help Index… 820

Context Help… 820

Open Manual… 820

About Samplitude... 820

Start Wizard / Tip of the Day 820

Dongle Activation... 820

Index 821

16 SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS

System Requirements

64-Bit Version. Should I switch?

By switching to the 64-bit version you increase the available amount of RAM On a 32-bit

system the upper limit of addressable memory is 3.5 GB, for many programs it's only 2

GB. In contrast on a 64-bit system the theoretical upper limit is a lot higher, namely 264 =

16 Exabytes. Practical values are 16 GB for Windows 7 Home/Premium and 192 GB for

Windows 7 Professional/Ultimate. If you work with very large projects or memory-intensive

VST instruments such as samples, it is recommendable to change to a 64-bit system.

Before changing to a 64-bit system make sure that your computer has at least 4 GB of

virtual memory and that 64-bit drivers are available for connected devices (soundcards,

controllers etc).

Samplitude on Windows x64 (64-Bit)

If you have installed the 64-bit version of Windows on your system you can use Samplitude

as a 64-bit or 32-bit version. The internal VST bridge makes it possible to use both 32- and

64-bit plug-ins.

Be aware that certain functions and technology will only be available when using Windows

x64. Find more info on our website.

Samplitude on Windows x86 (32-Bit)

If you have installed the 32-bit version of Windows on your system you can only use 32-bit

version of Samplitude.

General system requirements

 1 GB RAM for Windows XP; 1GB RAM for Windows Vista/Windows 7 32-Bit; 4GB RAM

for Windows Vista/Windows 7 64-Bit

 Recommended: Windows 7

 500 MB disk space on hard disk for minimal installation

 Graphics card with a minimum resolution: 1024 x 768

 ASIO and/or WDM-compatible sound card

 DVD-ROM drive

 Optional: CD-/DVD burner, MIDI interface

Samplitude is compatible with Windows 7.

Hard disk

The maximum number of audio tracks depends on the rotation speed, access time, and

data transfer rate of the hard disk. Nowadays, modern UltraDMA hard disks are very fast

and enable the simultaneous use of many audio tracks. Ideally, your hard disk should have

a rotation speed of 7200 RPM (or faster) as well as an access time of under 9 milliseconds.

The audio data should be saved on a hard disk separate from the operating system.

CONTACT 17

Contact

Product activation:

For questions about product activation, please contact the Samplitude service team:

Telephone: +49 (0) 5741 3455 30 (Mon - Fri 9:00 to 5:00)

Fax: +49 (0)5741 310 768

Or send an email to [email protected]

Support

Registered users have access to technical support:

The current terms and conditions for support services apply.

You can find the terms and conditions and more information at:

http://rdir.magix.net/?page=DNIZMJ03VM2M

Sales

If you have questions regarding licensing and upgrades/crossgrades, please contact our

sales department:

Telephone: +49 (0) 5741 3455 25

Fax: +49 (0) 5741 3107 68

Email: [email protected]

Addresses:

MAGIX AG

Friedrichstr. 200

10117 Berlin

MAGIX AG

Borsigstrasse 24

32312 Lübbecke

18 INSTALLATION

Installation

1. Place the installation CD into the CD-ROM drive.

2. The installation program will launch automatically. If it does not, open Explorer and click

the letter of the DVD drive. Open start.exe by double clicking it. The contents of the

installation CD are displayed, you may visit our website, or install additional programs such

as CodeMeter Runtime (view page 23).

3. To begin the installation of Samplitude click on "Install program > Samplitude Pro X /

Samplitude Pro X Suite".

4. The Samplitude installation wizard will now start. Just follow the appearing dialogs. If you

choose the "User defined" installation style, you can also specify the target folder for the

program and choose whether you want to install additional components such as impulses

responses too. In the selection screen you will see the necessary memory requirements for

the installation.

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After installation you can add or remove components by starting this installation program

again and selecting/deselecting the respective components.

Click "Continue" to proceed with the installation.

Once all the files have been copied to the hard disk, a program group will be created. The

installation is now complete. Complete the installation by clicking "Finish".

Next choose the language in which you want to install Samplitude. In the corresponding

dialog you can choose between English, German, French, Italian and Spanish.

You are able to change language at any time after the first installation by accessing the

program folder "Samplitude" and then double clicking the file "Install.cfg"; in the code line

titled "language=", enter the abbreviation for the desired program language:

 E or US for English

 D for German

 F for French

 I for Italian

 ES for Spanish

If another language code is entered, Samplitude will reinstall in the language featured by

your Windows system settings.

After you have saved "Install.cfg", the program will display the desired language version

the next time it is started.

After the initial installation, you may start the program at any time via the Windows "Start"

menu. Under "Programs > MAGIX > Samplitude" you can find start menu entries such as:

 Samplitude

 Samplitude Help

 README

 License terms

20 INSTALLATION

Activating Samplitude

After the program has started, the "Program activation" dialog appears. Select "Register".

Step 1: Enter the serial number in the next dialog. You will be able to find this on the case

of the software DVD.

Step 2: Samplitude calculates a user code once the serial number has been entered.

The actual activation code is generated from this code later. An online connection to our

authorization server is necessary for this to work. If your computer has an Internet

connection, press "Activate online" now.

Alternatively, you can of course transfer the data onto a separate PC if your studio PC does

not have an Internet connection. Simply click on the button to create a text file. You can

then save it on a USB stick or any other portable medium and then copy the content (the

entire URL) into the address box of a web browser.

Activation may even be completed by fax, by email or by filling out the form provided via

the corresponding button, printing it, and sending it to the address indicated.

You will now be directed to the support area of the Samplitude website. If problems

occur with the automatic connection, then open your web browser, type

http://www.samplitude.com into the address bar, and select "Register product" in the

support area.

You will now proceed to online product registration. Please use your email address and

password to log in. If you do not have access to the support portal, register first by filling in

the required fields.

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