Shape Your Sound and Bring Creative Ideas to Life
Musicians, sound engineers, and producers looking for a powerful virtual studio environment for creating music from the original idea to the final master will be impressed with MAGIX Samplitude Pro X8, music production software featuring a 64-bit hybrid audio engine, powerful multicore support, up to 256 physical inputs/outputs, and 999 tracks of audio and MIDI data. It delivers a transparent and nuanced sound with low latency, intuitive mixing capabilities, and flexible routing, ideal for large and complex recording projects.
This latest version brings several new features and workflow enhancements, including redesigned comping functions for quick cutting arranging and combining and the AudioWarp feature to help you quickly and easily fix timing issues. Multi-codec support allows you to finalize your tracks in various formats with a single click. Other notable features include iZotope Ozone 10 Elements and Celemony Melodyne 5.3 Essential, plus support for Softube Console 1, PreSonus Faderport, and 21 virtual instruments. As a leading DAW for both all-rounders and specialists, Samplitude Pro X8 contains everything needed to achieve perfect sound.
What's New in Samplitude Pro X8
Creating custom workflows for our users has been a particular focus during the development of Samplitude Pro X8. The program now offers a range of new features based on knowledge gained from many years of experience and customer feedback.
- Redesigned comping: the redesigned solution for comping simplifies studio work to a considerable extent. You can now quickly and easily switch between different takes, select the best sections, and edit them together directly under each track in the project. Tracks recorded together are automatically grouped, which speeds up the process and allows for more intuitive work on your projects.
- AudioWarp correct timing quickly and efficiently: AudioWarp lets you get the most out of your tracks and makes expensive, time-consuming postproduction at the end of a day in the studio unnecessary. Correct the timing of your audio seamlessly and access individual parts at any time if you need to. Advanced time-stretch algorithms ensure excellent sound quality and let you deliver perfect results in no time at all, regardless of whether the band is still in the studio or already back on the stage.
- Multi-codec export: an efficient solution for multi-codec export allows you to simultaneously export different target formats in seconds. The fast and clear configuration means that the user only needs to start the export process once to automatically export the project with all selected codecs. Preferred settings can be saved as presets, which speeds up your workflow considerably.
- Marker Track: with the new Marker Track you can now organize your projects even more efficiently. Markers now display on multiple lines, enabling you to keep all important project information in focus. To create a more streamlined workflow, you can color markers, edit them simultaneously, or move them around.
- The optimized MIDI display offers a significantly improved overview of your MIDI productions. More prominent note blocks and an enhanced color design allow for better orientation and help you keep track of each and every aspect of your project before and during quality control.
- Additional add-ons and instruments include iZotope Ozone 10 Elements, Celemony Melodyne 5.3 Essential, and 21 virtual instruments
Recording
- 64-bit hybrid audio engine delivers high-quality audio with 384 kHz sample rate for nuanced and transparent sound, even in complex recording sessions.
- Low-latency engine with up to 32-bit floating-point calculation reduces response times when calculating real-time effects and enables accurate live monitoring with low latency.
- DAWs can be operated independently of external DSP hardware.
- Multicore support gives you the option to scale your studio setup according to its intended use, for optimum system performance.
- Arrange audio and MIDI data on a total of 999 tracks.
- Take Composer clearly displays all the recordings in a composition and offers a specially optimized cutting tool that compares, edits, and combines the takes in the context of an arrangement to achieve a perfect end result.
Editing
- Custom workflows, flexible docking options, audio random access, and powerful tools for audio editing are all on board to make editing quick and intuitive.
- Use zplane algorithm élastiquePro v3 for timestretching and pitchshifting while maintaining natural sound characteristics.
- Spectral display and editing at track level lets you remove unwanted sounds, like coughing or clapping, without audibly affecting the original signal.
- Comping lets you compare all takes within the context of the complete arrangement and splice them together with the specially modified cutting tool.
- Drum replacement allows you to exchange elements from a live drum recording with takes from another recording or completely replace them with digital sounds.
- Easily extract rhythms from audio and MIDI files and turn them into groove templates.
- Object-level editing gives you the option to route objects to auxes, surround buses, and more.
- ARA supports integration of Celemony Melodyne and others and enables the direct transfer of tempo, pitch values, volume, and intonation. The new ARA2 lets you work faster and more efficiently in real time, for simultaneous editing of multiple tracks and clean transitions between clips without crossfades.
- Natively integrated Melodyne Essential offers real-time pitch-shift / time-stretch manipulation, timing correction to adjust, distort or edit recordings, and audio to MIDI conversion.
- The crossfade editor has been completely redesigned and now features an impressively efficient and modern design. It provides you with an optimal overview of all essential parameters, which you can access even faster through snapshots. You can also benefit from the new audio object view, which can be edited directly in the editor.
- Use Automation Shapes to build gradual transitions between two points in an automation.
- Easily copy tracks, even across projects; simply switch between tabs for open projects and start copying content
- Use the checklist to choose which settings you want to transfer—for instance VST plug-ins, AUX busses, or submix busses; this makes your arranging and editing workflow much more streamlined.
MIDI
- Support for MIDI VST plug-ins opens up brand-new possibilities for music production. Make use of the wide variety of MIDI plug-ins available and combine as many plug-ins as you want. In addition, the new plug-in support allows you to freely route MIDI signals.
- MIDI Polyphonic Expression (MPE) transmits only a single note per channel, but with all parameters. This way, compatible controllers, such as the ROLI Seaboard, can output at their full potential. Want to create a more rhythmic solo or lower harmonies with sustain? MPE makes it easy.
- The MIDI editor integrates various applications, views, ranges, and tools. The MIDI parameter editing tool can be accessed here at all times. Selected events (e.g. velocity or pitch bend) can be moved, stretched or compressed, and scaled in relation to each other in various ways. MIDI quantization is also possible without any additional steps.
- Music notation in Samplitude Pro X8 displays MIDI data as notes in real time. Your edits are transferred directly to the MIDI editor. Notations can be edited using the parameters pitch, velocity, and length. When you're finished, you can publish the data as sheet music. If you import a MIDI file with lyric markers, the text is displayed in the score.
- Drum Editor is an alternative to the classic piano roll view that's been specially designed for programming drums. Transfer note settings to other channel strips and quantize individual elements. Assign them a new output channel if necessary. The editor can be displayed in Matrix mode with conventional parameters, or in cell mode. This way, quantization for note length and snapping to grid can be implemented more easily.
- MIDI Velocity Dynamics allows you to edit the attack dynamics of MIDI notes.
- The screen keyboard is optimized for touch control with the MIDI chord/arpeggio feature.
Mixing
- The new Monitoring Section offers unprecedented flexibility. You can now access multiple monitoring paths, with or without additional effects. Play back your configurations and integrate talkback if you want—this can be done easily using the mouse or shortcuts.
- The mixer and plug-in browser can now be docked, making all elements easily and quickly accessible. They also scale to fit any window size. You can now work, using a more clearly laid out interface and simply drag-and-drop your plug-ins in the plug-in browser into your project.
- Use the search function to find suitable plug-in presets for your sound. Save your favorites for easy access in the future and display all available instruments and effects using keywords and filters. Rediscover the potential of your entire plug-in collection—simply search, locate, and then shape your own custom sound.
- Revolver Tracks allows you to create variations of a track or different edits and have them on-hand during mixing.
- The plug-in browser extension means you can now access the right sounds directly and quickly.
- Flexible plug-in routing provides for greater production control; modify the signal flow of effects and plug-ins exactly the way you want.
- Samplitude Pro X8 enables you to make the most of new connectivity for external hardware effects, which can be integrated into your project as effect plug-ins. Not only does this simplify working with effect devices, you can also import as many external effects as you want into your project via the plug-in browser. You'll also experience more creative possibilities and enhanced flexibility for routing, too.
- Multiple outputs for flexible routing during mixing lets you easily add or remove additional outputs to tracks.
- VCA Fader provides usability and comfort based on the feel of large analog mixing consoles and lets you precisely control all relevant levels when mixing.
- Track and plug-in automation offers touch, latch, trim, and overwrite controls—all curves may be drawn in detail and defined using handle points.
- Track automation can now be displayed across several sub-tracks, known as lanes. You can display and edit any number of track parameters such as volume, panorama, or effect settings simultaneously. Select particularly detailed or complex curves and copy them simultaneously to any number of automation lanes on other tracks. For example, you can assign identical volume curves to any grouped instruments.
- Tempo now has its own track and offers extra functions. You can automate tempo in a free and uninhibited way, whether to create a wild transition between a slow introduction passage and a faster verse, or build sound throughout a symphony in an inspiring way. Buttons above act as helpful markers for beat and tempo change.
- Tracks can be converted into Economy Tracks at any time to ease the load on your system.
- Flexible rendering of project material with track output recording is provided. When you record the output of a track, you usually record what you hear, not what you feed into the track. Samplitude saves your project material cleanly, giving you total control over the next steps. Enjoy full flexibility for rendering your project material and for experimenting with effects afterwards.
- Vandal Special Edition virtual guitar and bass amplifier includes stomp boxes, presets, and different microphone arrangements.
- essentialFX Suite is included with 11 professional effects plug-ins for modulation and dynamic effects.
- Vintage Effects Suite contains Corvex, Ecox, Filtox plug-ins—distort synthesizer sounds and drum loops, create wah-wah effect, emulate analog echo, and more
- Cleaning effects include DeHisser, DeClipper, and DeNoiser, with spectral editing for identifying and removing unwanted sounds.
Mastering
- All effects included in the program have been specially optimized for mastering tasks. Easily visualize important signal properties such as peak, loudness, frequency response, and phase coherence. Meters can be customized for the task you use them for.
- Thanks to dynamicEQ, mixing is now easier and more precise—apply frequency cuts and boosts exactly where it will enhance your audio. Dynamically boost, attenuate, and shape sounds throughout your project with the maximum precision and level control. The multiple filter options for EQ band configuration enable significantly more precise options when editing, which allows for surgical precision in your audio tracks (as well as all tracks containing virtual instruments).
- With the newly integrated resampling engine, you can work with any sample rate in your project. The engine can be freely configured and ensures that you always output the highest quality and achieve maximum results from your media in real time, without prior conversion.
- Samplitude Pro X8 offers a variety of precision meters and analyzers that provide optimal support during production and the mastering process. Browse visualizations such as bit meter, tuner spectrogram, or mono compatibility tool to find the one you need. You can also combine them to set up your own custom interface for more detailed examination of frequencies or the stereo and Surround distribution. You can choose between different arrangements or your own customized layouts and save them for later use.
- The Comparisonics and WaveColor tools make frequency curves visible by using colors to depict their waveform. This way, you can identify pitch and sound characteristics according to their color and saturation level. Unwanted noise and other anomalies can be located, even before previewing the track.
- Analog Modeling Suite Plus—analog compressor plug-in offers studio tape machine saturation effects, tube pre-amp / channel-strip effects, transient designer for shaping the signal envelope of percussive audio material, mastering dynamics tool with compressor, limiter, clipper, and mid-side editing (AM / Track only version).
- sMax11 Brickwall Limiter—aggressive limiting with a variety of modes.
Virtual Instruments
Independence Sampler Workstation: 12GB collection of sample drums, percussion, acoustic/bass/electric guitars, pop wind instruments, saxophones, synthesizers, a complete symphony orchestra, and more
- Jazz Guitar: warm, semi-acoustic tones that are a wonderfully harmonic complement to any recording.
- Upright Bass: ideal for adding character to any recording with sounds ranging from classical to funk to rock.
- Bongos: these drums sounds that originate in Cuba add an exciting rhythm and a hot salsa flair
- Congas: when the congas kick in, it's guaranteed to get everyone onto the dance floor
- Shaker: from pop and jazz to Latin sounds, the shaker can be used in any genre to create the perfect groove
- Taiko: drum sounds from Japan that form the perfect backdrop to fast-paced fighting scenes and create a dramatic effect
- Jazz Drums: drum sticks, brushes, tom toms, ride cymbals, and hi-hats provide that true groovy jazz sound.
- Rock Drums: the classic sound and style of legendary drum machines and samplers.
- Pop Drums: play booming trap beats, pumping techno grooves, or a furious double bass in a metal style with Pop Drums
- Loop Designer: the incredibly easy way to create your own drum loops and bass figures
- Robota: a classic, four-part drum computer for powerful drums, distorted rhythms, or dark synth sounds
- BeatBox 2: bombastic sounds and a whole ton of creative options, plus effects for shaping drum sound
- Electric Piano: whether for jazz, melodic blue notes, or fully overdriven funky riffs, this piano is extremely versatile
- Century Keys: an impressive collection of pianos and concert grands, perfect for pop, rock, jazz, hip hop, Soul, RnB, and house
- Cello: an instrument that sounds just as good on its own as it does in an ensemble: the cello. The master of nuanced sounds, from delicate to powerfully expressive
- Orchestral Ensemble: full orchestra, brass, woodwind, percussion, and strings with an impressively authentic sound, ideal for arranging a film score
- Lead Synth: this polyphonic synth specializes in catchy lead sounds, growling sawtooth and smooth phatty sounds
- Bass Machine: driving bass tones with powerful low-end impace
- Analog Synths 2: from analog to digital and classic to modern, these unique synths will enrich any piece of music
- Cinematic Synth: dark dreamy sequences lose themselves in this synthesizer between grating basslines & extra-terrestrial sounds
- DN-e1—With driving electro sounds and vibrating bass. The DN-e1 is ready for the club
- Revolta 2: an electronic dance track with an animated beat and playful synth lines
- Vita 2: discover a ton of rich sounds in a single plug-in
- Vita Sampler: with the Vita Sampler, you can play every loop like an instrument
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