MAGIX Samplitude 11 - Complete Audio Production Software

• The VIP (VIrtual Project) arranger is the center for recording, cutting, editing, crossfading, and the place for arranging the final tracks for authoring a CD
• Everything in the VIP arranger takes place non-destructively - all crossfades, normalization, automated volume adjustments, or object effects remain separate from the recorded material, providing absolute editing freedom
• Every step and every setting may be changed in any way at any time or undone, without damaging the original material
• Tracks contain objects that are simply references to the actual recordings or imported material. Objects may be moved, cut, or otherwise adjusted with all of the editing steps remaining strictly non-destructive, and may be changed at any time and in any way
• The VIP display contains work-area presets that ensure clear arrangement of relevant functions on the screen, e.g. for recording or CD mastering
• The option is also available to adjust the complete functional palette via a skin change, and adjust the size of the controls, etc. for a user's particular needs
• A project-related manager set enables efficient management and archiving of objects, tracks, areas, markers, takes, VST instruments and routing, plus management of all other project content and data, directly from a single window
• An integrated file browser with drag and drop functionality makes finding and previewing audio files easier
• For systems with a single monitor, the manager window may be docked to the arranger window so that the arranger window is smaller when the manager is opened, or it may appear as an independent window

• The software include a number of different mouse modes with tools available for various different tasks, including selecting, editing, marking, cutting, drawing automation, or time-stretching/pitch shifting
• A universal mouse mode provides function that change when the pointer is in the upper or lower half of the track - the upper half is used for stretching and moving areas, while activity in the lower half controls selection, movement and duplication of objects
• Ranges are used for specifying sections for editing operations like cutting, copying, normalizing, etc., with sophisticated control over these functions
• Ranges can be accurately stretched to the sample level
• A convenient marker manager is provided to make overviews for CD layouts, CD index options, CD text, and ISRC codes
• The software can be controlled almost completely with shortcuts, especially useful for professional situations where time is at a premium
• Comping refers to the combination of multiple takes to create a single, "perfect" take. In the Take Composer, all of the takes recorded for a passage are displayed in descending order for convenient comparison

• As well as the classic track-related editing options, Samplitude also provides object-level editing providing additional opportunities for mixing and sound design
• The audio material may be split into any number of objects and moved on the track freely
• Every object can be edited with fades and effects, such as EQ, time-stretching, pitch shifting, or using VST plug-ins
• Objects can have exclusive auxiliary sends that are only active for that object, making complicated automation unnecessary
• The object editor offers real-time access to an object's settings
• All settings at the object level are calculated in real-time during playback - no new files are written to the hard drive. This saves space on the hard drive and allows settings to be changed again at any time

• The MIDI editor integrates different sub-editors that include a piano roll editor, drum editor, score editor, controller editor and a list editor
• The drum editor enables efficient and clearly laid-out processing of percussion instruments. The drum editor may be operated in two different modes:
1. Matrix Mode - Conventional note display with exact indication of note start, length and pitch
2. Cell mode - Special display with adjustable note width (pencil width) and definable quantization grid view per instrument
• The MIDI and drum editor's controller editor is able to display and edit up to 4 MIDI controllers
• The note editor displays the MIDI data of a MIDI object as a note in real time. If the MIDI data is moved or extended, then these changes are reflected immediately in the note's image
• If a new note is added in the score editor, then a corresponding MIDI note-on event will be created
• VST instruments may be embedded and controlled by the editors, no matter whether it is a synthesizer, a VSTi, or an external VST plug-in

• The integrated video engine includes improved caches and display color formats, useful for example when displaying MPEG formats
• Samplitude allows projects to be exchanged with Video Pro X via an EDL, where delivering finished videos with audio dubbing is required without incurring long export/import times

• The mixers calculate any settings made in real time - this includes track and master effects, panning and level settings, and device assignments for tracks, busses, or the master section
• Features included in the integrated mixer:
1. Loading and saving VST presets
2. Surround-capable
3. Up to 16 inserts per channel
4. Real-time effects in the master section including advanced dynamics, multi-band dynamics, multi-band stereo spread, de-hisser and FFT filter
5. Freely configurable effects sequence
6. Settings and views of the mixer may be saved as presets
7. Offline mix-down function in all supported formats
8. Record Monitoring function with effects
9. Pan characteristic, stereo base processing and phase rotation can be set in each mixer track
10. High-resolution analyzer, level displays, and correlation measurement
11. Complete latency compensation of all channels, busses, etc.
• Tracks can be converted into so-called "economy tracks" at any time. This effect is subsequently left out of input monitoring to reduce system load with large buffer sizes. If a track like this is muted, then it doesn't have any effect on effects calculation
• To complete complex tracks without problems on less powerful host processors (a laptop for example), tracks can utilize "freezing" of auxiliary and sub-mix bus effects, producing a single audio track
• A VST instruments can be frozen so that the arrangement may be edited with a system that doesn't feature a particular plug-in
• Individual objects can be frozen on a track while other objects on the same track stay unfrozen. All tracks, instruments or objects may be "unfrozen" at any time for further editing
• The Remix Agent is a tool used to determine the tempo (BPM) and beat time positions of quarter notes in any song. Additionally, a tempo map for a song with a variable beat can be created for synchronizing it with other audio
• Support is provided for external Hardware controllers
• Full Automation of tracks and objects is available. Object automation follows the object if it is moved at any time

• Neutral sound makes it ideal for all application which require detailed nuances
• All bands are tunable from 1Hz to 22kHz, have a variable Q factor, and may be used for both tracks and objects

Brilliance enhancer

• Compensates for losses of high frequencies that occur during MP3 compression or in old tape recordings

Compressor

• An "Advanced Dynamics" compressor, which offers a continuous soft-knee control

Corvex

• Adds acoustic depth to instruments and makes them sound fuller
• This component of the Vintage Effects Suite offers chorus, delay and flanger effects

Dithering

• Dithering is applied when converting a 32-bit float format into an 8-bit, 16-bit or 24-bit format

Ecox

• This Vintage Effects Suite component serves to create typical band echo sounds
• The two-band filter can create low, high or mid-tone repetitions
• The resultant signals are not over-modulated, delivering a clean sound profile even with "endless" repetitions

Elastic Audio

• Serves to edit pitch
• Recognizes basic frequencies of monophonic audio material and changes pitch accordingly
• Ideal for vocals corrections or melody adjustments
• Pitch shifting effects are also possible

EQ116

• 6-band EQ that works with either oversampling or with phase linear algorithms

essentialFX

• A complete suite full of new, alternative basic effects featuring dynamics, modulation, and other commonly-used sound editing functions
• The effective inclusion in a single interface cuts out bothersome switching back and forth

Expander

• Also belongs to the "Advanced Dynamics" group and is designed according to an analog model

FFT-Filter

• Allows for working on single objects in the frequency area very precisely and without sound compromise
• Linear-phase filtering with 1024 frequency bands (or over 30,000 bands as an offline effect)

• Controls the frequency response of a modulation source
• Effects such as wah can be created following an analog model

Gate

• Built according to the "Advanced Dynamics" analog model
• Suppresses low signal sections

Limiter

• Part of the "Advanced Dynamics" group, and serves to limit defined output signal values

Multi-Band Dynamics

• Compressors, limiter, gates and expanders are available
• Designed to specifically avoid unwanted side effects by editing 4 frequency bands simultaneously
• Neutral sounding and distortion-free

Multiband Stereo Enhancer

• Allows detailed correction and manipulation of the stereo image. Utilizes phase-stable frequency band editing

Noise Reduction (offline only)

• Removes noise, humming or feedback without coloring the original material
• Functions by creating a "fingerprint" of the noise which is then used to identify the noise signal portion of a waveform and removing it

Room Simulator

• Used to offset the original audio signals with any echo signal
• Surround sound function and high-quality impulse response are also included

sMax11

• A limiter/maximizer, which is primarily suited for mastering purposes

Spectral Cleaning

• Removes noise such as sneezing or clapping without influencing the original signal in a perceptible manner
• Using a spectrogram, noises are quickly identified according to their color representation and removed - ideal for short, clear noises

Time-Stretching/Pitch Shifting

• Object-based real-time algorithms for premium time-stretching or pitch shifting
• For enhanced workflow, various algorithms are included, such as the standard algorithms for complete mix downs, a smoothed algorithm for single signals or "Beat Marker" based slicing stretching algorithm for drums
• The "monophonic voice" is suitable for single-tone vocals, with which whole authentic-sounding choirs can be created from a single voice
• The "Universal HQ" algorithm is useful for complex audio material like orchestral recordings

Variverb Pro

• VST effect device for creating classical and modern echo effects based on virtual, algorithmic calculations
• Even light echoes and modulations may be created authentically

Vocoder

• Can be used as a mixer and an object effect (in busses, too) using the integrated, phase-linear real-time FFT filter

• Audio files can be exported and burned in surround or stereo format according to the DVD audio standard, directly from the multi-track arrangement. The project does not have to be exported first.
• Audio files are burned uncompressed (linear PCM)

• Import and export files as MP3, WMA, FLAC, AAC, Broadcast WAV, OGG, AIFF, Wave or Real Audio with up to 348kHz resolution
• The RIFF64 format is also supported making it possible to write Wave files exceeding 2 GB
• It is also possible to write all channels of a multi-channel program into a single RIFF64 file making data exchange in surround sound productions easier