Samplitude
Samplitude is music software from Magix for professional music production on digital audio workstations . It supports composition and arrangement , editing of MIDI and audio files, and mastering .
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| developer | Magix Software GmbH |
| Current version | Pro X5 |
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| category | Music software |
| License | Proprietary |
| German speaking | Yes |
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Samplitude is native processing software that does not require any special DSP or audio hardware. Projects can therefore also be transferred to mobile devices. The software works on the operating systems Windows 8 and 10, with some restrictions also on Win 7.
history
Samplitude was developed in the Studio for Electronic Sound Generation Dresden (SEK'D) in cooperation with the Technical University of Dresden . The first version of Samplitude was completed in 1992. Written for the Amiga by the developer Titus Tost , it was mainly a sample editor with 24-bit audio processing. The Samplitude Pro II version with integrated hard disk recording appeared in 1993. In 1994, the conversion to the C ++ programming language took place , which made porting to Windows 3.11 easier and was carried out in the summer of the same year. Samplitude Studio was presented as a PC version for the first time in 1995 at the NAMM Show in Anaheim . The company Hohner Media organized the sales . In 1997 the Amiga version was further developed by the ACT company into SamplitudeOpus and in 1998 a new version of Samplitude with native 32-bit floating point processing of the audio data was presented.
The first version of Sequoia was developed in 2000. Sequoia is an extension of Samplitude, specializing in the areas of media and post-production , broadcast and mastering and is therefore particularly relevant for the professional and broadcasting sectors . Samplitude and Sequoia have been in sales at Magix GmbH & Co. KGaA since 2000 .
Versions
The current version is Samplitude Pro X5. In addition to the standard version Samplitude Pro X5 (RRP 399.00 €) there is also an extended version Samplitude Pro X5 Suite (RRP 599.00 €) and Sequoia (RRP 2975.00 €). The main differences are in the range of functions, the number of features and the price. A reduced version, the Music Studio (RRP € 49.99) and the Samplitude Music Studio 2020 (RRP € 99.99), is also available for the amateur sector. The program is intended as an all-in-one software for musicians who are still familiar with classic studio recording. The main restrictions are the scope of functions of the mastering.
Private users
- 2007: Samplitude Music Studio 2007, Samplitude Music Studio 2007 deluxe (Version 14)
- 2008: Samplitude Music Studio 2008, Samplitude Music Studio 2008 deluxe (Version 15)
- 2009: Samplitude Music Studio 16
- 2010: Samplitude Music Studio 17
- 2011: Samplitude Music Studio MX (Version 18)
- 2012: Magix Music Studio, Samplitude Music Studio 2013 (Version 19)
- 2013: Samplitude Music Studio 2014 (Version 20)
- 2014: Magix Music Studio 2015, Samplitude Music Studio 2015 (Version 21)
- 2015: Magix Music Studio 2016, Samplitude Music Studio 2016 (Version 22)
- 2016: Magix Music Studio 2017, Samplitude Music Studio 2017 (Version 23)
- 2017: Magix Music Studio 2018, Samplitude Music Studio 2018 (Version 24)
- 2018: Magix Music Studio 2019, Samplitude Music Studio 2019 (Version 25)
- 2019: Magix Music Studio 2020, Samplitude Music Studio 2020 (Version 26)
Professional software
- Samplitude 11 / Samplitude 11 Pro
- 2011: Samplitude Pro X (Version 12) / Samplitude Pro X Suite (Version 12)
- 2014: Samplitude Pro X2 (Version 13) / Samplitude Pro X2 Suite (Version 13)
- 2016: Samplitude Pro X3 (Version 14) / Samplitude Pro X3 Suite (Version 14)
- 2018: Samplitude Pro X4 (Version 15) / Samplitude Pro X4 Suite (Version 15)
- 2020: Samplitude Pro X5 (Version 16) / Samplitude Pro X5 Suite (Version 16)
Functional scope and equipment
Samplitude works non-destructively , which means that the manipulations are applied virtually and the original files are retained during processing. The functional scope of Samplitude extends to recording , editing, mixing and mastering of music and voice recordings. All cuts, crossfades and effects are calculated in real time. Editing in Samplitude can be based on both objects and tracks. The CD / DVD burning process takes place directly from the multi-track project, including all effects, apertures and plug-in settings. The CDs produced are Red Book compatible and can be sent directly to a press shop for reproduction. They can also be equipped with copy protection , UPC / EAN , international standard recording codes , pre-emphasis and CD-Text.
The equipment includes a digital mixer, piano roll, multi-track recorder, 6-band equalizer (EQ116), crossfade editor, various dynamics processors, reverb and delay, real-time room simulator and high-end mastering effects. There are also restoration tools and a time stretching / pitch shifting algorithm in various quality levels. The software integrates MIDI functionality, VST instruments and ReWire . In addition, there is the virtual guitar amplifier simulation Vandal (Pro Version) or the slightly slimmed-down version Vandal SE in the standard version. With the latter, certain settings can only be selected using defined default settings. The Independence sampler is also supplied with Samplitude . The size of the sample database differs depending on the version. Further components are a sound library and various software synthesizers .
According to the manufacturer, Samplitude and Sequoia can be operated barrier-free .
literature
- Konrad Karkos: From the idea to the finished song. Digital music production. 3rd, completely revised edition. Magix, Berlin 2013, ISBN 978-3-86960-758-0 . (Textbook for Music Maker and Samplitude Music Studio )
Web links
- Samplitude homepage (sales)
- Samplitude tutorials
- Test report on Samplitude from November 13, 2009 on Delamar.de
- Test report for Samplitude Pro X5 from 2020 on gearnews