Anybody using Samplitude Music Studio?

[Anlon]

I’m fed up with Tracktion constantly crashing so I’m looking for a new DAW. I’ve demoed Samplitude Music Studio https://www.magix.com/gb/music/samplitu ... ic-studio/ and I quite like it. The thing is I hardly find any reviews on it and I wonder whether there’s some major flaw, I have overlooked. I know it’s only 32 tracks, but that’s enough for me.

[Danilo Villanova]

Samplitude products don't seem to be very popular but they're definitely powerful and many people swear by them. I got Pro X3 recently but I'm computerless at the moment so I haven't had time to do extensive tests. I would recommend that you try to push the demo to the limits, using all 32 tracks with lost of effects, etc. and see if it crashes or anything like that. If it works well and is stable enough, go for it! Great audio engine and some incredible included effects and virtual instruments.

[GreyLion]

I agree with you about Tracktion not being usable. Their business model seems to be releasing buggy, crashy versions with cool new features, never fixing the bugs, and then coming out with a newer, cooler version that they can charge an upgrade fee for. That also crashes. I've given up on them after supporting them for years. Tracktion would be great, if only it worked.

I don't know about the current incarnation of Samplitude Music Studio, but past versions weren't actually based on Samplitude code and capabilities. It was just creative marketing.

If it makes you happy, go with it!... But --

It's relatively overpriced and under-specced compared to the entry-level versions of most other DAWs. For many of which you'll find reviews and tech help online that you won't with Samplitude Music Studio. As you noticed, it's in a tiny niche by itself, apparently sold mostly to newbs who don't know about the larger world of DAWs.

If you haven't already done so, you may want to audition traditionally-oriented programs like:

Cubase Elements, which goes for $99
Acoustica's Mixcraft 8 Recording Studio, which goes for $49
Or even Bandcamp's version of Sonar, which is free
And there's always the bestest one of all -- Reaper, for $60. But let's not wander off into that flaming swamp.

Presonus Studio One v4 Artist, which goes for $99, should be avoided, incidentally, as you have to buy a $79 add-in to use VSTs.

If you've already considered these, well, carry on! Cheers!

[Danilo Villanova]

I agree with you about Tracktion not being usable. Their business model seems to be releasing buggy, crashy versions with cool new features, never fixing the bugs, and then coming out with a newer, cooler version that they can charge an upgrade fee for. That also crashes. I've given up on them after supporting them for years. Tracktion would be great, if only it worked.

I don't know about the current incarnation of Samplitude Music Studio, but past versions weren't actually based on Samplitude code and capabilities. It was just creative marketing.

If it makes you happy, go with it!... But --

It's relatively overpriced and under-specced compared to the entry-level versions of most other DAWs. For many of which you'll find reviews and tech help online that you won't with Samplitude Music Studio. As you noticed, it's in a tiny niche by itself, apparently sold mostly to newbs who don't know about the larger world of DAWs.

If you haven't already done so, you may want to audition traditionally-oriented programs like:

Cubase Elements, which goes for $99
Acoustica's Mixcraft 8 Recording Studio, which goes for $49
Or even Bandcamp's version of Sonar, which is free
And there's always the bestest one of all -- Reaper, for $60. But let's not wander off into that flaming swamp.

Presonus Studio One v4 Artist, which goes for $99, should be avoided, incidentally, as you have to buy a $79 add-in to use VSTs.

If you've already considered these, well, carry on! Cheers!

Samplitude Music Studio is absolutely based on the Pro version, it looks just the same and it shares the same audio engine with it (and Sequoia), maybe you are mistaking it for Music Maker? Also the included effects and instruments is way better than the ones incuded in most DAWS, specially REAPER.

[SoundPorn]

Tracktion comes with Melodyne Essentials and now AutoTune Access so the daw basically pays for itself. I've never have much an issue with stability with Waveform9.

And Reaper is by far the most stable DAW on the market and it's also the most powerful one too, while being the cheapest. GO figure it's a no brainer for the price.

I agree with you about Tracktion not being usable. Their business model seems to be releasing buggy, crashy versions with cool new features, never fixing the bugs, and then coming out with a newer, cooler version that they can charge an upgrade fee for. That also crashes. I've given up on them after supporting them for years. Tracktion would be great, if only it worked.

I don't know about the current incarnation of Samplitude Music Studio, but past versions weren't actually based on Samplitude code and capabilities. It was just creative marketing.

If it makes you happy, go with it!... But --

It's relatively overpriced and under-specced compared to the entry-level versions of most other DAWs. For many of which you'll find reviews and tech help online that you won't with Samplitude Music Studio. As you noticed, it's in a tiny niche by itself, apparently sold mostly to newbs who don't know about the larger world of DAWs.

If you haven't already done so, you may want to audition traditionally-oriented programs like:

Cubase Elements, which goes for $99
Acoustica's Mixcraft 8 Recording Studio, which goes for $49
Or even Bandcamp's version of Sonar, which is free
And there's always the bestest one of all -- Reaper, for $60. But let's not wander off into that flaming swamp.

Presonus Studio One v4 Artist, which goes for $99, should be avoided, incidentally, as you have to buy a $79 add-in to use VSTs.

If you've already considered these, well, carry on! Cheers!

[SoundPorn]

Just get Reaper is stability is an issue. It's the best DAW anyway.

[THE INTRANCER]

Just get Reaper if stability is an issue. It's the best DAW anyway.

No it isn't

[Hink]

not a reaper thread

[Electric Mayhem]

Albert Einstein may have been a genius but his brother Frank was a monster

Absolutely not true.
Frankenstein was the scientist, not the monster that was created ...

OK you * could * argue that he was a monster for creating a monster, but in the book Frankenstein quickly regrets his actions ...

[Hink]

not a frankenstein thread

actually the monster's name was abby normal...at least his brain anyhow

[Electric Mayhem]

not a frankenstein thread

Touche

[lingyai]

Acoustica's Mixcraft 8 Recording Studio, which goes for $49

+1

I've used Mixcraft for a year and a half now, since I left Sonar. Overall I'm very happy with it. It is the most stable DAW I've run on my system (I've also used Studio One and Acid Pro a lot) and Mixcraft is extremely intuitive. The bundled FX and VSTis are .. overall, nothing spectacular, but then again I use my own. For me the main value of Mixcraft is as a host.

The basic version is on sale for $49. The Mixcraft Pro version is on sale for $99, the same price as Samplitude Music Studio. Mixcraft Pro has unlimited tracks vs Samplitude's 32. Mixcraft Pro also has Melodyne Essentials. It also has an Ableton-like clip launching compostion tool, called the Performance Panel.

Anyway, consider trying the demo.

[Anlon]

Thanks for all your feedback.
I finished my 30 day trial of Samplitude Music Studio today and I’m inclined to buy it. But it really appears to be the odd one out in the DAW world.

So I want to try a few other <£100 DAW, before I buy it. I’m going to try Mixcraft, another lesser known but seemingly feature rich DAW, and Cubase Elements, even though I fear that out of the three it’ll be the DAW with the steepest learning curve.

The cheapo versions of Ableton and Studio One are not really useable. One of my mates uses Ableton Standard, but at £300 that’s too expensive. I already had a look at Reaper, but it’s just not my cup of tea.

FL Studio unfortunately costs £170, although lifetime free updates might come cheaper in the long run and it has a very large user base as well as tons of video tutorials.

[lingyai]

Acid Music Studio is £49 and Acid 8 Pro is £120. Both have trail versions.

They are compared here

https://www.magix.com/gb/music/acid/aci ... omparison/

I used Acid Pro 7 for quite a while, finally left it due to 32 bit only. That's fixed in these new 64 bit versions.

[Anlon]

Thanks for the link lingyai. I’ve never even heard of Acid 8 before. At first glance it looks like Magix Music Maker on ... acid

Anyway, I have a few days off, so I can test various DAWs to my heart's contend.