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Magix Samplitude 11 Pro £725
A disappointingly perfunctory DAW update
Computer Music, Tue 16 Feb 2010, 12:27 pm UTC
Summary
And that's about it. Existing features such as the excellent object-based editing system, superb effects (am-track, VariVerb Pro, Room Simulator, etc), Melodyne-esque Elastic Audio, per-clip freezing and extensive visualisation options are all pluses.
As for downers, the biggest has to be the busy, fiddly GUI with its intimidating menus, endless options, irritating inconsistencies and odd omissions (proper transpose command, duplicate track function, etc). It'd be great if Magix overhauled the interface and plug-ins to give them all the pro look of am-track, Vandal, Revolta 2, etc. Perhaps instead of Samplitude 12, a Cubase SX-style 'reset and refresh' is in order.
Overall, this one feels like a slightly lazy update, what with the plethora of plug-ins appropriated from Music Maker. Yet for all its quirks, there's no denying that Samplitude remains a very powerful DAW.
Listen to a demo track created in Samplitude 11 Pro:
Verdict
It doesn't feel as focused as some DAWs, but Samplitude remains strong in terms of power, flexibility and sound quality.
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Pros
Great new Vandal amp sim. essentialFX ChorusFlanger is tasty. Object-oriented editing. Deep and powerful feature set. Excellent built-in effects. Some worthy new instruments…
Cons
…and some questionable ones. Inconsistent, sometimes confusing GUI. A few worrying instabilities.
Verdict
It doesn't feel as focused as some DAWs, but Samplitude remains strong in terms of power, flexibility and sound quality.
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Specification
Samplitude 11 Pro
- Price:
- £725
- Platform:
- PC
- Processor Type Required:
- Athlon, Pentium 4
- Ram Required (MB) (MB):
- 512
