MAGIX Music Maker 2016 Live

Im a novice at this music creation business. Ive looking for software for creating my own music, NOT just mix together some prerecorded loops. Im thrilled that MAGIX Music Maker allows me to do precisely that.

I have a really old version of Music Maker, and I used it to mix up some techno music in the past. This new version is designed to make music but also to be able to trigger and perform.

This is a fun program. You can hit the ground running because of its simplicity.

The item did not work. It was returned but refund had not been issued. Do not recommend to buy from them.

never worked properly.

Easy to install. Fun to use. I really like the product and happy with how user friendly it is. Came with a ton of extra add ons... still learning new features every time I use it!

Its fun to play with and its pretty easy to create techno style music with it. I like that its really meant to be played with in real time. But it is unstable/crashes rather regularly. And I have a strong workstation system with 16GB of ram and a Quadro video card. I definately wouldnt use it for live play because of the stability issues. Ive used a Sony program before, and while I think this Music Maker has some interesting features which I could like over the Sony, the stability of the Sony software keeps me with that product.

First, let me say that this is an amazing piece of software. Its not perfect. I was able to crash it. I attached the crash screen at the end of the attached video--for the benefit of the Magix team to improve it. The problem has to do with selecting multiple tracks at once and manipulating them together. The work around is not to select multiple tracks. Other than that, the software works beautifully. It has amazing collection of sound loops with simply outstanding digital and analog samplings and very intuitive user interface to create music. In the attached video I added a demo that comes with MAGIX Music Maker 2016 Live for a few seconds, and then Ive added an original arrangement of the Star Spangled Banner with my vocals superimposed on an instrumental version I found on YouTube. Music Maker Live makes it very easy to create and mix new samples. I hope you will enjoy this software as much as I have.

Ive been using this app for a couple of days now. Ill say at the outset that Im working on a machine with an I7 Processor and 16GB Ram, so my machine can easily handle the demands of this application. What Ive found is a very easy to use and remarkably powerful recording application. Its terrific for making background tracks for tutorials and home videos. There is an enormous library of pre-made sounds to choose from which can be added to tracks with a simple drag and drop. Once added, you can split audio objects, change pitch and tempo, and custom fit them to your needs. In addition you can set up your keypad to work as a keyboard, or if you have an electronic keyboard use that to play music. If you are a singer or a player yourself, you can connect your guitar, vocal mic, or other instrument to your computer and record live sounds as well.

A lot of people are harsh about this product, but for a basic mixing app, I felt it was pretty darn good for beginners. Out of the box, not reading any directions, I was able to put together a mashup of the included beat loops along with clips from my own audio .wav and .mp3 files. Had the whole thing mixed and saved in half an hour. I recommend watching the tutorials on the Magix website, as that made me aware of features I hadnt discovered on my own.