MAGIX Samplitude® 11.5 Producer – The recording software for musicians and bands

Ideal for solo projects at home: record, arrange, and edit instruments or vocals. The Jam Session function even offers authentic accompaniment by a virtual band if desired.

Ideal for bands during rehearsal: thanks to the multi-track recorder, your multi-track recordings will turn out perfectly every time – this way, you can keep track of spontaneous ideas the next time your band comes together to rehearse.

Ideal for project studios: Samplitude 11.5 Producer is equipped with all the extras required for producing music on the PC: MIDI editor, mixer, audio editing, software instruments, professional effects, and much more.

New Functions

• Vita Century Keys: top-class pianos
• Vita Saxophonia: virtual saxophone with convincing sound
• Vita Jazz Drums: real jazz drum sounds
• FX Rack with many new effects presets from professional producers
• Optimized workspace: leads you through all stages of music production
• Twice as many video tutorials for a quick start into the world of music production
• Possibility of adding accompaniment when recording vocals or instruments

NEW! Video tutorials for a quick start into the world of music production

To make it easier for you to familiarize yourself with the program, Samplitude® 11.5 Producer includes new instructional videos that provide an easy start into the world of music production and guide you through the program step-by-step.

Within no time at all you will get to know the basic functions of Samplitude® 11.5 Producer and learn how to record and produce music in your virtual studio.

NEW! Optimized workspaces

The new workspaces make it easy to keep track of your project while you produce music. The program is divided into different areas that correspond to the various stages of a real music production. The program leads you through the entire music production process step-by-step, from recording, editing, mixing and mastering to exporting your finished songs.

NEW! Improved recording workspace

With Samplitude® 11.5 Producer it's now even easier to record and sketch your song ideas! Thanks to the optimized recording workspace, you can start recording with the virtual studio on your PC right away and adjust it easily to different circumstances such as recording in rehearsal space or in a home studio.

The new workspace also offers many useful extras such as a tuner for guitars and bass and an info box with practical tips related to music production.

Create multi-track recordings just as easily as with classical hardware

The integrated MR-64 multi-track recorder combines the trusted handling of a multi-track recorder with all the advantages of a personal computer system. Discover the advantages:

1. Giant selection of effects: simply select high-quality effects with a click and adjust them as desired to any channel.

2. Convenient functions: load, save, or export projects as MP3s with ease – annoying menus are finally a thing of the past!

3. Seamless integration: all recordings are automatically transferred to Arranger projects for detailed post-production editing.

NEW! Accompaniment when recording vocals or instruments

The automatic accompaniment function adds the perfect accompaniment to any music project with just a few clicks. Tempo and playing time can be adjusted just as easily as the music style.

This function is ideal for creating solo recordings or adding extra instruments to band projects!

Solo Jam Session

You play an instrument and need a band for rehearsal? No problem! Simply select a music style and start playing – what you hear will leave most "accompaniment automation" in the dust, because all tracks are shown in the Arranger and can be edited in just as much detail as your own productions – the perfect complement to soloists!

Harmony Agent

Practice, play along, cover – the Harmony Agent turns any song into a perfect template for practicing and covering.

Simply import the desired music track from a CD, as a WAV or MP3 file, and the unique harmony detection feature displays chords and the matching fingering chart for the lead guitarist.

Tip! The chords also serve for improvisation of bass and keyboard.

Remix Agent: Beat mapping and more

Nowadays many well-known bands offer single tracks of their songs for remixes and remix contests are becoming increasingly popular.

Samplitude® Producer features a handy Remix Agent for exactly these cases: it helps you define the tempo of the original song and create a beat map for the song in just a few steps.

Tip! The Remix Agent is a secret weapon when it comes to working with samples and creating loops.

Software mixer with up to 64 channels

With the mixer, you have control over your projects at all times. The equalizer section offers everything you need to get the best out of your instruments, sounds, and vocals. In addition, all effects are accessible via the mixer, enabling you to mix your songs just like a professional sound engineer.

Details:

• 64 audio and MIDI tracks
• 4 AUX paths per mixer channel
• 4 effects slots for VST and DirectX effects per track
• Up to 8 plug-ins in the master track
• Direct access to the master effects section

NEW! Customized FX rack

The revised FX rack provides access to all effects that are important in the music production process and enables you to quickly and effectively edit the sound of your recordings and instruments.

The integrated effects such as the 10-band equalizer, reverb, delay as well as the pitch and tempo sections use Samplitude® Pro Audio technology and meet the highest quality standards.

Instruments with a distinctive character

Guitarists especially get their money's worth from Samplitude® 11.5 Producer! Clean Electric Guitar is extremely convincing with classic, pure sound, and it works especially well together with distortion effects for modern pop and rock productions. Additionally, there are new Power Chords: you simply have to try the highly authentic distortion guitars that leave no room for compromises.

Keyboardists, sound experimenters, and soundtrack producers will be very excited to hear about the new soundtrack percussion set: assertive percussion sounds like barrels, ambos hits, etc. are just the start!

Analog sounds with Revolta 2

Revolta 2 unleashes the full potential of virtual-analog sound synthesis. Plenty of features like 12-voice polyphony, the noise generator, and an extensive modulation matrix offer lively sounds for any kind of electronic music. The integrated effects section and a handy step sequencer complete the functional range.

NEW! Vita Century Keys: Top-class piano collection

Vita Century Keys is an excellent choice, whether you're looking for classical piano sound, modern pop melodies or electric piano sound with more of a rock feel to it. This top-class collection of different pianos provides great sounds for many music genres: pop, rock, jazz, hip hop, soul, R'n'B, house, etc.

NEW! Professional saxophone sound with Vita Saxophonia

The saxophone figures among the most popular of the woodwinds and is sure to add a special touch to any song. Get this unique sound for your music projects!

Vita Saxophonia offers everything you expect from a saxophone: a large range of dynamics, diverse sounds, powerful sound characteristics and numerous optimized presets turn the saxophone into the ideal companion for your recording studio on the PC.

NEW! Vita Jazz Drums – 100% jazz feeling

JazzDrums is another plug-in from the Vita Solo instrument series and will turn your PC into a buzzing jazz club. The realistic sound of the jazz brushes, tom toms, ride cymbals and hi-hats will give each track a distinct feel and character.

These special drums are suitable not only for jazz, but many other music genres that might use a bit more liveliness.

BeatBox 2 Plus

The BeatBox 2 Plus drum machine is the perfect tool for grooves and beats on your PC. Besides the powerful sound engine, numerous drum kits, and high-quality sound bending effects, the new BeatBox 2 Plus offers even more: full automation of all parameters for exciting sound processes, and an integrated effects section!

Polish your sound with complete freedom in beat choice – be inspired by the countless BeatBox 2 Plus possibilities.

Vandal SE: Guitar and bass amp

With Samplitude® 11.5 Producer you get not only a first-class home recording software, but also a top-class virtual guitar and bass amplifier!

Vandal SE virtualizes every tube, every amplification step up to the speaker coil of a real device and thereby reaches an unbelievable, until now unreached true sound. Operation is extremely easy: select one of the numerous templates or set individual effects such as overdrive/distortion, tremolo, chorus and many others.

Drum Collection

Looking for the perfect drums for your solo project? For a sound that's alive you need the right percussion sounds; or would you like to sketch a quick and uncomplicated demo song?

With the new Drum Collection, more than 200 selected loops from various genres such as rock, pop, hip hop, movie score, drum 'n' bass, etc. are available to you at program start.

essential FX: Small plug-ins, great sound

essential FX are resource-saving effects that provide support for any task, from creating individual sound characteristics to creative sound design and much more. Make use of the many advantages of a directly accessible, easily operable and resource-saving effect series – very smart, clearly laid-out and applicable in nearly every music production.

Vintage Effects Suite

Let the authentic effects from a unique category surprise you: the Vintage Effects Suite offers classic effects devices like chorus, flanger, delay, distortion, filter, and tape simulation.

Carefully developed effect algorithms are busy at work under the nostalgic interface with a retro design. Discover the potential of the individual modules and enrich your instruments with a special sound atmosphere.

Elastic Audio – pitch correction with numerous functions

Elastic Audio is a specialist when it comes to editing monophonic audio signals like vocals and solo instruments. Single syllables are automatically subdivided into slices and pitch can be edited independently! Tune your vocals to the tee or create a choir with up to 4 vocals using the intelligent harmonizer, which adjusts itself automatically to the pitch selected.

Tip! Elastic Audio is also the ideal tool for experimental drum editing!

Full MIDI equipment for your studio

Samplitude® 11.5 Producer also has a lot to offer when it comes to MIDI. You can edit recordings that you imported via a MIDI device (e.g. keyboard or drum pads) or create your own patterns.

The integrated MIDI editor offers extensive editing options such as the piano roll display, score and drum editor display, velocity as well as other mouse modes for adjusting and creating MIDI data.

NEW! Mastering workspace with Mastering Suite 3.0

Want brilliant and powerful sound for your music production? Simply open the "Mastering" workspace and right away you have access to a tool, directly on your PC, that is usually only found in professional recording studios.

The parametric 4-band equalizer adds the final polish. The high-performance StereoFX module expands the width of the stereo picture. MultiMax, the multiband compressor/limiter provides immediate results, producing inimitable, warm sound characteristics.

Tip! If you're in a rush, simply select one of many studio templates – perfect sound at the click of a button. One click is enough to burn music onto CD in label and publishing standard.

Expandable at any time: ReWire, DirectX, VST and MIDI

Samplitude® 11.5 Producer allows free and easy integration of plug-ins via VST, ReWire and DirectX®.

Continue using your new freeware or your favorite software from third-party providers and transfer all functions for your project into a trusted and stable production environment.

Open system

• VST plug-in support for effects and instruments: integration, automation, VST multi-output
• Easily add MIDI keyboards and hardware controllers
• Interfaces: VST, ASIO, ReWire, DirectX®, SMPTE, MTC, MC (master and slave)

Catooh – the Online Content Library

Whatever it is that you're looking for – drum loops, instruments, vocals, or sound effects – the program provides a direct connection to this giant online sound library and supports every one of your song ideas with the right material.

magix.info – the Multimedia Knowledge Community has special tips about studio software: Get quick and direct answers to your questions about music production: Simply write your question into the text window and submit it online – it won't take long to get an answer.

Share your knowledge and discuss your experiences with other users

Of course, you can upload your work directly to magix.info and discuss production tips and tricks.

That's not all! If you want to learn more about new features that may be available for your music software, or even if you want to make suggestions about new features yourself, then just visit our discussion groups and get tips from experts!