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Audio: Recording and Playback

on the computer. But 24 (respectively 48 tracks with

MAGIX midi studio generation 6 deLuxe) tracks are

the maximum with MAGIX midi studio generation 6.

– The sound card has two outputs for simultaneous play-

back of the physical tracks. Since MAGIX midi studio

generation 6 provides a digital mixer with sound

controls and sound effects, the fact that there are fewer

outputs than simultaneously played-back tracks does

not present the same limitation it would with a tape

based system.

Depending on the available hardware, MAGIX midi stu-

dio generation 6 acts virtually like a polyphonic sampler

with at least one stereo input and one stereo output, with

hundreds of different samples loaded on the hard disk. The

number of tracks that can be recorded simultaneously, the

number of tracks that can be played back simultaneously,

and the number of audio outputs depend on the hardware.

The hardware play-back tracks are represented in the au-

dio mixer by channels, which are similar to the channels

of a conventional mixer. The MAGIX midi studio genera-

tion 6’s mixer mixes all tracks, including effects, together

on one or more stereo outputs.

The channels of the mixer also represent the hardware on

the software display level. The number of tracks displayed

by MAGIX midi studio generation 6 upon start-up is hard-

ware-dependent, i. e. it depends on the computer and the

available audio hardware.

Audio Files and Regions in the Audio Window

Select Audio > Audio Window to open the Audio window.

In the Audio window, you can display and manage all Au-

dio Files. Audio Files are the actual samples, i. e., the actual

sound recordings. To load an Audio File select the local

command > Add Audio File in the Audio Window.

A dialog box appears, in which you can select the file from

a hard disk or from a folder. To record a new audio file, see

instructions below.

MAGIX midi studio generation 6 can be used to continu-

ously play back sound tracks just like a tape recorder.

However, this is not necessary.

The Arrange window displays audio tracks horizontally.

Rectangular bars visually represent the location and

length of the audio phrases within the song.

These sections are called Regions and may include a small

portion of the audio file or the entire audio file.