2013
Table Of Contents
- Copyright
- Preface
- Support
- Introduction
- Tutorial
- Program desktop overview
- Functional overview
- Mouse functions and mouse modes
- Effects and effect plug-ins
- What effects are there, and how are they used?
- Saving effect parameters (preset mechanism)
- "Sound FX" (object editor, mixer channels, Mixmaster)
- Parametric equalizer (track effects, mixer channels, Mixmaster)
- MAGIX Mastering Suite
- Vintage Effects Suite (track effects, mixer channels, mix master)
- essential FX
- Vandal SE
- Analogue Modelling Suite: AM-Track SE
- Track dynamics
- Track delay/reverb (track effects)
- Elastic Audio Easy
- Automation
- Mixer
- MIDI in Samplitude Music Studio 2013
- Software / VST instruments
- Installing VST plug-ins
- Load instruments
- Loading routing settings with software instruments
- Load effects plug-ins
- Route MIDI instrument inputs
- Instruments with multi-channel outputs
- Adjust instrument parameters
- Play and monitor instruments live
- Routing VST instruments using the VSTi manager
- Preset management
- Freezing instruments (freeze)
- Tips on handling virtual instruments
- ReWire
- Tempo editing
- Synth objects
- Surround sound
- Synchronization
- Burning CDs
- Tools and wizards
- File menu
- Edit Menu
- Track menu
- Object menu
- Playback / Record menu
- Automation menu
- Effects menu
- CD menu
- Menu view
- The "Share" menu
- Help menu
- Help
- Help index
- Context help
- Open PDF manual
- Watch the introductory video
- Online tutorials
- About Samplitude Music Studio 2013
- MAGIX auto-update
- Open magix.info
- Product registration
- Download more instruments/Sounds/Soundpools
- Screen transfer - MAGIX Screenshare
- Restore original program settings
- MP3 Encoder activation
- Preset keyboard shortcuts
- General settings
- Project options
- If you still have questions
- More about MAGIX
- Index
Functional overview 87
Performance
If errors occur during playback, you have the following options:
• Increase the VIP and HD buffer in the system dialog ("Y").
• Zoom out to project full view ("A" button at position bar)
• Deactivate the "Autoscroll" function in the playback parameters dialog ("P").
• Reduce the number of displayed image elements of the VIP window in the object
display in virtual projects dialog ("Shift + Tab").
• Bounce several tracks by mixdown and mute the original tracks.
• Reduce the used real-time effects in the object editor or mixer.
• Do not use plug-ins, since they increase the CPU load.
• In Windows NT, the playback performance of the hard disk system is particularly
good if the corresponding files are played for the first time. So, if a VIP with many
tracks is not played perfectly, save it, close all windows ("H") and open the VIP
again. Now the NT file system performance is optimum again.
• It often helps to run two copies of Samplitude Music Studio 2013 at the same
time (simply start it twice from the desktop). This allows you to work on an
extensive effect processing, a longer recording, the creation of a CD, or any other
unattended procedure, while working on another aspect of a second VIP or
project. When working on dual processor systems in Windows NT, both
instances use the full capacity of one of the processors. Even under Windows 95
this technique can be used to work more effectively. Make sure you disable the
option "Check space bar for playback…" in the system dialog ("Y") to prevent the
program in the background to stop any process.
Recording / Playback
• The recording window can be displayed by pressing "R". The recording can be
started with "R" and stopped with "S" when the recording window is displayed
and active.
• Playback can be started and stopped with the space bar. When stopping, the play
cursor returns to the original position. If the playback is stopped with "0" on the
numeric keypad, the cursor will stop at the current playback position. Continuing
to hold "0", while moving the mouse (scrubbing) can alter the exact position.