Comments on: MAGIX Releases Free Music Maker Software

By: Shido

Shido — Tue, 25 Apr 2017 13:31:22 +0000

note that MAGIX loops are NOT royalty-free, making this program totally useless.

http://magazine.magix.com/en/commercial-use-of-music/

By: Erwin Vomberg

Erwin Vomberg — Sat, 25 Mar 2017 20:22:22 +0000

Think of it for 5 minutes… Reaper (full fledged DAW + millions of things no ther DAW has) comes free for 60 days and then costs – if you stick to the 60 days rule, after that there is no limitation except for a 5 seconds nag-screen – 60,- $. Really. 60,- $.

Where is the point in Magix Music Maker Free? 2 additional instruments costing the same as complete Reaper.

I think, that this “DAW” is for people who dont know how to get to the Cockos-Reaper-website.

By: Esol

Esol — Sat, 25 Mar 2017 19:24:56 +0000

I used Magix Music Maker many years ago a long with FL Studio. Great software if you ask me.

By: Slyfox

Slyfox — Thu, 23 Mar 2017 18:46:18 +0000

Magic Music Maker is okay but, I prefer Acoustica’s Mixcraft 7.

By: Rick

Rick — Thu, 23 Mar 2017 12:21:51 +0000

It may be nice that they are offering a free version, but I can’t put into words how incredibly inconvenient I found the program. Having worked on proper DAWs only, I was baffled at how unnecessarily complicated it is, and how crippling its limitations are. Now I don’t use any super advanced functions (I’ve never even used side chain effects actually), but Music Maker was nothing short of frustrating to me. So I don’t think I’ll use it even when it’s free. O.o Just my 2 cents.

By: Vatche

Vatche — Wed, 22 Mar 2017 21:32:19 +0000

I can understand no VST support, similar to Studio One Prime from PreSonus, but only 8 tracks?! And few FX. Not worth anyone’s time.

If interested in Music Maker, better save some money and purchase the next version up with VST support. I had purchased few years ago the Music Maker & Music Studio as a bundle. Great to start to get into music recording, but the new free version is far too limited for any use.

By: Ike

Ike — Wed, 22 Mar 2017 11:15:16 +0000

Maybe good for children, who take their first steps in digital music production. I also started with the very initial version of Magix Music Maker back in the late 90s, but soon grew tired of it, due to it’s limitations (back then it was basically a very simple sequencer with audio loops and some stupid wannabe video effects, no virtual instruments at all).

By: Pedro

Pedro — Wed, 22 Mar 2017 01:40:34 +0000

The expansion instruments for Magix Music Maker are very high quality instruments with low memory consumption, few articulations, but very realistic sounding. You can hear them at: http://www.magix.com/es/hidden-extras/instumentos-adicionales/2015/ There are also excellent instruments included in advanced editions of Music Maker and Music Studio. The synths are OK. The Steirische accordion and the bandoneon are one of the best sounding that you can find in all the VSTi industry. The effects are between very good and excellent, the midi editor very good (advances versions have a good score editor too), and it exports better wav and mp3 files than many other more advances DAWs. CONs are relative instability and a very strange, even comical, commercial strategy that you will better understand if you become a Magix customer. I have the versions from the last year and will surely grab the free edition for the very good grand piano.

By: John smith

John smith — Wed, 22 Mar 2017 00:28:00 +0000

At same that Studio One free a DAW without VST support is useless but thanks.