Developer(s) | Magix Software GmbH |
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Stable release | 2023 Free Edition, 2023 Plus Edition, 2023 Premium Edition [1] |
Operating system | Windows 8 or later |
Type | Music sequencer |
License | Freemium |
Website | www |
Magix Music Maker is a commercial digital audio workstation (DAW) designed by the company Magix for the consumer sector. The program is branched from Samplitude, Magix's professional digital audio workstation. Music Maker was first published in 1994.[ citation needed ] By 2006 it had sold over a million copies in varying versions [2]
Aside from the core Music Maker program, versions have been made for different types of music. The software was also ported to PlayStation 2. [3] [4]
Music Maker is an entry level music production app to make songs in various genres. It has the following features:
Import/Export | WAV, MP3, Ogg Vorbis, WMA, AIFF, QuickTime, MIDI, CD-DA, BMP, JPEG, AVI, MXV, WMV |
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Interfaces | ASIO, VST, Rewire, DirectX |
For 2023, Magix developed three core editions of Music Maker for Windows:
Others include the 80s Edition, Trap Edition, EDM Edition, and Hip Hop Edition.
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