if you read the online reviews you'll find that Simpliclean runs regular checks on your operating system, informing you of 'issues' that must be resolved, but they want you to pay to do it. Simpliclean is labeled by pretty much every antivirus/malware website as 'adware'. The installation procedure has the installation of 'Simpliclean', a supposed registry/system cleaner for Windows, checked by default, so if you skip through the installation without reading everything you'll end up with this on your computer.
if you're not careful and read everything, you may accidentally install adware garbage on your system.
I'm not quite sure this is five-star worthy software as is, however my biggest complaint is the installation. It offers a pretty good range of editing and mixing options, and the price is reasonable. Some of the most commonly used functions are buried in menus and take multiple clicks to get to. Outside of basic construction of music, this software offers various options to record and edit your own sounds, however it's a bit more complicated then just drag-and-drop. I've had no issues with lag at all as some other reviewers have mentioned. Had a little trouble getting the mic to work with this software, which I previously never had an issue with, but it was ultimately resolved. The majority of it is simple drag and drop with sample music pieces, sounds, and vocals that are included. This software is easy enough to learn that my six-year old had no trouble learning the basics within minutes. I just hope it proves to be more stable than prior Magix products.ĭescent music maker for the price and very easy to learn to use. But I can, even at this early point, opine that it is an effective tool for producers of podcasts, basic videos, training and other spoken word materials. Overall, I am not qualified to offer an authoritative opinion on this program for real musicians. I use a number of them with my Audacity audio recording software and look forward to testing them with Magix Music. One other major point, this version of Magix Music claims to work with VST3 and VST2 plugins. I own a lot of the Soundpool collections from earlier versions and hopefully they will work with this one. The Choir effects are great fun to toy with. The Vocal Tune 2 function, which I think is similar to AutoTune, may come in handy for my own spoken word recordings. I won’t blame the software yet since my system is very heavy with lots of software and peripherals and conflicts between apps are not unknown.Įven for me, nearly all the functions are approachable – and most are fun to play with.
Not too many crashes on a Windows 10 system. My “musical compositional” work is entirely experimental and playing around, hoping to learn things, rather than turning out hits. My primary interest in the program is producing training and podcast material: mostly mixing voices with occasional music and effects. This is a feature rich program and when it works, it is impressive.Ī disclaimer is in order: I am an audio dabbler, not a competent musician.
In fact, bugginess is why I stopped using their video editing program – I lost too much material too many times because of crashes. Like all the Magix software I’ve used over the years, the program is buggy. Today, in this admittedly lower-end audio production application, you can do anything Ken Nordine could do and more, assuming you have the same brilliance and talent as Nordine. The setup cost tens of thousands of dollars back when a dollar meant far more than it does today.
What’s the connection between Ken Nordine and Magix Music Maker?Ī segment of a public broadcasting program in 2010 toured Ken Nordine’s home studio which featured a huge mixing console and other ephemera that he used. It was the era of the Beats and Nordine fit in perfectly. Nordine, one of the best voice-over artists of his day, recorded his narrations over jazz tracks. If you’ve never heard of him – which is likely if you’re under 60 – Google him and check out his videos on YouTube and Vimeo. When I began familiarizing myself with this new edition of Magix Music Maker, I thought of Ken Nordine who once was legendary for his “WordJazz”.