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anyone here a samplitude user?

can somebody tell me what are the major differences between Samplitude and N-Track? aka ease of use, options, quality, etc. etc....


also - which samplitude do i want (2496? studio? mastering?)
 
Price :eek: :( :( :(

But seriously, I've heard some people who claim that samplitude's sound is a lot better than other software.

FWIW, the few times I've played with the demo it's got a lot of editing features that I'm not sure what they do, and a great mixer for what I've seen.
 
Hi - I'm a Samplitude Producer user. It's all in the algorithems. I used to think that it was all in the converters, and that once it was ones and zeroes, the software didn't change the sound. That's true only when recording, and then playing back, unaltered, a single audio file. But as soon as you start mixing, you start using algorithems, and the accuracy of the math is very important. As you start using effects, crossfades, EQ, etc, the math gets more intense. It's not just the accuracy issue either......an algorithem for an eq is a mathematical description of an analog circuit, but what analog circuit? Does it model a Neve quality eq, or a behringer quality one.
Another issue is code efficiency. If one program is written all in C+, and another gets into native machine language, the machine language is going to be much faster. The end result is that Samplitude is very efficient code as well as very accurate. I used to get 20 tracks on a Celeron 400 with Samplitude. Now I'm running a P-3 700, OC'd to about 800Mhz, and I can get 40 tracks, all with compression and EQ, and a couple of reverbs, and still have over 40% of my CPU's MIPS available.
Samplitude is an awesome program, and I've seen a couple of naysayers become dedicated Samplitude users after doing critical A/B tests with the software they used to use. It's a little expensive, but it's a complete studio solution, and the only recording software that convinced me to give up my MDM's and digital mixer.
regards, RD
 
hmm alright..and how about ease of use?

as of now - i can't seem to use the demo to easily...lol
 
shackrock said:
hmm alright..and how about ease of use?

as of now - i can't seem to use the demo to easily...lol
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Yeah, there's a hell of a learning curve - once you get it though, you'll never want to use anything else.
 
well shit...i guess i'll have to learn...ha
delta 44 and samplitude...here i come.
 
There is no more of a learning curve with Samp than anything else. In fact, I screwed around with Cubase for 6 months dealing with stabiltiy problems when I decided to get the free version of Samplitude that came with my Aardvark. I loaded it and was recording within 30 minutes. It does sound great, it is very easy to use (at least the basics are simple), and does tracking, mixing, mastering and CD burning all from one program. I have Cubase, Cakewalk, and Wavelab and all I use is Samplitude. The fact that it is the least used of all these programs is simply a result of poor marketing. If you give it a chance you will be hooked as well.
 
There's a 500 page user's guide PDF on www.samplitude.com. Read through the first 200 pages (the actual guide, the rest being a menu reference and other stuff) and you'll know most of what you need to work efficiently in Samp.

The only thing I really miss in Samplitude is VSTi/DXi support. Other than that, it's awesome. I especially like the object-based thinking around the audio tracks - it's never been easier to add certain effects to specific snare hits!
 
The only thing I really miss in Samplitude is VSTi/DXi support.
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Supposed to be coming in version 6.5, I think!?!
 
yes native VST/VSTi support is coming in the 6.5 pro version... beta testing is either under way or should start very soon according to the samdev team.
 
what is VXTi/DXi ? lol

also one final question.


with N-Track, i've been using a direct X plugin of sonic foundrys paragraphic EQ to EQ anything i needed (not N-Tracks EQ).


in Samp. - would you reccomend using THIER EQ stuff, because of the great software? or is it still ok to plug the sonic foundry EQ into the "DX effect" place...and still get the same great sound.
 
shackrock said:
in Samp. - would you reccomend using THIER EQ stuff, because of the great software? or is it still ok to plug the sonic foundry EQ into the "DX effect" place...and still get the same great sound.
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Use your ears, and at the same time, keep an eye on the CPU meter. :D

VSTi/DXi are two standards for "virtual instruments" - i.e. softsynths which you can use as plug-ins in your multitrack project and trigger via MIDI... IF the software supports the right standard. So far, only SONAR of the multitrack apps supports DXi's (I think?), while Cubase, Logic, Nuendo and... (fill in the blanks) supports VSTi's. There are also VSTi-> DXi wrappers, so SONAR can use VSTi's to some extent as well. (Last time I checked, there were still bugs with SONAR using VSTi's... might have changed with SONAR 2?)

Are there any DXi -> VSTi wrappers?
 
I listened to a dither done by samplitude and the same material dithered by logic.

Samplitude sounded better, so I am guessing that it is possible that it will sound better overall.
 
Hey, I gave it a try but was wondering something...

I'm into rap so all my intrumentals are .wav format. Now, how do I import a .WAV into a track?<

I looked at all the menus and everything and I didn't find it...
Anyone can help?

Beathoven
http://www.nowhereradio.com/beathoven/singles
 
Beathoven,

select the track you want to bring the wav into with the cursor at the place you want the beginning of it to be (the time cursor thinggy)...

anways I do file, open (another menu should slide out when you move your mouse over open... I think its open), WAV and it will open the wav or wavs (you can select more than one using Shift or Ctrl) into the track.
 
Samplitude is awesome and easy. But a bit on the expensive side. I'm running the demo and it is almost out. The thing that makes me wonder about switching completely to it is that the distribution is in hand of emagic! So, will it stay on the PC in the long run or is it going the logic way?

http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/35/26031.html
 
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