This feature visualizes the audio content of waveforms using contrasting colours. Another workflow improvement is WaveColor, which was introduced in Samplitude’s sister software Sound Forge Pro 14 in March. Both are essential features, and it’s good to see that Samplitude is catching up here. With the new automation shapes, it’s now possible to create gradual transitions between automation nodes using a variety of pre-defined curves. The tempo track lets you insert tempo and meter changes and use automation to create tempo transitions. Two of the new features are ‘must haves’ that had been missing from Samplitude for some reason until now: a dedicated tempo track and automation shapes.

MIDI 2.0 is gaining more and more momentum, and this update means that Samplitude can now handle MPE output from compatible controllers like the Roli Seaboard. Magix has also added MPE (MIDI Polyphonic Expression) compatibility. If you’re a heavy user of Melodyne and other ARA2-enabled plug-ins, this can be a big time saver.

This means that audio data can be transferred in real time between the DAW and ARA2 compatible plug-ins. But it looks like Magix has once again added some features that we’ve come to expect from modern DAWs, which should make Samplitude a more attractive option for professionals.įollowing up on the Melodyne integration introduced in version X3, Samplitude Pro X5 now supports ARA2.

Two years have passed once again, which means that it’s time for the next version number: Samplitude Pro X5, which was just released by Magix.Īs far as I can tell, there aren’t any groundbreaking new features that change the way we think of DAWs. Samplitude has come a long way: With roots deep in the 90s, the DAW seemed to lose ground to competitors for a while, before catching back up with the releases of Samplitude Pro X3 and X4 in 20, respectively.

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