MAGIX Announces Music Maker 2005 Deluxe for DJs, Musicians and Creative Family Entertainment

Market Wire, May, 2004

MAGIX, the worldwide leader in music software(1) and maker of the professional audio and broadcasting solutions Samplitude and Sequoia, announced today MAGIX Music Maker 2005 Deluxe, the newest version of MAGIX's best-selling music creation software(2). MAGIX Music Maker 2005 Deluxe enables anyone to fulfill their creative potential by quickly making high-quality music and professional-looking music videos with little or no musical knowledge.

MAGIX Music Maker 2005 Deluxe delivers fast, professional results with easy handling while delivering the latest advancements in music technology. The wide variety of functions and sounds offers unlimited opportunity to create the best music in any style and for any occasion. Now anyone can create great music with 96 stereo music tracks, video clips, MIDI file support, text and images, effect templates, and thousands of new loops and samples included in MAGIX Music Maker 2005 Deluxe. CD masters can then be burned that sound as if they were created by a professional in a traditional music studio.

Musicians and DJs will appreciate the newest features, such as the new MAGIX Robota drum feature, which is not found in other similarly-priced software packages. This virtual analog drum computer with integrated step sequencer enables independent sound creation with pulsating beats and analog crunch. Other new features include a vocal tuner that automatically corrects recorded vocals and can create a whole choir from a single recorded voice; virtual instrument automation; remix agent for building original remixes; and the new MAGIX Music Editor 2.0 with real-time editing, effects and noise filters -- all making MAGIX Music Maker 2005 Deluxe the first choice of music professionals worldwide.

< p> For consumers, the software is extremely easy to use with a new project overview mode, thousands of one-click drag and drop loops and samples, a broad range of instruments plus VST* and DirectX plug-in support, and cool special effects that enable anyone to quickly create their own royalty-free music. The previous version of Music Maker received the 2004 Parent's Choice Recommended award, and Music Maker 2005 Deluxe now offers even more creative possibilities. Families and friends will love playing with the karaoke function, as well as creating Musical web pages, emails and e-cards for holidays and birthdays.

MAGIX Music Maker 2005 Deluxe features 96 tracks for music in stereo, video clips, MIDI, text and images, plus:

MUSIC CREATION:

--  Multi-track & live arranger, multi-track mixer
--  NEW Overview mode for fast, precise project navigation
--  Song Maker: Entire arrangements with a click
--  NEW MAGIX Robota -- sensational analog drum machine
--  NEW One-click Loop 
Selection -- rapid sound selection
--  NEW MAGIX Vocal Tuner -- corrects vocals automatically
--  NEW Virtual instrument automation
--  NEW Remix Agent for original remixes
--  IMPROVED MAGIX Vocoder -- real-time-capable & with live input
--  MORE 14 simultaneously-usable virtual instruments
--  15 real-time effects, reverse, surround, normalize
--  MIDI editor -- import, play and edit MIDIs
--  IMPROVED Global timestretching & pitchshifting
    

VIDEO CREATION:

--  Visual FX -- Beat-controlled animations
--  Video Controller for customized special effects
--  Animated text blending, rolling credits
--  Transitions, "picture-in-picture" display and much more
    

PRESENTATION:

--  Webpage Creation with music, images and more
--  Musical Emails -- Send your tunes to anyone
--  Free sound downloads from the MAGIX online library
    

IMPORT/EXPORT:

--  Plug-ins -- DirectX™- and VSTi™** -- (1 instrument / track) support
--  MORE Import/
Export: WAV, AVI, WMF™, QuickTime™, MP3 (MP3 Demo Encoder
    with 20 free runs) and OGG Vorbis
--  Import -- Audio CDs*, MIDI files
--  Export Real™ Media
    

Pricing and Availability

With a suggested retail price of $59.99, MAGIX Music Maker 2005 Deluxe for Windows platforms is available immediately from all major retail outlets or directly from the MAGIX website. Visit www.magix.com for more information.

About MAGIX

MAGIX is the market leader in music software worldwide(1). In addition to its full line of personal rich media products, MAGIX offers its professional applications, Samplitude and Sequoia, to audio production studios and broadcast stations. MAGIX is the worldwide technology leader in Personal Rich Media. Personal Rich Media allows consumers to convert, edit, create and publish digital media, including video, photos and music, making it possible for users of all ages and experience levels to create, share and publish their own rich media content. MAGIX, and its worldwide subsidiaries, is the only international company to offer a full range of photo, video and audio solutions for broadband, B2B and consumer markets.

(1) According to combined retail sales of PC software in Europe and North America for 2002 and 2003 as reported by NPD Charts USA, Media Control Charts Non-Games GAS; GFK Charts Non-Games Benelux and France; Future Retail Panel UK, Italy, Spain, Scandinavia.