Ye

35mm
 
There are lots of ways to change the window layouts. You can move things around, dock them or have them as tabs. You can save different layouts too.
 
When you say it didn't recognize your plugins, what do you mean exactly? Have you added all your VST folders and scanned them? I have loads of old and new VSTs and they all scan and show up and work just fine.

I did move some windows around etc. but the minimize thing was really annoying and the overall space felt tight with that bottom window. I work on a laptop and having a huge VST window open was never a problem with Sonar; you just minimized it and maximized it when needed. With Samplitude, I didn't see a minimize tab top right. Maybe there is a way...but first impressions were that there wasn't one. Also on Sonar, the ease of pulling windows up, down, left right, was so easy.
 
Regarding plugins: This is a problem with 32bit plugins in a 64bit install. I've read on Presonus forums of people who've had similar problems (didn't check out Samplitude forums as they seem to be wholey populated with ex-Sonar people :)  It is solvable with JBridge, but when JBridge popped up in my Samplitude scan it didn't find BFDv1 or Trilogy. Reaper and Cubase had no such problem.
 
Ultimately, a DAW is like a car. They all do more or less the same thing, but it's a very personal choice. You either like it or you don't. I found Samplitude (like other Magix products) a bit Windows XP in feel. Slightly clunky design etc.. I'm sure it does everything right, but I wasn't blown away. I also was less than impressed with the synths. Nothing that I haven't already got. Many felt like bundled sounds that you get with Kontakt etc.
 
So, although the deal is an amazing price slash, I feel like a lot of us are considering buying it just because of the low price.

35mm

riojazz
I liked the Samplitude demo well enough to purchase the deal on the Pro Suite.
 
They processed my order and sent an email with serial numbers but the number is a P2 number, which I understand to be for Samplitude P2 (not the current P3).  I assume there will be some process for them to verify my SONAR ownership and then they will send me the P3 number.  It's a weekend, so I'm waiting. 
 
Does this sound right to those who did purchase the crossgrade at $149?
 

P2 is the correct number. Are you getting an error when you enter it?

The registration windows immediately aborts no matter what I try.  Yes, my number starts with P2.  In some comment on the Magix forum I read about a P3 number. 
 
I only received the one number for Samplitude from their email.  I downloaded the Pro X3 Suite from the same link in that email.  The only thing I can think of is that I still have the demo version on the PC, but I ran the setup for the full Suite version and that's what I'm unable to register.  I'm only able to get past that window by staying in trial mode. 
 
User Scook just said the crossgrade offer is not SONAR specific.  But I have received nothing asking for proof of ownership of any other DAW.  Thanks.
 
EDIT: Solved. For some reason, it worked the third time.
 

I understand, thank you.  Then I wonder why I can't activate my registration.  I have a ticket with Magix Support.
 
The only way I can use the program is by the trial mode on the registration screen.  I cannot make the P2 password work with any combination of radio buttons.
 
SOLVED. It finally worked.
 

burgerproduction
Ye

35mm
 
There are lots of ways to change the window layouts. You can move things around, dock them or have them as tabs. You can save different layouts too.
 
When you say it didn't recognize your plugins, what do you mean exactly? Have you added all your VST folders and scanned them? I have loads of old and new VSTs and they all scan and show up and work just fine.

I did move some windows around etc. but the minimize thing was really annoying and the overall space felt tight with that bottom window. I work on a laptop and having a huge VST window open was never a problem with Sonar; you just minimized it and maximized it when needed. With Samplitude, I didn't see a minimize tab top right. Maybe there is a way...but first impressions were that there wasn't one. Also on Sonar, the ease of pulling windows up, down, left right, was so easy.
 
Regarding plugins: This is a problem with 32bit plugins in a 64bit install. I've read on Presonus forums of people who've had similar problems (didn't check out Samplitude forums as they seem to be wholey populated with ex-Sonar people :)  It is solvable with JBridge, but when JBridge popped up in my Samplitude scan it didn't find BFDv1 or Trilogy. Reaper and Cubase had no such problem.
 
Ultimately, a DAW is like a car. They all do more or less the same thing, but it's a very personal choice. You either like it or you don't. I found Samplitude (like other Magix products) a bit Windows XP in feel. Slightly clunky design etc.. I'm sure it does everything right, but I wasn't blown away. I also was less than impressed with the synths. Nothing that I haven't already got. Many felt like bundled sounds that you get with Kontakt etc.
 
So, although the deal is an amazing price slash, I feel like a lot of us are considering buying it just because of the low price.

You don't need to mess about with jbridge. Samplitude supports both 32 and 64bit VSTs.
 
I hear you with the "not like Sonar" issue, but the best advice is to forget about looking for another Sonar because you won't find one. Whatever DAW you decide to get will be different and have its own quirks. And it does take time to get used to a new DAW once you have got used to the Sonar way.
 
As far as I know, you can't minimize VST windows in Samplitude. You also can't in Studio One and others. I personally never minimised them in Sonar. I just open and close them as needed. You might have to change your workflow to get around that issue. In Samplitude, there may be a keyboard shortcut for hiding/showing the VST window as there seem to be shortcuts for virtually everything. It would be worth asking at the forum.
 
By 'bottom window', do you mean the section with the transport or the tabbed sections above that? The transport can be moved or docked to where ever you want it or hidden. The section above that with the tabs can be hidden simply by double-clicking on the active tab or using the minus sign. That whole section can also be moved, docked, undocked etc. You can also grab any one of the tabs and just move that tab to where ever you want it. For example, the midi/score editor is in that section. I decided I didn't like it there, so I moved it to the main timeline window so now the timeline and midi/score editor are both tabs in the main window and I have saved that as my main layout. The windows are actually very configurable, more so than Sonar. It does take a bit of getting used to but I am sure you will find you can make it the way you want it. The whole software is actually very configurable.

burgerproduction
... (didn't check out Samplitude forums as they seem to be wholey populated with ex-Sonar people :) 

 Quite the opposite... most of the members at the Sampitude forum are long-time Samp users. I think the recent influx of ex-Sonar users asking questions may make it appear like there are a lot of former Sonarites there, but they are in the minority so don't hesitate in asking your questions there.

Mus

riojazz
I understand, thank you.  Then I wonder why I can't activate my registration.  I have a ticket with Magix Support.
 
The only way I can use the program is by the trial mode on the registration screen.  I cannot make the P2 password work with any combination of radio buttons.
 
SOLVED. It finally worked.

 
I have the same thing - any combination of omitting the P or hyphens as the screen suggests doesn't work...
 
Any clues?
 
Thanks
M

yes, if you downloaded the demo first, then you must either uninstall it, or just make sure you're running the correct downloaded Suite version before you try to enter the registration number.  the sale for the suite is actually a different product that the Pro X3 demo, so the registration number doesn't work with it, you have to use the registration number in the SUITE download and run it specifically.

On a somewhat different topic...
 
I was pleased the first time I ran Samplitude and it automagically found and used my FaderPort...in Native mode!
 
What's not so pleasing now is that Samplitude will occasionally leave the FP in some state other than 'reset', depending on where you are in Samplitude when you exit it.
 
This morning, I didn't even load a project, I just opened it to run a VST rescan after the Waves update, and then closed it. I had to unplug the USB cable from the FP to reset it (it wouldn't respond to Studio One at all). I'll report this on the Samplitude forum at some point.

Mus

Beagle

Mus

riojazz
I understand, thank you.  Then I wonder why I can't activate my registration.  I have a ticket with Magix Support.
 
The only way I can use the program is by the trial mode on the registration screen.  I cannot make the P2 password work with any combination of radio buttons.
 
SOLVED. It finally worked.

 
I have the same thing - any combination of omitting the P or hyphens as the screen suggests doesn't work...
 
Any clues?
 
Thanks
M

yes, if you downloaded the demo first, then you must either uninstall it, or just make sure you're running the correct downloaded Suite version before you try to enter the registration number.  the sale for the suite is actually a different product that the Pro X3 demo, so the registration number doesn't work with it, you have to use the registration number in the SUITE download and run it specifically.

OK got it. Thanks
 
Installing additional content and doesn't seem to have given me the option to install on a different drive - do you know if I can move it?
 
Cheers
M

I don't know for certain if you can install Sam itself on a different drive, you can certainly install the sounds and samples on a different drive using the custom installation.  I didn't check to see if Sam could be installed on a different drive using custom installation.
 
however, you might want to register at their forum and get some answers there.  it's not as active as this forum (or as this forum used to be) but there are a few who are extremely helpful there.
 
http://support2.magix.net/boards/samplitude/index.php?/forum/1-samplitude-software-related-topics-english/
 
there are also a lot of youtube videos on how to do things in Sam that are very helpful by Kraznet.

hi guys i bought it and yes it was a great deal I'm glad i got,  there,s a learning curve however very doable i have a small attention spand so hang in there this software has a lot to offer still   as 35mm said it all great write up  love my splat never thought i would be using samp and others eric

Mus
 
 
OK thanks, from that forum it seems that Independence can go on a separate drive but not Vita which goes in the C: Users folder. I believe the latter can be moved at the Windows system level and all programs should follow it. I might try it.
 
Cheers
M

What I did was install content, then move it and leave a shortcut to its new location from the original location. That works just fine. The hardest part is trying to work out where different things were installed to! There is a thread either here or in the Samp forum which lists the default locations. It's crazy that the installers don't allow custom paths!