
The software does not look much like what I remember from 10 years ago, but that does not matter. All problems disappeared on subsequent starts. I had to close and restart the software to actually get to the demo project, but that was expected.I also got an Easy Set Up window, but could not select audio input and output devices in that window.I did get an error "AUDCLNT_E_BUFFER_SIZE_NOT_ALIGNED", but that did not seem to impact anything.There was a link to a demo project, which was more useful.I found some of them useful, although too quick and too little narrative, which, for tutorials, made them overwhelming. The startup gave me a link to a number of videos.For 7 days, this will simply be an overview. I would have spent a lot more time with the software, had I had the 30 days.
This second point above is an issue for me.
The 30-day trial is actually a 7-day trial, which, if I register, can be extended to 30 days.
The installation also includes simpliclean, which is a registry cleaner of sorts. It is a large installation – over 250 Mb, not counting the 180 Mb demo project. I installed the trial version on Windows 10, with no problems. MAGIX Music Studio 2016 itself, however, is very impressive. I suppose at some point I will want to play with Samplitude itself. It sells for $49.99 (as opposed to $99.99 for Samplitude), has less virtual instruments, does not support higher bit resolution and sampling rates, does not support VST3, etc. I ended up downloading the trial version for MAGIX Music Studio 2016, which looks like a light edition version of Samplitude. I checked it out, but I was not paying much attention. The latest version is MAGIX Samplitude Music Studio 2016. 10 years ago, I played with Samplitude – a powerful recording and mixing software.