I got magix music maker 16 a while ago, but one problem i have is it keeps freezing and stops responding. This happens especially when i want to edit a recording or clip. When it freezes i lose all my work, any help?
This could be caused by many things, so it’s more of a troubleshooting issue.
Program crashes are commonly attributed to resources, either not enough of them available or the availability of the resources are under the control of another program.
Unfortunately, many developers are creating applications that place protocols into the Start Up section of Windows. This means as you turn on your computer, these applications turn on, whether you need them or not. This is a huge resource drain, and will cause the computer to slow down on its own start up after time. Every little icon that hangs out down by the system clock is a Start Up program, but that is not all of them.
I created a PDF guide for temporarily shutting down Start Up programs so you can test for yourself if this may or may not help the situation.
Before you do that though, I suggest doing an update for your PC. Graphics card drivers, any Windows updates to start with. The graphics card driver is maybe the most important driver in the system, as it has more control over resources than other hardware components because, if you can’t see what’s going on through he monitor, nothing else really matters. So, resources are very critical to this, and periodically graphics card manufactures update their drivers.
So, try updating what you can, then test to see if you have better control. If not use this PDF guide.
Also, hit the SAVE buttom on a regular basis during your editing sessions.
I am glad to hear someone with the same problem as me.I just reloaded my version of music maker 14
and it just freezes my whole computer anytime it feels like it.I am loosing faith in magix programs.My
pro tools works and maybe I will try cubase.
Not a valid Win32 application.
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C:\Program Files\myprogram\program.exe is not a valid Win32 application.
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File is corrupt, bad, or missing. File is not designed for your version of Windows. File is a virus, worm, or other malware file. Hardware incompatibility. Answer:File is corrupt, bad, or missing
If the file or program you're attempting to run is corrupt or missing, Windows will be unable to execute the file properly and sometimes generate this error message.
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Long file name issue
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Hardware incompatibility
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It may be your computer. When using MAGIX a lot of things are going on at the same time that can make the computer slow, or crash. I have Windows Vista and magix crashes on me occasionally. Save your work often so that if it crashes you can pull up your files again. If you go to Program Settings (hit Y on the keyboard to get there or via File>Settings>Program Settings) go to general settings and you should see an option to back up your file and you can choose how frequently it should automatically save your file.
I am glad to hear someone with the same problem as me.I just reloaded my version of music maker 14 and it just freezes my whole computer anytime it feels like it.I am loosing faith in magix programs.My pro tools works and maybe I will try cubase.
Music Maker 14 is not going to work in a Win7 machine. I am not sure why you are comparing ProTools or Cubase to Music Maker either, that is like comparing Beef to Vegetable, sure you can eat both, but they are no where near the same thing.
I have used Music Maker since 1998, the V2000 series which I think was version 4, if I am not mistaken. I haven't had any catastrophic errors in that time either. Sure, when I update my computer or just the operating system, I have to update the program as well, sometimes that means buying a new one, but for the price, and the features NOTHING comes close to Magix (although, I do miss the Silver and Copper Synths)
I have used just about everything audio wise, as I also write reviews on several forums and trade sites, so I like to know what other programs can do (some are phenomenal, some leave me wondering what the developer was thinking...), and yet, I can still do things in Music Maker that I cannot do in higher priced more "professional" software. That of course would be more beneficial to you if you could get the program to stop crashing.
There are some things I would share though...
Windows Vista & 7 users... make sure you have Administration Rights! You have to login, you have to give permissions to the software to run with administration rights. You should install the software into the default directory and your drive letters should also be in sequence.
Magix software cannot be run from a server point, it just doesn't allow that.
You need to make sure you are not paralyzing your system either. These utilities like Defender and Crash Guard actually cause more problems then they help solve. System Resources must be available to the program, yet many users do not realize that over 70% of there resources could be taken before they even start a program.
Basically, if you look at the system clock, every icon hanging out there is a "legitimate" program that is running in the background, there are others that I would deem "Shady" at best that are also running when you start your computer. These are killing your resources, thus that 4, 6, 8 GB of RAM is substantially lower by the time Windows has finished loading.
That doesn't mean you need to remove the other software, but you need to stop it from automatically starting when you turn your system on. I have used MSCONFIG to do that, so my Printer does not automatically warm up when I turn on the computer, my Windows Live is not running at startup, in fact the only thing I have running from startup is my Antiviral program. Everything else requires me to run it, so it takes a few moments to start... I am patient, I can wait.