For those who have MusicMaker 2017 Premium, you may have noticed that the above synthesizers that were available in previous versions are no longer accessible, however, the .syn files still exist in the following folder:
C:\ProgramData\MAGIX\Music Maker Premium\2017\Synth
Here is the reply from Magix about these:
"This is not a bug. They are only in to avoid compatibillity issues with older project files. You can still drag & drop the *.syn files from the directory into your project. Further releases will not include the object synths due to technical problems and further developments. There are a lot of VSTI out there, where you can do the same and much more using Music Maker."
I tried it and it works fine. I tried copying the Synth folder to the VST folder and adding the path to VST in MMM, but that did nothing. I created a Windows Explorer shortcut on the Desktop to open to:
C:\ProgramData\MAGIX\Music Maker Premium\2017\Synth
so that I can get to the syn files quickly. I couldn't find another way to get them to show up in MMM. Even the file manager now seems weak as I can no longer create linked folders.
If you do not have access to the ProgramData folder in Windows Explorer, you will have to unhide it in Windows Explorer.
Below are the Questions and Answers to 2 othere problems that I noted:
2) Q: The function to create a loop from a MIDI object created in the project does not work.
A: This issue is still in the process. Forthcoming updates of music maker may do the trick.
3) Q: In the Advanced part of the recording parameters, General Options "Normalize after recording" does nothing, and has not worked for at least two versions of Music Maker.
A: Yep. This issue is also in the process.
The workaround is to Normalize manually after recording.