The popping and cracking sounds were there in my 2018 Premium Edition as well. They permeate the whole project but they don't show up in the final product when I export the project. So that's a relief. But the cracking is extremely distracting and annoying when trying to make music.

I'm working in Windows 7 Pro, and at least two of the issues raised are present for that platform as well. Freezing is becoming a real pain, but no I can't isolate what it is tips the balance to push the software into it. Sometimes I've been working a while, but at other times it locks up almost immediately.

Exporting to mp3 has caused the software to crash any number of times, but again not always? I've not identified specific reasons for the other multiple crashes.

Then there is the already documented issue of other midi tracks playing randomly when you are working in the piano roll with another instrument.

So far this is the least stable version I've encountered since I began using Music Maker about 5 years ago.

Hi.

I've also been having major problems. I'm using version 27.0.0.16 on windows 10, with a brand new laptop with ample space and speed. I've found the problems so bad I've pretty much stopped using the program since the 2019 version was installed.

I have also encountered the same problems, cracking, other instruments randomly playing when editing in piano roll, the program crashing and restarting itself loosing everything, especially when in piano roll, it also opens up plus even though I have the disc for premium.

I'm just wondering if anyone has heard anything from Magix? Whether it is something to do with the new version (which it seems pretty obvious it is) and if it is, whether they are trying to rectify the problem?

Thanks.

I can only hope they are aggressively working on the first update. I have quite a few shenanigans I have worked out to try and develop some kind of work flow. Like one set of drivers loaded to play, and another set to record with crackles, for example. Seems like it should be known what some of the major problems are by now. In the meantime, I get to learn workarounds and what should be ahead of me when fixes get put in place. Looks like a bit premature of a release to me, but I can make progress learning in the meantime. CEC

I can only hope they are aggressively working on the first update...

...In the meantime, I get to learn workarounds and what should be ahead of me when fixes get put in place. Looks like a bit premature of a release to me, but I can make progress learning in the meantime. CEC

Haha. Fingers crossed.

Also, love the optimistic outlook :)

Well, MAGIX Music Maker seems to be having some real stability problems in the latest version of Windows 10. I must say I have really liked the program in the past, and many of the instruments are superb. Many of the loops are great too. I don’t want to criticize such a great program, but lately I can’t do more than two or maybe 3 tracks at a time without the program displaying significant dysfunction. For example, I was working on some string and orchestral arrangements the other day (synched to a track I had done in another program — an imported .wav file), when suddenly the tracks stopped playing about one minute into the song. I had to delete my .wav file in Music Maker and then save the string and orchestral tracks in Music Maker to salvage my project. Never had such a problem before. I hope the MAGIX software team is hard at work coming up with an update that will solve instability problems like this. As a songwriter and composer, there is nothing I hate more than instability in a program I use to create with.

I see exactly the same with MM19 and Win10. Opened a thread to it with some more details... it's enoying, it's unusable. It's a big waste of money atm

About the crackling Noise !

When using low latency drivers and a small block size, the sound quality degrees and you will hear crackling sound.

Low latency and small block size is necessary to record in real time. When you have finished recording you should increase the block size to 1024 or 2048 and the crackling sound should dissapear.

Because of the terribly instability issue you should do every thing in small steps, save and save often, make backup copies of your current project progress often. The program and the plugins can have memory leak, so don't let the program stay open for long time or you will end up out of memory.
 

So why not to switch to other music software? - The reason is simply - I have tried most of them, and no music software is so simply and straight forward to use, like MMM, and if your'e like me and you like the sound of the 70's and 80's, that's where this software marvels, because it does not give you sterilized digital sound, you dont even have to humanize your track because it sounds so live, timbre and fat.
 

My only hope, is they finish bug fixing and develope testing before they release and sell they're software. And give us updates that better the software and not make it unusable.

MMM-2018 + Win10. After the last update to 27.0.2.28 the program started to crash much more often. Now it doesn't export anything (for inst MP3) if there are effects assigned to the tracks. Checked even old projects that used to work. After the effects are discarded, everything works. Maybe they want me (us) to upgrade to 2019 and ruin everything on purpose? Although they are unlikely to have these abilities.

Thank goodness that is not just me. I mean it's not pleasurable that others are having problems, but I am having nothing but issues with premium 2019 crashing over and over and over, most notably when I switch from ASIO over to any one of the other audio drivers such as the wave driver or the direct soundt driverdtoplay the audio I recorded, the software either completely crashes and resets or a Windows error box pops up suggesting that I send information to Magix or stop the program or whatever else it says. This literally happens every single time I switch from asio to any one of the other drivers. I have also tried it the wasapi driver with no success it does the exact same thing.

I have tried all kinds of experiments with no success. I have now come to accept that anytime I record any type of audio or vocal. I will not be able to play it back without the system crashing and resetting. I find it horribly frustrating and it makes me want to scream and pull all of my hair out.

I also have an issue with the auto backup not working I have tried absolutely everything. II'v tried to switching it from 1 minutes to 2 minutes to 3 minutes to 20 minutes. It doesn't work. I was told by the magix support team to make sure and name the audio file first and then it would save automatically. I name the audio file first always and always have. It does nothing to resolve the issue.

Also I am experiencing the same random sounds while I am working in the piano roll. Suddenly a piano part that I have recorded earlier or a couple of drum beats are a couple of guitar strums will randomly, briefly sound off while I'm in the middle of some other aspect of the project.

This version of magix Music Maker 2019 premium is clearly in need of an update. There are many bugs and many problems. Something needs to happen quick. I've been using magic software since 2005. I am always been satisfied but have never had the number of problems I have experienced over the last three years. Eventually the problems become stabilized but in the meantime I struggle and suffer and want to throw my computer out the window and just simply scream.

I so understand you. I get many bugs as well, not all the same as you, but some are the same. The very latest update (27.0.3.32) seems to have resolved the exporting problems. that aspect has been working fine since. It's been said that they are working on the "ghost notes" problem. It must be a complicated problem because it's been a while now. I can only assume they are working on the other bugs as well.

The only recommendation I can give for now is to send all the error reports when they happen. You can also inquired about the "Syscheck" program you can use. It's a bit of a hassle, but if we want things to be resolved, they have to know about them.

@gmannhtown

You wrote:

when I switch from ASIO over to any one of the other audio drivers such as the wave driver or the direct soundt driverdtoplay the audio I recorded

I wonder why you are doing this? I understand fully your frustration at the problems you are seeing and I know Magix are very aware of the understandable annoyance of users.

However, it should not ever be necessary to change from an ASIO driver to a different one, merely to hear playback! I use MM with an ASIO driver (I actually have 3 on my system: Magix Low Latency; ASIO4All; and the one for my MOTU audio interface) and never need to move away from them. So, can you tell us much more about your computer (this post will give you an idea of what information would be very useful) and particularly why you need to switch audio drivers in order to hear playback?

Jeff

@gmannhtown

Further to what Jeff wrote, did you update to the latest patch?

John CB

I see exactly the same with MM19 and Win10. Opened a thread to it with some more details... it's enoying, it's unusable. It's a big waste of money atm

It's "enoying" but it's not unusable and for the <$100US I invested.. well it was a steal. Check out my Youtube 'One of Argentine's Submarines is Missing Tonight - MAGIX MUSIC MAKER 2019'

Nice job! I enjoyed that 😄

Since I've bought this program, Ive been dealing with constant freezes. Its like once i start preview tracks or try to go apply an effect, its constantly freezes up. Im up here thinking its my laptop lol. Craziest part of it all is this program is actually quite wonderful. Easy to use, easy on the eyes and etc.... But one question that I do have is when it comes to the crashes and freezing, could it have something to do with this program being 32-bit instead of 64-bit? Just a question i thought about because my HP laptop is running Windows10 64-bit.