MAGIX Music Maker vs n-Track Studio

MAGIX Music Maker is music-making software for Windows, with plans that vary by the number of tracks, effects, instruments and sound libraries included. The free plan costs nothing and includes six Soundpools, three virtual instruments and nine professional effects. Premium costs $59.99, paid once, adding unlimited tracks, 44 audio effects, audio recording, MIDI editing and VST3 support. Ultimate costs $129.99, paid once and includes Premium features plus Vandal Virtual Guitar Amp, five Vita Instruments, four coreFX and colorFX, and 18 Soundpools. Unlimited costs $149.99, paid once; it includes Premium features, access to 650+ Soundpools, 350+ GB of premium samples and 260,000+ sounds. The listed Windows support is for Windows 10 and 11. MAGIX, founded in 1993 and headquartered in Berlin, Germany, makes the software.

n-Track Studio is a digital audio workstation for recording, editing, and mixing music, with versions for Windows, macOS, Linux, Android, and iOS. It can record and play back a virtually unlimited number of audio and MIDI tracks. For MIDI work, the Piano Roll edits data and the Step Sequencer creates beats, sequences, and arpeggios. AI MixSplit separates full songs into individual tracks. Desktop software supports VST, VST3, CLAP, DirectX on Windows, AU on Mac, and ReWire effects. It also imports and exports DAWproject files for sharing work between DAWs, and recordings can be exchanged between desktop and mobile editions for further editing and mixing. The free edition allows up to 24 tracks, limits AI MixSplit to 15 seconds, and limits WAV/MP3 mixdown to 16-bit, among other limits. The site offers a manual, video tutorials, a forum, and customer support. Suite+ is listed at $109 a year and includes access across Mac, Windows, Linux, iOS, and Android.