Sequoia and Samplitude Version 7 Announced
September 26, 2002MAGIX has announced new updates to both
their Samplitude audio recording/editing environment and Sequoia post-production/broadcast package. The 6.5 version releases that were announced earlier have been canceled, and MAGIX will move on to version 7, with release expected before the end of the year. MAGIX is also taking over distribution for the products.
Together with the broadcasting industry, MAGIX has developed Sequoia 7 as a high definition digital audio workstation.
Functions such as source destination cutting and a professional cross-fade editor make Sequoia 7 suited for editing film, video and radio dialog and classical production montages.
Sequoia 7.0 offers the following new functions:
- Real-time room simulation
- Batch processing
- ASIO & native VST support (low latency monitoring)
- VSTi support
- Support for additional CD Index Offsets
- Enhanced import and direct access to SD2 files
The new Sequoia 7 version will be available in December 2002 at a recommended retail price of 2,500 Euro + VAT. The update (with real-time room simulation) is free for Sequoia users who purchased the product after 01/05/02. At the same time, MAGIX offers a service contract for all Sequoia users. The service contract is 20 % of the product purchase price per year, and includes a quarterly update.
MAGIX' Samplitude 7.0 will be offered in two different versions on offer at the end of November: Samplitude 7.0 Classic and Samplitude 7.0 Professional.
Samplitude 7.0 Classic (499 Euro), featuring
ASIO support, POW-R Dithering, Batch processing, VST and DirectX plugins with latency compensation, and more.
Samplitude 7.0 Professional will include real-time room simulation (999 Euro).
In addition to the new features added in the Classic version Samplitude 7.0 Professional adds native VST instruments (including single outputs), easy MIDI Editor, and more.
All customers who purchased 6.0 versions after 01/05/02 may purchase the update (including new manuals) at a price that reflects the price difference between the old and the new version.
Samplitude 7 will also be offered as a SAM FOR RENT version.
SAM FOR RENT means that you pay a monthly royalty and will always have the latest Samplitude version. This model now also offers all users of non-licensed versions the chance to finally work with the original versions.
SAM FOR RENT not only has the charm of a moderately priced introduction, but also offers the professional world constant technical relevance without extra charge.
Agree to rent Samplitude for more than 25 months and receive for the entire period quarterly notices of all innovations and updates. The rent is charged monthly to your bank or savings account, or to your credit card.
Samplitude 7 Classic costs 19.99. Samplitude 7 Professional costs 39.99.
For more information, visit their web site at www.magix.net. | 
