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@AAProds Hi Al, I, too, had to de/reactivate when I updated VPX, but not VDL, as I had never put VDL on my laptop. I guess that I now have 2 activations of VDL for the same computer. The update didn't help with my current project. The photos, videos

Movie Studio

22 answers, most recent on 1/7/2026

RE: Unable to capture audio during Screen Recording -Video Deluxe 2026 Plu

@browj2 Hi John . . . . the middle button at the top of the new (relatively) Magix Capture app. I call it an app because it works as a standalone. . . . The ones at the bottom open the legacy features . . . . This has been the case since the first

SOUND FORGE

31 answers, most recent on 4/17/2026

RE: Sound Forge alternatives

I’ve never used a program with an interface as clear and smooth as Sound Forge (same with Vegas), but their frequent VST plugin bugs—essential for audio work—plus High DPI issues (still in 2025!) made me switch reluctantly a long time ago. For

SOUND FORGE

3 answers, most recent on 3/23/2026

RE: What alternatives to Sound Forge exist?

Alternatives to Sound Forge were recently discussed in this recent topic:https://www.magix.info/us/forum/sound-forge-alternatives--1351077/#ca2000332 My alternate is to use an earlier version of Sound Forge that works with the specific plug-in

Movie Studio

16 answers, most recent on 12/23/2025

RE: No video only sound

@Odd-Aagesen I have hundreds of short DV Avi's created with my Sony DV camera and the mediafiles of a few random ones are identical to your mediafile EXCEPT mine for some reason under VIDEO shows Encoder Settings (I don't think this is important)

Movie Studio

32 answers, most recent on 4/2/2026

RE: Export quality from RTX Ti3060 far inferior to UHD770

@johnebaker @me_again @CubeAce @vdl-user-v19 John, You nailed it. I exported the song (an MP4 H264 and AAC) to WAV (ironically using VDL) then used that WAV with my footage and it came out perfectly with the 3060. It would appear that Magix is

SOUND FORGE

8 answers, most recent on 3/31/2026

RE: Wave Hammer - Sound Forge 18

Hi @Joseph-Carvalho and @SP., if the Wave Hammer preset is saved, it will return afterwards when WH is cancelled and re-opened.. but always to the last saved WH preset configuration.. This only occurred in SFP-17, 18 and Audio Studio-17, SFP-15 and

SOUND FORGE

5 answers, most recent on 12/17/2025

RE: Use of 'Record Output'

You are probably referring to 'Stereo mix' or 'Record what you hear' depending on the audio device You could try using the 'Record> Classic Wave Driver' in Sound ForgeYou should first confirm the input mode in Windows sound settings. The Realtek

Music Maker

10 answers, most recent on 12/16/2025

RE: [Closed] MMM Crashes/Freezes at every start

@David-M-Turner OneDrive has been known to cause all sorts of problems with both audio and video editing programs. BUT, this thread was started in 2018 and its most recent post, prior to yours, was from 2022. Please do not resurrect such old

Photostory

15 answers, most recent on 1/28/2026

RE: 2026 Manual doesn't agree with program - Split Photostory, etc.

@doane Hi . . . . DVD writer is not Bluetooth capable . . . . To clarify, Bluetooth is a format of wireless communication between devices, eg mobile phone/ear buds mouse/computer. Blu-ray is a disc format. . . . . anyway to use a custom menu image

Music Maker

16 answers, most recent on 1/12/2026

RE: Midi keyboard not playing live

@Alex-Kirkwood Like mentioned before, you need to make sure that the Focusrite ASIO driver is selected in the Music Maker program settings.. If you click on the Advanced button next to the driver selection you'll open the Focusrite ASIO control

SOUND FORGE

7 answers, most recent on 3/13/2026

RE: Sound Forge Audio Studio 17

Hi @Rod-Devonshire, Are you trying to reinstall using the installation manager or the unpacked installer file.. which may still be in your 'Documents> MAGIX Downloads' folder, When uninstalling SF, I usually recommend using a third-party

Movie Studio

4 answers, most recent on 6/7/2026

MAGIX Video deluxe 2026 Premium - My first voice over is the pits

I have made many productions now with everyones help and i am learning everytime but this is stressing me big time i used to make videos with txt info below my schenes..no speaking then i loved a.i. so i used a voice that worked for me but my family

Music Maker

16 answers, most recent on 1/12/2026

RE: Midi keyboard not playing live

@Alex-Kirkwood MIDI ports on the audio interface would only be needed if you own a MIDI device without USB connection. You wrote your MIDI keyboard is a USB device. This means the keyboard has its own internal MIDI interface. Do you still have

Music Maker

16 answers, most recent on 1/12/2026

RE: Midi keyboard not playing live

@Alex-Kirkwood MIDI ports on the audio interface would only be needed if you own a MIDI device without USB connection. You wrote your MIDI keyboard is a USB device. This means the keyboard has its own internal MIDI interface. Do you still have

Video Pro X

45 answers, most recent on 6/6/2026

RE: DVDs cut don't play

MKV files are here. MP4s are here. The MP4s load into VPX16 but the thumbnails are blank. The loaded files preview jerky Audio and no Video.

SOUND FORGE

3 answers, most recent on 12/30/2025

Voiceover Gate zeroes out the audio

I just upgraded from 16 to 17. I have some pretty standard things I do for a podcast and using the Gate on Voiceover settings is one of them. If I do it in 17, after applying the waveform is a silent flat line. When I do it in 16 the VO gate applies

SOUND FORGE

31 answers, most recent on 4/17/2026

RE: Sound Forge alternatives

@David-Rees Magix support was usually good until they were sold to new owners at the beginning of 2025. In summer 2025 they introduced their AI bot customer support and over the last three months they basically stopped answering support tickets.

Movie Studio

No answers, created on 2/11/2026

Gravure impossible en Blu-ray h264 avec Windows 11

Bonjour Impossible de graver en Blu-ray en H264: Echec de l'encodage du film. Je viens d'acquérir un nouvel ordinateur avec la dernière version de Windows 11 qui ne prend pas en charge le Codec AC3. Votre logiciel Magix de luxe 2024 Premium encode

Audio Cleaning Lab

One answer, on 3/28/2026

RE: Cannot install Magix Audio Cleanic 2014

@Christophe-BOUTONNET Please edit your post and remove your private information. This is a public user forum and we are all users like you and no Magix support staff is active here. You need to ask support at infoservice@magix.net for a direct

SOUND FORGE

8 answers, most recent on 2/25/2026

Sound Forge Audio Studio works incorrect with VST3 plugins

I updated my Sound Forge Audio Studio 14 to version 17 yesterday. I did this because version 14 was not working correctly with 45 out of 170 of my VST3 plugins. For example:- Melda Dynamic EQ: the processed file is 40 ms longer than the original;-

Audio Cleaning Lab

11 answers, most recent on 2/24/2026

RE: Need 2 files from Audio Cleaning Lab 10 cd distribution

@clement5 Ok, I don't know if SFACL4 still has DX plugin compatibility. Likely not. Can this tool help you? https://craiganderton.org/how-to-use-dx-plug-ins-with-vst-only-daws/ https://www.xlutop.com/buzz/zip/dxshell_v1.0.5b.zip ACL had a very

Audio Cleaning Lab

7 answers, most recent on 5/5/2026

RE: Dolby Noise Reduction system

I have the old Magix Audio Cleaning Lab 2005, so old that I have to have the install disc in the drive while using it, or it won't operate.For the life of me, I can't figure out how to get to the Dolby B-C function. I have an old cassette dub that I

SOUND FORGE

One answer, on 1/15/2026

VU monitoring of record levels while muting monitoring of recording

I record audio in Sound Forge 17 using an XLR mic connected to a Focusrite preamp. I recently upgraded from a much older Windows 7 PC and was using a much older version (6.0b) of Sound Forge.In the older version of Sound Forge, I could easily choose