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@NickHarvey My guess is, that Acid 11 is simply incompatible. It wasn't updated for years and Waves plugins have the odd peculiarity that they are only officially compatible with DAWs listed on the Waves website. They can work with other DAWs, but

SOUND FORGE

31 answers, most recent on 4/17/2026

RE: Sound Forge alternatives

The first version under Boris FX is still hi-DPI incompatible! I always used the SF shortcut's 'Properties> Compatibility> High DPI settings', This has been commented on a few times on this forum. Search for those posts. That said, hopefully

Audio Cleaning Lab

2 answers, most recent on 10/2/2025

RE: ACL 2005 won't recgnise the CD drive on my Windows 10 PC

Thank you SP, it took me a while but after getting Windows to check compatibility mode at last my external CD drive was recognised although not the internal one. I can write CDs again and am very grateful!

Samplitude

3 answers, most recent on 5/3/2026

RE: independent sampler

@cory-holtz Welcome to the Magix user to user forums. If you search for Independence Pro from Magix you will find various links to the product. BUT, it has not been updated for several years and reports suggest it is not really compatible with any

SOUND FORGE

6 answers, most recent on 8/5/2025

RE: Having Problems With Sound Forge 17 Crashing Or Otherwise Not Working?

Thanks for the tip SP. I went into the registry and deleted the Magix Low Latency 2016 ASIO key and rebooted. I removed the command to run in compatibility mode and my crashing problem immediately returned. Turned the run in compatibility mode

SOUND FORGE

3 answers, most recent on 9/16/2025

RE: Pitch Bending and Speed Distortion after closing file "Drunken VO"

@matt_locker-01. Are you sure it's the same setup? I mean, Windows 10 and 11 install updates regularly, which can lead to problems with very old software. Maybe try running Sound Forge 10 via Windows 7 compatibility mode.

Music Maker

7 answers, most recent on 10/20/2025

RE: MMM 2014 fresh reinstall from website

Thank you, SP. Have you seen the d103.magix page online? It tries to claim it will be compatible with all later versions. It sucks to not know this in advance, sure. I will check how to create that firewall exception. Cheers.

SOUND FORGE

2 answers, most recent on 6/20/2025

RE: SoundForge Pro 18 and Mac Sequoia 15.1?

@Jim-Goodman Hi . . . . Have they figured how to make Soundforge compatible with Mac/Sequoia 15.1 now . . . . All Magix software is Windows based, it is unlikely a MAC version will be developed, the last MAC OS compatible software was dropped

Movie Studio

7 answers, most recent on 2/20/2026

RE: Crashing in Windows 10

I had same issue and my pc is latest spec. Problem appears to be that, although spec says Nvidia recommended fo 4K, the software is not compatible with nvidia drivers an I had to disable the hardware acceleration and force it to use the intel

Music Maker

3 answers, most recent on 1/17/2026

RE: NO DOWNLOAD MUSIC MAKER 2025 PREMIUM

I've tried absolutely everything: changing DNS, sharing the network from my phone, running the drive as administrator, and setting Windows 8 compatibility. and of course I turned off the firewall. I even tried transferring files from my previous

SOUND FORGE

One answer, on 7/24/2025

Sound Forge Audio Studio version 13 and Windows 11 compatibility

Does anyone know if Sound Forge Audio Studio 13 is compatible with Windows 11? Magix website says the following: We do not support Windows 10/11N operating systems, as the necessary Windows Media features are missing. If you are using such an

Photostory

15 answers, most recent on 1/28/2026

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

The thumbnail distortion I posted above was caused by me changing my Windows 11, over riding the Properties-Compatibility-Change high DPI settings, setting it to Override - System Enhanced for this Photostory 2026. I did it because the burn screen

Other products

No answers, created on 8/1/2025

New ASIO driver from Steinberg.

A new widely compatible ASIO driver has been released by Steinberg. For those that may be having to use an inboard sound chip or older sound card or one relying on the ASIO4ALL or Magix own ASIO driver, this new, more efficient driver, has at least

Rescue Your Videotapes!

3 answers, most recent on 12/30/2025

RE: [Solved] MxDownloadManager.exe crashes when trying to download Version 7

@JudgeHawk It's no longer working. You could contact customer support at infoservice@magix.net and ask them for the installer, but I assume that they won't answer or simply say it's out of support because it's an old software from 2013. I also don't

SOUND FORGE

6 answers, most recent on 8/5/2025

Having Problems With Sound Forge 17 Crashing Or Otherwise Not Working?

I recently upgraded to SF17 from SF10 because I bought a new computer with Windows 11. SF10 would not install on the new PC because the license server for that old version no longer exists. I installed SF17 then launched it. Everything looked good

ACID

19 answers, most recent on 1/21/2026

RE: WAVES VST Plug-in inssue

@raquii Inside the Acid program folder there are multiple audio_plugin_scan_server exe files. These are responsible for the plugin scan. Acid hasn't been updated for many years so there are compatibility issues with newer plugins. Some users found

Movie Studio

16 answers, most recent on 12/23/2025

RE: No video only sound

@Odd-Aagesen Hi. As far as I'm aware, that version of Windows that comes with the product is made for Soc type processors, as are those versions of the VLC and Media Player apps. To date, only the Da Vinci Resolve video editor has been adapted to

Audio Cleaning Lab

One answer, on 1/23/2026

Compatible with Windows 11?

I have a well used installation disk for Audio Cleaning Lab 2017. I am forced to change my computer soon due to Microsoft ceasing support for Win 10, and am seeking advice whether I can install my well loved Cleaning Lab on my new PC when I get it,

SOUND FORGE

4 answers, most recent on 2/1/2026

RE: Extraction de pistes CD

Hi @Daniel-AUMIOT, I am not sure about Win 11 but try right-click the SF-17 shortcut, select 'Properties> Compatibility' and check-mark 'Run this program as an administrator'. Je ne suis pas sûr pour Windows 11, mais essayez ceci : faites un clic

Movie Studio

22 answers, most recent on 10/11/2025

RE: Serial Number Problem with Video Deluxe2026 Trial

@GeeGee, @CubeAce, @AAProds Hi To clarify, the Windows 10/11 requirements saga. Windows 11, can now be installed on older motherboard/CPU combinations which do not have or support the Trusted Platform Module (TPM), which was a requirement when

Movie Studio

6 answers, most recent on 11/27/2025

RE: Cannot install Video Deluxe 2026

@Larry-Burkholder Hi Video deluxe is the new name for Movie Studio 2018 and later versions which was formerly known as Movie Edit Pro. The project file formats are compatible, with the caveat that any 3rd party software, addons, or older effects,

ACID

3 answers, most recent on 11/17/2025

RE: waves 16 plugins cannot be added to chain

@Tinus72 My guess is that these plugins are simply not compatible because Acid is too old. You'll likely need a plug-in chainer like Plogue Bidule or DDMF Metaplugin as a workaround. You first load the plugin chainer as a VST and then load the Waves

ACID

19 answers, most recent on 1/21/2026

RE: WAVES VST Plug-in inssue

I was wrong. I was completely wrong. My apologies to SP and emmrecs, but the problem is now 100% Acid Pro's fault. SP mentioned above, "...Acid hasn't been updated for many years so there are compatibility issues with newer plugins...." and he hit

Movie Studio

6 answers, most recent on 12/9/2025

RE: [Closed] Nvidia RTX 5080 Graphics Card | But MEP 2026 suddenly stopped using it

Go back to driver version: GeForce Game Ready Driver 581.80 https://www.nvidia.com/en-us/drivers/details/257497/ The current NVIDIA driver is not compatible with Magix video editing software. I can confirm though that this was the issue (and only