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http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=205802602
In case anyone else wants a list to find what works for them.
http://www.magix.com/int/free-download/
Music Creator 6 is part of the CAKEWALK group if I remember right.
But I don't know.
Choosing software while looking only at it's interface is very wrong. The most important things are stability and feature set IMO. Sonar and Music Creator by Cakewalk are very good at these points. But if you want beautiful buttons... Then go and buy Fruity Loops. It's not on Steam (they were Greenlit for year I think but haven't released it since for some reason), but it's a very powerful and stylish program with life-time license (no need to pay for updates/upgrades).
One more point: MAGIX' support on Steam forums is very weak. Check out Cakewalk's Steam Hub and you will be amazed how active these guys are.
A friend of mine has it, and he hates it.
If you're looking for a fully capable DAW best to look for one of the big guys like Ableton or Image Line. It's not really worth it buying < $100,- software, if you want to do more than just having a bit of fun.
Most DAW's have trial/lite versions to check out, best to have a look at most of them before buying something like this.
As Whisper already said, MAGIX is a company that delivers basic consumer software in a broad spectrum, not specialized in audio.
But I'm mostly just making video game music for indi development. Nothing theatrical but I don't want to run into bugs either so thanks for the input.
And I understand the UI look doesn't matter usually. But for me if I'm looking at it all day it will effect my mood and inspiration and stuff. But I can counter that with other things. It's just a lot more effort.
Magix has been around for ALOT longer then 10 years... more like 17..i bought my first musicmaker , i believe it was in 1998.
Magix also started with just Audio software but later started adding alot of other software to their line , this does not make it a bad company.
Magix = Consumer software
Cakewalk = Pro software
big difference...
Magix also get's sold way more then cakewalk , so naturally there are more problems with it...the more qty you sell the more problematic feedback you receive, over all the bugs/issue percentage isn't that bad.
I don't think MAGIX sells more than Cakewalk. Maybe they do, because their audience is a bit more wide. But like I said Cakewalk supplies a lot more than just a single DAW and their products are more stable and feature-complete, so in overall they do a much better job.
I might be biased here, because I used some of MAGIX software (Movie Maker and Photo&Graphic Designer) and wasn't really impressed. Simple to use, yes, but they have some problems here and there - like bugs, random crashes, lag. I didn't experience anything bad with Sonar X3 or synths by Cakewalk.
So the decision of what to choose must rely on one's demands. If it's just a hobby, you might want to go with Magix product. If you're serious about diving into music - buy Cakewalk's. Either way, it's best to try a demo version of each product.
Unlike MAGIX software, Sonar is designed for and capable of producing professional music, and is developed by Cakewalk, which is a division of Gibson. In my opinion, if you're interested in making music as a hobby, get Music Creator 6. If you find that software to be too limited, then you'll be able to upgrade to Sonar X3 at a great discount. Even the base version is more than capable of making pro-level music, but there are Studio and Producer versions that come with more plugins (such as Melodyne for correcting pitch and tempo in vocals) and a couple features that assist in making professional music. The point being there is an upgrade path if you find you need more from Music Creator 6 or even Sonar X3.
Probably my next aquisition will be the Samplitude Pro.
The supplied 'loops' content is much bigger in Magix as well, but you do have to pay a small fee to use it for commercial use (eg youtube, if you use adverts you get paid from with your video). You can use the inbuilt synth instruments to make music (drums, harp, flute, synths etc) and pay no extras fees though (basically, it's the loops you have to pay to use), and you can buy tons of very high quality loop packs that are royalty free once you have paid for each pack on loopmasters.com, bigfishaudio.com, looploft.com. So you can learn with the supplied content and pay a small fee to use that for commercial use or then buy profesional packs for $20-$40 each to make very professional sounding songs you can sell or use commercially.
So if you want to learn the basics and have some decent starter content, Magix MM 2015 Prem' is awesome. If you want to put a few days learning in to it Sonar X3 is a very professional tool, but comes with little starter content and is quite expensive when not on sale.
Sonar's big 'thang' X3 vs Music Creator Touch and Magic MM 2015' is 64-bit VST plugins and awesome stabilty when using lots of plugins live. Once you have Kontact and oft' used free plugins that can number 50-100+ being loaded for use.
I use both Sonar X3 and Magix MM. I use Magix MM to sketch musical ideas and then use Sonar X3 Studio to produce fully rounded complex work with lots of extra plugs ins instruments.
Magix is also very good at spitting out MP3 and loads of video formats for audio output. Sonar and quite a few other DAWS charge a little extra for MP3 output and also have issues with quite a few video output formats. Magix can export a song in Windows Video formats and that can be read by facebook to upload music (as facebook hates MP3 and Wav), So yet again Magix MM 2015 is a very handy DAW.
It has many built in plug ins that mimic much more expensive software you have to pay extra for in Sonar or Ableton Live-Fruity Loops etc. They are far more basic versions in magix but will suit a new user. You will outgrow magix for high-end professional work, but no other DAW will get you making music faster and teach you the basics. It also very easy to set a midi keyboard up with. The auto song creator can be great for making ideas with Catooh content and is a real time saver. It also has a built in 'own brand' version of melodyne for adjusting pitch on vocals (autotune). Prem MM also does 5.1 sound.
For RPG fantasy makers, the new Harp and flute intruments are very good in Magic MM prem 2015, almost as good as the professional versions inside Lumina Symphobia 3 (which is $1000+). So if you want to make Lord of the ring'esque stuff, Magic MM 2015 is kinda worth the upgrade price for some.
Remember if you make the notes using a mouse or midi piano keyboard and use the built in synths like the harp or flute etc you do not have to pay any extra fee for using that content in a game (same applies to all DAWS).