Burning audio CDs
with Music Maker

Here are the basic steps:

• Download Music Maker Free.
• Double-click the installation file you downloaded to install the software.
• Start Music Maker and create a new project using the start dialog.

Then, music production can begin. 

• Playback always occurs within the yellow-highlighted playback range above the first track.
• Switch to the "Loops" view on the right, then select matching loop objects and use them to create a backing track for your vocals, for example.
• Intuitively control the Beatbox's sounds by clicking on the colored boxes. To add the Beatbox to your arrangement, click the waveform button and drag it onto the Beatbox track (track 2).
• Click on the "Keyboard" button and then you can play the included software instruments using your computer keyboard or MIDI keyboard. 
• Record vocals or "live" instruments using a microphone. To do this, switch the red button in the desired track for your recording to "Audio Rec" mode for microphone recordings or to "MIDI Rec" mode for software instruments.
• Then, mix all of the tracks using the mixer, which can be accessed by pressing the "M" button.

In the final stage of music production, you can share your finished song or parts of the song – with a label, friends or other musicians. In the past, this was done with a good, old demo tape, but nowadays the medium of choice is the audio CD.

The free version of Music Maker does not include the burning feature. However if you want to burn mp3 files to an audio CD, you can easily upgrade the program with a small investment.

How you upgrade Music Maker Free with the burn function for burning audio CDs:

• Click on the "Store" tab in the top right.
• Change the product list to "Features" and choose the "CD/DVD burning" module (or alternatively change the product list to "Editions" and choose, for example, the "MUSIC MAKER Premium" Edition).

• Read the corresponding description and if you would like to buy the module, click on the price and follow the instructions. 

After the purchase, the add-on module will be installed and will be available in Music Maker immediately.

With the "CD/DVD burning" module installed, you will need a project with at least one audio file.

• If you want to burn music to CD from Music Maker, open the project with the song and from the menu choose "File" > "Export" > "Burn audio CD-R(W)".
• If you want to burn files to CD, start another project or create a new, empty project and load any audio file. The easiest way is to drag any sample from the list of loops on the right onto a track. Then, in the menu select "File" > "Export" > "Burn audio CD-R(W)".

In either case, the project or the current playback range will first be exported as a WAV file and then the "MAGIX Speed burnR" burn module will open.

The MAGIX Speed burnR burning module has two panels: On the left, you can browse the folders on your computer to load the desired audio files into the burn list. The burn list is displayed on the right. Once opened, the burn module contains the project file in WAV format with your Music Maker song (or the audio file you've loaded in the project).

First, a CD with storage space must be inserted in the burner. Then, the capacity indicator will be updated to match the selected medium.

As you add files, the capacity indicator at the bottom will change according to the remaining space on the blank disc.

• If you do not want to burn a particular file to the audio CD, simply delete it from the burn list. To do so, select the file and click on "Remove".
• At the bottom, specify the medium you wish to burn – in this case an "Audio CD".
• To add audio files to the burn list, click on the navigation buttons in the left panel and select a directory with audio files.
• Select the files you'd like to use and click "Add".
• Use drag & drop to sort the order of items in the burn list. Delete audio files from the list that you don't want to burn.
• Once the burn list is complete, click "Continue".

You will now be taken to the final dialog with the burning options. Here, for example, you may specify the burn speed or the number of copies.

• Click "Start burn process" to begin burning.