Magix Music Maker vs MuTools MuLab

MAGIX regularly releases new sample libraries (Soundpools), live sets and VST instruments, as well as new plugin integrations.

MAGIX Magazine has great articles and the Community is friendly.

Very high quality sound and varying VST instruments.

It's very easy to learn your way through and master it.

The interface is very clear, which makes it fast to create and easy to learn.

With Premium version, you can add video and synchronize lyrics to your music video productions. Even better if you use along any of MAGIX pro video editors.

MAGIX recently released a free version of it that is excellent and not crappy like others. It has most music creation features of the premium version, but only some basic VSI and sample library (both things easily extendable with MAGIX store's rich packages).

MAGIX constantly updates all its software and listens to the community.

You can use both 32 bit and 64 bit plugins.

MuLab includes MUX Modular, a modular synth and effect engine, that can be used to create and edito own synths and effects patches.

MuLab is available in a free version and the full version is highly affordable at only 69 euro all in.

Can be installed and run on a portable device such as a USB stick.

Having a variety of integrated synths, samplers and effects removes the need for new user to search for and buy extra VST plug-ins in order to make sound.

MuLab has a clean, minimalistic interface that uses highly distinct icons sparingly making it easy to overview. Much of the functionality can be found in right-click menus.

In addition to having generally low resource consumption, MuLab is capable of taking advantage of multi-core CPUs and relieving the strain on machines even further that way.

Works on OSX and Windows.

MuLab includes oscillators with 300 selected waveforms and support for user waveforms.