Boris FX announces the acquisition of Sequoia, Samplitude, and Music Studio from MAGIX. The acquisition builds upon Boris FX’s commitment to providing a full range of fast and powerful post-production tools to creatives across multiple industries. Sequoia, Samplitude, and Music Studio join Boris FX CrumplePop to form a pro audio lineup that complements its acclaimed video editing and visual effects product family.
“The worlds of audio and video are inherently intertwined, and bringing them closer together is a natural next step for Boris FX,” says Boris Yamnitsky, CEO and founder of Boris FX. “We’ve built our reputation on integrating best-in-class tools into the Boris FX product family — Sequoia, Samplitude, and Music Studio are no exception. With a larger global team now behind these products, customers can expect faster development cycles, more frequent updates, and cutting-edge new features, including AI-driven tools. The future is looking bright.”
“Whether you’re recording an album, mixing music, or mastering for final delivery, Sequoia delivers the same level of precision and performance that Boris FX customers have relied on for years,” states Patrick Donohoe, Director of Product Marketing, Pro Audio, at Boris FX. “With Sequoia’s proprietary Hybrid Engine, the final masters simply sound better than with any other DAW. Samplitude and Music Studio are built on the same time-proven engine.”
Longtime MAGIX team members Thomas Wolf and Sven Kardelke will lead the newly formed Germany subsidiary as co-CEOs of Boris FX Germany GmbH. All developers, engineers, and support staff will also remain with the organization.
“Sequoia, Samplitude, and Music Studio offer fast, reliable, and intuitive interfaces that deliver crystal clear sound and audio quality,” comments Thomas Wolf, co-CEO of Boris FX Germany GmbH. “We’re delighted to start a new chapter and supercharge our audio tools with the added power of Boris FX’s trusted brand, deep technical expertise, and vast industry knowledge.”
Pro Audio Tools
Sequoia is a DAW (digital audio workstation) for high-end recording and mixing, professional mastering, immersive audio, and real-time broadcast CMS workflows. Its customers include Grammy Award-winning mastering engineers for the music industry’s biggest stars, including Billie Eilish, Kendrick Lamar, and Sam Smith, as well as live sound engineers for the likes of Foo Fighters and Depeche Mode, and Europe’s top broadcasters such as Radio France (France), ARD (Germany), and ORF (Austria).
“The meticulous detail I strive for in the studio also translates to Sequoia for me,” notes Nicolas de Porcel, RIAA Diamond-certified and Grammy Award-winning mastering engineer (Roddy Ricch, Kendrick Lamar, Baby Keem, DaBaby, Summer Walker, SZA). “My visualization layout, how everything is so custom for me, and how I’m routing everything is fantastic. I can design my DAW the same way I’ve designed my studio.”
Samplitude is a complete studio suite for professional musicians and producers. The software runs on a hybrid audio engine, resulting in uncompromising audio quality. Top features include object-based editing, the ability to edit in multiple projects simultaneously, unlimited recording (up to 999 tracks and 256 inputs and outputs), customizable multiformat export of ranges, stems, and tracks, and advanced comping.
A new Samplitude 2025 release is now available, delivering a remarkably smooth and responsive editing experience. The release sets a benchmark for performance and efficiency with instant undo/redo, faster project opens (up to 17x), file size reduction (up to 80%), and optimized memory management (1/3 less RAM usage).
It also adds superior organizational tools and more powerful features such as range markers, which deliver greater project organization and export flexibility, expanded ARA2 plugin support to accelerate workflows, 4K HDPI support for crystal clear visuals, and new channel setups for Dolby 5.1.
Additionally, the new Samplitude Suite 2025 (which includes all standard Samplitude features) boosts its toolset with the ability to create unparalleled 3D audio productions. The 2025 release introduces native Dolby Atmos support along with an ADM (Audio Definition Model) Editor that enables structured management and clear metadata presentation for immersive audio formats.
Samplitude Suite 2025 also adds 3D Reverb that creates realistic reverberation rooms of any size, as well as third-party tools, including Boris FX CrumplePop, Acon Digital Acoustica 7 Premium Edition, SOUND FORGE, and Celemony Melodyne.
Music Studio is a beginner-friendly creative toolset that allows users to compose, record, mix, and master songs in a few clicks. The easy-to-use software includes a variety of virtual instruments, loops, and sounds with hundreds of samples across many musical genres.
Pricing & Availability
Sequoia, Samplitude, and Music Studio are available to purchase with subscription options, upgrade & support plans, and perpetual licenses.
- Sequoia: Monthly Subscription ($95), Annual Subscription ($595), Upgrade & Support Plan ($595), Perpetual License ($1695)
- Samplitude: Monthly Subscription ($25), Annual Subscription ($145), Upgrade & Support Plan ($185), and Perpetual License ($395)
- Samplitude Suite: Monthly Subscription (n/a), Annual Subscription ($175), Upgrade & Support Plan ($275), Perpetual License ($495)
- Music Studio: Monthly Subscription (n/a), Annual Subscription ($35), Upgrade & Support Plan ($45), Perpetual License ($95
MAGIX customers who own any previous version of Sequoia, Samplitude, or Music Studio can now upgrade to the latest versions for a single, simplified price. This limited-time offer is only available until Friday, September 26, 2025. Customers may purchase their upgrades via the Boris FX webshop.
Free Audio Plugin
To celebrate the addition of Sequoia, Samplitude, and Music Studio, Boris FX is offering existing MAGIX customers a complimentary CrumplePop Starter Pack. The pack includes two free AI-driven audio cleanup plugins. PopRemover instantly eliminates plosive sounds, while RustleRemover automatically removes unwanted lavalier microphone noise. MAGIX customers can visit the Boris FX website to claim their gift.
Upcoming Events
Meet the Boris FX team, including the pro audio division, at IBC (Amsterdam, Netherlands) from Friday, September 12 – Monday, September 15, 2025.
Attendees will receive an exclusive first look at Samplitude 2025, along with the latest updates to the Boris FX Suite, and a sneak peek at upcoming tech and tools.
- Hall 7 — 7.A23: Boris FX Suite demos in the Dell booth
- Hall 8 — 8.B40: Pro audio demos of Sequoia, Samplitude, and Music Studio
- Hall 8 — 8.MS17: One-on-one deep dive demos and meetings (Book a time slot)
Learn more about Sequoia, Samplitude, and Music Studio.
- Assets
Download the Boris FX Pro Audio Toolkit - Boris FX Samplitude 2025: What’s New (video)
- Boris FX Samplitude: Pro Audio Mixing for Video Editors (video)
About Boris FX
Boris FX creates award-winning video editing, visual effects, motion graphics, audio, and photography plugins used by over one million broadcast, streaming, and feature film professionals worldwide.
The product line includes Sapphire, the high-end visual effects and motion graphics plugin suite; Continuum, the most complete plugin collection for editors and content creators; Mocha Pro, unparalleled planar motion tracking and masking; Silhouette, advanced paint and rotoscoping tools; SynthEyes, cutting-edge 3D camera solving; Optics, cinematic effects for photographers and digital artists; CrumplePop, AI-driven audio plugins; Sequoia, a high-end post-production, mastering, and broadcast DAW; Samplitude, music production for audio professionals; and Music Studio, a beginner-friendly recording, editing, and mixing DAW.
The company’s success lies in its ability to tightly integrate and leverage technologies through strong partnerships with Adobe, Autodesk, Avid, Blackmagic Design, Final Cut Pro, Foundry Nuke, VEGAS Pro, and other leading software developers. Founded in 1995.
