Harrison Consoles introduces Mixbus v8 - the Best-Sounding DAW is Better than Ever!

tl;dr Mixbus has been updated with all the new v8 features and bundled content of Mixbus32C

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CREATE with Loops on the NEW Cue Page

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EDIT

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MIX

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The Mixbus community was built around Mixbus's sound; but we've received many requests for creative arrangement tools like those found in products like Ableton Live(tm) and Apple's Logic (tm). You wanted to use Mixbus for the entire creation process, not just mixing.

Our job is to meet your expectations, and version 8 delivers!

NEW: The 'Cue' Page

Clip Launching is a serious tool for all of your productions: Use clip launching to sweeten your mixes with extra percussion layers; raise the energy with risers and synth swells; add depth with tape or vinyl noise; engage your podcast audience with stingers and bumpers; or cut-up a song idea and arrange the pieces to form the verses, chorus and bridge using Cues and Cue Markers.

Visit the manual (https://rsrc.harrisonconsoles.com/mi...iggering-clips) to learn more!

NEW: Clip Launching - Mixbus Style

Drag and drop loops and one-shot samples into the Grid.

Select from the bundled content, or use your own library of loops and effects.

Import dozens of file formats from nearly any loop provider, including the bundled content of other DAWs.

Audio clips are automatically time-stretched to fit the tempo of your timeline. Or change their tempo for artistic effects!

Trim the length of clips and choose how many times they will repeat before they trigger a Follow Option

Develop an automated sequence of clips using Follow Options: Forward, Reverse, Jump and Multi-Jump, which randomly picks between several slots. A great way to add random fills and unexpected twists to your drum tracks!

MIDI clips can have 16 midi channels, and every Clip can have its own patches (sounds) assigned. Change those boring MIDI drums to 808's!

Multi-timbral MIDI files can be loaded in a slot: layer a regular kick with an electronic sub-kick, play a true snare 'flam' by playing the same note on 2 different channels, or stack multiple channels of string pads into a single region.

Mac users already have a collection of accessible loops installed: Mixbus can load your Apple Loops(tm) for Garageband(tm) or Logic(tm)

NEW: Bundled Content

The new Clips tab, found on both the Cue Page and the Editor Page, provides over 5,000 Bundled Audio and MIDI Clips.

Hundreds of audio clips: one-shot, vintage drum machine, and percussion loops by Goldbaby

Hundreds of great MIDI drum grooves and fills provided by GrooveMonkey.

Hundreds of MIDI chords and common chord progressions, in every key, to kickstart your arrangements.

Thousands of MIDI drum elements... kick, snare, cymbals, percussion; covers hundreds of styles so you can mix & match.

We provide great material to kickstart your arrangements but leave plenty of room for your own creative ideas and execution!

Add folders to your Clip Library by simply drag&dropping a folder on the Clips tab.

Best-in-class MIDI auditioning files with our built-in General MIDI Synth or your preferred synth.

Generate your own loops and drop them onto the Clip tab to store them in your User Library for use in other sessions or to distribute.

Bounce from the linear tracks into your User Library, and use your own tracks as clips in the Cues grid.

NEW: The Cue Grid

Cues (the orange circles on the left of the grid) allow you to launch a row of clips with one click

Combine Cues with Follow Options to trigger complicated arrangements on-the-fly

Combine Cues with Cue Markers (below) to create a repeatable, linear arrangement that you can jam with

Set the Cue Isolate on any clip so it won't play (launch) when you fire that Cue row. This allows you to generate quite complicated arrangements using Follow Options and Cues together.

Capture a live multitrack band recording, and then bounce live tracks to a Cue row A,B,C so you can trigger those parts like a sampler, program them with Follow Options, or stick them to the timeline with Cue Markers.

NEW: Cue Markers

Cue Markers are incredible!

Once you've built your Cue rows on the Grid, you can arrange Cue Markers to fire your clips from the timeline.

Build your arrangement with Cue Markers, and then replace or tweak your clips until they fit perfectly.

Cue Markers can be recorded live onto the timeline, or placed manually from the editor ruler.

Cue Markers are shown on the mini-timeline in the Cue and Mix page, so you can see your song structure everywhere, even the mix window.

Cue playback is continuous: you can even locate between cue markers, and the entire arrangement is calculated up to that point: so even if you start your session with only a single drum clip, you can locate anywhere on the timeline and hear your clip playing!

There is a Stop cue marker which stops all of your clip playback on the timeline. Then you can re-start it with another cue marker later!

Individual clips can be assigned Cue Isolate which prevents them from firing (or stopping) with Cues, allowing you to fire those clips manually even if "Play Cues" is enabled.

Why didn't anyone think of Cue Markers before?

NEW: Test Session

Mixbus v8 now includes a Test Session so you can experience Mixbus without importing or recording anything first.

Double-click to open the Test Session, hit play, and instantly start finding your way around Mixbus!

The Test Session includes recorded electric, acoustic, and MIDI instruments

The "Clips & Cues" snapshot provides an introduction to the new Cues page

NEW: EQ and Sends Hiding

It is now possible to hide and show the channelstrip EQ and Sends knobs.

This allows more room for plugins and plugin controls in the mixer strip.

NEW: Mixer Scenes

Mixer Scenes allow you to quickly store and recall your knob settings.

You can compare 8 different mixes with a button-click.

Audition a scene using 'momentary mode' before you actually overwrite your current settings.

Mixer Scenes take plugin A/B'ing to a new level: you can A/B the setting for dozens of plugins, and your faders/mutes/sends/eqs/compressors... all with one click!

Compare up to 8 different mixes to see which one is working best. Stash a safety mix that you can return to later. Or use the scenes to drive a realtime podcast/broadcast, switching between the hosts, the guests, and a band on-the-fly.

Other Important Upgrades in v8

Improved Stems / Bouncing: stem-export and re-import your tracks; this is great for collaborators!

More Ripple Editing Modes: Ripple All and "Ripple Interview" speed-up your podcast and interview editing dramatically.

Improved MIDI Editing: New tools make it easier to see and edit MIDI in the Mixbus editor.

Mixbus v8 includes a native Mac M1/M2 package for cutting-edge mac users. The ARM package provides extreme performance at the lowest latencies and longer battery life.

Mac and Windows installers are now Signed and Notarized: no more security prompts during installation!

Updated Mac builds use the latest Apple tools to support the new Waves v12 plugins (among other benefits)

Updated ASIO driver for Windows: improved cpu performance and better support for ASIO devices that use milliseconds to set the buffersize rather than samples

Version 8 adds several improvements for devices that use the Mackie MCU fader protocol as well as new, dedicated support for iCon devices including the iCon ProX.

MSRP US$ 129

INTRODUCTORY PRICING:

Get Mixbus v8 now for $59: https://harrisonconsolesstore.onfastspring.com/mixbus-8

During checkout, enter the code MB8-INTRO and click Apply

Or try a FREE DEMO from our web store.

Please note: Mixbus v8 minimum System Requirements have changed