HARRISON MIXBUS 32C GEARSLUTZ UPGRADE
HARRISON MIXBUS 32C GEARSLUTZ WINDOWS

Someone else commented that they bought V6 and ended up not using it much. So I would still end up having to add VSTs anyway. (Where Mixbus wins is the ease of use, since compression, drive, and EQ are surfaced up top so you don't have to open a ton of VST windows.)Īfter some deeper exploration with the compressor, I couldn't live with it as my only (or even primary) compressor. I'm a big Waves fan, and if I do an equal comparison of similar compression, EQ, and console emulation - Waves sounds better to my ears and they don't bog down the CPU as much. I have a fast machine, but I'm used to working on complex mixes with many tracks and many effects. It makes most other DAWs difficult to justify. Power, performance, stability, features, and price. I thought of them as stock plugins, but they're actually expensive addons. The plugins included in the demo are not included in the purchase. UPDATE: I ended up holding off on this purchase. I think that's the big V7 feature addition. There's a nice, dedicated monitoring window for your inputs. And for people that record a lot of tracks at once, like a band or a drumkit, etc. Between when I tested V6 and now - they've added VST3 support. With its workflow, you really can pretend it's a hardware mixer and get into it - 'like a videogame' as that one person put it. It's the perfect option if you're feeling a little burned out and want a change of flow. So it may not be as efficient as Reaper (but what other DAW is?)īut in the end, Mixbus 32c makes mixing a lot of fun. And I'm using a reasonably powerful I7, 32g ram, etc. And with the test mix I did, enabling all the EQs and all the saturations and compressions - didn't leave me with a lot of CPU for more effects. If I had to be critical - the two negatives I noticed would be - redraw speed was a little slower on the mixer than I would have expected. But the developers are really friendly so it's easy to have your feature requests heard. Mixbus 32c is built on Ardour, which is a free/open-source(?) DAW. It's a small staff and they're active on the forum. Quick two button presses to route to busses (one click to the bus, and one click to turn off master bus routing.)Īlso, you can interact with the developers.

HARRISON MIXBUS 32C GEARSLUTZ WINDOWS

Not dealing with a hundred VST windows popups. There's just something so fun about the compression slider being right on the mixer. For me it will be a chance to take a break from the complexity (which I admittedly cause myself). Maybe it's safe to say that Mixbus 32c is more fun to work in. But Mixbus 32c is different enough that it's worth having as an alternative. So in short, I LOVE Reaper - my opinion is that it's the best DAW all around. Someone else commented once they view Mixbus 32c like 'a videogame.' A game called 'mixing on a real console.' There's something fun about it. I'm leaning towards buying this just as an alternative. But testing Mixbus 32c, I end up with simpler but still good sounding mixes.Įven though Reaper will always be my primary DAW, because it's so incredibly powerful and stable, efficient, and fast. I typically go a little crazy with effects, automation, and crazy routing in Reaper. Letting Mixbus handle all EQ and compression and routing unburdens you and lets you just focus on the music.

I think the real joy of Mixbus 32c is there's a certain comfort in its limitations. I would put it on par with Waves NLS, but easier to set up. And it has console emulation built in.Īn actual use - what it means is you have fewer VST windows to deal with because all your EQ and compression is right there, ready to use.ĭoes the console emulation sound good? Yes, absolutely. The EQ and everything is set up to work like their console. Every mixer strip has compression built in, with 3 types (levelling, compression, limiting, if I remember right.) Each strip just has a button you hit for routing. This means your # of busses is already determined. Long story short - my test of V7 went way better than V6 and it seems more stable all around.įor anyone who hasn't tried it - Mixbus is very different from normal DAWs because it has a hardware workflow built in.

HARRISON MIXBUS 32C GEARSLUTZ UPGRADE

I was hoping for a $99.99 sale but this is definitely an upgrade over v6.

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