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Harrison MixBus 4 on sale $20
I know a few iOS musicians compose in iOS and then move to a PC or Mac for final mixing. From what I’ve read, it sounds like MixBus 4 might be a good option for the Pc side of that equation. For $20, I thought i’d Give it a try. I won’t have time to dig into it for a couple weeks, but thought I’d share the new of the sale price while it’s still available.
Anyone here have experience with it?
https://sites.fastspring.com/harrisonconsoles/product/mixbus4?coupon=DCMB
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It's awesome, I mix on it all the time. $20 is a no brainer.
not sure if I really need this, have just read some reviews (mainly good ones), and so I also think at this price I just give it a try
thx for posting
I use Mixbus since v.2, and for me it's the best DAW. Every channelstrip has everything I need built in: EQ, High- and lowpass, comp/leveler/limiter. Therefore I rarely need 3rd party plugins anymore.
However Mixbus is not the best DAW for VST instruments. There are still some problems with certain plugins.
Within a few minutes you will realize how good it sounds. I record live shows using waves tracks live, which is also based on ardour, then I open the projects in mixbus to mix, it's a great ecosystem. You won't be sorry you bought it, plus it works on pc, Mac, and Linux. I don't have any of the harrison plugins but I know they are all cross platform as well.
I've been on the fence about going for 32c. The extra mixbuses would be helpful for the workflow I like, and I hear that the 32c eq is great, however I work on an 11" macbook air and I understand 32c doesn't scale as well on a small screen. Mixbus is also small but I can see everything fine, and on a large monitor its great.
And the sound. You'll hear it right away, I have had mixbus from v2 and there was some debate about it at first but by now I think it's been accepted that they really are doing something different. The whole mixer is very interactive and v4 really took a leap forward.
I can't get this thing to open, it recognized the interface (Mackie Onyx Satellite) its drivers and the keyboard but the program just won't start (on Windows 10). Any idea anybody?
I don’t use it on windows, so I’m not sure. I have used it on win 7 jn the past and it did launch, so that is strange. Check the mixbus forum though, there may be answers there. If you email Harrison you will get Ben loftis, who is very helpful
already mailed them, will check the forum, thx, mrufino
thanks for there link and recommendation . I was looking for a simple DAW and bus and this seems to fit the bill.
I bought and installed for Mac but i can't seem to get any output from it....no sound....i can see the input audio track but there is no output...quick check on the mixer and master seems ok......have to read the manual i guess or hit youtube
it's working here now, seems I had to set another marker in a little checkbox, I already loaded some audio tracks, looks good, now let's see what I can do with it
The 32c is currently deeply discounted too.
Thanks for sharing your thoughts!
I'm torn between the two. But given that a plugin would cost as much as MixBus 32C maybe I shouldn't be.
Where are you seeing this?
I think there is still some debate. I was reading a thread, a while back, where everyone was agreeing that it sounded better than the DAW being compared to, then someone pointed out that Mixbus was outputting 3db hotter than the other DAW and suddenly the thread went silent. That said, it's a great value and the workflow is second to none, plus it supports Ardour development, which are all good reasons to buy it, imo.
Make sure the master out is connected, that may be why. If you click at the top of the track in the mixer the box with options will open and one is the output. Also, make sure you have the right output available in audio/midi setup (in mac utilities folder).
Lots of great tutorial videos on YouTube also by Ben Loftis, and Russell Cottier has some great ones as well.
For me it really has to do with my monitor more than anything else. I'll probably get it eventually though.
I definitely hear a difference and is not volume, but I guess everyone will feel what they feel and that's cool. I also like the workflow a lot.
There was a great interview with Ben on the recording studio rockstars podcast about a year ago and that was very enlightening, it made me realize it wasn't just workflow or hype, but that there really is processing and interaction between different parts of the mixer happening. It's not so night and day sound wise that you can't use anything else to mix, but I do like the sound a lot and it feels great to use. I notice my mix coming together much more easily and I use fewer plugins. Those that I am using are to fix problems, either from limitations when I recorded (some my own limitations, some beyond my control as I do a lot of live concert recordings) or from a change in desired direction after tracking when a retake isn't possible.
I can say that the program has advanced (as has ardour) since it first came out by leaps and bounds and a lot of the things that used to take a long time to do now have great shortcuts, such as making groups, clip gain, stem bouncing, etc.
http://sites.fastspring.com/harrisonconsoles/product/mixbus32c4?coupon=DC32C
EDIT: btw, I’m getting these links from this page:
http://www.dontcrack.com/news/2018/01/harrison-mixbus-promo/
...and a link to that page was posted in the Reaper forum which has some more discussion on the proposed summing going on in HMB.
The price is tempting, but I prefer having the buses as plugin for unlimited channels (well as much my cpu can handle) and use them in my DAW of choice.
A lot of people say that, it's hard to describe unless you try mixbus. It's not just saturation on the bases, the eq, compressors, and gain controls all interact too.
Try the sonimus plugins for what you're describing, they're really good. But not the same thing.
Doesn't seem like 32c offers all that much more. A more full featured EQ (which requires a larger monitor) and 4 extra mix busses. Am I missing other things? http://mixbus.helpscoutdocs.com/article/19-differences-between-mixbus-mixbus-32c
Nope, I think that's it.