Acoustica Mixcraft 4: Acoustica DAW Nipping At Cubase's Digital Heels
January 22, 2008
Acoustica's brand new version of Mixcraft was on display at Winter NAMM 2008, and Mixcraft 4 has a feature set that's very competitive with software like Cubase Essential 4. At around $75.00, Mixcraft 4 is about half the price as well.
How does Acoustica do it? We guess it's either magic or witchery. Whichever method they use, check out the video to hear about the goods you'll get with Mixcraft 4.
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I beta tested Mixcraft 4!
I had a great time beta testing Mixcraft 4 for Acoustica. The Acoustica team was on the ball with this release as they marched through the bugs and tuned Mixcraft 4 into the sweet recording software it is today! This is the garageband of the future, only better! The ease of use and it's staggering versatility makes it easy to create songs on the fly. As a song writer, I use Mixcraft 4 to arrange record and produce idea's into works of art in just minutes! Great job Acoustica! I recommend Mixcraft 4 for those who don't want the delay of messing with the software so much that it impedes your creative abilities. The quick use, lets me get the idea's down before I forget them! I just found out the price of the Mixcraft 4 release, Are you guys freakin crazy? $75.00? Everyone grab it now before Microsoft buys it and slaps a $300.00 price tag on it!
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Mixcraft 4
As a song Writer,I also beta test for Mixcraft 4.I find it to be one of the best tools to use in your recording and song Writing.I wont use nothing else!
john riddle
Looks great - if you like
Looks great - if you like toy interfaces! It's not even worth $75, in my opinion. If budget is really such a factor, I'd recommend Reaper instead.
Mixcraft 4
if you want a cheaper tool.then use it.but Mixcraft 4 is what i use and live by.I like it and so does BMI records that handles my songs.
Good
hard to make rock songs... but making techno or rap is really simple, fun, and it sounds good
very good
very good
The Best
Im afraid Anonymous Realist over there hasnt given an ACTUAL REASON why he didnt like the software. My guess? Hes from a competitor company who are afraid. And they should be, because this software is hands down THE MOST POWERFUL audio suite for PCs, and the price is so much lower than the other programs like Cubase, Pro Tools, Sonar. I have been using many programs for the last 5 years, but I finally found the best one. If youre in a professional million dollar studio, then maybe this wont be your first choice. Anyone else, this is your software. I produce/edit tv spots for an advertising agency, and all my audio is done on Acoustica Mixcraft. I spent thousands on preamps, compressors, condesner/dynamic mics, good monitors from KRK, and all this gear....and the program they are all being used with costs under 100 bucks. My suggestion to Acoustica (from a business standpoint) is to sign a deal with Microsoft and have this come standard with Windows...the solution to Macs crappy-ass Garageband toy...anyways thats my 2 dollars
I gave my reason for not
I gave my reason for not liking the software. A dislike for the interface is the primary reason, but there are many others. The interface is watered down for the audience they are marketing the product to - the novice recordist. I don't fall within that demographic. I've been at this for many years and I've owned and used plenty of computer-based tools. From that experience, I can say that ANY modern DAW software can be used to get great results - if you have a good song, great musicians, good instruments and proper engineering skills ... and yes, Garage Band can be used for that as well (after all, the underlying engine is really Logic!) But the limited Mixcraft feature set indicates quickly to me that they are no where near the league of Pyramix, Nuendo, Pro Tools, Samplitude, Cubase, Live, Logic or Sonar. It's just one more very basic DAW in an already flooded market. I don't doubt it can be used to get the basic job done (i.e, capture tracks), but when I hear people referring to it as "one of the best tools," I find that a bit misleading. It's a perfectly good program for someone starting out or who doesn't need the advantages of a more powerful product. And really, at the end of the day, the only thing that really matters is getting good results and that is more dependent on the individual than the program. So the tool a person chooses to use will always come down to taste. Mixcraft is not to my taste.
So no need to defend the product just because I don't care for it. I'm sure it will work for some people, but it is not at all "one of the best" and don't expect a whole industry of heavily experienced engineers to move to it. I certainly have no plans to move from Nuendo, Pyramix and Live to a lesser product with a watered down interface and 25% of the feature set - no matter mow much cheaper it is!
Those VST-i demo'd on the
Those VST-i demo'd on the video are available as freeware anyway. A bit disingenuous to make them look like they are exclusive to Mixcraft I think.
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