It's official -- Acoustica Mixcraft 5 (Windows; $85.95 MSRP) recording software is here, updated with video scoring tools and a number of other new features.

The all-new video scoring and editing functions allow you to arrange and edit videos, add music, and place fresh audio within videos. Other notable new features include effects automation that lets you easily automate effects and instrument parameters; Send Tracks (auxiliary sends) for creating effects busses and routing audio from multiple tracks to a single set of effects; a brand new mixer with an intuitive interface and a 3-band EQ on every channel; a notation editor that lets you create, edit, and print sheet music from MIDI compositions; and much more.

Mixcraft 5 also offers dual monitor support, recording count-in, low-latency Windows 7 WaveRT driver support, track bouncing, and clip merging.

The large collection of loops, instruments, and effects includes Messiah (a software re-creation of the Prophet 5 analog synthesizer), the Alien303 bass synthesizer, AcmeBarGig's Shred Amp Simulator (featuring 5 tube heads and 17 cabinets), the Pultronic EQ110 vintage tube EQ emulator, and the AAS Lounge Lizard Session vintage electric piano plugin.

To download a free trial of Mixcraft 5 or find out how to upgrade to the new version, visit acoustica.com.