Version 6 of Mixbus is now available! Mixbus is a full-featured audio workstation with recording, arranging, editing, automation, mixing, and mastering features: Harrison is the only DAW developer with a 45-year history of making studio consoles. Pictured below is the Harrison 32C circa 1980. (we could show you an older one, but it would be black&white only!) The EQs in Mixbus are voiced and tested by some of the same people who worked on the original Harrison Series32 consoles:
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Mixbus v6 incorporates all of the deep improvements to the Mixbus32C engine, including comprehensive latency compensation, cue monitoring, unlimited pannable auxes, and foldback buses.
Mixbus v6 keeps the tried-and-true Mixbus knob-per-function mixer interface with a dedicated Sends and EQ section.
5th Generation Mixbus EngineMixbus v6 incorporates all of the improvements to the Mixbus32C v6 engine that were published last month.Latency Compensation:
In addition to the Harrison Mixbus console (which has always been latency-compensated) it is now possible to add additional buses alongside the tracks, which can be used for additional grouping, fx sends, and other tasks. And these buses are now fully latency-compensated just like the regular mixbuses>master path.
Plugin Delay Compensation (PDC) can now be disabled when you want the shortest path from input to output (when playing through a virtual instrument, for example).Cue-Monitoring:
By default, MIDI tracks will now monitor both the “Input” and “Disk” when they are in automatic mode. You may override this on a per-track basis and choose to monitor the Input or Disk, only.
Audio tracks can now monitor both the input and disk simultaneously, when rehearsing a punch-in, for example.DAW-style "Aux" buses are now integrated in the Mixbus engine:
Create unlimited Aux Buses, and assign to them from any track(s).
Aux buses are now included in the main mixbus latency-compensation engine, allowing much more complicated routings.
Aux sends will now follow the main channel pan, or un-check the "Follow channel pan" to alow a separate stereo pan for that channel's send to the aux.Foldback Buses
Foldback buses are used to create headphone mixes for your performers.
A foldback bus can combine any mixer strips, either pre- or post-fader, into a stereo cue feed.
Every foldback bus has its own plugins and fader, allowing you to create a complete custom sound for each artist.
It is possible to remotely control foldback mixes from a tablet or phone application running TouchOSC or Lemur. (pre-configured templates coming soon)Enhanced transport syncing with varispeed recording
Mixbus can now record while chasing external timecode sources that are varispeeding (playing faster or slower than 100%). All potential timecode sources are now displayed on a single window, each with its current timecode location. The active synchronization source can be selected on-the-fly.Cut tool
In addition to the existing region splitting action (with the 's' key), a Cut/Scissor tool is provided, similar to those used in other DAWs.Region List
The “Region List” has been redesigned to show only the regions actually in use in the current snapshot. Selecting a region in the editor canvas will select it in the region-list, and vice-versa. The ability to select a bunch of regions and "tag" them is especially useful for book-on-tape and other post-production tasks.Source List
The “Source list” shows the file sources used by the session, whether they are used in the current snapshot or not. Sources have a "Take ID", or timestamp, so you can locate and recover that great take from yesterday's session.Tagging Regions and Sources
Regions and Sources may be “tagged” together, which can help in session management. For example you can *tag* all the regions that were part of a good overdub; or you can tag voiceover regions with the phrase they represent.Virtual MIDI Keyboard
An on-screen keyboard is available to enter rhythms and melodies when you don’t have a physical MIDI keyboard available. The virtual keyboard maps your QWERTY keyboard into a note-input device.Native MP3 Import & Export on all platforms
In the past, only Mac could import mp3’s using the apple built-in decoder. Now Windows and Linux can also import mp3 directly. All 3 platforms can also export .mp3 files directly from the Export window.But wait, there's still more!
Mixbus v6 includes several of our most popular user-requested features, including:
- Channel Name Slates now show the track number turns red if the track is record-armed, and use a larger, higher-contrast font.
- Channel VCA-assignment and phase (polarity) switches have been returned to the main channel strip.
- When creating a new session, the name is auto-filled with a temporary name. This allows you to create a session and then decide later if you want to name and save it. You'll be prompted to save the session when you quit (if you haven't already saved it).
- You can now solo a track, and a reverb mixbus, and hear only the "wet" sound (reverted to v4 operation)
- Track Direct Outputs: a stereo channel's Direct Out now follows the main channel panner knob (reverted to v4 operation)
- View->Automation->Toggle all automation: shows/hides all automation tracks at once
- View->Toggle Layer display: toggles all {selected} tracks between layered and stacked region view
Pricing$89
The new list price for Mixbus is $89, and the upgrade price policy has increased to $29 (this will apply for v7, not v6). This increase reflects the added value of applying our high-end features to Mixbus32C's smaller sibling.
Get Mixbus (or get a FREE DEMO) directly from Harrison's web site: Harrison Mixbus
Upgrades from Prior VersionsMixbus customers (any prior version) can upgrade to v6 for only $19.
Existing customers will receive upgrade instructions via email. (didn't get your email? Write us at [emailprotected]!)
The Harrison Mixbus channelstrip:
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