MIXBUS 32C V7 REVIEW WINDOWS

For the most part I've been sticking with the eq and compressor on each track though- having those right there to manipulate is wonderful, I don't miss opening plugin instances and dragging dials around to do basic stuff. I have had some trouble getting plugins to work like they do in other daws- there's quite a bit of lag dragging dials for example.

In fact you're probably gonna want a good complement of third-party plugins because mixbus comes with no free, useful plugins that I could find- even reaper has more basics.Īnyway the sound is real nice and full, quite a bit fuzzier than you'd get without emulation but it is 'that' sound they promise if you use mixbus, so they do make good on it. I really don't like having demos in my plugin list, although you can make your own 'favorites' list, so you can save having to sort through the upsells. So I had to pull in a waves plugin to get a gate. The eq and compressor have no markings (except for the min and max values on the eq) and that really makes you listen, although it would be nice to be able to peek at what the knobs are actually pointing at.įirst plug in I reached for was a gate, but when I opened it I got nagged to buy it. The built in tape saturation goes from subtle to obvious and make-up gain is automatic (and accurate!) which is really nice. The different compressor modes are really useful- like the limiter mode doesn't fuck around, it's a brick wall if you want it. I'm not sure how I like the compressor yet but the fact it's right on the strip means I use it all the time. The compressor on each track is three pieces: a fader for threshold, a knob for attack/ratio/release, and a knob for makeup gain. The eq is neve-like, three bands with two knobs each, and a high-pass filter.

MIXBUS 32C V7 REVIEW WINDOWS

That may be a feature or a failure depending on who's talking but I guess harrison's goal is to emulate console/tape work, and they're serious about it.Įach track has its own eq and compressor built right into the display so you don't have to open windows to mess with them. For example the waveforms aren't visible in the mixing screen, which causes you to jog back and forth to find where a track punches in/out. Mixbus is made to emulate a console, so it naturally sounds different from other daws, but even more important I think is how it shapes your workflow compared to other daws. I haven't tried tracking on it but mixing is a trip.

I recently got harrison mixbus on sale and did a couple mixes on it. I've been trying out different daws lately, doing mike senior (cambridge) multitracks.

Mixbus 32c v7 review