There’s crossfading, transitions, text and titles all available within Mixcraft. Rather than simply offering a video player track, you can actually edit the video as well. The video editing side is probably undersold. I like the way it integrates with the main arrange page which is why, for me, Bitwig wins out over Ableton. The Bitwig style loop launcher is a real asset. It has an impressive set of virtual instruments and effects – it could rival FL Studio in that respect. What’s really going for it is the amount of stuff you get for a really great price. But at the same time you wouldn’t be disappointed if you did. They are all sharing so much functionality that I’m finding it hard to come up with a reason why you should choose Mixcraft 8 over something else. It’s difficult to find a unique feature set to tempt people away from other DAWs. And finally, Celemony’s Melodyne has found itself integrated into the edit tab. The Omni Sampler has been upgraded and now has 8 outputs. There’s a new Kastelheimer Veldberg XD virtual synth which sounds like it could be really interesting. Anyway, Mixcraft 8 has some new “pro” type effects, with a mastering EQ, reverb and “the super-transparent G-Sonique DTC-1” whatever that may be. Since they don’t sell them separately then it’s a bit irrelevant and you could pull out any number you like. Version 8 includes 56 audio plug-ins and 21 virtual instruments, which, if they sold them separately, would cost over $1250. Mixcraft has always had a strong plug-in library. Every DAW improves that with every version, it’s like no one has yet found a completely satisfactory way of building a library. Sound library browsing has been improved – there are thousands of loops in there. They’ve revamped the audio routing bringing in side-chaining control from any audio path. VST3 plug-in support has been added and you can now import and export MP4 video.

They’ve created a new “next-generation sound engine” which offers increased flexibility and performance.

With version 8 a lot of the development is under the hood. You can now create live looped performances without ever having to stop playback. They’ve built on that by adding support for recording directly into the grid. Version 7’s big feature was the Performance Panel Grid – a clip launching view similar to Ableton Live and Bitwig Studio. Mixcraft has been going something like 20 years – that’s a lot of years in development. Acoustica Mixcraft 8 arrange and mixer New features

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