Mixcraft 5
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Multi-track recording studio that enables you to record audio, remix tracks, compose with virtual instruments, edit video, and add effects to create professional compositions. |
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Mixcraft 5 is a powerful yet easy-to-use multi-track recording studio that enables you to record audio, arrange loops, remix tracks, compose with virtual instruments, score and edit video, and add effects to create stunningly professional compositions. Easy enough for everyone and powerful enough for the pros.
Features:
- Record and create an unlimited number of audio and MIDI tracks.
- Arrange and score video files, adding music, sound effects, and voice-overs with ease.
- Includes over 3000 professionally produced music loops and sound effects in dozens of popular styles.
- Includes a large collection of virtual instruments, ranging from modelled vintage synths to high-quality sampled acoustic instruments.
- Includes 20 high quality effects, ranging from studio standards such as reverb, chorus and EQ, to high-end guitar amp simulators, vintage tube EQs, and more.
What's new in Mixcraft 5
Loops & Sound Effects
Mixcraft includes over 3000 music loops, sound effects, and music beds that can be easily drag-and-dropped into your project. Combine drum, bass, and guitar loops with synth, organ, pianos, vocals, orchestral and percussion loops to create your own custom arrangement. Set the tempo and key of your choice, and the loops will automatically adjust. Mixcraft supports Acid and Garage Band loops too.
Virtual Instruments & Effects
Mixcraft 5 offers 8 powerful virtual instruments, including the Acoustica Instruments General MIDI sample library, Acoustica Expanded Instruments sample library, Lounge Lizard Session vintage electric piano, VB3 tonewheel organ, MiniMogueVA monophonic analog synthesizer, Messiah polyphonic analog synthesizer, Alien303 Bass Synthesizer, and Impulse polyphonic analog synthesizer.
Mixcraft 5 includes 20 high quality effects, including the Pultronic Tube EQ, which models the classic tube equalizer found in studios throughout the world, and the Shred Amp Simulator, a complete suite of 5 classic amp heads, 17 cabinet models, and 6 powerful effects.
Video Scoring & Editing
Load and edit video files with ease. Easily cross-fade from one video clip to another. Remix the audio, add a soundtrack, and effortlessly render your video project to popular formats for creating your own DVDs or uploading to YouTube and other popular internet video sites.
System Requirements
- 1 GHz CPU
- 2 GB Ram
- Windows® 7, Vista, and XP
- Sound card, USB, or Firewire sound device
| Features | Mixcraft 5 | Cubase Studio 5 | Cakewalk SONAR Home Studio 7 XL |
Acid Pro 7 |
| 32-bit floating point audio engine | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Multi-processor support | Yes | Yes | Unspecified | Yes |
| Number of audio tracks | Unlimited | Unlimited | 64 | Unlimited |
| Number of MIDI tracks | Unlimited | Unlimited | Unlimited | Unlimited |
| FX Send channels | Unlimited | 8 | Unspecified | 32 |
| Audio Effect insert slots | Unlimited | 8 | Unspecified | 32 per chain |
| Virtual Instrument insert slots | Unlimited | 32 | Unspecified | 32 |
| Easy layering and splitting of multiple virtual instruments and MIDI devices | Yes | No | No | No |
| Included audio loops | 3300+ | 0 | Unspecified | 3000+ |
| Included audio effects plug-ins | 22 | 39 | 14 | 19 |
| Included virtual instrument plug-ins | 8 | 3 | 7 | 1 |
| Mixer Interface | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Video Track | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| VST Automation | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| MP3 Encoding | Yes | Available for additional cost | Available for additional cost | Yes |
| High-resolution sample rate support | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Edit and print music notation | Yes | Yes | Yes | No |
| Musical typing keyboard | Yes | No | No | No |
| Price | $85.95 | $399.99 | $209.00 | 399.99 |
If you would like more details of the products characteristics and to test its features, click here to go to the trial version.