Do you know if Mixcraft has a Utilities Menu feature like Cakewalk has?  I have Sonar set up where I can use Izotope RX6 from the Sonar Utilities menu, edit the audio in RX6 and then save it and it comes into Sonar.  Here is the link for Sonar's Utility setup:    https://www.cakewalk.com/Support/Knowledge-Base/2007013099/Adding-third-party-audio-editing-software-to-SONARs-Utilities-menu
 
If you don't know, where could I find out about this feature in Mixcraft?
 
[btw--thanks for the info you have already given us about Mixcraft--it looks like a good alternative]
 
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The only problem I've had looking into Mixcraft is that what you buy is what you get, doesn't seem to be much in the development stage, and a lot of the plugins they talk about you getting are public domain, or stuff like the old Classic plugins. It appears to be a straight forward "Record audio tracks daw" to me. Maybe someone can correct me on what might make it special aside from that, but it's no doubt no Sonar. In my opinion that is. 
 

bitflipper
As I poke around I find myself missing little conveniences from SONAR, such as being able to copy effects from one track to another by ctl-dragging. Not showstoppers, just a reminder of what 30 years of steady improvement gets you.

I think you just drag the fx from one bin into another bin, and it copies it. Not sure. I saw a video on youtube this afternoon, and that's what it looked like.

Serious_Noize!
The only problem I've had looking into Mixcraft is that what you buy is what you get, doesn't seem to be much in the development stage, and a lot of the plugins they talk about you getting are public domain, or stuff like the old Classic plugins. It appears to be a straight forward "Record audio tracks daw" to me. Maybe someone can correct me on what might make it special aside from that, but it's no doubt no Sonar. In my opinion that is. 
 

It looks like they are developing the product into a solid DAW. They have a free trial. Here's what is new in version 8.
 
https://www.acoustica.com...ixcraft-whats-new.html

I'm going to give this one a go too

This just popped up on Facebook

The full power of Mixcraft 8 Pro Studio with all of its juicy features and a multitude of bundled plugins is available for a steal. 😎 Normally $179 - Get it now for $99. Quick buy link: https://www.acoustica.com/mixcr…/buy-mixcraft-pro-studio.php (If you want to upgrade, look for an email or go to the upgrade page https://www.acoustica.com/cgi/upgrade.php?p=16)

Will be about $83 if discounters carry it

FYI--I just played around with the demo version of Mixcraft, and found out that it does have the ability to use an external wave editor.  So I set up RX6 as the default eternal editor and it worked.  Nice.
Here is the youtube video explaining how it works:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ygQUDUBHJyQ
 
 

 

Bit of a downgrade from the Quad Curve EQ for me. Need to keep looking but missing some FX bin functionality as well.

S.L.I.P.

bitflipper
As I poke around I find myself missing little conveniences from SONAR, such as being able to copy effects from one track to another by ctl-dragging. Not showstoppers, just a reminder of what 30 years of steady improvement gets you.

I think you just drag the fx from one bin into another bin, and it copies it. Not sure. I saw a video on youtube this afternoon, and that's what it looked like.

Just tried that and it doesn't work, and you can't press ctrl or do any kind of copy/paste stuff. So perhaps this could be a feature request...