For those who have this the new update is available to 2.3

http://www.harrisonconsoles.com/mixbus/website/purchase.html

Harrison has also released 3 new plugins called the X-Tools series

Watch the video here

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qma1dfLPRrU

Get them at intro pricees here...

http://sites.fastspring.com/harrisonconsoles/product/xtoolsformixbus

Hi Larry
Does MixBuss do any midi? - can't see it mentioned anywhere so I am assuming it doesn't!

I see the upgrade is Free and new owners can get MixBuss for only $39, which seems incredibly cheap.
But if you use Sonar and Mixbuss does not do Midi, what would you use it for - Audio only sessions? If yes to that, why not use Sonar anyway - does it do it better / or easier.
Would love some thoughts on this as it does look pretty nice.
Thanks
Nigel

Nigel,

MixBuss, for the money (currently $39 for MixBuss with the Don'tCrack Promo, and $49 for the Plugin Essentials Pack, which includes
Gverb+, 3D Delay, and Dyno-Mite, with promo code KVR-PROMO) is a great program.

It only does Audio currently and is 32 bit.

Why would anyone want it?

Listen to some songs done on a Harrison Console.

To my ears, just bringing in some raw tracks and doing nothing,
the mix sounded wider, fuller, and better.

Everyone has stated that, when they use it, it's very easy to get a decent sounding mix 
relatively quickly.

I'm hoping that when V3 hits it will get VSTi Support and MIDI implemented.
If that happens, watch out...IJS

For $49, it's a no brainer...get it at that price and be ready for the upgrade...
They have specials all the time too...just recently you could get MixBuss AND
the Plugin Essentials Pack for $60!!!  I just missed that deal, which totally bummed 
me out, but still, I am by no means disappointed.

I may just be whistling Dixie here...
But I currently own Sonar, Cubase 7, Studio One 2.5, Mixcraft Pro Studio 6, and 
have used Pro Tools, Live, Reaper, FL Studio, and probably every other DAW out there..
to MY ears, there is a definite difference...but that's just me...

I like to check out everything...and see what everyone is bringing to the table...

I approached this purchase with a "wait and see" investor attitude,
and am hoping that when they do get those things, I've bought in
early and will get an upgrade price when it does "mature"


If I could extract all the "ingredients" that I like from each one, throw them
in a bowl, mix them, and bake a DAW that had all of the things I like in ONE DAW, I'd be a happy 
camper...LOL

cclarry. your first link is to some email site.

sorry about that...must have pasted the wrong one...

I've updated my original post with the correct site...

Larry
Thanks for this, very helpful.
So to confirm; no Midi and no third party Vst at all?

So one would have to say, not really of interest because of these missing functions. However I totally get what you say about "investing".

$39 is not much to gamble that this becomes a fully developed product.

I am at a point where Cakewalk have almost convinced me to look elsewhere.

After I changed from Cubase years ago I thought Sonar could be my last DAW - but the X2 experience has me a little worried.
I think it is the deafening silence from Cakewalk as to what they are doing to rectify some of the major problems that worries me  - the first patch hardly fixed anything, so I have gone back to X1.

Might well think about this - thanks again

Nigel

It does support VST, I would like to know what others think about it, 39.00 seems like a really good deal...

Bajan Blue


Larry
Thanks for this, very helpful.
So to confirm; no Midi and no third party Vst at all?

So one would have to say, not really of interest because of these missing functions. However I totally get what you say about "investing".

$39 is not much to gamble that this becomes a fully developed product.

I am at a point where Cakewalk have almost convinced me to look elsewhere.

After I changed from Cubase years ago I thought Sonar could be my last DAW - but the X2 experience has me a little worried.
I think it is the deafening silence from Cakewalk as to what they are doing to rectify some of the major problems that worries me  - the first patch hardly fixed anything, so I have gone back to X1.

Might well think about this - thanks again

Nigel

Nigel,


MixBuss fully supports 3rd Party 32 bit VST's....just not VSTi's...

The only shortfalls are you can only do audio, not virtual instruments, it being 32 bit, and no MIDI support...
you are also limited to 8 busses.

It certainly isn't the GREATEST DAW ever...but it certainly is a viable candidate as BEST BANG FOR BUCK.

Harrison Consoles are world class (Michael Jacksons "Thriller", one of the best selling albums ever, was recorded on a HC.)....



I can't for the life of me figure out what's wrong with these guys...their thought process is all messed up...but, I guess
that's just my opinion.  I guess they are content with their current customer base and will be sustainable with just
upgrades for the foreseeable future..

I firmly believe that if Sonar had the feature set of Cubase, that it would be kicking everyone elses behinds...
to me, Sonar has THE BEST interface and THE BEST workflow....hands down...
where it fails to meet the test is in FEATURES and in STABILITY.  Again, just my opinion...

If they get their feature set up to current tech levels and get better video editing capabilities...they'll be the one
to watch...but, in listening to the Cake reps...they feel they don't need to...so I guess if that's what they feel
then so be it.  As the fanbois have stated, I can go elsewhere...

I don't need ANY new 3rd party VSTs, so they can keep those....I need better stability, more up to date features (VST3, etc...)
and better video support....take lanes that work right..etc...ad nauseum...and if they don't feel they need to address these
things and get them up to date and stable....then, it is my choice to use other tools...

I'd also like to see some more PC Modules...they release an awesome new format...and then don't release modules to use...????

I still use Sonar as my main DAW...and then use others for tasks at which they excel...but that will soon become tedious and
tiresome...


If I can get what I use in a single package, that is where I'll land...but it's not likely...but I will land where I can get MOST OF THEM
and STABILITY!

Larry
Firstly thanks for clearing up the Vst matter - misread it first time.

Do you know how many authorisations you can have with MixBuss? I have an old 32 bit machine I could load MixBuss onto to start with to see how I got on with it - if I like it I could migrate to my main machine later.
I agree with most things you say here re Sonar - My main gripe with Sonar X2 at the moment are the weird graphical type bugs (some almost seem one off, unrepeatable bugs, which is even worse) and general stability.
X1 does most things that I want and is now a mature and stable product. 

And as X1 does not suffer from these weird graphical bugs, I would have thought it would not be beyond the intelligence of the Sonar programming department to investigate what they did to X2 which makes it such a problem!

I almost wish I had not spent the money on the X2 upgrade.
Perhaps if Cakewalk have no intention of making this stable and useable, they will be good enough to give me my money back..

Nigel