

Mixcraft's roster of bundled instruments and effects keeps on growing, with new additions headlined by two new samplers and the wicked ME80 V2 from Memory Moo - an emulation of the mighty Yamaha CS-80 synth, now with 64-bit support, a new look and improved sound. Patterns can be sent as clips to the Performance Panel or any position on the host track. Both work well, as do the new and improved Time- Stretching and Pitch-Shifting algorithms.Īs for MIDI programming, the Piano Roll's new Step Editor enables beats and patterns to be constructed on a grid, with drums or notes listed down the left-hand side, and each 'lane' assignable to any MIDI note. Light and dark themes are a nice touch here.Again (and like pretty much every other DAW on the market over the last few years) taking a lead from Live, Mixcraft 7 sees the introduction of Audio Warping and Audio Quantization. But there are some little tweaks along the way in version 8’s UI that just make it feel a bit more modern (and not so 2010). You want new users to jump right in and feel that the program is intuitive. For starters, the interface is very similar to previous versions (and let’s face it, to many DAWs you may have used), which is not a bad thing at all. So, what’s new? Well, lots, but here are some of the things that Acoustica has made special note of, and that we think are worth touching upon.

Both packages offer up a ridiculously tantalizing set of features, and at such low prices that for most people reading this, it probably makes sense just to go for the Pro Studio bundle since it’s just too good a deal to pass up. After about two years on the market with version 7, Acoustica has released Mixcraft 8, available in two versions: Recording Studio for the home/bedroom user and Pro Studio for the more demanding, pro-level user. When we first checked out Mixcraft, the Windows-only DAW built primarily for the home recording market, we were pretty impressed with not only how easy it was to get setup, but also the powerful features that came bundled at the ridiculously low price point. How did we like the low-cost Windows-based DAW, and how does it improve upon version 7? Read our full analysis below. Performer reviews the Mixcraft 8 Pro Studio software from Acoustica.
