Why I Like Mixbus

[AudioTestKitchen]

Well this seems to be the place to praise MixBus.

For me, the feature that caught my attention most is the automation. It's obvious the Mixbus comes from a well-established pedigree of movie-making consoles (MPC-4, MPC-5, Trion). You can automate volume and gain using the range tool. This makes DIALOG EDITING A DREAM!! Cubendo is lacking this; and it's the primary reason I won't upgrade past Cubase 6. As soon as I get more comfortable with MB, I anticipate doing all my dialog treatment in Mixbus. I haven't noticed the issues that +fivepeace mentioned.

It would be great if you could set Range/Loop/Punch Markers based on the Range Select and/or Region Select. The would further speed up workflow.

I have high hopes for Mixbus and Harrison's future place in the DAW arena. With the film/movie background, I think they could give Avid a real run for their money.

[Ben@Harrison]

@AudioTestKitchen: That's a really interesting observation!

I agree that the gain-range thing is a must-have feature on any DAW.

I would say that a _very_ small amount of our post-production chops have appeared in Mixbus. It's still way too early for that. But I think you're right ... we have the experience to do it right, when the time comes.

-Ben

[AudioTestKitchen]

@AudioTestKitchen: That's a really interesting observation!

I agree that the gain-range thing is a must-have feature on any DAW.

I would say that a _very_ small amount of our post-production chops have appeared in Mixbus. It's still way too early for that. But I think you're right ... we have the experience to do it right, when the time comes.

-Ben

@Ben If you guys could implement and EBU R128 meter, or DialNorm meter as an XTools addition, I might literally pee my pants. There is SO much potential for Mixbus in Post. Screw music; there's no money in music. Sound-for-picture is where it's at!

-James

[analogexplosions]

@AudioTestKitchen: That's a really interesting observation!

I agree that the gain-range thing is a must-have feature on any DAW.

I would say that a _very_ small amount of our post-production chops have appeared in Mixbus. It's still way too early for that. But I think you're right ... we have the experience to do it right, when the time comes.

-Ben

@Ben If you guys could implement and EBU R128 meter, or DialNorm meter as an XTools addition, I might literally pee my pants. There is SO much potential for Mixbus in Post. Screw music; there's no money in music. Sound-for-picture is where it's at.

-James

+1,000,000!

Mixbus' EQ's really work for me on most dialog. Sometimes I have to dig for another eq if I need to do some intense surgery, but for the most part, I am quite content.

The more of the XTools plugins that get ported over to Mixbus, the better.

[Smurf]

From a lot of the comments I think people forget that Mixbus is just a layer on top of the Ardour DAW, so a lot of the features like editing & such comes from those guys, not Mixbus.

I mainly use Mixbus as a sub-mix tape emulator, because it SOUNDS so good! I would use it a lot more if it was a separate VST effect, mainly because Ardour is TOO much like PT, and besides the GUI I just can not stand that workflow...

[Søren Dyhr]

I agree with all opinions: easy use and sound great. But I think Mixbus is little cumbersome respect to other DAW: get used to Jack pilot, no support to control surface, only eight busses .. However I hope change my opinion when I finish the learning curve

Ahem ... that 8 bus limit is not true, provided you could survive with bussing into a newly created channel strip - you have the option to choose between each of those being either input or bus! I usually gather inner and outer kick drum as well as snares that way!

--sd

[Boydbob]

… ALL THE MIXBUS PLUG INS SHOULD BE FREE !!! till it´s fixed …

I suppose that all depends on your point of view and your workflow.
Reaper, Cubase, Samplitude, and others, include free plugins. Some are OK, but most are not that useful.
So far the Mixbus plug-ins seem to be pretty good, even though they're the only game in town right now.

I just bought Mixbus and the Essential Effects pack yesterday. It took a little searching, but I found a link to purchase both for $98 or just Mixbus for $49.
I've paid considerably more for FX that were not nearly as useful as Mixbus plus the FX pack. (Waves Gold - Vocal Rider -Tune - T-Racks Deluxe)
I bought Mixbus with the expectation that it will improve over time, but even if it doesn't, the current functionality is worth the price of admission.

I am also a Reaper user, having come from Cubase 5 and Samplitude 10 Pro, for reasons too numerous to go into here.
If I have to use work-arounds (render midi & import wave files for example), that's OK if the final result is worthwhile.

There are improvements I'd like to see (Rewire & VST support) and some not so much (midi).
I'd rather Mixbus continued to develop what it does uniquely well rather than try to become "the only recording software you'll ever need."

Boyd

[Brianiac5150]

Chiming in...

As a long-time and - from the DAW and workflow perspective - very lovingly happy Pro Tools user, I find Mixbus very refreshing as an AUDIO recording workstation. I really like how it virtually puts console strips in our hands without needing to instantiate plug-ins. I have comparatively little time with the program, so when I want to really get to work, I usually go straight to PT; however, every time I fire up Mixbus and start experimenting, I'm very pleased with the program. Thanks Harrison, all the H-guys participating in this forum, and the YouTube page for a great product and continued support. I look forward to enjoying a lengthy history with you all. Cheers!

[Tassy]

I agree with all opinions: easy use and sound great. But I think Mixbus is little cumbersome respect to other DAW: get used to Jack pilot, no support to control surface, only eight busses .. However I hope change my opinion when I finish the learning curve

Ahem ... that 8 bus limit is not true, provided you could survive with bussing into a newly created channel strip - you have the option to choose between each of those being either input or bus! I usually gather inner and outer kick drum as well as snares that way!

--sd

Hi
in the track menu you can select track and buss and you can add as many mono or stereo busses as you want and route them as you want.

only hitting solo or mute needs a bit thinking what you hesr as solo or what you muted but this is a uestion of eperiment
Tassy

[mvh]

I Love Mixbus because it really does SOUND BETTER! It does what I need it to do perfectly. Yes, MIDI would be a nice addition. It has support for all of my plugins. It has very high quality EQ and compression. After reading earlier post I'm heading straight to the studio to download Jack to increase my possibilities. Bottom line - It looks great - sounds great and feels great. Thanks Harrison.

mvh : )