Acoustica Mixcraft v6.0 b180
Acoustica has announced the
release of Mixcraft 6.0 Build 180.
Mixcraft 6 is a
powerful and easy-to-use music production and multi-track recording
workstation that comes with thousands of music loops, dozens of audio effects
and virtual instruments.
Some new features in Mixcraft 6:
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New interface & artwork.
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ReWire support.
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Submix tracks for grouping
tracks together.
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Output busses, can be routed to
multiple output devices. Can now add/remove output tracks for multi-out
virtual instruments.
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Multiple lanes for tracks
(including multiple MIDI channels).
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Loop recording mode with
multiple takes.
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Route MIDI track data to audio
plug-ins.
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Mixer re-design.
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New virtual instruments (ComboV
& ComboF organs, Acoustica Studio Drums).
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Control surface support for
transport & plug-in controls.
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Support for VSTs with multiple
outputs.
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Video transitions, automation,
text & titles, still image importing.
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Improved quantize and other new
MIDI processing tools.
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Built-in guitar tuner on every
audio track.
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Improvements to loop library
including loop importing & search.
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Live automation recording.
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Option to mix down all
individual tracks for exporting project to another DAW.
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Drum maps in the piano roll
interface.
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Insert/Remove time from
project.
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Ability to draw selection in
the timeline (to select data in all tracks).
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Improved time signature
support.
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Effect chain presets.
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Phase reverse option on audio
clips.
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Faders & meters now logarithmic
when in dB mode, MX6 now defaults to dB mode.
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Automation creation of new
project folder for each project.
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Backup file created every time
a project is saved.
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Auto-rewind to playback start
preference added (on by default).
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Reverse audio clip feature.
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Major improvements to MIDI
editing, piano roll.
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Ability to arm MIDI tracks for
a specific MIDI device.
Mixcraft is
an affordable multi-track audio and MIDI recording studio that enables you to
compose original music, record your band, create a podcast, or remix a song.
Use it as a multi-track recorder or as a music loop remix program.
As a multi-track audio
recording program, Mixcraft allows you to record and play multiple tracks of
audio and MIDI virtual instruments at the same time. Add effect processing
such as reverb, delay, guitar amp simulator, flanger or any 3rd party VST or
DirectX effects. Hook up a MIDI keyboard and you can play a whole studio full
of virtual synthesizers. As remix software, it supports Apple Loops, Acid
Loops and Acoustica's own custom loop format. Mixcraft's Song Kits allow you
to create your own song in dozens of styles to sing along or rap to. Creating
your own loop or extracting a loop from a well known song is a few clicks
away. When you've finished your project, mix down your music to CD or MP3
directly in Mixcraft.
Main Features:
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Clear, colorful, and
intelligently designed interface to streamline your work.
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Custom loop library
includes hundreds of royalty-free sounds in dozens of musical styles.
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Works with Acid and Apple
Garage Band loops.
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Record multiple MIDI and
audio tracks simultaneously.
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Piano roll to view and edit
MIDI.
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Includes a General MIDI
library, two sampled grand pianos, Hammond B-3 emulator, MiniMoog emulator
and a polyphonic synthesizer.
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Includes 18 high quality
effects.
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Create mega presets that
layer and split multiple virtual synthesizers and effects.
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Add unlimited VSTi
instruments, VST and DirectX effects.
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Mix down to MP3, WAV and
other audio file types.
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Burn CDs of your mix with
just one click.
Sound Engine:
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Wave (WDM), ASIO and
Vista's WaveRT low latency audio support.
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MIDI input and output
support. Will work with any USB MIDI keyboard or any keyboard connected to a
MIDI interface.
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Support for VSTi virtual
instruments. Bundled virtual instruments include:
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MinimogueVA
classic analog synthesizer recreation.
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VB3
Organ virtual tonewheel organ with rotary speaker emulator.
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Impulse
polyphonic analog synthesizer.
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Acoustica
Instruments, a large collection of high quality multi-sampled
instruments organized in General MIDI format.
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Acoustica Grand
Piano and Acoustica Classical Piano, 250
Megabyte quadruple-strike sampled grand pianos.
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32 bit sound engine
supports recording and playback of broadcast quality audio up to 192 kHz and
32 bits.
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Time stretch any sound from
25% to 400% with FlexAudio without affecting the pitch. No chipmunks.
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Pitch shift sounds from -24
to +12 semitones.
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Use an unlimited number of
tracks and effects.
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Automatically detects beats
points, keys and tempos of imported songs.
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Import WAV, AIF, OGG, WMA,
and MP3 files.
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18 powerful, built-in,
effects including reverb, delay, EQ, compressor, flanger, chorus,
distortion, auto filter, master limiter, phaser and a guitar amp simulator.
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Shape each sound's volume,
pan and resonant filters with unlimited envelope points.
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Support for DirectX & VST
effects, including plug-in delay compensation.
Interface:
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Edit any sound to make a
loop. Pick sections of prerecorded songs and extract and perfect loops for
remixing. Adjust loop points to visual beat marks.
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Edit MIDI data in the piano
roll editor. Perfect MIDI loops by adjusting the loop points. Edit notes and
controller information.
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Create mega presets which
combine multiple virtual instruments and effects. Set the key range,
velocity sensitivity, transposition, pan and volume for each instrument.
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Load in standard MIDI
files.
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Add your own photos or
images to each track header.
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Edit each track's color,
size and position in a variety of ways.
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Intuitive design and
keyboard controls for quick work flow.
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Work in beats / measures
mode or in time mode.
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Adjust the snap to grid
setting which allows you to work and edit in whole notes, quarter notes,
etc.
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Split, cut, copy, delete
and paste sounds with ease.
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Easily move sounds around
with drag and drop or via the keyboard.
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Cross fade sounds
automatically by visually overlapping them.
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Create precise, custom
loops extracted from existing songs.
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