![]() Third-party Moog and Prophet virtual synths, as well as other classic keyboards are also included. Mixcraft 8 Pro Studio includes more effects and synths than the basic version of Mixcraft 8 Recording Studio, including Acoustica's single-pad Alpha and 16-pad Omni samplers. There are some vintage emulations too, and Acoustica have their own track effects. I used the Kjaerhus VSTs on a lot of old SONAR projects. The Kjaerhus Audio Classic Series is included it's still a solid collection despite its age. First off, there are a lot of freebies from the Internet, including some good ones that are hard to find. No DAW is complete today without bundled effects and synths, and Mixcraft has an interesting collection. You can switch between clips in Mixcraft, but not have two clips in view simultaneously for comparison editing. Another feature from SONAR that is missing is having more than one clip at a time in the Dock. Mixcraft's Dock stays in focus and obscures the timeline, with no quick method for a peek at the timeline without shuffling the windows. I wish Mixcraft had the ability to put effects and synths into the Dock like SONAR can, along with a shortcut to open and close it. It's smoother and more integrated than using SONAR - almost Sound Forge like. Audio editing on the clip level is easy, since you can expand the Dock as big as you need, or as big as your monitor can handle. You'll find controls to move, add, delete, and quantize notes, along with the whole panoply of MIDI tricks. Everything but Sound will be familiar to any DAW user, but the Sound Tab is where a lot of the action takes place, like MIDI editing, with Piano (roll), Step (sequencer), and Score editing available in subtabs. Mixcraft's Dock is handy too, and it's where you'll find tabs for Project, Sound, Mixer, and Library. I love SONAR's Dock, and I put everything in it for easy access and then float it above the timeline. Everything is right where it should be.Īt the bottom is the Transport Bar and an expandable and detachable Dock. Below those are the timeline with audio/MIDI clips, and typical track controls are to the left. At the top are dropdown menus just above the main toolbar. Decidedly stuck in the look and feel of Windows, it is familiar at a glance. My first experience with Mixcraft was no different. ![]() ![]() I've used all three and found them immediately intuitive. I don't know anyone using Mixcraft, but Acoustica's CTO worked on Sony Vegas, Sound Forge, and Acid (now part of the Magix family). The more like SONAR my next DAW is, the less muscle and brain memory I have to overwrite. ![]() DAWs may do much the same things these days, but the terminology and methodology can vary. For my own use at home, ease of transition is paramount. Meanwhile, I downloaded several other fine-looking DAWs over the holidays while all the sales were on, hoping to find that eventual replacement for SONAR. It may be that SONAR's demise has been grossly exaggerated, because the software still works as well as ever - and BandLab has recently purchased all of the intellectual property of Cakewalk from Gibson. SONAR is dead, long live… which DAW? The shutdown of Gibson-owned Cakewalk sent thousands of users looking for a new DAW.
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