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Jul 8 2014, 04:18 AM
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I've never heard about Mixcraft but I've just checked their site and it seems to be a very powerful audio production software. Honestly, most of the multitrack software are very similar, so you will be able to get similar results with Reaper, Sonar, Nuendo, Cubase, Pro Tools and Mixcraft.
The important thing is to choose the one that you feel more comfortable/friendly to use, learn the basics behind audio recording, mixing and mastering. Learn how to equalize an instrument, how compressor work and all that stuff and you will be able to record good quality songs. Looking forward your recordings! 
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Jul 8 2014, 10:23 AM
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QUOTE (Hajduk @ Jul 8 2014, 08:05 AM)  Thanks for the feedback guys, was using reaper but looked up Daws on the internet and read really good things about Mixcraft and was only 75.00. There is a pro version 400 dollars. Still a few things I don't understand yet like VSts I get it but I don't, And I can throw my video on top of the track as well. Random question here What does clipping mean ??? VSTs - are virtual software effects/processors that you can add to your DAW's tracks i.e. EQs, reverbs, compressors, limiters and so on. VSTIs - are virtual software instruments - software synths, drums and so on. Most DAWs come with a bundle of VSTs and some also include a few free VSTIs. Clipping means that the signal has exceeded the maximum level - 0 dBFS on a daw - and has resulted in a clipped wave form that may be digitally distorted. If you clip and render the track then it is pretty much screwed as i is extremely difficult to remove/reduce at mastering. You generally should avoid clipping unless you are deliberately doing it as an effect or occassionally in mastering to achieve desired level. You should aim to achieve appropriate levels at mixing such that each individual track peaks no higher than @-12dBFS and the stereo/main channell peaks around -6dBFS. If you do this your digital gainstaging will be better, there will be much less unwanted noise, indivdual tracks will more likely have appropriate dynamics and you will much less likely to clip. If it doesn't sound loud enough with these levels then turn your monitors up a bit. -------------------- Get your music professionally mastered by anl AES registered Mastering Engineer. Contact me for Audio Mastering Services and Advice and visit our website www.miromastering.com
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Jul 8 2014, 01:45 PM
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QUOTE (Mertay @ Jul 8 2014, 11:29 AM) Yeah if you learn one the only difference to others is pretty much just menu differences and bundles like vst/vsti's. These differences get important when one is recording regularly so its best to stick with mixcraft, learn it really good and then if any complaints check ou other DAW. ... I'd agree with Mertay that the vast majority of mixing daws, which is the majority of daws, are very smilar and only really differ in minor layout and some bundled extras. For mixing daws the important thing is to get used to and learn the workflow. If you really can't get on with the workflow then look at changing to one that's more intuitive for you but don't just change for the sake of change. (There can be and sometimes are technical difference that can affect audio/performance quality but arguably not so much that a home/project studio is likely to notice much, if any, difference.) There are however more signficant differences between mixing daws and those aimed more at post production and mastering. The latter two though cost significantly more than a mixing daw, target the professional market and the presumption here is that the user largely already knows what they're doing. -------------------- Get your music professionally mastered by anl AES registered Mastering Engineer. Contact me for Audio Mastering Services and Advice and visit our website www.miromastering.com
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Jul 9 2014, 11:53 AM
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QUOTE (Hajduk @ Jul 9 2014, 06:09 AM) Thanks again. Really liking Mixcraft so far, really easy to use Just realized that the Focusrite has a gain knob that turns orange than red when it starts to clip.Don't just rely on meters to tell you that you've clipped - do the digital gainstage properly. Far too often the meters are not set up appropriately and/or are too 'course' so by the time the meter has turned red you've may already have clipped for a while. -------------------- Get your music professionally mastered by anl AES registered Mastering Engineer. Contact me for Audio Mastering Services and Advice and visit our website www.miromastering.com
Be friends on facebook with us here. We use professional, mastering grade hardware in our mastering studo. Our hardware includes: Cranesong Avocet II Monitor Controller, Dangerous Music Liasion Insert Hardware Router, ATC SCM Pro Monitors, Lavry Black DA11, Prism Orpheus ADC/DAC, Gyratec Gyraf XIV Parallel Passive Mastering EQ, Great River MAQ 2NV Mastering EQ, Kush Clariphonic Parallel EQ Shelf, Maselec MLA-2 Mastering Compressor, API 2500 Mastering Compressor, Eventide Eclipse Reverb/Echo. |
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Jul 9 2014, 04:34 PM
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QUOTE (Hajduk @ Jul 9 2014, 03:09 AM) Thanks again. Really liking Mixcraft so far, really easy to use Just realized that the Focusrite has a gain knob that turns orange than red when it starts to clip.Great to know it! What are you planning to record? Some REC takes maybe? Original music? -------------------- My lessons
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