Mixbus is a full-featured Digital Audio Workstation (DAW)
with "True Analog Mixing": a combination of Harrison's
world-renowned sound and features in an affordable,
knob-per-function interface. Mixbus provides
professional-level features to import or record an unlimited
number of audio tracks to your computer, edit them, and mix
them together. You can use Mixbus to record your band, mix a
record, make a podcast, or edit the audio for your video.
What is different about Mixbus?:
Mixbus sounds better. Other DAW mixers are designed by
companies with experience in computer sound, but no pedigree
in world-class recording facilities. The Mixbus mixer is
designed by Harrison, the maker of consoles used in the
world's most demanding music, film, and live performance
facilities. Harrison consoles are known for their
great-sounding EQ, filters, dynamics, and bus summing. If
you find a music recording from the golden age of albums
that has stood the test of time, it is likely that a
Harrison console was used during the production. With the
Harrison sound and a logical knob-per-function mixer
interface, Mixbus invites you to produce recordings that
will stand with the best.
Mixbus is open. Mixbus is largely open-source and is the
collaborative effort of a worldwide team including
musicians, programmers, and professional recording
engineers. Many workstations provide "open" control or
plugin protocols... Mixbus goes far beyond that. Like a good
piece of vintage hardware, you can open the box and look
inside. This transparency encourages Mixbus development to
happen with integrity. We spend our time on the issues that
users want and need; not just items that look good in an
advertisement. In the crazy world of DAW software, it is
nice to know that a sane option exists for your business or
personal use.
Mixbus is ultra-compatible. Mixbus now works on all 3
popular desktop operating systems, and uses
industry-standard I/O and plugin formats. You can
collaborate with anyone, regardless of which platform they
use.
Mixbus Features::
Straightforward "knob per function" mixer layout based on
Harrison's renowned 32-series and MR-series music consoles.
DSP based on Harrison's world-renowned analog and digital
mixing console experience.
Precision algorithms for EQ, Filter, Compression, Analog
Tape Saturation, and Summing.
Unlimited stereo or mono input channels, each with unlimited
plugins, sends, and hardware inserts. (limited only by CPU
speed).
Phase, Input trim, High-pass Filter, Sweepable 3-band EQ,
Compression, and 8 Mix Bus sends on every track.
8 Stereo Mix Buses featuring Tone controls, Compression,
Sidechaining, and Analog Tape Saturation.
Stereo Master Bus that features Tone controls, Analog Tape
Saturation, K-meter, Stereo Correlation Meter, and Limiter.
Automatic plugin delay compensation to support effects such
as parallel compression without time misalignment.
Comprehensive "at-a-glance" metering with peak, peak hold,
and compressor gain reduction visible on every track and
bus.
Extensive DAW features via the Ardour Digital Audio
Workstation, refined by Harrison engineers to be smooth and
stable.