Acoustica Mixcraft 6 - Music Production and Multi-Track Recording Software

Main Features

Professional interface with high-contrast graphics.

Custom loop library includes over 6000 royalty-free loops and sound effects in a huge variety of styles.

Import your own loop files and loop CDs into the library.

Loop Library features search tool to quickly find loops and sound effects.

Supports Acid WAV and Apple GarageBand AIFF loops.

Record multiple MIDI and audio tracks simultaneously.

Piano roll to view and edit MIDI.

Drum maps included for Mixcraft's drum instruments and many popular drum applications.

Notation tools allow you to create, edit, and print your MIDI data in music notation format.

11 virtual instruments including the Acoustica Instruments General MIDI sample library, Expanded Instruments sample library, Studio Drums sample collection, Lounge Lizard Session vintage electric piano, VB3 tonewheel organ, ComboV and ComboF classic transistor organ emulators, MiniMogueVA monophonic analog synthesizer, Messiah polyphonic analog synthesizer, Alien303 Bass Synthesizer, and Impulse polyphonic analog synthesizer.

25 effects including the Pultronic Tube EQ, which models the classic tube equalizer found in studios throughout the world; and the Shred Amp Simulator, a complete suite of 5 classic amp heads, 17 cabinet models, and 6 effects.

Built-in guitar tuner available on every audio track.

Save and load complete audio effect chains with many effect-chain presets included.

Create complex virtual instrument setups that layer and split multiple virtual synthesizers and effects. Set the key range, velocity sensitivity, transposition, and pan and volume for each instrument.

Add unlimited VSTi instruments, VST and DirectX effects.

Route MIDI track data to audio effects (such as vocoder and pitch correction effects).

Video Track allows loading and editing of video files. Crossfade from one video clip to another. Remix the audio, add a soundtrack, and render your video project to a new video file.

Video features include still image importing, automatable effects and transitions, and moving text.

Mix down to MP3, WAV, high-quality compressed OGG, and other audio-file types.

Option to record directly to high-quality compressed OGG files. This is ideal for collaborators exchanging projects over the Internet, laptop users, schools, and anyone recording long speeches or conferences.

Insert Time and Remove Time features move all sounds, automation, and markers so you can add or remove an entire section from your song.

Burn CDs of your mix with just one click.

Sound Engine

Wave (WDM), ASIO, WaveRT, and WaveRT Exclusive Mode low-latency audio support.

WaveRT Exclusive Mode (available with Windows 7 and up) is designed to provide low-latency and solid audio performance on most audio hardware without any special sound card drivers. With WaveRT Exclusive Mode, Mixcraft can interface directly with the audio hardware, bypassing the operating system for low-latency audio performance without any special drivers.

MIDI input and output support. Will work with any USB MIDI keyboard or any instrument connected to a MIDI interface.

MIDI control-surface support for transport controls, effect controls, and instrument controls.

32-bit, SSE2-optimized sound engine supports recording and playback of broadcast quality audio up to 32-bit, 192 kHz.

Time stretch any sound from 25% to 400% with FlexAudio without affecting the pitch.

Punch In/Punch Out recording.

Loop recording with multiple takes.

Pitch shift sounds from -24 to +12 semitones.

Use an unlimited number of tracks, instruments, and effects.

Automatically detect beat locations, keys and tempos of imported songs.

Import WAV, AIF, OGG, WMA, and MP3 files

Reduce the noise level or eliminate it entirely with built-in Noise Reduction available on every audio clip.

Support for up to 16 processor cores; takes full advantage of today's cutting-edge multi-processor computers.

Shape each sound's volume, pan, and resonant filters with unlimited envelope points.

Support for DirectX & VST effects, including plug-in delay compensation

Support for VST instruments with multiple outputs.

ReWire Hosting allows you to sync other music applications with Mixcraft.

Interface

New Automation features provide control of all parameters in any VST effect, VSTi instrument, or Acoustica effect. All tracks can contain an unlimited number of automation curves on an unlimited number of effects and instruments. In addition, you can even automate the track volume, panning, and more.

Master Track allows you to smoothly automate the global effects parameters and master volume for smooth and easy fade-ins and fade-outs for your mixes.

Send Tracks (aka Auxiliary Busses) let you route audio from multiple Audio Tracks and Virtual Instrument Tracks to a single set of audio effects. For example, use one reverb effect on multiple tracks. Audio can be routed both pre-fader and post-fader to the Send Tracks, and effects on the Send Tracks can all be easily automated.

Submix Tracks feature allows grouping audio and MIDI tracks together to create a single submix.

Output Tracks (aka Output Busses) allows grouping of tracks to a single output bus (with support for multiple hardware outputs).

Mixer Interface provides a convenient and familiar interface for mixing a project. Includes easy access to volume, pan, mute, and solo controls, as well as effects and instrument dialogs, and 3-band EQ on every track.

Recording Count-In feature sets Mixcraft's metronome to count-in before recording begins. The length of the count-in is user-adjustable, between 1 and 32 measures.

Mix To New Audio Track (aka "Track Bouncing") allows you to mix down an Audio Track or Virtual Instrument Track, complete with all effects and automation, to a new audio track. This is a one-click method to save CPU or "lock in" the edits and effects that have been applied to a track.

Undock the details tabs and move them around the screen, or onto a second monitor. Maximize the details tab window for full-screen MIDI editing, mixing, and access to the loop library.

Edit any sound to make a loop. Pick sections of prerecorded songs and extract loops for remixing. User-created sounds can even be saved to the Loop Library.

Adjust loop points to visual beat marks.

Link audio, MIDI, and video clips together so they'll select and move as a group.

Reverse audio clips to create cool effects. Invert the phase of audio clips to solve phasing issues.

Mix To New Clip (aka "Merging") feature allows you to merge several audio or MIDI clips together to form one single clip. "Lock in" edits that have been made to a recording, combine multiple loops into a single new loop, or mix multiple MIDI passages together into one MIDI clip.

Seamless Loop Mode lets you smoothly loop sections of your project with no audio gapping.

Lanes feature allows you to stack and organize multiple clips on a single track.

Color-coded CPU meter on the status bar helps you keep track of your computer's processing power at all times.

Multi-monitor support lets you take full advantage of computers with multiple monitors.

Musical Typing Keyboard lets you play and record virtual instruments without the use of a MIDI keyboard. Use your computer's QWERTY keyboard with a simple press of the Shift key. You can even transpose by octaves and semitones.

Archive your entire project to a ZIP file or new folder.

Powerful piano roll editor allows you to edit MIDI data easily. Create MIDI loops by adjusting the loop points. Edit notes and controller information with ease.

Load in standard MIDI files.

Add your own photos or images to each track header.

Edit each track's color, size, and position in a variety of ways.

Intuitive keyboard controls and shortcuts for quick work flow.

Work in beats-and-measures mode, or in time mode.

Adjust the snap-to-grid setting, which allows you to work and edit in whole notes, quarter notes, etc.

Split, cut, copy, delete, and paste sounds with ease.

Move sounds around with drag and drop or via the keyboard.

Crossfade sounds automatically by visually overlapping them.

Create precise, custom loops extracted from existing songs.