Harrison Mixbus - Virtual Harrison Mixer plus full-featured DAW for OS X

[BenLoftis]

@crying1986: Do you have "Options->Control Surfaces->Generic Midi" enabled?

[crying1986]

Originally Posted by BenLoftis

@crying1986: Do you have "Options->Control Surfaces->Generic Midi" enabled?

Yeah I do. Everything seems to be working except the assignments.

[BenLoftis]

OK, it sounds like a bug. Write us at mixbus@harrisonconsoles if you have time to help us figure out what's wrong, and maybe try some fixes.

[jeffinaustin]

Any control surfaces work with this?

It would be amazing to see Harrison pick up some of the protools controller that will be dropped in the future.

[gdoubleyou]

Be aware that Mixbus will not work on lion, because it uses the PPC PACE installer.

They will have to wait for the Ardour people, and the last time I checked their development machine was On Tiger, and they were THINKING about upgrading to Leopard.

All of my PACE related apps worked on my Lion update install, except Ardour.

I installed lion on an external drive for testing, I'm staying put on 10.68 until there is a compelling reason to change.

[BenLoftis]

@gdoubleyou:

Mixbus and Ardour both work on Lion.

Neither Mixbus nor Ardour use anything by PACE. It sounds like you have a plugin that is missing a license key or something, and is preventing them from launching.

Best Regards

[BodyByStarbucks]

Thanks for clarifying, Ben.

atb,
kjb

[Harrison Press]

Mixbus v2.0.5 is available for all Mixbus users (paid users and demo users). This update provides several fixes for the Snapshot list, Region menu items, Automation Undo, and other issues. A complete list of updates is available in the User Manual.

Existing users who purchased Mixbus or registered for the demo should receive emails with the update links. If you don't receive an email today, please email us.

Best Regards,
Ben Loftis
Harrison Consoles

[Tommy Zai]

Does MixBus sync midi?
ReWire?
Can it import midi tracks.
Is this basically a digital tape recorder or can it function as a full DAW with Audio+midi tracks?

[BodyByStarbucks]

Originally Posted by Tommy Zai

Does MixBus sync midi?
ReWire?
Can it import midi tracks.
Is this basically a digital tape recorder or can it function as a full DAW with Audio+midi tracks?

no midi, yet. killer sound and great mix flow, though

[Atak]

Originally Posted by BodyByStarbucks

no midi, yet. killer sound and great mix flow, though

My secret weapon of chioce.

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[Harrison Press]

Mixbus is now available for Windows!

Get it here: Harrison Mixbus


Mixbus is now available for Windows, OS X, and Linux systems. Collaborate with anyone on any system!

[norbury brook]

thank you Ben, any reason windows was the last version? I Like the fact it uses VST plugins? might give it a spin :D


MC

[BenLoftis]

Originally Posted by norbury brook

thank you Ben, any reason windows was the last version?

Hmm, saving the best for last, maybe? ( just kidding ! )

When we launched Mixbus, we knew that we wanted it to be a fully cross-platform app, but we had to start on the platforms where we had the most experience. 2 years ago, our console development chops simply didn't extend into Windows. We are also working with the open-source developers at Ardour.org, and they weren't yet developing for Windows either. So the Windows version took longer than the others.

The good news is that, now that we have all 3 platforms working, we can return to serious development of the mixer, a series of plugins, and other goodies that have been waiting in the wings while we finish the Windows version. There's a lot coming around the corner!

Hope this clears it up!

-Ben

[BenLoftis]

P.S. There is an "official" announcement which might be a better place to discuss Windows, since this thread is titled "for OSX" :

http://www.gearslutz.com/board/new-p...e-windows.html

[Solar]

Originally Posted by BenLoftis

P.S. There is an "official" announcement which might be a better place to discuss Windows, since this thread is titled "for OSX" :

http://www.gearslutz.com/board/new-p...e-windows.html

Thanx Ben for all the informations and very happy that we (win users) can get our hands on #mixbus and give it a try. Although I might be honest with you that limitation being a "noise" appearing from time to time is seriously annoying. I never like these kind of Demo Limitations, find it a bit useless especially if you want to let user to give it a REAL TRY, the "noise" thing to my opinion ain't that welcome. Just looking at other DAW devs, when you go download example PT or Studio One or Cubase etc.. you don't get a noise in the DEMO. But I do respect your decision but don't find the best.

Now on a developement side, from what I heard from friends who have bought #Mixbus (they are not using it simply), what i'm hearing from many is that they hope that you guys will mostly FOCUSED on developing and bringing more Features in the Editing side instead of thinking of bringing new extras like "plugins etc.."

In other word, many have tried Mixbus, they love it especially because of the Harrison Mix sound tape that you guys developed to bring that Harrison sound in but aside that, what i hear most is that Harrison doesn't HAVE the FULL featured Features that you find in other contenders DAW when it comes to Comping, Full audio editing etc... etc..

You got what I'm trying to say here.

Other then that for sure I will be giving Mixbus a try although I am hesitating because of the annoying "noise" limitation.

Thank you again for All Harrison Dev for making this available for now all 3 platforms.

P.S Are you guys planning to port the Harrison Console as a VST that can be loaded inside another DAW? Curious

[HMixbus]

Hello everyone , I'm just ask if any good tutorial for H-mixbus ..?

[Harrison Press]

Mixbus 2.0.6 is now available. This version adds many important fixes for Windows as well as improvements for OSX and Linux. Customers should receive update
links via email today. If you don't receive an email by the end of today, please send us an email at mixbus@harrisonconsoles.com

This is our first update for Windows, and it is a FREE download.

Improvements in 2.06 include:

Windows:

• File import speed improved ( 10x faster! )
• Added VST Folder management
• Fixed many VST plugin issues
• Fixed installation on systems with non-Latin characters
• Fixed installation when Windows is not installed on the C: drive
• "mixed-mode" 64bit/32bit audio system can utilize more soundcards directly
• Added missing bindings files ( Cubasish and Protoolish )

OSX:

• Fixed issue that could corrupt sessions, causing a crash on opening.
• Now includes JACK OSX 0.89 which allows direct connection from ProTools software into Mixbus, as well as improved support for Digidesign/Avid interfaces on OSX. ( ProTools, Digidesign, and Avid are trademarks of Avid Technologies, inc)

Linux:

• FREE "GVerb+" and "Sustain" mini-plugins

For a complete list of changes, see the user manual.

[Atak]

Many thanks this update fixed the incompatible issues with the Satson Sonimus. Thanks a million.

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[Harrison Press]

Reminder: the Windows "introductory" price ends this Sunday, March 4th. This price is valid for OSX and Linux users, too: Mixbus 2.0 for $149

[musicgreator]

Can someone please clarifie, if Mixbus has some sort of superior way of summing channels together or if it just adds analogeness, colour, harmonics etc.? And hence emulating the behavior of a analoge console.

[BenLoftis]

Originally Posted by musicgreator

Can someone please clarifie, if Mixbus has some sort of superior way of summing channels together or if it just adds analogeness, colour, harmonics etc.? And hence emulating the behavior of a analoge console.

@musicgreator: Other than the (user-selectable) filter, compressor, eq, saturation, and limiter, Mixbus doesn't "futz" with your signal. We aren't trying to make your stuff sound weird; Mixbus uses the same techniques that we use in our big mixers to make them sound good. Those techniques include dither stages, parameter ramping, bus structure, and performing multiple operations in as few stages as possible, among other things. I hope that makes sense!

-Ben
Harrison Consoles

[projektk]

What's the best interface I can get that's supported on Linux. I have a Saffire Pro 40, does that work on Linux? What would you say is the best USB interface for Linux?

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[Janne19691]

Mixbus sounds awesome but i need full latency compensation also in the mixbusses. The channels are fully compensated but mixbusses are limited to 8192 samples. I would like to know if this fix might be on the to-do list?

[ivansc]

Best of all, the introductory price is only $79.99!

Remember this from page ONE of this thread?

I saw Linux version and then when I went to look,the "special introductory offer" is double what it was.

Hm.

[Plugin]

Originally Posted by BenLoftis

@musicgreator: Other than the (user-selectable) filter, compressor, eq, saturation, and limiter, Mixbus doesn't "futz" with your signal. We aren't trying to make your stuff sound weird; Mixbus uses the same techniques that we use in our big mixers to make them sound good. Those techniques include dither stages, parameter ramping, bus structure, and performing multiple operations in as few stages as possible, among other things. I hope that makes sense!

-Ben
Harrison Consoles

Hello Ben,

Is it possible to explain ''those techniques include dither stages''? I'm interested to know where they are applied and under which circumstances?

Thanks!

[lowen]

Originally Posted by ivansc

Best of all, the introductory price is only $79.99!

Remember this from page ONE of this thread?

I saw Linux version and then when I went to look,the "special introductory offer" is double what it was.

The most recent introductory offer was for Mixbus 2 on Windows, with a license being good for all three platforms. Basically, a sale price for all the platforms in honor of the introduction of Mixbus 2 on Windows.

The original price was for Mixbus 1, and it is a different beast from Mixbus 2. The version upgrade is significant, and thus it costs more.

I bought it for OS X before I even owned a Mac...... and now I tend to use OS X rather than Linux for audio.... and I bought the upgrade to version 2 from version 1 as well, and the difference in the UI was great.

(I'm not a Harrison employee, just a satisfied Mixbus user.)

[Harrison Press]

Mixbus 2.0.7 is now available!

This is a free update for all of our customers and also our Demo users. Everyone who is registered in our system should receive a free update link via email today. If you don't receive an email today, please write us at: mixbus@harrisonconsoles.com

This is our second update since the launch on Windows just 9 weeks ago, and our 7th free update since the launch of Mixbus 2.0.

This update provides important fixes for the recently-released Windows version. It includes several important fixes for VST scanning, audio setup, and a mouse control issue. We also fixed a long-standing mouse/menu issue on OSX. On OSX and Linux, it adds MIDI control of Compressor, EQ, Mixbus, and Phase toggles. For all platforms, it provides several operational improvements to editing, looping, metronome clicks, and keybindings. A full list of changes is available in the manual ( http://www.harrisonconsoles.com/mixb...ser_Manual.pdf )

To celebrate the launch of this important update for Windows, we are reinstating the Windows launch price of $149 until April 9th. You can buy Mixbus here. This price applies to all versions: Mac, Windows, and Linux.

Thanks to all of our customers for your continued support and interest in Mixbus!

[GPl]

Originally Posted by Harrison Press

Mixbus 2.0.7 is now available!

This is a free update for all of our customers and also our Demo users. Everyone who is registered in our system should receive a free update link via email today. If you don't receive an email today, please write us at: mixbus@harrisonconsoles.com

This is our second update since the launch on Windows just 9 weeks ago, and our 7th free update since the launch of Mixbus 2.0.

This update provides important fixes for the recently-released Windows version. It includes several important fixes for VST scanning, audio setup, and a mouse control issue. We also fixed a long-standing mouse/menu issue on OSX. On OSX and Linux, it adds MIDI control of Compressor, EQ, Mixbus, and Phase toggles. For all platforms, it provides several operational improvements to editing, looping, metronome clicks, and keybindings. A full list of changes is available in the manual ( http://www.harrisonconsoles.com/mixb...ser_Manual.pdf )

To celebrate the launch of this important update for Windows, we are reinstating the Windows launch price of $149 until April 9th. You can buy Mixbus here. This price applies to all versions: Mac, Windows, and Linux.

Thanks to all of our customers for your continued support and interest in Mixbus!

[EgyptionRing]

So do any pitch correction plugins work in mixbus. I've tried melodyne and waves tune with no success.