#MIXBUS 32C CHROMEBOOK SOFTWARE#

There is something special about Mixbus.įor mixing with 32C Channel, our feeling was a bit different.įirst (despite the controversy, and, regardless of how Harrison modeled the original console), it certainly stands out from all the other purely 'digital' EQs we've used to date. It also seems that external plugins (especially EQs) sound better through the DAW. On the contrary, we were able to boost certain sensitive high frequencies without ever achieving any harshness, either with the channel EQ or the 3-band EQ of the master track.

We were immediately able to make the mix clearer and more open, which is often difficult to do with virtual instruments, without making them less realistic. It was our first time using this DAW and we were really surprised by the sound quality and the magic it gives off. For example, with 32C Channel, we had to attenuate some high frequencies with the EQ on the guitar, strings and saxophone to avoid bleeding, while we boosted those same frequencies with Mixbus without any unwanted artifacts. In addition, our settings between the two mixing versions were slightly different so that the end result was closer to what we were looking for. But this is perhaps accentuated with the virtual instruments

In our case, we felt that turning off the tape simulation made the sound a bit too harsh in the high frequencies, with a character specific to digital processing. We could have turned this effect off, but it looks like this particular imprint is part of the final sound Harrison wanted.

#MIXBUS 32C CHROMEBOOK SOFTWARE#

In the video, we compared the new 32C Channel plugin to the Mixbus 32C software by making a quick and simplified mix with as few processing and external plugins as possible.įirst of all, let's mention that an exact comparison seems impossible due to the fact that Mixbus 32C uses a tape simulation on the busses and the master channel. OUR GOAL HERE IS ONLY TO GIVE AN OBJECTIVE OPINION ON THE SOUND DIFFERENCES THAT THERE MAY BE BETWEEN THE PLUGIN AND THE DAW, AND THAT IS ONLY ABOUT OUR OWN EXPERIENCE *** *** PLEASE DON'T READ THIS THREAD IF YOU WANT TO SPIT ON THE BRAND OR THOSE WHO DISAGREE WITH THE MARKETING.

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