![]() The interface which ultimately emulates the original hardware, is very easy to understand, but still makes some concessions to the modern world.įor example, when you rename one of the 12 buses, that name appears on the send in each channel strip, making it very easy to send to the correct bus. Everything is well laid out and very intuitive to use, with what Harrison call a knob per function approach to the interface. Harrison Mixbus 32C actually feels old school to use it looks like an analogue console, and anyone tired of the modern take on mixing with a modern DAW, will rejoice using Mixbus 32C. I say limited, but I have never found myself wanting more to be honest, then again I do not mix songs with 150 tracks etc so your mileage may vary. Mixing on Mixbus 32C is akin to working within the limitations of a true analogue console in many respects.įor example, you do not have an unlimited number of buses, you are limited to 12 buses, just like a real hardware console. Where every other DAW on the planet just about is trying to be a modern day take on a old school art of mixing and recording, Harrison have literally gone old school and placed a preference on sound quality over having the largest list of features. Of course, there is nothing wrong with using both, your existing DAW for all the things you currently do in terms of MIDI, time stretching etc. If however your needs are minimal in terms of MIDI, and you simply want to mix audio tracks, buy Mixbus 32C. If you want to do many of the things you do in Digital Performer or Reaper, Cubase etc, then keep using it. Harrison’s focus to be fair, is on old school analogue mixing, for a modern world, and I for one love that fact. ![]() It is this emulation of the Harrison 32C console that is the key component of the DAW to be honest, because by comparison to many other DAWs, the Harrison Mixbus 32C is lacking features, particularly in the MIDI side of things. It is a console that has well and truly earnt it’s place in recording history. Other well known artists that have used the Harrison 32C include AC/DC, Led Zeppelin, Electric Light Orchestra, Blondie, Supertramp and Genesis. For those who may be unfamiliar with that console, it was used to record some rather iconic albums, including Michael Jackson’s Thriller and Paul Simon’s Graceland to name just two. The Harrison Mixbus 32C DAW takes everything that is great about Mixbus and adds an exact emulation of the famous Harrison 32C analogue console. ![]() ![]() Both versions of Mixbus share the same sonic signature in terms of how your mixes will sound when done using either version of Mixbus. But that statement understates just how good the ‘standard’ Mixbus DAW really is. Harrison Mixbus 32C DAW is what could be described as the Pro version of the standard Harrison Mixbus DAW that is available for a very reasonable cost. For large studios I understand that decision, but for the rest of us, why not use a better alternative? We are certainly spoilt for choice and it makes it very difficult to decide which platform to choose, with many simply choosing the industry standard, ProTools. There are many excellent choices on the market from MOTU Digital Performer to Presonus StudioOne, and of course the industry standard of AVID ProTools. The world needs another DAW (Digital Audio Workstation) like it needs another compressor plugin. The Evolution of Sony Signal Processors.
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