Harrison Mixbus v4.3.19 WiN MacOSX

With dozens of DAWs to choose from, thereʼs only one thatʼs designed to work like a Harrison, with an analog paradigm that embodies form, function, and sound. Where other DAWs use a computer paradigm, MIXBUS grows from Harrisonʼs distinguished 40-year heritage of platinum records and blockbuster films, such as Thriller, Graceland, and Spider-Man. MIXBUS is the first full-featured DAW with true analog style mixing.

Mixbus provides professional-level features to import or record an unlimited number of audio or MIDI tracks to your computer; then edit, mix and master your production.

What Makes Mixbus Different?

Harrison has a unique history. In the mid-80's, we developed fully automated, digitally-controlled analog mixer technology which was adopted by premiere film-mixing facilities around the world. When the digital revolution came, we were asked to convert the analog "processor" into a digital processor, while leaving the control surface unchanged. Film mixers wanted the control surface to -work and sound- exactly like the analog mixer they were using for previous projects.

This required us to develop a digital audio engine that operated and sounded exactly like the analog mixer they were using for previous projects. This transition was not undertaken by any other company, and it has provided us with techniques and proprietary technology that we have incorporated into all of our high-end mixers. Mixbus gives us an opportunity to share this technology with a much wider range of users.

Mixbus Sounds Better

Other DAWs are designed by companies with experience in computer sound, but no pedigree in world-class recording facilities. The Mixbus DSP mixer is designed by Harrison specifically for its great-sounding EQ, filters, dynamics, and bus summing. If you find a music recording from the golden age of albums - the 70s and 80s - that has stood the test of time, it is likely that a Harrison console was used during the production. Mixbus invites you to produce recordings that will stand with the very best.

Mixbus is Ultra-Compatible

Mixbus works on the three most popular desktop operating systems (Mac OS X, Windows, and Linux) in both 32 bit and 64 bit versions, and loads industry standard I/O and plug-in formats (VST, AU, & LV2). Do you collaborate with other Mixbus users? A session from a collaborator using Harrison plug-ins will playback in your Mixbus as originally recorded including full performance of all the plug-in information even if you have not purchased those specific Harrison plug-ins yourself. Sessions can be shared among Windows, Mac and Linux users.





List of changes in v4.3:

Audition action ("A"):
video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1w7J69Nf5UY
Press "A" (audition) to start playback:
If a Track is selected, the track(s) will be automatically solo'ed.
If a Range is selected, the selected track(s) will be automatically solo'ed.
If a Region is selected, the tracks will be soloe'd, and the selected region(s) will be played... regardless of their location in the region layer stack. Unselected regions (even regions on the same track) will be muted.
When the transport is stopped, the solos will be cleared.
Press ESC to clear the selection (and clear solos)
Zoom action ("Z"):
"Z" zooms to selection (as before)
NEW: If no selection exists, "Z" will zoom out both axes.
Added peak-hold dot to channelstrip meters.
The peak-hold dot turns red when clipping only in the case of a track metering the input level. This also applies to the peak-hold display under the fader.
You can adjust the peak-hold time in Preferences->Metering.
Knobs in 32C: display values in the channel name slate:
Frequency knobs show values 0-100% (sorry, it is still not practical to display the exact frequency)
Gain knobs now display the gain value in the slate.
Mixbus send knobs display the mixbus name, and value.
Lua Script buttons become more generic “Action-Buttons”
Action-Buttons can now trigger an action shortcut or a Lua script.
Show the Action-Buttons from Preferences->Appearance->Toolbar
Right-click on the action button to assign its function.
Added dedicated support for the new PreSonus Faderport16 ( beta / work in progress)
Added dedicated support for Tascam US-2400 control surface. video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QHJwTncc2e4
Added Tascam US-2400 and Behringer X-Touch to the list of devices that will not be auto-connected to a track input, when a new MIDI track is instantiated.
Master bus compressor: changing the knob would not automatically turn the compressor "on". This has been fixed.
VST plugin timestamps: if the VST dll was timestamped in the “future”, it would always be ignored. This has been fixed.
When selecting a track in a group, you would be scrolled to the first (top) channel in the group. This has been fixed. Selecting a track will scroll to show the selected track, not the top of the group.
Template files have their own extension so they can be readily recognized ( .ardour-template-archive rather than the generic "tar.xz" )
Improvements to .ptf session import.
Mac: Don’t recurse into VST bundle folders. This fixes a problem when there’s a symlink to the VST folder inside the VST folder itself, which creates an infinite recursive loop and prevents Mixbus from launching.
Mac: VST plugins would not allow text entry, even if the green keyboard was enabled. This has been fixed.
Windows: Fixed an error that can prevent launching on Windows when the username had non-ascii characters in it.
Windows: Creating an archive ( session archive, track-templates, or session-templates ) from the Mixbus dialog could take "forever" and result in huge file sizes. This has been fixed.

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