Best Examples of Mixcraft-only Arrangements?
Posted: Sun Apr 30, 2017 9:08 pm
Hello!
I recently picked up Mixcraft Pro 8, and I've composed and arranged several pieces in it so far. This is after decades of soaking up genres from prog rock to classical to funk to electronica. (If I had a patron saint, it would have to be Mike Oldfield. ) I've also maintained some very minor skill at vocals and keyboard.
All that said, I'm painfully aware that I'm near the point (in the "Dunning-Kruger effect" curve) where I believe I'm starting to have some idea of what I'm doing, but in reality don't know how little I know. I like the pieces I've done, but I'm starting to hear just how artificial they sound compared to music featuring expressive performances, creative arrangements, and professional audio engineering.
Bearing in mind that there are no shortcuts to these things, I'm curious just how far Mixcraft itself can be pushed. So that's the long-winded introduction to my question: What do you consider the very best pieces of music created entirely in Mixcraft alone?
This means no WAV files or other external performances, but the most professional, creative, and well-engineered pieces of music created using nothing other than Mixcraft instruments. (Drum loops are OK, but no other loops. Non-default VSTs are also OK if they're identified.)
The goal here is to get an idea of the upper limit of what's possible with Mixcraft. I'm particularly interested in seeing pro techniques for instrument selection, arrangement, FX (such as EQ/compression), and mixing. I've been reading the other threads in this forum pointing to "how-to" videos on production; those are helpful... but I'd really like to see the best examples of using these techniques.
So: do Mixcraft-only songs exist? If so, which ones sound most musical to you? Thanks!
I recently picked up Mixcraft Pro 8, and I've composed and arranged several pieces in it so far. This is after decades of soaking up genres from prog rock to classical to funk to electronica. (If I had a patron saint, it would have to be Mike Oldfield. ) I've also maintained some very minor skill at vocals and keyboard.
All that said, I'm painfully aware that I'm near the point (in the "Dunning-Kruger effect" curve) where I believe I'm starting to have some idea of what I'm doing, but in reality don't know how little I know. I like the pieces I've done, but I'm starting to hear just how artificial they sound compared to music featuring expressive performances, creative arrangements, and professional audio engineering.
Bearing in mind that there are no shortcuts to these things, I'm curious just how far Mixcraft itself can be pushed. So that's the long-winded introduction to my question: What do you consider the very best pieces of music created entirely in Mixcraft alone?
This means no WAV files or other external performances, but the most professional, creative, and well-engineered pieces of music created using nothing other than Mixcraft instruments. (Drum loops are OK, but no other loops. Non-default VSTs are also OK if they're identified.)
The goal here is to get an idea of the upper limit of what's possible with Mixcraft. I'm particularly interested in seeing pro techniques for instrument selection, arrangement, FX (such as EQ/compression), and mixing. I've been reading the other threads in this forum pointing to "how-to" videos on production; those are helpful... but I'd really like to see the best examples of using these techniques.
So: do Mixcraft-only songs exist? If so, which ones sound most musical to you? Thanks!