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Video Tutorials For Mixcraft 9.

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I have learning disabilities and before I found Mixcraft I tore my hair out trying to learn other DAWs. I was recently thinking of screwing my courage up and trying Pro Tools but Mixcraft 9 seems to be as complete. When I screw my courage up to get a new and powerful computer with windows 10 I'll probably go with Mixcraft because it's stable and intuitive.

I don't like technology much. My ideal car for instance would have a manual transmission, crank up windows, no anti-lock brakes, no power steering, limited computer control, naturally aspirated engine but maybe a super charger.

I doubt if I would ever use pitch correction. I would rather sing the part over or punch in. I use MIDI instruments and loops. I'm OK with that most of the time.

I write songs and occasionally compose classical music. I'll use virtual instruments frequently because many are indistinguishable from the real thing and I can get what I want a lot of the time.

The Mixcraft tutorials were a big selling point for me. I have musician friends who are intimidated by DAWs and I send them Mixcraft videos hoping they will get off their butts and start tracking. I tell my cousin to start recording when he bitches to me about his band mates.

I've blocked to many punches with my head. My mental skills are compromised as a result but I am also very right brained as are a lot of creative. In a perfect world I would not be doing the mixing and mastering. All I would be doing is writing. There are people much better with the engineering stuff that I am. That said, I enjoy it but it takes away from composing. Had it not been for Mixcraft the only people who would be hearing my work would be people who heard it live.

I would like to see some Mixcraft tutorials that not only teach the software but teach mixing and mastering. Keep the video coming!
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Hi,

Here are the Mixcraft 9 videos that we've published so far:

Overview of Mixcraft 9's New Features

Mixcraft 9 Vocoder

We're hard at work on more Acoustica Mixcraft 9 videos right now.

We've linked up a bunch of Bigaquarium's "Fans of Mixcraft" videos here: https://acoustica.com/mixcraft/videos/fans

Oliver57's Mixcraft FR videos are here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCHEmLg ... atqF5FUtHg

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Hi TheHound,

Maybe somebody, somewhere would collab with you. You compose, they mix and master, etc, etc.
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What I'd really like to see is some tutorials specifically on Tone Boosters plugins. Not much on Google or YouTube.. I'm sure they're great; it's just I'm fumbling around in the dark at the moment :|
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Acoustica Greg wrote: Wed Feb 12, 2020 10:02 am Hi,

Here are the Mixcraft 9 videos that we've published so far:

Overview of Mixcraft 9's New Features

Mixcraft 9 Vocoder

We're hard at work on more Acoustica Mixcraft 9 videos right now.

We've linked up a bunch of Bigaquarium's "Fans of Mixcraft" videos here: https://acoustica.com/mixcraft/videos/fans

Oliver57's Mixcraft FR videos are here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCHEmLg ... atqF5FUtHg

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Thanks Greg. :D Holy smokes. This looks great! There's a lot of stuff I didn't know I wanted.
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Thomas wrote: Wed Feb 12, 2020 4:55 pm Hi TheHound,

Maybe somebody, somewhere would collab with you. You compose, they mix and master, etc, etc.
If I come across somebody that would be great. My mixes have improved https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x7rq47u

I needs another pair of ears for certain. I found some good videos on youtube that taught basic mixing that showed me a good procedure once you have all or most of your tracks. When I did the song Angel I used a drum loops, did a guide vocal and I played the guitar tracks and bass track and then set the levels at -6 db. Then I laid the vocals and harmony. I tried to get it to sound as good as it could with no effects but some EQ. Then I added effects. After that I "sweetened' the song by adding more to the arrangement using virtual instruments using the MIDI editor. I added some "ahs", viola and French horns.

I used the video editor to add a picture and lyrics. I'm looking at Power Director or Cool Edit to do more complex videos. I really would love to hook up with creative and technically proficient people.

This is a Valentines Day video for my wife. She hasn't heard it yet.
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TheHound wrote: Thu Feb 13, 2020 1:13 amhttps://www.dailymotion.com/video/x7rq47u
The audio sounds like it’s cutting out/glitching?
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Your wife will be HAPPY with your effort! :)
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trevlyns wrote: Wed Feb 12, 2020 6:02 pm What I'd really like to see is some tutorials specifically on Tone Boosters plugins. Not much on Google or YouTube.. I'm sure they're great; it's just I'm fumbling around in the dark at the moment :|
Trevor,

The FOM channel will be getting to these in the near future when we get to mixing down the example project.

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Thanks Nathan - will keep a lookout :wink:
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Hi,

Here's a big batch of new Mixcraft 9 videos: Mixcraft 101.

These are introductory-level videos. More videos will be on the way.

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