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August 18th, 2021
Version reviewed: 6 on Mac
+ Unique sound with a vibe - but does not need to be best-in-class... that's a matter of taste. Plus Harrison/Mixbus is not the only one! Anyway, one star for the sound vibe.
- In my workflow Mixbus (32C) turned out to be practically unusable:
When I bought Mixbus and Mixbus 32C, the software delivered way less than promised. Future updates were payed upgrades while it especially was the free Ardour's functionality that improved. Also no cross-grades are offered to the native 32C channel plugin, based on (a part of) the same/similar code.
- In my experience/perception their attitude towards customers is lacking.
Let's get back to the three headlines.
• "Mixbus sounds better" - Correction: does not need to be "better", just a "different" sound.
• "Mixbus is open" - Correction: actually Ardour (the free DAW on which Mixbus is programmed) is open. In my experience Harrison doesn't have an open attitude towards customers. I'm missing fair crossgrade policies and the ability to transfer licenses.
• "Mixbus is ultra-compatible" - Well, the reason why I would still need a main daw next to Mixbus is because compatibility issues and lacking functionality compared to my main DAW.
All in all I can't recommend Harrison Mixbus (32C).