Harrison Introduces the CP-1 Control Pad for Mixbus!

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Lol. :) Yeah, the guy in the opening series of shots seemed to be trying really hard not to laugh. :)

In the words of the street... "That there was some funny s__t." :hihi:

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@TheoM:

Bob is our newest employee at Harrison, and he has a very rich career in the audio industry. However he might not be familiar with forum conventions. I apologize for not visiting these posts in the last few days.

I'm the product manager for Mixbus. We've been busy working on Mixbus v3.1 which is coming "very soon now" ... in fact we are demonstrating the new version at NAMM. If you have any questions about Mixbus, I'll be happy to answer them.

Or stop by our booth at NAMM to see a demo, and I'll give you a free CP-1 Control Pad :)

Best,
-Ben

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Theo, maybe lighten up a little bit. :) The other hit and run stuff Bob does put aside for the moment, the video was really funny and enjoyable so, no real biggie imo, mmv, ymmv.

A nice humorous distraction from the almost non-stop bickering and constant regurgitating of the same discussions ... "best daw?", "best plugin?", "best UI?", "most efficient host eva?", over and over and over around here, imo, mmv. :)

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I hear you. I intentionally sprinkled those comments with a generous amount of "mmv's" for a good reason.

I just thought (again, the other hit and run stuff aside) the video was maybe entertaining enough to maybe be worthy of an exception. :) But your points above are still valid, and I recall Brent touched on it earlier also.

Thanks Theo. No harm intended my friend.

And yes, knowingly or not, Bob is kind of a spammer. :hihi:

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TheoM wrote:BTW fwiw i finally tried mixbuss by getting the forum latest version download and it let's you run it in demo mode.. even though there is no official demo.

No daw has ever crashed that much on me.. not sonar X2 even.. I mean it was just open and i was navigating and it would crash.
I had the same experience on Win7

I've never installed and removed anything so fast after demoing, steaming pile of :dog:

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TheoM wrote:
But this thing looks cool , it says it can control PT, so have to check it out, as so small and handy.
I can create you a custom one with enhanced technology that allows to control ANY software on ANY OS for $500


:hihi:

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TheoM wrote:
But this thing looks cool , it says it can control PT, so have to check it out, as so small and handy.
:lol: :hihi:

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LawrenceF wrote: the video was really funny and enjoyable so
Word! That is some brilliant humour! Ben starts by saying that the users want it all yet it should not cost a a dime (and watch the face he makes after saying that :lol:) - and they delivered.

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TheoM wrote:forum rules are forum rules.
Care to quote the exact rule he violated then? :-)

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TheoM wrote: Ben, my question.. are you planning to add side chain for 3rd party plugins to mix buss ..
Yes, we do allow sidechain paths for 3rd-party plugins. You can make a 3-channel bus, and then send a stereo signal into the first 2 inputs, and the sidechain path(s) into the 3rd input (for example) where the plugin lives.

There are some cases where we need better UI-controls for the plugin I/O setup, or the pin-to-pin connections inside a single track. That is on the short-term ToDo list.

Note that Mixbus has a built-in sidechain bus that is really easy to use, and solves maybe 90% of the use-cases and it only takes a second to do. For example you can assign the "kick" to the sidechain bus, and then use that to key the compressor on one or more of the 8 mix-buses. Each bus has a separate threshold and release time so you can pump the keys really hard, and the bass just a little bit.
TheoM wrote: ....Also, can midi vst's be used in mixbus. i.e say a midi gate. that would entail placing the vst on an audio or instrument track, and then it's midi output appearing for use in a midi track. That's how most vst daws do it.
Yes, there's unlimited flexibility when hooking up pins from one track/bus to another, so it should be possible to connect a MIDI output of an audio track into the MIDI input of a MIDI track.
TheoM wrote: Finally (sic), are you planning to allow more than 8 mix busses.
The $79 Mixbus product is intentionally limited to 8 mix buses, because 8 analog-styled knobs fit neatly on the screen, even on a smaller laptop screen. And 8 stereo buses is enough for lots and lots of projects. ( as proven by many huge hit records )

We make big consoles with 96 buses or more. But Mixbus is the $79 one, and it has 8 buses.
TheoM wrote: Is the plug in delay compensation 100%, as in, is the audio as WELL as the visual timing compensated?
That's a loaded question, but YES, that's exactly the kind of thing we work very hard to get right. If you hit "stop", you should end up looking at the waveform right where you hit the spacebar (subject to inherent latency of USB keyboards etc)

Also, we do sensible de-clicking on transport start and stop. That's the kind of things that make it "pro" quality.

Thanks!
-Ben

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Well, to be fair, I posted it here too. Wait, I set myself up! :x

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BenLoftis wrote:@TheoM:

Bob is our newest employee at Harrison, and he has a very rich career in the audio industry. However he might not be familiar with forum conventions. I apologize for not visiting these posts in the last few days.

I'm the product manager for Mixbus. We've been busy working on Mixbus v3.1 which is coming "very soon now" ... in fact we are demonstrating the new version at NAMM. If you have any questions about Mixbus, I'll be happy to answer them.

Or stop by our booth at NAMM to see a demo, and I'll give you a free CP-1 Control Pad :)

Best,
-Ben
Thanks for joining the thread...

I would have to write that Bob not knowing the conventions here is putting it in a friendlier light than he deserves this post not withstanding.

I have reported him twice in the last 4 months.

If he HAS to pitch here then he HAS to respond and participate. I am FULLY behind Theo in this matter...

This employee of your Company is by no means helping you with hit and run tactics being used in this forum by him.

I really think it is time for a change... in his tactics that is.

MY dollars worth.

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