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Sidechain Compression
Mixing » Sidechain Compression
What is Sidechain Compression? Compression is an automated way of reducing a signal’s level, dependent on the signal’s own loudness. The louder the signal is, the more the compressor will reduce it. Side-chain compression reduces the level of the…
Mastering Techniques
Mixing » Mastering Techniques
What is Mastering? “Mastering” is the process of preparing a sound track for distribution. It might involve, but is not limited to: Critical listening, to verify that there are no technical errors in the final product. Fixing equalization problems…
EQ Techniques
Mixing » EQ Techniques
The following videos cover some common uses of equalizers. Remember your ears are the final judge!
XT-LC Lookahead Compressor
Pre-Installed Plugins for evaluation » XT-LC Lookahead Compressor
XT-LC Lookahead Compressor is a solution for very demanding compression tasks such as acoustic guitar, full mixes, and live vocals. The XT-LC’s lookahead design can work where other compressors fall short. *This plugin requires a license to enable the control…
Metering
Mixing » Metering
Mixbus provides a wide range of meters. Each meter is suited to its particular task. Some DAWs try to put a lot of different scales on a single meter, and/or they expect the user to switch modes to see different values. Mixbus provides several…
XT-SC Spectral Compressor
Pre-Installed Plugins for evaluation » XT-SC Spectral Compressor
The AVA Spectral Compressor (AVA-SC) is a dynamics processor that allows you to apply compression selectively across 18 frequency bands. These compression bands can either be spread out across the full range of the spectrum, or focused on a specific frequency range for…
XT-MC Multiband Compressor
Pre-Installed Plugins for evaluation » XT-MC Multiband Compressor
XT-MC Multiband Compressor is a powerful 4-band compressor with phase-accurate crossovers. *This plugin requires a license to enable the control panel. To purchase a license, visit Harrison’s XT Plugin Page Controls Input Threshold: The primary control…
Session Archive
Getting Started » Session File Management » Session Archive
Using the “Archive” utiliity, you can create an “Archive” of a session snapshot which automatically compresses the snapshot, the audio+midi files, and other necessary files into a single compressed file. Archive Name: the name of the…
Channel Compressor/Limiter Section
Mixing » Input Strip » Channel Compressor/Limiter Section
The Channel Compressor is used to artistically manipulate the dynamic content of a signal. Some of the effects possible with a compressor are: make a sung or spoken voice sound more consistent; increase the ‘room’ sound in a drum mix; or accentuate the…
Mixing
Mixing
What is mixing? “Mixing” is the process of combining multiple sounds ( usually “tracks” ) into a final, deliverable sound. In the case of music mixing, the goals of mixing might be: To make the overall timbre of the mix convey the…
Features & Specifications
Features & Specifications
Mixer Features: Mixbus uses precision DSP algorithms developed by Harrison for our world-renowned large format digital mixing consoles. Mixbus also incorporates elements from the rich history of Harrison analog designs. Mixbus has been optimized to provide a classic…
Quick Tips
Appendix C: Videos (Training and Tutorial) » Quick Tips
This short video demonstrates how to loop record. Demonstration of basic trim, fade, delete, copy, and paste operations including Smart Mode. An example of sidechain compression used on a vocal track with a delay. Implemented using the built-in…
ACE Plugins
Included (FREE) Plug-ins » ACE Plugins
The ACE (*A*rdour *C*ommunity *E*ffects) plugins are developed by the Ardour open-source community. These plugins provide a basic suite of effects including EQ, Compression, Reverb and Delay, as well as utilitarian tasks such as scrolling waveforms, The source…
Stereo Routing
Included (FREE) Plug-ins » Stereo Routing
This simple plugin provides various utilities for stereo tracks and buses. You can use this plugin to reverse left/right sides, and other utilitarian tasks. * The MId/Side converter is provided for tracks that were recorded using the mid/side techniques. Use the…
XT-DM Dyno-Mite
Pre-Installed Plugins for evaluation » XT-DM Dyno-Mite
XT-DM Dyno-Mite follows the dynamics of your track. It detects when the sound is “decaying” (gradually diminishing after a louder transient). Dyno-Mite affects the decay rate, either lengthening or truncating the sustain. *This plugin requires a license…
Gain Staging
Mixing » Gain Staging
Click above for video instructions. What is Gain Staging in Digital Audio? Digital audio represents the audio waveform as a series of numbers, each number indicating a voltage in the electrical signal when it was converted from (or to) an analog signal. More…
XT-CQ Console EQ
Pre-Installed Plugins for evaluation » XT-CQ Console EQ
XT-CQ Console EQ is a full-featured, unapologetically digital, parametric equalizer with a unique Search Bar that helps you find and eliminate troublesome frequencies. 8 EQ bands with 20-20kHz range, 8 shapes including Notch, Q’s up to 100, and 18dB…
Editing
Editing
In Mixbus, audio and MIDI data is presented as “regions” on a timeline. All editing operations apply to the regions. Some of the things you can do to a region: move it, trim the start/end, set the fade-in/out length, and adjust the gain. Additionally…
CPU Usage
Installation » CPU Usage
Why does Mixbus require more CPU usage than my other DAW? Because Mixbus is emulating the operation of an “analog console”, it requires significantly more CPU resources than a typical DAW. Mixbus’s EQs, compressors, and other features are always…
Launching Cues (Rows of Clips)
Triggering Clips and Cues » Launching Cues (Rows of Clips)
What is a Cue? A Cue is an event that triggers all the clips on a horizontal row of the trigger grid. Cues are represented by orange circles on the leftmost column of the Clip Grid. Cues are lettered A through H for easy recognition and assignment on the Cue and…
XT-CC Console Compressor
Pre-Installed Plugins for evaluation » XT-CC Console Compressor
XT-CC Console Compressor is a full-featured compressor derived from Harrison’s high-end digital consoles. *This plugin requires a license to enable the control panel. To purchase a license, visit Harrison’s XT Plugin Page Best when used on: Anything…
Mix Tips
Appendix C: Videos (Training and Tutorial) » Mix Tips
Harrison’s Mix Tips Video Series. This video explains side-chaining in Mixbus 3. Harrison’s Mix Tips Video Series. This video explains gain staging in Mixbus 3 This video demonstrates how to use grouping and bussing to enhance your…
Processor Signal Flow
Mixing » Redirects: Plug-ins, Sends & Inserts… » Processor Signal Flow
Signal Flow through the Processor List: The “processor list” is the black box at the top of every Mixbus channel strip. You can imagine the “processor list” as a container for a series of guitar-pedal processors; each processor must be…
Latency and Buffer Size
Getting Started » Audio Midi Setup Dialog » Latency and Buffer Size
How do I choose a buffer size? And how does computer audio (really) work? Although Desktop computers are blindingly fast inside, they are optimized to interface with the world at “human speed”… a user sends dozens of keyboard commands every second,…
Exporting Files
Exporting Files
Please watch the following video for an overview of exporting features in Mixbus: Differences between Bounce, Consolidate, and Export Mixbus has multiple ways of “rendering” audio into contiguous audio files. Bounce The least-used method, …