REAPER VS MIXCRAFT PRO
REAPER VS MIXCRAFT PLUS

REAPER VS MIXCRAFT PRO

Knowing that Acoustica Mixcraft 8 Pro Studio (an entry-level PC DAW) includes all three of Memory Moon's VSTs, I thought I'd get that since I don't own a PC-based DAW to host any VSTs. But I also have a brand new all-in-one Core i5 24' touchscreen PC with 8GB of RAM that I'm not using, so I thought I'd dedicate it to running a soft-synth.

My main DAW is on a 27' Core i7 iMac with 40GB of RAM running Apple Logic Pro X. After trawling through a million threads over the last few days, I found a consensus of about a half-dozen here that the ME80 edges out Arturia's CS80 V emulation for more accurately nailing the legendary Yamaha CS80 (though, Arturia's emulation sounds quite good as well, despite any missed nuances in its modeling). I just got my copy of ME80 running a couple days ago (included in Mixcraft 8 Pro Studio), and I have to say I'm pretty impressed. Though I wouldn't necessarily choose M8 as my primary DAW, as a secondary DAW (I use a second DAW to host VSTs which I need to control on a touchscreen PC), or for casual use, it actually functions quite well, and most of all, is really fun and pretty easy to use-excellent for beginners and for those who don't already have any synth VSTs or sound libraries. These features are really useful and fun to use, and aren't going to be found in the more established DAWs. Another net-connected convenience is its built-in online publisher to popular websites like SoundCloud, Vimeo, YouTube and others (though for some reason, I couldn't get its SoundCloud log-in screen to recognize my credentials). You could easily design an entire soundtrack, complete with effects, in just a few clicks-it's all there.

It also has a built-in search interface to, a huge public-domain sound library.

REAPER VS MIXCRAFT PLUS

First, it comes with some pretty high-quality VSTs, plus a huge library of included Acoustica sound banks and loops-most of which sound pretty good. I crossgraded from Logic, so the pro version only cost me $99.ДЄt first glance, Mixcraft's UI looks a bit dated and simplistic, but after playing with it for a few hours, I began to see the utility of this app. Although my main DAW is Apple Logic Pro X running on an iMac, I bought Mixcraft 8 Pro Studio (which is PC-only) mainly to get the included VSTs from Memory Moon, including a rather good Yamaha CS80 emulation.

Reaper vs mixcraft