It has a grid layout similar in spirit to the classic Roland TR-series drum machines, but it’s far more flexible, because you can set the step resolution and pattern length to whatever you like. Step Editor – While we’re talking about drummy kinda stuff, MC7 has a new editing window which is not only convenient, but it’s really fun to use.Omni sampler works great with hardware USB pad controllers, but there’s no reason you can’t control it with a USB or MIDI keyboard. On the left of its interface, you can bank up and down to view all the pad and sample locations. The big difference here is that instead of having just one sample loaded at a time, Omni Sampler has 127 pad locations with a grid of 16 viewable in the main window. It’s designed primarily for drums, loops, and other one–shot kinda stuff, and like Alpha Sampler, simply drag and drop audio from pretty much anywhere onto its pads, and you’re all set. If you’re familiar with the any of the Akai MPC drum samplers, you’ll be right at home with Omni Sampler. Our other new sampler instrument is Omni Sampler. Additionally, instruments and keymaps automatically save and load with your Mixcraft project.

You open one up, and drag and drop an audio file from Mixcraft’s library, the Mixcraft workspace, or even the Windows desktop, and wha-bam, the sample instantly maps across the entire keyboard and is ready to rock. But we’re Acoustica and we like things that are easy to use, so we came up with a couple super easy to use sampler instruments:įirst is Alpha Sampler. Omni and Alpha Sampler Instruments – If you’ve ever tried to create your own custom instruments and keymaps using a VST sampler instrument, you’ve probably noticed that they can be really complicated and hard to use.And unlike most competing DAWs, Mixcraft actually lets you simultaneously use 32- and 64-bit plugins, so you can rub that in your friends faces. 64-bit Support – Contrary to popular belief, 64-bit virtual instruments and plug-ins won’t sound twice as good as 32-bit ones… in actuality 64-bit plug-ins can access far more of your computer’s RAM which is a boon for demanding plug-ins and sampler instruments that need to load a whole lot of sample data at once.In today’s entry and video we’ll cover some of the highlights. It includes tons of awesome new instruments, plug-ins, loops and features, and at $30, it’s super affordable. If you’re still using Mixcraft 6 (or older) you really owe it to yourself to upgrade to Mixcraft 7.