Overall, as stated above, this version of MixPad is free for non-commercial use, and is well worth trying out, even if you aren’t all that into music.Midi controller software The software also supports Midi-input for real-time playback. There is a premium version of MixPad out there, should you be completely won over by MixPad, but we didn’t try it, and we haven’t noticed any loss from not trying it. Very low latency, ASIO support for sample accurate recording.Save in any file type you need, from studio quality wav files to highcompression formats for sharing online.Professional feel with Windows based drag-and-drop icons.Mix to mp3, burn to CD or upload your productions.Create tracks and audio within minutes.

We found this to be a particular highlight, as we could get mixing and ‘laying down beats,’ straight away.

MixPad also comes with a fully loaded royalty free sound effect and music library that has hundreds of clips you can use to create your own music and remix and mashup the tunes of others. You can also mix voice-overs with background music for commercials A really nice feature is the fact you can also produce studio quality soundtracks for videos or slide shows, and as a tour-de-force, making highly professional audio pod-casts is frustration free. MixPad isn’t just aimed at music pros either. Within minutes we were being offered music deals and had agents trying to break down doors to offer us lucrative recording contracts. We tested with MixPad in the office and were pleasantly surprised by its depth, ability to sample, and the wide variety of output formats.

MixPad allows you to mix an unlimited number of music and vocal audio tracks, and lets you add audio effects such as reverb, EQ, compression and lots of other important audio tools and tricks. It has all the hallmarks of software you’d expect to pay a whole lot of money for, such as multi-track mixing and recording and supporting sample rates from 6Khz to 96Khz. Despite being free, MixPad looks and feels very professional.

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