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I think what makes Mixcraft so big is that it includes quite a bit of very good virtual instruments for free. That was a big selling point for me.

To me, it's when someone else listens to something I composed and feels the emotion that was put into it - that connection is magical.

I remember Cool Edit Pro! Used it a loooong time ago. It was pretty good at the time.

I started out originally with Acoustica which was a precursor to Mixcraft Pro Studio which I use now. I tried Ableton Live Lite but found it to be too cumbersome for my uses. I find Mixcraft to be a very powerful and inexpensive tool for simple recording musicians. What sold me on purchasing it was the amount of plugins and virtual instruments that came with it for under $200. I've also tried Pro Tools First but it's too limited and I can do as much or more with Mixcraft. If someone's looking for a great value to get your feet wet with, I recommend Mixcraft Pro Studio.

Thanks for posting John. Tony

Nah, we both just got great minds...😋

Oops...I didn't see the first post...lol....it sounds like a synthesized reverse cymbal.

Sounds like a cymbol swell to me.

Cat's In the Cradle. That song evoked so much emotion as I applied it to my young life.

Oh man! I love it! That opens up my creative juices. Thanks for posting.

I know what you mean. I just recently changed the genre of one of my favorite writes that I never really felt the music was right. I actually made it a reggae tune which I have never written before and it was a perfect fit!

Agree with this.

That is definitely something to look into. I use Mixcraft 8.

It's all good. Maybe I'll download them and try. I have too many plugins anyway...ha ha...One I just got that is free (limited version) is called panagement. It gives you the ability to graphically place any track anywhere in the mix...front to back and side to side. Real fun to play with especially if you are a Pink Floyd Dark Side of the Moon kind of guy. I am checking it out right now. The cost is only $29 so if it does all it seems to do, I will buy the full version.

Ha ha...I identify with this completely!!!