MixPad Masters Edition for Windows

User Reviews

• Brilliant and easy to use

  music_dude1010August 10, 2015

  Pros

  Super easy to use. Some of these sorts of programs are just so difficult to learn. It only took me an hour or two and I'd already recorded a basic song with mixpad. It has solid VST support so all my plugins work as expected and the MIDI editing and recording features are great. It also has a bunch of really good built in effects.

  Cons

  A couple of minor things here and there, but mostly cosmetic or not that important.

  Summary

  I highly recommend this to anyone starting out in music production looking for an alternative to some of the high end (with high prices) products available. The only thing that can stop you from creating a top notch project with mixpad is your own musical ability!

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• Easiest Program to Learn

  tserafin1January 30, 2015

  Pros

  Excellent. Easy to Learn. Up to date program.

  Cons

  Usually when i find a glitch, i realize it is mostly the hardware i am using. If you ever have issues with the program try updating your equipment.

  Summary

  Super Efficient. It's an extremely easy program to grasp. I knew nothing of mixing programs and never went to school to learn any of it. Now, with mix pad i can easily record the music I am constantly playing in bands and do it without the studio cost but with the studio quality. I would definitely recommend this program to others.

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• Perfect for first time recording from home artists!

  Joel_KenobiDecember 18, 2014

  Pros

  Easy to use Works Great quality Great for new artists

  Cons

  Sharing doesn't always work

  Summary

  I have found Mix Pad to be exactly what I've needed and have been looking for as a long time musician but new to recording software. MixPad does what I need it to do and that is record quality .MP3's.

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• Great concept, major bugs

  boknjokkJune 15, 2014

  Pros

  The concept behind this program is great. I use it everytime I am writing music or mixing. You have great control over ever aspect of your project. Lots of options to customize it to your liking.

  Cons

  Program has a tendency to wipe out all the content of your project. So if you are working on something for three months and go to open it, the tracks will be there, but the actual audio data has been deleted. Forever. I guess the good news is that it shows you what clips you used, so you can go spending time searching for all that lost data! Fun!

  Summary

  When MixPad works, it works great! Just don't loose yourself in the confidence that your projects will be saved. You would think that if you paid for software, it would work and work correctly. I joined the NCH forums to see if loosing data was a thing, and it is! This "bug" has been around for at least a few years. Isn't this someone's job to fix this? Guess they don't have skilled folks in Australia to figure it out. It's a crap shoot and I am not sure if I would recommend it to anybody.

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• Their business model is styled after the Nigerian scams

  SeanInCarlsbadAugust 9, 2013

  Pros

  Better to go with Acoustica's Mixcraft for professional features, logical controls AND the strong programming.

  Cons

  This company is all about getting their software on your computer. Have a pre-sales question??? You may not ask a question about its capabilities... I installed this on a second hard drive and saw a series of programs that were not sound/driver-releated. No music software should be trying to hijack your web browser!

  Summary

  The business model is more for ransomware, not for music production. This is a company that blocks you out of even looking at their forums without your personal information. Take a hint, these guys aren't worth an effort when there are very highly-rated (by music industry professionals) softare programs for sub $80US. I was looking for a speed solution, something that would handle high quality VST plug-ins... Don't look here.

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• It needs much work

  Computer-NerdMay 23, 2012

  Pros

  1 A very nice interface 2 Everything is easy to find 3 It has a good amount of effects 4 Volume can be adjusted for individual clips 5 Other than WaveEditor, it has a record button

  Cons

  1 Speeding up a clip will automatically speed up everything in the file. 2 There is no option for creating a new file in the File menu. I have to keep closing the program and re-open it. 3 The Undo option will not undo effects that were put in. 4 When I right click on the program pinned on my task bar and click on the file that I was working on previously, it just adds a clip from that file to my current one that I have open. It doesn't open that file in a freshly new window.

  Summary

  I do love the way the editor looks and is easy to understand, and that's why I tried it out, but it needs much work I'm sorry to say. It is still enjoyable however.

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• Works, but tests your stamina.

  whythebarriersMay 23, 2012

  Pros

  Affordable, sensibly simple in concept. Does the job well... if you can spare the time to work around persistent glitches.

  Cons

  Crashed in a very simple track mix, on a good iMac. Not for the first time either. Message came up saying 'file was made on an older version of Mixpad. It can be recovered but will only play on newer versions' In other words - I'm stuffed. My mix has gone. No recovery. And I'm fed up with being expected to pay for nearly every bug fix that comes out. The level-setting handles go unstable if you have more than four tracks up and you have to click your mouse around the screen to settle them. It's been like this through several versions ever since Mixpad's pc days. And why is it so clunky to do a minor edit or EQ? You have to buy the separate Wavepad for that.

  Summary

  <br /><br /><span class='notifyMsg'> Updated </span>on Jun 9, 2012<p/>Glad to add that a new customer support guy at NCH did sort my problem with the older version of Mixpad crashing. Encouraging. I would like to add two stars for that, but probably the Cnet system won't let me!

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• Aese of use

  DAVE GOODISONAugust 30, 2011

  Pros

  I found that the mixer was simple to use yet did a multitude of tasks that I needed one with step by step help available. I also downloaded the Switch Sound File Converter and the WavePad Sound Editor, again they're both realllllly easy to navigate

  Cons

  I didn't find any 'cons' althought I've only worked on them for 2 projects, about 8hrs

  Summary

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• CRASH AND BURN WITH THIS SOFTWARE!!!!

  diegotimidoJune 4, 2011

  Pros

  The select a fade point feature is cool.

  Cons

  The program crashed right in the middle of a very intense project and i lost ALL of my work. no auto recovery feature. The controls are a pain in the you-know-what. when you try to click and drag it arbitrarily jumps to another part of the page. WTF.

  Summary

  The lock button is in a bad spot, so when you try to move your audio around, you end up locking the clip and are unable to move it around. When you make a selection, you can't just click of of the selection to deselect, you have to hit CTRL-D or go through the toolbar on the top. This program is a total pain in the A.

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• love this software

  chitowncharlieApril 13, 2011

  Pros

  Best on the market i,Purchase the whole packet.Great for mixing,mashups,recording my voice and putting them with songs,acapella's with instrumental i;am making some funky CD'S

  Cons

  There's nothing to say here

  Summary

  Just play around with it get the free download from Cnet and then when you learn it buy it,when make your music ,then click Convert to audio file.But you much use thier CD buner

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