Reason vs Acoustica Mixcraft 8 Pro Studio

Synths, effects, and utilities can be modularly wired via audio and CV.

Reason may look intimidating at first, but it is just as easy to learn as any DAW, if not more so, yet has incredible depth once you delve deeper, with some options that are just not possible in other DAWs.

As of version 9.5, Reason now supports VSTs.

Very stable and fluid. Rarely crashes.

Reason's Audio Pitch Editor easily can hold its own to Melodyne Essentials. Makes editing vocals and other monophonic sound very easy.

You can go really deep into creating sound and routing. Find possibilities you cant do with any other DAW.

MIDI out is a new addition in Reason, allowing feedback to MIDI devices.

The multi fx are very nice. Great for transitions and complete sound management.

Reason's rack and mixer visually emulate real studio hardware through a skeuomorphic GUI/UX, allowing you to route audio cables and CV very intuitively. Hit "tab" on your computer keyboard, and you can see the rear of the rack, making routing very easy to understand.

Professionally produced tutorial videos often released by Propellerhead that show you how to use the software. Reason also has a thriving user base that offers video tutorials showing you how to do almost anything you need.

One of the best if not the best mixer on any daw.

Reason makes it easy to stretch audio or slice it up for glitchy sound effects. When audio is loaded, it is analyzed so slice markers can be placed at the beginning and end of each note. Slice markers appear when the audio sample is double clicked.

Is great for more ideas and creativity.

Can work with reason Rack in any Daw

Using clips makes it very easy to automate precisely.

Has one of the best and creative samplers among the DAWs and in the market. Like Mimic.

Great set of instruments and players and samplers included out of the box.

You can open and work multiple projects at the same time

Can display reason windows onn multiple screens

Mulitple high quality built in synthesisers, drum loops, samplers and effects with plenty of pre-built patches to explore plus the ability to create your own unique sounds.

REX files record effects and slices on top of the original file, and will play audio at the tempo of a project. REX files provide many uses and are a great addition to Reason.

It's one of the cheapest DAWs you can get for its many features.

Each track can receive an unlimited number of VST, aux, and audio inputs.

Lightest DAW with minimal loading time.

the 64bit version can also use 32bit VSTs

When it comes to retakes and combining different pieces of vocals all in one, Mixcraft beats every daw out there. it is the best, PERIOD.

The Mixcraft Pro Studio DAW comes with a dedicated mastering section, complete with proprietary mastering tools and the iZotope Mastering Essentials plugin.

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You can unlock the docker and easily do multiple tasks such as editing, applying E.Q and Compression, with its dual monitor support.

Access to a vast library of sounds and loops, plus diverse instruments. Interesting effects, though some of the effects could be a bit more advanced.

It includes a big variety of samples, which can be highly customized for your own music projects with its built-in midi creation tool.

This DAW comes with the Acoustica Instruments collection, which is packed full of realistic sounding MIDI instruments like organs, pianos, drums, and orchestral instruments.

The Mixcraft DAW supports basic drag and drop video editing.

Put simply it is the easiest DAW to use by far. Most users pick it up in a couple of hours.