Mixbus 10 - Create Immersive Mixes with Dolby Atmos

[@BrettWMcCoy]

Harrison's solution is really simple to setup and is a great introduction to Atmos mixing! While not as flexible as using the full Dolby Atmos renderer or, say, the built-in renderer in Pro Tools, it's much much easier to setup in Mixbus and start mixing and panning immediately. You don't have to mess around with bed and objects and all of that complicated routing.

[@HarrisonAudio]

Thanks Brett. We wanted everyone to enjoy immersive mixing. Some may require slightly more options but for the vast majority of users this is all they need. -Nathan

[@theestudioorion]

I've waited for this moment since like 2012 xD - Thanks Nathan!

[@HarrisonAudio]

Let us know how you like it. -Nathan

[@motorfilms]

Amazing content Nathan! Just one question, how do you manage the amount of signal in each channel that you want to sent to the Subwoofer?? Thanks!

[@HarrisonAudio]

Mixbus doesn't have any 'beds' for channel-based mixing, so we don't currently use the LFE channel. We might add that in the future

[@ricardogonhin]

Good stuff Nathan! A couple of questions: 1. is there automation for fhe surround panning? 2. Can I mix to 5.1 instead of ATMOS and export to say Dolby HD or DTS-MA, or multichannel PCM? Thanks!

[@HarrisonAudio]

Immersive panning is fully automated. Your session is exported as a ADM file that can be listened to in Dolby Renderer and updated to all streaming services. -Nathan

[@davidhuber4811]

Hi Nathan, I just installed the upgrade to mixbus10 pro and I'm really excited to play around with binaural mixing. Can I export a binaural mix as a flac file? The binaural stereo flacs of David Chesky's recordings sound great on Headphones and I would like to emulate that Sound.

[@HarrisonAudio]

There is only stereo exports and multi channel exports. You would need Dolby renderer to listen back to the ADM file. -Nathan

[@richardaling5278]

I just upgraded to V10pro this morning. I spend a couple of hours mixing with the new SSL 9000j and now i can't find out why i can't use immerdive mixing:( And now i watch your video and your session-tab has an "immersive mixing" and mine doesn't! You've got other things in that tab. All the immrs buttons won't function and i don't get it. I'm using Windows10 Maybe my Mixbus10pro is broken already...

[@HarrisonAudio]

Email support and let us know which version you purchased. Immersive panning is only in the Pro Tier. -Nathan

[@Jamsire]

Thank you for these videos. Very much appreciated.

[@HarrisonAudio]

Glad you like them!

[@franciscleary8684]

Great stuff Nathan and Harrison you've done it again. Can't wait to get into it with Dolby without the fiedler plugin

[@HarrisonAudio]

Really hope you enjoy it.

[@mp1039]

I got the upgrade. I like it a lot more. It's much faster. (However, it STILL hangs up literally every time I try to close it , requiring me to force quit. Not good. I'm probably corrupting the registry every time that happens.) Anyway, QUESTION: I was all excited to get the UC1 to control the new native SSL EQ. Then I heard that it doesn't work!!! Is this true? If so, when will it work?

[@HarrisonAudio]

UC1 control is on the list. Works fine with the UF8. -Nathan

[@Tito-Torres]

That’s a great intro. I bet you were longing for an intro like that from long ago.

[@HarrisonAudio]

haha people have requested Atmos for years.....and here it is. Enjoy!!!! Nathan

[@shubywayne]

nathan why do my mixbus v 10 when i turn on the emersive panning .I haer a white noise every 30 seconds and how do i stop that noise

[@HarrisonAudio]

Not sure. Please email support with screenshots of your setup.

[@allandoyle7454]

Is there a way to fix the slow graphic In this version?

[@HarrisonAudio]

Preferences/Quirks then uncheck the box for "Use macOS to determine GUI redraw areas". -Nathan

[@Tazmanian_Ninja]

Dang! JUST WHAT I NEED.

[@HarrisonAudio]

Let us know how you like it. -Nathan

[@vender3516]

fANTASTIC !

[@HarrisonAudio]

Glad you like it!

[@JosteinChrAndersen]

Good stuff Nathan!

[@HarrisonAudio]

Thanks

[@theestudioorion]

Hey Nathan, I found that if you don't allow more than one channel strip element - the Mix busses won't show the processes. It seems that's because Mix buses always have at least 1 element active, be it the EQ or the Comp which you can't ever hide... so at that point you can't see any plugins. I know that's not intentional and will probably be solved in the following release but there you go :)

[@HarrisonAudio]

You can change the scale and size in Preferences to show different elements automatically or limit its number to better fit your needs. If you are working on a small laptop you will need to limit the number of elements. -Nathan

[@mixourband]

Will this be in my SSL/Harrison subscription?

[@HarrisonAudio]

The DAW is a separate purchase. The subscription is only for plugins.

[@raydawgggtrismegistus]

My only gripe is the redundancy. Why is the channel strip duplicated? The section above the eq controls are also below as knobs.. which can be switched to input/compressor/gate/sends, etc.. The wording takes up precious screen real estate, and I'd like to hide/disable them. The knobs serve the same purpose.. The comment section should also be at the bottom of the fader.. which should also be hidden until needed.

[@HarrisonAudio]

Sorry, you may have to be more clear. Which part is duplicated. Please email support with some screenshots. -Nathan

[@alainjulot3490]

Convert midi to audio track, no audio search in the sound library and no plugin search. What are you waiting for?

[@HarrisonAudio]

You can convert MIDI to Audio but its not a freeze track which is what you may be referring to. Double click in the black area of the channel strip to bring up the Plugin Selector. This allows you to search for any plugin. For the sound library do you want to search for beats in a certain genre? Please give more details. -Nathan

[@alainjulot3490]

@@HarrisonAudio Thanks for your swift reply. Do you have any videos regarding Midi to audio, please? If you do, can you please drop the link here? Please we are in 2024. We can't struggle to convert midi to audio and move tracks up and down without going to the Track list. As you can see, I keep saying "please". Why? Becasue I like Harrison Mixbus while I have so many options. Legit owner of Studio one, Pro tools perpetual, Logic, Cubase, digital performer, Reason Studio, Fl studio, Bitwig.

[@HarrisonAudio]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/oGXUq4KCopiqnKc. You will want to choose the last example.

[@kadiummusic]

Dolby Atmos is a dead parrot.

[@HarrisonAudio]

Not to those who use it everyday. Harrison has been doing Atmos for decades

[@BrettWMcCoy]

Why do you say that?

[@ettiennelane9173]

Atmos does work for films that will end up in a movie theatre. Spectacular technology for that. On the other hand, for music when 99% of people listen on headphones, it's the largest music industry gaslighting ever by Dolby and Apple. It's impossible to hear top/bottom/behind on headphones, not even 'special' headphones. Binaural headphone mixes are nothing more than stereo widening with a room sound and some EQ. Something that has been possible in DAWs for decades already while mixing normal stereo mixes.

[@Tazmanian_Ninja]

@@HarrisonAudio How so? You mean in hardware?

[@NoQualmsTheArtist]

Only people who don't work in Atmos think this. If you work in this format you know there is no going back. There's a reason why clients cry when hearing their song in Atmos, it really is amazing.