Home-Studio-Recording.com recommends this software to people on a budget because at a mere $40, Mixcraft offers features that rival renowned software programs like Cakewalk, at a fraction of the cost.

With this software for recording music, users can record tracks as 24- and 32-bit WAV files through its 32-bit sound engine- the industry standard for audio quality. If you're really trying to do your own professional studio recording from home, you'll want this audio quality capability.

 In theory, there's no limitation as to the amount of tracks you can record because the software itself doesn't have a limit. However, the program does rely on your computer's processing power, (as do most other audio software recording programs.) So the better the computer, the more tracks will be available to you to use in your studio recording at home. Home recording with a slow computer can be tricky and frustrating at times. However, with Mixcraft software for recording music you'll most likely have all the track availability you'll need for your songs. (Most people usually end up using 12 tracks per song, and oftentimes a lot less, depending on the style of music obviously.)

Mixcraft software for recording music also allows each track you record to be soloed, muted, or panned anywhere- hard right, hard left, or in between. And the levels on all tracks are adjustable through the built-in mixer, which by the way, is one of the easiest on-screen mixers to use, in comparison to other software for studio recording. Home recording software programs (at least in this price range) tend to have mixers that utilize complex functions which are spread out in different windows that require constant maximizing and minimizing... it gets tiring after awhile.

Perhaps the best feature of Mixcraft software for recording music is the ability to implement cross fades. Why is this so important for studio recording at home? Let's say you are recording and you're almost done with the song when suddenly your phone rings. Normally you'd have to go through the tremendous hassle of re-recording the entire song all over again just because the ending is screwed up. Not with this program. You'd simply record a sound clip of the part of the song that needs to be fixed, drag and drop that new sound clip on top of where the mistake in the song is, and then create a cross fade between where the old track stops and the new clip starts. (Mixcraft software for recording music includes a tutorial on how to do this. It's simple, don't worry.) If done correctly, this creates a seamless track from beginning to end, and no differences between the two overlapped tracks will be audible in your studio recording. Home recording software programs that are hundreds of dollars more than Mixcraft offer this feature.

MixCraft software for recording music also includes a professional-quality loop editor, several audio effects including Chorus, Delay, Reverb, Flanger, a Compressor, and a 10-band Equalizer which will cover all your needs for studio recording at home. There's also high pass and low pass resonant filter automation, which allows you to bounce frequencies up or down to achieve special effects for your studio recording. Home studio musicians and engineers are always on the lookout for software as good and affordable as this, which is why Home-Studio-Recording.com gives it such a high recommendation.

There are however, some drawbacks to Mixcraft. The biggest shortcoming is that it isn't compatible with Macintosh-based studio recording. Home studio owners are generally Mac users because of how friendly the interface is with audio software recording programs like, Pro Tools for example.

However, given the fact that Mixcraft software for recording music isn't geared towards that market anyway, (with its affordability as its primary focus,) the Windows-only compatibility isn't such a big deal for studio recording at home, unless of course you only use a Mac. Keep in mind as well that the widely used Cakewalk is also Windows-only, and that's a far more expensive program.

Another drawback, although it's probably a minor one for most readers here, is that there's no audio/visual scoring capability. If you need that feature, you'll have to look elsewhere.

The capabilities of this program far outweigh its shortcomings though, giving you an affordable platform for complete home studio recording. Home recording with Mixcraft will allow you to do your own professional-level studio recording at home even if you don't have a big budget. And as your musical needs grow, you can advance later on to more capable programs. But this is a great place to start.