Please use our
product request form and
we'll send you instructions on downloading the software.
Note that the full version of MixMeister Pro is a
separate download from the demo version.
Please use our
key request form and
we'll be happy to resend your registration key via email.
Customers who purchased MixMeister Pro 6 should
use our product request form
to receive download links for the latest version.
Customers who purchased MixMeister Pro 6 are
entitled to upgrade to the latest build at no charge.
It probably does. Please check the list of
supported CD-R and DVD/RW
drives drives to make sure.
The demo version can't be unlocked or converted
into the full version. You need to obtain the full version of MixMeister
Pro which is a separate download, and not publicly available on our
website. Upon placing your order, you should have received download
links for the full version of MixMeister Pro. Please use our
product request form and
we'll send you instructions on downloading the software.
Yes, MixMeister Pro 6 has been tested for
compatibility on Windows Vista. We are committed to providing
support for customers using the product on this platform.
Click the File menu and Save Playlist As. Choose
save as type: Text File. After specifying a filename and saving to disk,
you can import your playlist as Tab-delimited text. This works well in
spreadsheet applications, like Excel. You can use Excel to print and
format your playlist.
This error indicates a buffer underrun. It means
that the PC was not able to keep up with the CD writer during the burn
process. Open the advanced window in the CD-R window. Try using a speed
slower than your drive's maximum speed.
Keep in mind that creating the plots and
calculating the BPM takes 30 seconds to a couple of minutes per music
file. The lower left edge of the MixMeister window shows the progress.
If MixMeister isn't making progress, or it keeps processing the same
songs over and over, check the following:
- Make sure that you have at least 10MB of free
disk space.
Select Tools->Options and click the profile tab. Is the archive
directory on a drive with free space?
- Check the archive directory.
Is the archive directory pointing to a valid path? Select
Tools->Options and click the profile tab to view the archive
directory.
- Check for background applications.
Seti@Home and some spyware prevent MixMeister from doing its work.
Press Ctrl + Alt + Delete to see the complete list of active
applications. (In Windows 2000, XP, or Vista, use the task manager). Close any
non-essential software to see if it is interfering with MixMeister.
This is MixMeister's way of saying that it could
not accurately read the file. While this same file may play just fine in
WinAmp, MixMeister is a little more demanding about reliable playback.
Try rebuilding the MP3 file again and reimport it
into MixMeister. If the source is not available, try converting the file
to WAV format and then back to MP3. You can use Music Match (www.musicmatch.com)
for this purpose.
See also:
- MixMeister Beat Mixing Tutorial
- I'm using WMA files and I can't make a good
sounding beat mix. What's wrong?
In some situations, you may need to switch off the
snap-to-beat tool and adjust manually. Try zooming way in to see if the
beats really match or not. The track play buttons (on the left edge) are
also helpful since they let you hear each song by itself. Use this
feature to make sure that the beats in the music match your intro &
outro. More specific instructions follow.
Please keep in mind that the tempo boxes control
the master tempo. Said another way, they control the tempo of both
songs. If you have two songs with beats that aren't lining up, adjusting
the tempo control won't help. Try the following:
- Zoom all the way in to the start of the outro
on the outgoing song.
- Use the track play button to "solo" the
outgoing song during the portion where outro begins.
- If necessary, adjust the outro range so that it
begins exactly on beat one. Since you are having trouble getting it to
line up, you will probably need to switch off "snap to beat" and hand
tweak the start point. Tip: use the space bar to pause the playback on
beat one. Then, slide the outro to the pause position.
- Repeat 1-3 for the outro end
- Repeat 1-4 for the intro of the incoming song.
- Try your mix to see if it is now good.
- If you are still getting a bad mix, make sure
that the BPMs of both songs are correct. In the playlist, right click
on the outgoing track and select "Manually Enter BPM." Play the song
and tap on the beat with the left mouse button. If the tap value is
more than 5 BPM away from the current value, select OK to use the new
value from the mouse. Try your mix again.
- If you are still getting a bad mix, try making
the mix range shorter. If the underlying music is changing tempo, or
if it not electronic music with rigid tempo, you may only be able to
do a 1 or 2 measure mix. Try making the mix shorter.
There is a known problem with WMA files that were
created with Windows Media Player version 7 and earlier and MusicMatch
version 7 and earlier. You may notice that playback is sometimes out of
sync by a fraction of a second. MixMeister is unable to play these files
accurately based on shortcomings in this version of the WMA file format.
This timing inaccuracy is bad enough to make beat mixing infeasible on
these tracks.
Please note that MixMeister is not compatible with
the WMA "lossless" format, which is available in Windows Media Player 9.
You can avoid this problem in a few different
ways:
- If you have Windows XP and access to the source
CD, create a new WMA file. Use Windows Media Player 8 to do this. It
is part of Windows XP.
- Use an MP3 of the same track.
- Convert the problematic WMA file to WAV or MP3.
The catalog, including all of your tweaks is stored in the file "catalog.mdb." Keep in mind that
MixMeister Pro also stores your tweaks in the MP3 or WMA
file. You can find the catalog.mdb file in the following directory:
C:\Documents and Settings\username\Application Data\MixMeister
Technology\MixMeister Engine 6
username is the name of current user's
login name.
We recommend that you backup this file from time
to time.
On the new machine, make sure that you first
import all the relevant songs into the catalog. Then, when you load the
playlist, MixMeister will be able to find the appropriate songs without
asking.
Change the intro/outro length to 0 measures. This
will have the effect of disabling beat mixing on that mix.
MixMeister can only import WMA files that do not
use security features. If you are using Windows Media Player to convert
your CDs into WMA files, make sure that switch off the "Protect Content"
option. Look in the Tools, Options window in the Copy Music section.
MixMeister may not be able to play WMA files that you purchase online.
If these files use security features, MixMeister does not have the
ability to read them.
MixMeister Pro 6 comes with 40 sample clips from a
Luna Blue. Please refer to the email you received when purchasing
MixMeister Pro 6 for the download link. If you need new download links,
assistance is available via our product request form.
Here are some other good sources for video clips:
Here are some resources for music videos:
Please keep in mind that video playback is a
fairly demanding on your computer. This is especially true if you are
playing multiple clips back to back, like you do when using the video
montage builder. Here are some tips to improve the performance of video
playback in MixMeister Pro:
- Try placing the video clips on a different
physical hard drive than the one that has your Windows installation.
This is especially true for laptops.
- Try using clips in an alternate format. MPEG-1
is a good-performing compressed format. AVI is a good choice for
uncompressed video. WMV files may provide mixed results on slower
machines. If you are using AVI files, try converting them to a lower
frame rate and smaller frame size, to minimize the amount of work your
machine has to do.
- Try shutting down any unnecessary applications
of background tasks to free up resources on your computer.
- If you are running video in full screen mode,
try reducing the resolution of your display. To do so, right click on
the desktop and select Properties. In the Display Properties window,
click on the Settings tab. Set the screen resolution to something
lower than what you have 800x600 is a good choice for most video
playback.
The first thing you need to do is configure your
windows display settings. Do the following:
- Right click on the desktop and select
Properties.
- In the Display Properties window, click on the
settings tab.
- If your computer's video system supports dual
output, you'll see something like the following window.
- Click on the second display (where the big "2"
is).
- Place a check mark next to Extend my Windows
desktop onto the monitor.
Click OK.
At this point, you will notice that your windows
desktop extends across the two monitors and each output is displaying
something different. You can now open the MixMeister Tools Option
window, click on the video tab, and see more than one monitor listed for
the full screen output. Choose the output you want to use for video.
When you click the video menu and set the output to Full Screen, the
video will now appear on the monitor you selected.
If you’re still looking for the answer to your
question, check out the MixMeister Community where other MixMeisters
share their tricks and give helpful hints. Or contact a support
representative using our technical support request form.
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