Please use our
product request form and
we'll send you instructions on downloading the software.
Note that the full version of MixMeister 4 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 4 should
use our product request form
to receive download links for the latest version. We recommend that you
start by uninstalling the existing version. You can do this from the
Control Panel, using Add/Remove. Then, download the appropriate version
to your hard drive and run the installer.
Customers who purchased MixMeister 4 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 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. Please use our
product request form and
we'll send you instructions on downloading the software.
MixMeister 4 has not been tested for
compatibility on Windows Vista. We do not have any plans to
support the product on this platform. MixMeister Express 6 and
other current MixMeister products will work with Vista, however.
MixMeister does not support playlist printing.
However, you can export your playlist for use in other software,
including labeling software.
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 or XP, 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 is stored in the file "catalog.dat."
The default track settings are in "defaultmixes.dat." Keep in mind that
MixMeister also stores the default track settings in the MP3 or WMA
file. The "defaultmixes.dat" file has a copy of the default track
settings. By default, both files are contained in the directory shown
below:
Windows 98 & ME:
C:\WINDOWS\Application Data\MixMeister Technology\MixMeister Engine 4
Windows 2000 & XP:
C:\Documents and Settings\username\Application Data\MixMeister
Technology\MixMeister Engine 4
username is the name of current user's
login name.
We recommend that you backup these files 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.
There is a known problem with MixMeister being
unable to effectively delete files that it is trying to modify with tag
changes. There is a workaround for this problem. When you close
MixMeister and get the "Unable to modify music files" window, select
"Don't try to modify these files again" and click OK. When you reopen
MixMeister, then you will be able to delete the files you wanted.
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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