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Should I remove Acoustica Mixcraft 6?

What percent of users and experts removed it?
9% remove it91% keep it
Overall Sentiment
Very good
What do people think about it?
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How common is it?
Global Rank #5,413
United States Rank #5,064
Reach 0.0904%
Lifespan of installation (until removal)
< 12.71 days
375.07 days >
Average installed length: 197.07 days

Versions

VersionDistribution
Build b217 5.05%
Build b216 1.18%
Build b213 0.73%
Build b210 0.45%
Build b209 0.11%
Build b204 0.67%
Build b201 0.56%
Build b199 0.11%
Build b196 0.06%
Build b191 0.17%
BETA b162 0.06%
b217 30.04%
b216 15.05%
b213 7.19%
b210 3.48%
b209 1.68%
b208 0.06%
b204 8.82%
b201 4.38%
b199 1.85%
b196 11.29%
b194 0.45%
b191 1.68%
b190 0.17%
b189 1.35%
b188 0.06%
b187 0.06%
b185 2.19%
b180 1.07%

Acoustica Mixcraft 6

What is Acoustica Mixcraft 6?  (from Acoustica, Inc)

Mixcraft 6 is a powerful music production and multi-track recording workstation that comes packed with thousands of music loops and dozens of audio effects and virtual instruments. Mixcraft enables you to record audio, arrange loops, remix tracks, compose with MIDI and virtual instruments, add effects, score and edit v...  Read more

Overview

Acoustica Mixcraft 6 is a program developed by Acoustica, Inc. The most used version is b217, with over 98% of all installations currently using this version. A scheduled task is added to Windows Task Scheduler in order to launch the program at various scheduled times (the schedule varies depending on the version). The software is designed to connect to the Internet and adds a Windows Firewall exception in order to do so without being interfered with. The main program executable is mixcraft6.exe. The software installer includes 92 files and is usually about 71.78 MB (75,267,735 bytes). Mixcraft-Updater.exe is the automatic update component of the software designed to download and apply new updates should new versions be released. In comparison to the total number of users, most PCs are running the OS Windows 7 (SP1) as well as Windows 10. While about 49% of users of Acoustica Mixcraft 6 come from the United States, it is also popular in United Kingdom and Canada.

Program detailsProgram details

URL: www.acoustica.com
Installation folder: C:\Program Files\Acoustica Mixcraft 6
Uninstaller: "C:\Program Files\Acoustica Mixcraft 6\uninstall.exe" "/C:C:\Program Files\Acoustica Mixcraft 6\Uninstall\uninstall.xml"
Estimated size: 71.78 MB

Program filesFiles installed by Acoustica Mixcraft 6

Program executable:mixcraft6.exe
Name:Mixcraft 6
Path:C:\Program Files\Media\Acoustica Mixcraft 6\mixcraft6.exe
MD5:ff6994e6c62a3d3b0ada90792cec19d3
Additional files:
  • Mixcraft.exe - Mixcraft 6
  • fx-install3.EXE - Shared by multiple Acoustica products
  • uninstall.exe (by Indigo Rose) - Setup Factory 8.0 Runtime (Setup Application)
  • Mixcraft-Updater.exe - Setup Factory Runtime
  • DataCD.dll (by Primo Software Corp) - PrimoBurner(tm) SDK (PrimoBurner(tm) Data Functions)
  • hpCDE.dll (by Primo Software Corp) - PrimoBurner Core
  • guirez.dll - guirez
  • ReWire.dll (by Propellerhead Software AB) - ReWire
  • acufutls.dll
  • acuimgtl.dll
  • acuutils.dll
  • acuvidtl.dll
  • CDLib.dll
  • lame_enc.dll
  • lua5.1.dll
  • sndengine.dll
  • wmaengine.dll

Program behaviorsBehaviors exhibited

Scheduled Task
  • mixcraft6.exe is scheduled as a task with the class '{34F24D69-8F21-4B9C-BBD5-810318C99CCF}' (runs on registration).
Windows Firewall Allowed Program
  • mixcraft6.exe is added as a firewall exception for 'C:\Program Files\Acoustica Mixcraft 6\mixcraft6.exe'.

Program resource utilizationResource utilization averages

mixcraft6.exe
Memory:62.32 MB
21.09 MB average
Total CPU:0.0000860621%
0.031193% average
Kernel CPU:0.00003449%
0.016088% average
User CPU:0.00005157%
0.015104% average
CPU cycles/sec:142,226,152
8,062,084 average
I/O reads/min:77.44 KB
435.61 KB average
I/O writes/min:9.45 KB
105.02 KB average

How do I remove Acoustica Mixcraft 6?

You can uninstall Acoustica Mixcraft 6 from your computer by using the Add/Remove Program feature in the Window's Control Panel.
  1. On the Start menu (for Windows 8, right-click the screen's bottom-left corner), click Control Panel, and then, under Programs, do one of the following:
    • Windows Vista/7/8/10: Click Uninstall a Program.
    • Windows XP: Click Add or Remove Programs.
  2. When you find the program Acoustica Mixcraft 6, click it, and then do one of the following:
    • Windows Vista/7/8/10: Click Uninstall.
    • Windows XP: Click the Remove or Change/Remove tab (to the right of the program).
  3. Follow the prompts. A progress bar shows you how long it will take to remove Acoustica Mixcraft 6.

OS VERSIONS
Win 7 (SP1) 57%
Win 10 0%
 
USER ACTIONS
Uninstall it 9%
Keep it 91%
 
GLOBAL RANK
#5,413

Windows OS versionsWindows

Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
Windows 7 62.91%
Windows 10 31.31%
Windows Vista 3.09%
Windows XP 2.69%
Which OS releases does it run on?
Windows 7 Home Premium 32.43%
Windows 7 Ultimate 19.00%
Windows 8.1 11.24%
Windows 7 Professional 8.66%
Windows 8 3.88%
Windows 8.1 Pro 3.82%

Distribution by countryGeography

49.46% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
  United States 49.46%
  United Kingdom 5.06%
  Canada 3.89%
  Australia 3.14%
  France 3.05%
  MA 2.34%
  Germany 2.20%
  Italy 2.06%
  Netherlands 1.64%
  Brazil 1.50%
  Sweden 1.45%
  DZ 1.41%
  Philippines 1.36%
  Egypt 1.36%

OEM distributionPC manufacturers

What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
Hewlett-Packard 29.65%
Dell 17.91%
Acer 16.71%
ASUS 9.68%
Toshiba 9.43%
GIGABYTE 5.74%
Lenovo 4.28%
Samsung 4.20%
Alienware 1.63%
Intel 0.77%
Common models
HP Pavilion dv6 Notebook ... 6.77%
HP Pavilion g6 Notebook P... 6.37%
HP Pavilion dv7 Notebook ... 3.98%
Dell Inspiron N5110 2.79%
ASUS All Series 2.39%
HP 2000 Notebook PC 2.19%

About (from Acoustica, Inc)

Acoustica was founded in 1998 and is located in the foothills of the Yosemite Valley. In Jan 2002, we officially became Acoustica, Inc.
Publisher URL: www.acoustica.com

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