Digital Performer

€˘ Fix for a crash with calculating waveform overviews.

Windows version fixes:

€˘ More accurate text in the crash reporter.

€˘ Fixed a crash that would occur after switching to QuickScribe on certain computers.

€˘ Improved hardware compatibility with Focusrite, Avid Mbox2, and Lexicon audio interfaces.

€˘ Better support for non-US computer keyboards.

€˘ Dragging MIDI data from plug-ins into DP (e.g., from Superior Drummer) now works.

€˘ Improved ASIO error reporting.

A 30-day demo period is now available, as explained earlier in this document.

Digital Performer is now available for online purchase from the motu.com/store.

DP's new welcome window appears at launch and provides quick access to recent files, new project templates, training resources, and MOTU news.

The ability to export MP3's is now built in to DP and no longer requires the LAME framework (or any extra setup).

Version 8.02 provides many improvements, optimizations, and refinements. Here are just a few highlights:

If a movie is fullscreen, switching chunks now preserves fullscreen viewing.

Improved performance when the Movie Track is visible. Improved video scrubbing.

Waveform drawing is now smoother at certain zoom levels.

Improved bounce to disk in projects with VST plug-ins.

Improved stability and performance when using MIDI ports and ReWire (for Reason, Bidule, etc.)

Improved stability with Kontakt 4 and 5 under 64-bit operation.

Improved compatibility with VEP, EastWest Play, Spectrasonics Omnisphere, and Mac OS X 10.8's AUSampler.

Addressed an issue where abutting MIDI notes might not play back properly.

Autosave now creates a sub-folder in the project folder and saves incremental versions there.

Many improvements in waveform drawing and editing.

Fixed entry of diminished (°) and major 7th+ chord (?) symbols in QuickScribe.

Merging chunks in a song now takes the tempo mode from the song itself.

Effect categories in the Effect Chooser now contain all variants of a plug-in, not just the one added.

Restored scroll wheel sensitivity to be more like DP 7 and earlier.

The following feature has been restored: if tracks are selected when switching to the Mixing Board or QuickScribe windows, only those tracks are shown.

Fixed an issue with timestamps in broadcast wave files.

Optimizations and support for full-screen mode in 10.8

Native 64-bit operation — Take full advantage of your 64-bit computer system.
VST / Rewire support — On both platforms for easy project exchange.
New video engine — Supports full-screen video, 720/1080 HD, and MOTU video hardware monitoring.
Punch Guard™ confidence recording — Captures extra time before and after punch points.
17 new plug-ins — From meticulously modeled guitar tones to world-class mastering plug-ins…
15 new themes — Artistically crafted UI designs including Hi-Fi, Arctic, and None More Black.
In-line control panel — Conserves precious screen real estate.
Multi-format plug-in management — Organize, manage, and quickly search for plug-ins in multiple formats.
Cross platform — Now shipping for Mac OS X. Windows 7 support coming soon.

This is a maintenance update to Digital Performer 7.23. This release includes compatibility with Mac OS X 10.7 (Lion) and other improvements. Please refer to installer Read Me for changes and complete system requirements.

This release includes numerous features, enhancements, and improvements, as well as features and enhancements first introduced in DP 7.21 and earlier.

This release includes an audio pitch automation reference setting and more, as well as features and enhancements first introduced in DP 7.2 and earlier.

Themes

Completely change the look and feel of Digital Performer's entire user interface with one click. Choose themes such as Carbon Fiber, Zen, Plasma, and Producer. Fine-tune waveform display colors and customize your own multi-gradient level meters in the Mixing Board. Ultimate customization never looked so good.

Live search

Quickly zero in on an audio clip, custom key command, or other list item in just seconds by simply typing the name of what you are looking for. The list updates as you type, immediately showing any items that match your search.

Right-click menus

Become a DP power user with one right-click of your multi-button mouse. Digital Performer's essential operations for any window, edit grid, or list view are now just a click away. You'll fly through your DP workflow like never before.

This maintenance release includes expanded control surface and MIDI device configuration options, improved waveform overview construction, and more, as well as features and enhancements first introduced in DP 7.1 and earlier. Improved control surface configuration options enable the use of applications such as Saitara Software's AC-7 applications for iPhone and iPad.

This maintenance release includes expanded control surface and MIDI device configuration options, improved waveform overview construction, and more, as well as features and enhancements first introduced in DP 7.1 and earlier. Improved control surface configuration options enable the use of applications such as Saitara Software's AC-7 applications for iPhone and iPad.

Tuner plug-in

Get your axe in tune quickly with DP's new Tuner plug-in.

New Custom '59 power amp models

Four new power amp models give you guitar tones extra punch: preamp, vintage, classic, and modern.

Guitar tone presets

Dozens of guitar tone effects chains are now provided as single, convenient presets.

Track folder overview

View the contents of track folders at a glance, including track color and type of data.

Track folder editing

Select, cut, copy, paste and otherwise edit the contents of track folders, just like individual tracks.

Track folder controls

Track folders now have play-enalbe, solo, lock, and other track controls, just like individual tracks.

Channel strip presets

Save, recall, and manage chains of insert settings as single presets, including guitar effects chains and virtual instrument chains that include effects. Many presets are provided for drums, guitar, bass, vocals and more.

Automatic addition of inserts

When you fill the last insert, or load a new insert setting preset, extra insert slots are automatically added as needed.

More plug-in presets

New plug-in presets have been added, especially for DP7's guitar effects plug-ins.

New Trim tool for automation

Scale, flatten, or offset MIDI or audio automation data within a selected time range in one simple step.

Auto-save

Enjoy peace of mind as you work: your creative efforts will always be backed up.

Auto-check for updates

Get immediate notification about about new available updates as soon as you launch DP7.

Fine-tune control

Hold down the command key when adjusting many controls in DP7 for fune-tuned adjustments.

More keyboard shortcuts

Speed your workflow with new shortcuts for nudging MIDI notes up/down, the QuickFilter, zooming and other features.

Core Audio file format support

Import Core Audio (.caf) files via simple drag and drop.

Pro Tools 8.03 compatibility

Digital Performer is fully qualified for operation with DAE version 8.0 to 8.0.3.

This 2nd maintenance release includes several highly-requested program enhancements and optimizations, including the new QuickScribe features, keyboard shortcuts, and count-off click options first introduced in 7.01.

This is a maintenance update to Digital Performer 7.0. This release includes a new Countoff mode, QuickScribe Editor improvements, and more. Please refer to installer Read Me for changes and complete system requirements.

Custom '59

A meticulously detailed guitar amp emulator modeled after all-time classics from Fender® and Marshall®.

Live Room | G

A superb physical modeling speaker cabinet emulator with four mixable mics (close, near and far) and 3-band EQ per mic.

Guitar pedals

A new suite of stunningly accurate classic guitar pedals modeled after all-time favorites from Boss®, Ibanez® & others.

Inline EQ & dynamics

Control DP's multi-band graphic EQ and vintage dynamics processing directly in each Mixing Board channel.

Channel Strip

Gain instant access to all mixer channel settings for the track you are working on in any Editor window.

Lead sheets

Create and print lead sheets, complete with lyrics and transposable chord symbols.

Freely resizable Counter

Resize the Counter window to any size you wish, even the entire width of your screen.

Marker Counter

Display markers in large type in the resizable Counter window. Use markers as a teleprompter for lyrics during live performance or recording sessions.

Consolidated V-Racks

Display V-Rack virtual instruments and effects side by side with disk tracks in the Mixing Board.

Lyrics

Type in lyrics directly below notes on the QuickScribe page. Or paste them into the Lyric window from your word processor and flow them into a track with one click.

Transposable chord symbols

Add complex chord symbols directly on the page and transpose them at any time, together with or independently from notes.

QuickScribe notation enhancements

Numerous enhancements give you even more control over the look of your score and help speed your notation workflow.

Support for Pro Tools 8

Industry-leading support for operation as a complete software front-end for Pro Tools | HD systems.

Info Bar mixer controls

Get instant access to mixer channel settings in any editor window that follow the track you're working on.

Next-generation sample rate conversion

A new ultra-fast, CPU-efficient sample rate conversion algorithm delivers increased precision, efficiency, and transparency, with an astonishing 138 dB signal-to-noise ratio.

Real-time crossfades

All crossfades are now computed in real time for lightning fast edits.

Wave64 support

Support for the industry standard Wave64 extension to the Broadcast WAVE file format lets you record and import audio files larger than 4GB.

Range automation modes

Raise, lower or write automation moves within any selected range, preserving everything before and after.

Audio Units instrument side chains

Route side chain inputs to all your favorite third-party Audio Units plug-ins.

This maintenance release includes numerous program enhancements and optimizations, including the new configurable Shortcuts window, new options for floating the main Control Panel and setting its level of transparency, automatic versus manual note durations in the QuickScribe Editor, more customizable key bindings and much more.

This maintenance release includes numerous program enhancements and optimizations, including the handy new Track Inspector, new preferences for running plug-ins in real time, enhancements to Final Cut Pro XML interchange, improved on-line help, new shortcuts for configuring info windows and info bars, and many other program improvements and optimizations.

redesigned user interface

new zoom in the Track window ability

2 new plug-ins : Pro Verb, a convolution reverb that MOTU says is very CPU efficient, and Masterworks Leveler, a dynamics processor that models the classic LA-2A

support for Broadcast WAV files and Final Cut Pro XML files

direct audio CD burning

Leopard compatibility

This maintenance release includes numerous program enhancements and optimizations. The 5.11 update also includes hundreds of new presets for DP5's six included virtual instrument plug-ins.

Universal Binary:

This version of Digital Performer is the first to be fully compatible with both the new Intel based Mac systems, as well as PowerPC-based G4 and G5 Mac computers.

Add Instrument Track:

There is a new option in the Project > Add Instrument Tracks menu named Add Instruments... Selecting this will bring up a dialog that allows you to choose how many of the selected instrument to add, how many MIDI Tracks to add that will be assigned to the selected instrument, and whether or not the new Instrument and MIDI Tracks get added to a new Track Folder. If you create multiple MIDI tracks and the Instrument you choose has multiple MIDI Destinations, Digital Performer will map each MIDI device to a separate channel.

Meter Bridge:

There is a Meter Width control above the meter scale.

There is a button labeled "instrmnt." Enabling this button allows you to see meters for the outputs that are mapped to your Instrument Bundles (multiple outs). The main output of your instruments are only viewable in the Tracks view.

You may also Option-Click to isolate a view, and Command-Click to show all others.

Audio Bundles:

There are two new options in the Bundles Window->Mini-Menu named Import Bundles... and Export Bundles....
Export Bundles allows you to export all audio bundles for use in any Digital Performer project.
Import Bundles allows you to import saved bundles for use in any Digital Performer project.

MIDI Keys:

Tab and "\" provide Sustain (CC# 64).

General:

Control-Clicking on the track name in the Sequence Editor, Mixing Board and V-Rack allows you to set the Track Color.

Surround Tracks in the Mixing Board now display their surround meters. This does not apply to mono or stereo tracks with surround outputs.

Improved MIDI playback performance

- Optimized overall performance in very large DP projects
- Optimized QuickTime movie playback
- Improved the display of text under some international systems
- Added optimizations to new instruments (BassLine, Model12, Modulo, nanosampler, PolySynth, Proton)
- Updated Help files

Six new instrument plug-ins. : BassLine, PolySynth, Modulo, NanoSampler, Model 12, Proton

Track folders: Organize your lengthy track lists into folders and sub-folders and show or hide track groups with a single click on the disclosure triangle.

Meter Bridge: The Meter Bridge is a new window (and central pane in the Consolidated Window) that is dedicated to monitoring all signal paths in the Digital Performer mixing environment.

Four new editing tools: The DP5 tool bar contains four new audio editing tools to speed up your edits: Trim, Slip, Slide and Roll.

Film/Video Scoring Enhancements.

Streamers, flutters & punches: Streamers, flutters and punches are visual cues that help composers, conductors and musicians to anticipate visual hits and, more generally, synchronize their music to what is happening on screen.

Enhanced click and countoff.

Enhanced input monitoring: Each audio track in DP5 now has its own separate input monitor button, allowing you to listen to a live audio signal from the track's assigned input, independent of the track's record-enable state. This is similar to "Record Safe" mode on a conventional mixer.

Soundbite Volume & Gain: Draw a volume curve on an audio clip and it stays with all instances of the clip.

MIDI Keys: The new MIDI Keys window provides convenient, basic MIDI note entry - right at your fingertips.

Productivity Enhancements: Support for Pro Tools 7, Track enable/disable, MIDI Device Setup, Waveform Editor enhancements..

Recent File Menu has a new preference (Startup Options> Number of Recent Documents). This preference allows you to control the number of listed Recent Files.

- Document Templates Open Button preference (Startup Options> Document Templates). This button opens the Document Templates Folder in the Finder.
- Toggle Expand Button command (Commands window). This new binding will toggle expand/collapse of the Track selector in Edit windows.
- General maintenance and improvements.

Pitch automation
DP's new pitch automation features make quick work of correcting audio pitch, transposing individual notes and even wholesale key and mode transposition of entire audio tracks. Users can grab DP's pencil tool or use the familiar Transpose command. Another audio sequencing first.

V-Racks
The new V-Rack feature lets users load plug-ins and virtual instruments once and then access them from all sequences in their project, so that they conserve CPU power and don't have to manage multiple instances of the same plug-in with the same settings.

Pattern Gate Plug-in
The new Pattern Gate plug-in adds driving, pulsating grooves to any music. Users can feed the Pattern Gate any audio - pads, drones, loops - and click the 16 steps to instantly create the perfect rhythmic pattern.

Exchange files with Pro Tools
Digital Performer now supports the AAF file interchange standard, which provides the most complete, up-to-date multitrack file interchange with Pro Tools and other audio and video authoring applications.

Bounce to QuickTime Movie
The new Bounce to QuickTime Movie feature lets users export DP project audio tracks directly to a QuickTime movie in one easy step.

Support for multiple Audio Unit outputs
Digital Performer now supports multiple outputs from Audio Unit virtual instruments. Users can manage both AU and Rewire outputs in the convenient and intuitive Instruments Tab in the Audio Bundles window.

Custom click sounds
Users can load any click sound they wish and control it with Digital Performer's Click & Countoff options. Many preset clicks sounds are provided, including the venerable UREI metronome click sound.

Film/Video scoring enhancements
DP 4.6 is packed with numerous enhancements for writing music for picture. Users can now open multiple QuickTime movies, one per sequence, all in the same project. Users can also view and edit multiple QuickScribe windows, one per sequence. The enhanced Find Tempo window helps users zero in quickly on the perfect tempo for a film or video cue.

This maintenance update offers numerous feature and performance enhancements, including Dynamic CPU Management, Multi Bounce and more.

Dynamic CPU Management (a plug-in imposes no demands on your host computer until it receives an audio signal from the audio track on which it is instantiated)

Saving Bounce Settings : DP 4.51 allows you to save your bounce-to-disk settings by name so that you can quickly "re-bounce" any material after making further changes to the source tracks.

Multi Bounce : The Multi Bounce command lets you run multiple saved bounce settings in one operation.

Marker locate numbers : DP's Markers window displays a new column that allows you to control the locate number assigned to each marker.

performance enhancements : Beat and Tempo Detection, Movie track, Plug-in automation, Hardware-accelerated plug-ins.

Enhanced Digidesign DirectMIDI support

Better previewing of effects plug-in region operations

Plug-in preset enhancements

Bypass automation for AUs

Beat Detection Engine : Digital Performer's new Beat Detection Engine and tempo analysis features give you unprecedented rhythmic and tempo control over your audio

Plug-in latency compensation : Running under MAS and DAE, Digital Performer's plug-in latency compensation is sample-accurate — for any MAS, Audio Unit, TDM or RTAS plug-in (including virtual instruments)

MasterWorks EQ : Inspired by legendary British large console EQs, the MasterWorks EQ gives you the look, feel and sound of the most sought-after classic equalizers.

Enhanced Pro Tools support : Plug-in automation, Plug-in latency compensation, Instrument track support, RTAS and AudioSuite plug-in support, Mono and stereo sends, Send automation, Automatic voice allocation, DirectMIDI support, QuickPunch support, TDM plug-in side chain support, System Resources Usage Window

Consolidated Window : Many of Digital Performer's powerful features are accessed in separate windows, such as the Track List, Sequence Editor, Mixing Board and Waveform Editor. Digital Performer 4.5's new Consolidated Window is designed for users who would prefer to work in one window, with access to each feature via tabs across the top of the window.

Productivity Enhancements : Smooth Audio Edits, QuickScribe Film Cues View, QuickTime movie DV playback offset, Bounce / Export to MP3 and other formats, Preferences and Settings window, More voices and busses, Mono, stereo and n-channel busses, More sends, Apple Loop import

Pro Tools DAE support

Support for Audio Units plug-ins and virtual instruments -

Virtual instrument tracks

Document templates

Recent Documents

Shift to Marker

Snap to Marker

Input/output display in the Mixing Board

OMF file import/export enhancements