- #DIGITAL PERFORMER 9 FOR MAC OS#
- #DIGITAL PERFORMER 9 UPDATE#
- #DIGITAL PERFORMER 9 UPGRADE#
- #DIGITAL PERFORMER 9 PRO#
Oh, and if you're a Windows user reading this column for the first time - pleased to meet you! Selectors & SwipesĭP offers some great time-saving user interface features that come into their own when you're working with projects that have lots of tracks. Whatever happens, you can rest assured I'll be digging into the new features in future columns. Time will tell, though, how DP8 is received, and whether MOTU spring any last-minute surprises on us. DP notably lags behind the opposition in these areas, and its existing time-stretch algorithm is some way from the cutting edge. More universally useful, perhaps, would have been some intuitive, flexible audio capabilities, and real-time time-stretch playback. But while the other enhancements are useful, some users mightn't think they justify a whole-point update, and the inevitable cost that goes with it. The 64-bit compatibility is, of course, the biggie - an essential step, given the evolution of modern operating systems, and, for users with lots of RAM who are running large sample libraries, a godsend.
#DIGITAL PERFORMER 9 UPDATE#
But I'm not sure DP8 is quite the update that many existing Mac-based users of DP7 were looking for. It could work out really well for MOTU, who already have a significant Windows user base, thanks to their audio interface and virtual instrument sales, and it probably represents the only way DP can survive as a viable product in the long term.
#DIGITAL PERFORMER 9 PRO#
DP8 is now aligned much more with other serious cross-platform DAWs (such as Pro Tools, Cubase and Studio One), which also don't try to match Logic's price point. I think it's safe to say that DP8's shift into the world of Windows must, above all, be a response to the fearsome competition posed by Apple's Mac-only Logic 9, which for some time has been aggressively undercutting DP and is conveniently distributed via the OS X App Store. So that's the news: now for the analysis. Finally, DP8 ups the number of included appearance themes. There's a new video playback engine that allows full-screen replay of high-definition video formats, and direct output to some of MOTU's video hardware boxes. These include a multi-band dynamic EQ (in the vein of classics like Waves' C4), a dedicated de-esser, a modelled spring reverb, a specialised kick-drum enhancer, and a clutch of extra guitar amps and pedals. Also of general interest will be 15 new plug-ins. That's pretty nice, and means that you can define the Auto-Record region really accurately, while retaining lots of flexibility with subsequent edge-editing of the soundbite it creates. Now additional audio is recorded both before and after the punch-in and punch-out locations you specify.
There's an enhancement to Auto-Record (punch-in) recording behaviour, which MOTU terms Punch Guard.
#DIGITAL PERFORMER 9 UPGRADE#
There's plenty we don't know at the moment, though, such as the purchase and upgrade costs, and whether it'll continue to support pre-Intel Macs and older operating systems.Īs for new features, DP8 includes a few.
Mac and PC installers will be provided on the same installation disk, and the new application will support 64-bit and 32-bit operation (more of that in a minute). With a 'Spring 2012' release date, DP8 might already be out by the time you read this. Yes, it's true - DP is going cross-platform.įirst, a few facts.
#DIGITAL PERFORMER 9 FOR MAC OS#
If you haven't heard the news yet, the latest version of Digital Performer, DP8, is being released for Mac OS and Windows 7. MOTU usually show some interesting stuff at the winter NAMM show, but what came out from under wraps this year was quite unexpected. The new cross-platform version 8 is a true 64-bit application and includes new plug-ins like Subkick, a specialised kick drum and bass plug-in which emulates the old studio trick of using a small speaker as a mic. No, your eyes are not deceiving you - this is DP running in Windows 7.
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