Digital Performer

MOTU has introduced Digital Performer 7, the latest version of its digital audio workstation.

Digital Performer 7 offers new features, enhanced operation and improved performance:

• 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.

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Digital Music Doctor has updated its chart of the top digital music apps, based on recent Internet search activity on Google, Yahoo, AOL & MSN.

Here’s how they rank:

The Top 10 Music Applications

1. DigiDesign Pro Tools (11.4)
2. FL Studio (10.1)
3. Steinberg Cubase (7.3)
4. Cakewalk Sonar (6.0)
5. Apple Logic (3.5)
6. Adobe Audition (3.5)
7. Apple GarageBand (3.1)
8. Sony Sound Forge (2.3)
9. Ableton Live (2.0)
10. MOTU Digital Performer (1.9)

Do you think this is an accurate reflection of the most popular music applications in the world – or do you think it’s just a sign that you’re going to be seeing a lot more posts about Pro Tools at Synthtopia?

Leave a comment with your thoughts!

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2008 Summer NAMM Show: MOTU has unveiled version 6 of Digital Performer.

Digital Performer 6 offers new features, enhanced operation and improved performance at all levels, from hundreds of small enhancements driven by user requests to major new features and plug-ins.

Features like track comping transform everyday work, while DP6’s new Final Cut Pro integration “could very well transform the way film scoring is done”, according to MOTU.

New features include:

• New user interface
• Streamlined operation
• Track comping
• MasterWorks Leveler plug-in
• ProVerb plug-in
• Film scoring enhancements
• Final Cut Pro integration
• Expanded audio file support
• Enhanced Pro Tools | HD support
• Enhanced plug-in operation
• Enhanced softsynth operation
• Direct audio CD burning
• DP6 productivity enhancements

Upgrades start at $195.00; competitive upgrades are $395.00.

Details are available at the MOTU site.

BitWaves Software has introduced MusicBeam, an AU/VST (Mac/PC) plugin for online music collaboration.

Using MusicBeam you can exchange audio from your sequencer with collaborators around the world.

“No more bouncing, compressing and emailing your tracks to your bandmates!” according to the company. MusicBeam does it all for you, in near-real-time.”

The application is now in public beta. It’s been tested with these hosts:

Tested Hosts

• Logic Audio 5.5 (PC)
• Logic Audio 6.3-8 (Mac)
• Garage Band 3
• Ableton Live 6.0
• Digital Performer 5.0
• Mackie Tracktion 2

Here’s a sneak preview of MOTU’s Digital Performer 6, a major upgrade to MOTU’s audio sequencer software.

New features include:

• a complete user interface redesign
• XML file interchange with Final Cut Pro
• film scoring enhancements
• track comping
• support for interleaved broadcast WAVE audio files
• enhanced support for operation as a software front end for Pro Tools HD systems
• pre-rendering of virtual instruments
• better support for third-party Audio Unit (AU) plug-ins
• the ability to “bounce and burn” directly to an audio CD

User Interface Redesign

In addition to its updated “look and feel”, Digital Performer 6 has been streamlined to allow users to work faster and for new users to learn the program quickly and easily.

Highlights include:

• Vertically resizable track list — Gives users a better look at each track’s settings and graphic overview.
• Streamlined window design — Windows look cleaner and information is easier to see. Zooming and navigation controls have been unified throughout. Live window resizing allows users to see the contents of the window as it is resized.
• Window tabs — Users can create as many tabs as they wish in any cell in the consolidated window, even sidebar cells.
• Inspector palettes — Important settings and information now appear in inspector palettes, which can float as independent windows or “pop into” the consolidated window as sidebar cells with tabs. New inspector palettes include Snap Info, Event Info, Cursor Info, Selection Info and others.
• Universal track selector — The unified Track Selector conserves screen space by offering one track selector that updates when you switch to a different window tab.

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