Mark of the Unicorn (MOTU) Digital Performer Software (Macintosh OSX)

New improve user interface. Final Cut Pro integration. 64-bit mastering.

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78 People rated this product : * * * * * * * * * * 7 out of 10

5 People wrote reviews

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"Motu - selling vaporware with more and more updates always "on the way""

Feature:
There's certainly alot of tools here but just try following the logic of the manual and you'll be frustrated to find they talk all around it but never give a step by step 'set up' and it only comes with one demo seq/program. I got 2 HD 896 and all the DP and xtras software about a year a go with a Macbook Pro w/2 gig ram and 1 ter of drive space -> and it's still not working to this day. Even crashes with their own demo.??// I'd say its a wonderful system "potentially" with so many upgrades to date (I purchased it Mar 2007) that it hasn't worked yet//

Quality:
maybe it gets better - I'm wishing on a star?

Value:
no clue - right now it's valued about the same to me as a boat anchor

Desirability:
I bought the nine yards and now sorta more than sorry I did. Once it I get it working (hopefully someday soon) I'll comment again.

Sound:
It's a nice package with horrible documentation. Actually my old 16 bit Dynacords from 20 years ago that sound fatter and richer with better sounding strings, horns, and drums.

Ease of Use:
I actually I found out they didn't support macbookPro until August/// Ethno has never worked yet and Mach5 II crashes the MacbookPro. I have been on the phone from Hawaii on my dime for alol these months - and they just revealed that it didn't run on MacBaook when I bought although it was their recommendation and their salesman that sent me to the mainland (dealer) for the purchase - The Motu people are really off in La la land selling vaporware and when it comes to service, they have one phone line that you pay for long distance -> that's always busy.

Support:
I'll never buy another Motu product as long as I live on this planet -

Overall:
It crashes and the documentation they provide "sucks BIG time". I called the president of the company to offer to help them write a cheat sheet that would get people up and running. (he never returned my call) I was a systems consultant to Sony Broadcast, Ikegami, CCTV Beijing, and Turner Entertainment Co. for many years - and consultant to Universal Pictures and numerous indepoendants and others over the years.

Submitted: 1/6/2008

Style of Music: composition - TV/film - and songs - whatever the gig calls for

* * * * * * * * * * 10 out of 10

"Power, ease-of-use and value in one package!"

Feature:
Lots of productivity enhancements. Window sets are cool... with one click, I can make it look just like PT. Clients never know the diff, visiting engineer types feel at home, and I can work much faster. Really versatile import/export features. Can open & save OMF files without expensive "translator" software. Every type of editing feature imaginable. Bundled softsynths are cool and AU support allows access to tons of 3rd party plugs. Midi editing features very powerful.

Quality:
Has not crashed once on my system.

Value:
Competitive upgrade a good deal.

Desirability:
A real workhorse program. I rarely use a 2 track editor, file utility, mp3 converter, or even ProTools anymore. Not flashy or gimmicky, just really powerful.

Sound:
Sound quality as good as anything out there. Nice bundle of plug-ins included. Bounce to disk happens faster than real time... kicks ProTools' butt.

Ease of Use:
Fast and easy recording/editing. Fully customizable commands. Interface easy to look at for long periods.

Support:
Have not yet needed support.

Overall:
Gonna stay with Motu. The hardware sounds fantastic. Love the 896HD. Digi 002 is going on ebay...

Submitted: 3/30/2007

Style of Music: all

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Digital Performer 6 New Features
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 that add unprecedented value. Features like track comping will transform your everyday work, while industry-leading features like DP6's new Final Cut Pro integration could very well transform the way film scoring is done. If you are an existing DP user, upgrade today to discover the many enhancements you've been waiting for. If you are new to Digital Performer, there has never been a better time to try DP.

DP6 New Interface
MOTU's award-winning Digital Performer lets you record, edit, arrange, mix, process and master MIDI and audio tracks simultaneously to produce musical recordings, sound tracks for film and television, and other audio production tasks. New Version 6 features include a complete user interface redesign, highly CPU-efficient ProVerb convolution reverb plug-in, MasterWorks Leveler limiting amplifier plug-in, XML file interchange with Final Cut Pro, more industry-leading 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, the ability to "bounce and burn" directly to an audio CD and many other productivity enhancements.

Get started quickly with included virtual instrument plug-ins such as the analog-style BassLine bass synth, classic retro PolySynth, highly programmable two-oscillator Modulo, super easy Nanosampler sample player, Model 12 twelve-part drum module and imaginative Proton FM synth.

Shape, sculpt, twist, mangle and otherwise process your tracks with over 50 included real-time audio and MIDI effect plug-ins. You get 32-bit processing and 64-bit mastering. Highlights include the efficient ProVerb convolution reverb, MasterWorks EQ modeled after British console EQs, MasterWorks Leveler(TM) modeled after the legendary LA-2A optical leveling amplifier, MultiMode Filter, Pattern Gate and many more.

Use DP's unique track-based pitch automation, from simple pitch correction using the pencil tool, to individual note transposition, to wholesale transposing of an entire audio track, for unprecedented control over audio pitch, non-destructively in real time.

DP's amazing Beat Detection Engine technology gives you complete control over the rhythm, tempo and groove of your audio. Align any audio to the tempo of your project. Quantize beats within audio. Extract and apply grooves from/to any audio or MIDI. Edit beats with hands-on precision.

For studio production, song writing, film scoring, live performance, remixing, post production and surround mixing, Digital Performer delivers advanced features in an intuitive, streamlined design. Whether you're completing a surround sound DVD, or you just want to write a song and burn a CD or MP3 file, Digital Performer gets you there quickly with elegance and ease.

Technical Info

System Requirements
Mac OS 10.4.7 or higher

G4 1 GHz or faster

1 GB RAM

A optical disc drive for installation (via CD-ROM)

Recommend Specs
Multi-core/multi-processor G5 or Intel-based Mac

2 GB RAM or more

17 inch (or larger) monitor is highly recommended

For using DP6 under DAE mode
Pro Tools 7.2 or later is required; DAE 7.4 or higher is recommended. Native Instruments users, please see this tech note; Waves users, please see this tech note.

Version 6 Competitive Crossgrade
The Version 6 Competitive Crossgrade offer is available to registered owners of other competing DAW software products including AudioDesk.
There are plenty of options for recording bands, but it takes a special set of tools for audio post-production. Digital Performer 6 has them all. You're constantly juggling projects, and the redesigned interface offers speedy, intuitive workflow. You rarely work in a single platform, so DP6 allows easy hand-off, with Final Cut Pro interchange via XML and bounce-to-burn CD duplication. Add track comping, interleaved audio files, and a CPU-friendly convolution reverb, and you can handle anything! For all the details, visit www.zZounds.com.
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