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DP 5.1 Universal Binary for Intel Macs

Digital Performer Notes & Techniques

MOTU have released DP 5.1, a Universal Binary version of Digital Performer that allows owners of Intel Macs to finally make the most of the application on their new machines. But while this is a crucial piece of the jigsaw in enabling DP's use on the Intel platform, it's going to be a while before you can recreate a fully loaded G4 or G5 setup. Here's the low-down...

Published October 2006
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MOTU Digital Performer 5

DAW For Mac OS X

Mark Of The Unicorn's flagship recording package combines individual design with a heavyweight feature set. Could Digital Performer be the sequencer for you?

Published September 2006
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Patch & Sample Management With DP's Bundled Instruments

Digital Performer Tips & Techniques

DP5's new virtual instruments have all the facilities you need for creating large and well-organised libraries of patches and samples, easily accessible and portable between projects and computers - as long as you know where to look.

Published September 2006
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Bundled Synths In Digital Performer 5

Digital Performer Tips & Techniques

Last month, we passed briefly over the flashier additions to the latest version of DP, in favour of some less obvious but rather useful new features. Now it's time to return for a closer look at those shiny new bundled instruments...

Published August 2006
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What's New In Digital Performer 5

Digital Performer Tips & Techniques

After being extensively trailed at this year's NAMM show, DP5 is finally here. But besides its shiny new additions, such as the six bundled MAS instruments, there are some unexpected and intriguing new features that might just prove to be more useful to some...

Published July 2006
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Effective Mixdown With Digital Performer

Digital Performer Tips & Techniques

Your next project might be a four-track demo or a 100-track surround mix for cinema. Either way, at some stage you're going to have to mix it — but with DP on your side, that doesn't need to be a headache.

Published June 2006
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Advanced Tempo & Beat Control In Digital Performer

Digital Performer Tips & Techniques

When it comes to controlling sequence tempo and imposing a meaningful beat structure on freely-recorded MIDI and audio, DP has plenty of tricks up its sleeve — including Live-like 'liquid audio' powers.

Published May 2006
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Achieving Flexible Tempo In Digital Performer

Digital Performer Tips & Techniques

If you favour the feel of music that results from real people playing real instruments, the strict-tempo approach of a sequencer can feel like a straitjacket. But DP offers many ways of breaking out, and this month we explore them, as well as bringing news of the major update that is Digital Performer v5.

Published April 2006
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Using Quantising in Digital Performer

Digital Performer Notes & Techniques

Quantising is all about turning your sloppy playing into rigid, computerised perfection, right? Well, no — at least, it doesn't have to be. We check out the finer points of quantising in DP and look at what it can do for your music.

Published March 2006
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Plug-in Effects Tips In Performer

Digital Performer Tips & Techniques

Many of today's most interesting and popular audio-processing techniques are achieved with plug-ins. This month, we look at how you'd go about recreating some of them in Digital Performer, and continue our coverage of more unusual plug-in features.

Published February 2006

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