MOTU’s Digital Performer version 7 has arrived! There are major changes in this release, including Custom ’59, an amp modeler that includes emulations of the Fender Bassman, Marshall JTM45, and Marshall JCM800. Live Room G is a physical-modeled speaker cabinet plug-in with four mic channels, midable mic positions, and 3-band EQ per channel. Five cabinets are included. A broad range of BOSS, MXR, Electro-harmonix, Ibanez, and other pedals have been modeled and are included, providing an endless array of available tones.
- Channel Strip — a customizable, floating window that provides instant access to each track’s mixer channel.
- Inline EQ and dynamics — lets users control EQ and dynamics directly in each Mixing Board channel.
- Consolidated V-Racks — lets users view V-Rack virtual instruments and effects side by side with disk tracks in the Mixing Board.
- Info Bar mixer controls — provide instant access to mixer channel settings in any edit window and follow the track being worked on.
- Large Counter — users can freely resize the Counter window to any size, even the entire width of their computer screen.
- Marker Counter — displays markers in large type directly in the Control Panel and/or resizable Counter window. Users can instantly jump to any marker, and even use markers as a teleprompter for lyrics during live performance or recording sessions.
- Lyrics — users can type in lyrics directly below notes on the QuickScribe page, or paste them into the lyric window from their word processor and flow them into a track with one click. Lyrics can be shared among several parts.
- Transposable chord symbols — users can add complex chord symbols directly on the page and transpose them at any time, together with or independently from notes. Along with lyrics, users now have everything they need to quicky create and print standard lead sheets.
- QuickScribe notation enhancements — numerous enhancements help speed notation workflow and give users even more control over the look of their score.
- Support for Pro Tools 8 — DP7 delivers industry-leading support for operation as a complete software front-end for Pro Tools HD systems.
- Next-generation sample-rate conversion — a new ultra-fast, CPU-efficient sample-rate conversion algorithm delivers increased precision, efficiency, and transparency, with a 138dB 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 WAV file format lets users record and import audio files larger than 4GB.
- Range automation modes — users can raise, lower, or write automation moves within any selected range, preserving everything before and after.
- Audio Unit instrument sidechains — users can route sidechain inputs to any third-party Audio Unit plug-ins that support sidechains.
