Digital Performer

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Digital Performer
Developer(s)MOTU
Stable release
11.23 / October 2023; 6 months ago (2023-10)
MIDI sequencer + digital audio workstation
LicenseProprietary
Websitewww.motu.com/products/software/dp/

Digital Performer is a

Apple Macintosh and Microsoft Windows
platforms.

Ancestry

In 1984, Mark of the Unicorn released Professional Composer, one of the first application programs for the

Apple Macintosh. The program used the Macintosh's high-resolution graphics and printing to allow the user to print professional quality music scores
.

In 1985, the company released a music sequencer named Performer, also based on the Macintosh platform, for arranging and performing with synthesizers and other devices which recognized the then-newly developed MIDI standard. Sending a series of numerical values, such a sequencer could direct many instruments, commanding which notes to play, at what loudness, and for how long to sustain them. There are many deep features in the MIDI protocol; MOTU developed extended capabilities in Digital Performer for handling these controllers and other actions (including remote operation of the software itself) through user-customizable graphical consoles, allowing the operator direct access to deeper features of instruments, stage lighting and various types of machines, all via MIDI interfaces and custom graphic buttons and sliders.

Digital Audio Workstation (DAW)

In 1990, MOTU added the ability to synchronise audio (

master
audio for commercial releases.

Version history

Version 3 of Digital Performer was the last to run on Mac OS 9, the Classic Macintosh operating system. After a complete rewrite, MOTU released Digital Performer 4.0 in May 2003, which ran exclusively on Mac OS X.

Beginning with version 4.5, MOTU introduced a number of important new features to Digital Performer. The two most important of these are built in

Universal Binary
.

Version 7.2 was introduced in 2010. Digital Performer remains one of the popular audio workstations on the Macintosh. Faster Apple CPUs continue to increase its capacity and performance. Chief among its competition on the Macintosh platform are Pro Tools and Apple's Logic.[citation needed]

In October 2012, MOTU released Digital Performer 8 for OSX. Digital Performer 8 is available on Windows as well.[1]

Version 9 of Digital Performer was released in June 2015 for Mac OS X and Windows. This version contains workflow enhancements, some new effect plugins, including emulations of the 1176 Peak Limiter and Craig Anderton's MultiFuzz. MOTU also included a 64-bit version of its software synth (synthesizer) MX4 which used to be sold as a stand-alone product.[2]

Version 10 of Digital Performer was released in February 2019 for Mac OS X and Windows. This version includes a new 5 GB instruments soundbank, a time/pitch audio stretching feature, and a real time loop triggering function.[3]

AudioDesk

AudioDesk is a more basic version of MOTU's Digital Performer for mac only. It is a multi-track recording, editing, and mixing application, with both offline file-based processing and realtime effects. Much of the

soundcard
.

AudioDesk version 1 was first released in 1998, as bundled software with the

Mac OS X
was released in 2003, with numerous updates (many of which corresponded to updates from Digital Performer 3 for the Classic Mac OS to Digital Performer 4 for Mac OS X).

Awards and recognition

2001 Electronic Musician Editors Choice Awards

  • Best Digital Audio Workstation/Audio Interface[4]

2002 Electronic Musician Editors Choice Awards

  • Best Digital Audio Workstation/Audio Interface[5]

2004 Electronic Musician Editors Choice Awards

  • Best Digital Audio Workstation/Audio Interface[6]

2010 Electronic Musician Editors Choice Awards

  • Best Digital Audio Workstation/Audio Interface[7]

Notable users

Some notable users include:

See also

Bibliography

  • Ben Newhouse: Producing Music with Digital Performer. Berklee Press u. a., Boston MA u. a. 2004, ISBN 0-87639-056-4

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