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urock · Post by **urock** » Thu Jan 19, 2012 10:53 pm

and 64 bit.

http://www.macmusic.org/news/view.php/lang/en/id/11097/

Look here (eventually): www.motu.com

mgpqa1 · Post by **mgpqa1** » Thu Jan 19, 2012 10:59 pm

Never say never, I suppose.

If only Logic would make a return to Windows someday...

Any DP users excited about this? It's the one DAW I haven't tried yet.

fmr · Post by **fmr** » Thu Jan 19, 2012 11:11 pm

Windows market is becoming populated. Now, the only one missing in it will be Logic. OTOH, on Mac we don't have Samplitude and Sonar.

hibidy · Post by **hibidy** » Thu Jan 19, 2012 11:19 pm

Interesting. But since motu has always had a "mac is better" tude, I wonder why?

Couldn't have anything to do with the rumors that apple is downsizing their imac/macpro/macbookpro line?

machinesworking · Post by **machinesworking** » Thu Jan 19, 2012 11:20 pm

Yes and no really.
In the future it will be cool though. I've always thought that a Mac laptop and a PC desktop was the best of both worlds, and DP is the main piece of software I use that prevents that from being totally smooth. Right now DP7 is Audio Unit only, not VST, so unless DP8 switches to VST or does like Live and has VST and Audio Units compatibility it will be tough to port project from DP PC to Mac DP.
Personally I've always liked DP as a sequencer without complex VSTs AU's because you can fully use the sequences in nested and fun ways, so using a laptop with DP and a Windows machine running a host like VE Pro that allows you to stream VSTs into DP audio tracks and run midi to them is a solution I was looking in to. Now if DP8 allows you to skip VE pro and includes this type of functionality that would be cool.

Basically as a non 64 bit capable laptop user, I'm a little disappointed for now, but in the future it will be cool I think.

fmr · Post by **fmr** » Thu Jan 19, 2012 11:27 pm

Anyone knows where to look for more details? The Macmusic link points to MOTU site, but there's no information in there.

hibidy · Post by **hibidy** » Thu Jan 19, 2012 11:34 pm

I liked DP when I used it. It's was far more stable than logic pro (yes, we are talking about that old dino)

edit: what I always forget is some daws are brilliant for film, I think DP is one of them.

Could be a good move

machinesworking · Post by **machinesworking** » Thu Jan 19, 2012 11:34 pm

fmr wrote:Anyone knows where to look for more details? The Macmusic link points to MOTU site, but there's no information in there.

We're going to have to wait for more reports from the floor or later today when MOTU update their site I guess? I would like to hear about improvements besides 64 bit, Windows version and guitar plug ins, none of which I'm keen on upgrading for at this time, Maybe once I put together a PC desktop...

LawrenceF · Post by **LawrenceF** » Thu Jan 19, 2012 11:35 pm

fmr wrote:Anyone knows where to look for more details? The Macmusic link points to MOTU site, but there's no information in there.

Picture of it running on win...

https://p.twimg.com/AjjHFS6CEAAXwsN.jpg:large

fmr · Post by **fmr** » Thu Jan 19, 2012 11:40 pm

hibidy wrote:I liked DP when I used it. It's was far more stable than logic pro (yes, we are talking about that old dino)

But one has to think, is it really a market that just ready to be taken??

Studio One Pro v2 is a very good product, right now, and Reaper is becoming better. But Digital Performer was always the one I loved more, except maybe when there was Studio Vision, which was the only one that could compete with it in terms of elegance and straightfulness.

Those that only run Windows, you owe to yourselves to give it a try, trust me.

machinesworking · Post by **machinesworking** » Thu Jan 19, 2012 11:44 pm

Wow? So what I wonder is whether or not they'll get any converts? IMO it's a hard sell to throw a full featured old school hardcore DAW on to a teenager unless they have dreams of becoming a recording engineer, and don't want to get the other contenders that get all the publicity like Pro Tools and Nuendno. People who are fed up with those two or who didn't take to the other film scoring DAWs in Windows land might be interested, how interested is another question.

zerocrossing · Post by **zerocrossing** » Thu Jan 19, 2012 11:47 pm

Interesting. I never thought I'd see the day... but I guess as they had to start coding for Intels anyway, why not go all out? TO THE DARK SIDE. For the longest time I've used DP 4.1 on my G5 and Live on my Dell... but this could shake up things a lot. I sure would be tempted to get a license.

hibidy · Post by **hibidy** » Thu Jan 19, 2012 11:50 pm

fmr wrote:
hibidy wrote:I liked DP when I used it. It's was far more stable than logic pro (yes, we are talking about that old dino)

But one has to think, is it really a market that just ready to be taken??
Studio One Pro v2 is a very good product, right now, and Reaper is becoming better. But Digital Performer was always the one I loved more, except maybe when there was Studio Vision, which was the only one that could compete with it in terms of elegance and straightfulness.

Those that only run Windows, you owe to yourselves to give it a try, trust me.

I edited that post right before this

I agree, I had totally forgot about what movie/score stuff it had. My bad, what little memory I had is fading too fast

aMUSEd · Post by **aMUSEd** » Thu Jan 19, 2012 11:56 pm

haha - and I just bought a Mac

not that I was planning to get it anyway

fmr · Post by **fmr** » Fri Jan 20, 2012 12:02 am

aMUSEd wrote:haha - and I just bought a Mac

not that I was planning to get it anyway

I can understand that. Logic Pro is unbeatable in terms of price vs content, and maybe in terms of performance optimization, but DP also performs very well, although no so fully packed with stuff (effects are great, but the instruments can't be compared the Logic Pro ones)

Digital Performer 8 Goes Windows!