Digital Performer v4.5.1 released

MOTU has released Digital Performer v4.5.1, a maintenance update which offers numerous feature and performance enhancements, including Dynamic CPU Management, Save Bounce Settings, Multi Bounce and much more.

Changes:

• Dynamic CPU Management has been implemented in all of the effects plug-ins included with DP. These plug-ins now automatically disable their processing when they would otherwise be idle. Therefore, a plug-in imposes no demands on your host computer until it receives an audio signal from the audio track on which it is instantiated. DP also provides Dynamic CPU Management for all third-party AU effects plug-ins.
• DP now allows you to save your bounce-to-disk settings by name so that you can quickly "re-bounce" any material after making further changes to the source tracks.
• The Multi Bounce command lets you run multiple saved bounce settings in one operation. You can even run bounce settings from multiple DP projects.
• DP's Markers window displays a new column that allows you to control the locate number assigned to each marker.

Additional performance enhancements in 4.5.1:

• Beat and Tempo Detection now significantly faster.
• Movie track in the Sequence Editor now draws faster.
• Plug-in automation - Plug-ins with many automation parameters are handled faster, and the management of automation parameters has been optimized throughout the program. Only parameters that are actually being automated are displayed in lists and menus. Automation snapshots provide new options: they can either include all parameters (there is a new menu item for this) or only those currently being automated (i.e. parameters that exist in a track or that are enabled for automation). The latter is the default option.
• Hardware-accelerated plug-ins - Hardware-accelerated AU plug-ins load only for the currently play-enabled sequence. This is especially important for TC PowerCore and Universal Audio UAD-1 users.

Other new 4.5.1 feature highlights:

• Enhanced Digidesign DirectMIDI support - TDM and RTAS plug-ins can now receive the following information from DP: the click (accented/unaccented beats), MIDI Beat Clocks, MIDI Time Code, and meter/tempo information.
• Better previewing of effects plug-in region operations.
• Plug-in preset enhancements - User plug-in presets are now grouped into a new User Presets sub-menu. In addition, many factory presets have been organized into convenient, categorized sub-folders.
• Bypass automation for AUs - DP 4.51 now supports bypass automation for Audio Unit plug-ins.