
Now that it's here it looks as though MOTU have done a great job. Plug-in latency compensation has long been requested by DP users, and the promise of it has been lurking in the background for some time - the OS X MAS (MOTU Audio System) specification has required plug-ins to report the processing delay they impose on the incoming audio since day one.

The upgrade cost for registered users is just less than £100, and you can get a brand-new copy for £249 by taking advantage of MOTU's crossgrade pricing.Īmongst the list of new features for the update, two really stand out: plug-in latency compensation and the Consolidated Window. The fact that it came on precisely the day that Apple announced Logic 7 couldn't have been a coincidence, could it? DP 4.5 should be available by the time you read this, offering some really ground-breaking features and hopefully tidying up some loose ends that have existed since DP 4.0. So it was a pleasant and timely surprise when MOTU recently announced a big update to DP, version 4.5.
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We explain how to use DP effectively with Ableton's Live and offer a brief preview of MOTU's latest big update to Digital Performer, version 4.5.Īlthough Digital Performer 4.12 has proved itself to be a productive and stable platform, it is, in the fast-paced world of sequencer development, getting a bit past it. On show are the Consolidated Window with its multiple panes, and tabs for choosing between editing screens, the new Masterworks EQ plug-in, and one of the new Beat Detection Engine windows. MOTU's pre-release screenshot of DP 4.5 in action.
