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by philbrown
Sat Mar 16, 2024 7:14 am
Forum: Digital Performer [MacOS]: Usage, Techniques, Tips & Optimization
Topic: the cleanest compressor you can recommend
Replies: 9
Views: 475

Re: the cleanest compressor you can recommend

leigh wrote: Sat Mar 16, 2024 5:47 am I'll put a word in for both the Metric Halo Channel Strip and their Multiband Compressor. They are part of the Production Bundle but I believe they can also be purchased separately. They are very transparent.

**Leigh
More stuff I owned back in OS9. lol Thanks.
by philbrown
Sat Mar 16, 2024 3:39 am
Forum: Digital Performer [MacOS]: Usage, Techniques, Tips & Optimization
Topic: the cleanest compressor you can recommend
Replies: 9
Views: 475

Re: the cleanest compressor you can recommend

Thanks everyone for the suggestions! I'll follow up on all of them. I do own Cytomic "The Glue" and use it a lot on music tracks. It's a great tool, but I wouldn't put it in the transparent category, myself. I used to own some Wavearts and Sonnox way back - geez it might have been OS9... ...
by philbrown
Wed Mar 13, 2024 3:47 pm
Forum: Digital Performer [MacOS]: Usage, Techniques, Tips & Optimization
Topic: the cleanest compressor you can recommend
Replies: 9
Views: 475

Re: the cleanest compressor you can recommend

I've been there, Phil. And never been really pleased with any compressor (hardware or software). But I gave a (last) chance with Unisum, from Toneprojects.com Ghee! A tedious amount of time to tweak and build my own presets (4 of them now). Now, I'm totally pleased with this plug. My dreams about c...
by philbrown
Wed Mar 13, 2024 6:54 am
Forum: Digital Performer [MacOS]: Usage, Techniques, Tips & Optimization
Topic: the cleanest compressor you can recommend
Replies: 9
Views: 475

the cleanest compressor you can recommend

I edit and master a LOT of spoken word and live seminar material. I'm forever on the lookout for the cleanest, least coloration compressor. The stuff I deal with runs between whisper and shout levels, so I do a ton of extreme automation, but still need judicious compression, including stacking fast ...
by philbrown
Sun Jan 07, 2024 11:27 am
Forum: Digital Performer [MacOS]: Usage, Techniques, Tips & Optimization
Topic: Exporting soundbites with sync points [figured out a solution]
Replies: 1
Views: 6646

Re: Exporting soundbites with sync points [figured out a solution]

SOLUTION: All my cues are in a file called CUES. I open a song where I need those cues and then File > Load and just load the soundbites from the CUES file. Then I can drag the cues from the Soundbites window into the graphic editor wherever I need them in the timeline. I was originally going to dra...
by philbrown
Sun Jan 07, 2024 10:41 am
Forum: Digital Performer [MacOS]: Usage, Techniques, Tips & Optimization
Topic: Exporting soundbites with sync points [figured out a solution]
Replies: 1
Views: 6646

Exporting soundbites with sync points [figured out a solution]

Happy New Femtosecond, y'all. I've never used sync points in soundbites before. I've read the manual and looked through the archives here. I'll save you most of the details - I have about 20 cues (mono soundbites) where I have inserted sync points. When I select them, right click and "export se...
by philbrown
Sat Nov 11, 2023 11:25 am
Forum: Digital Performer [MacOS]: Usage, Techniques, Tips & Optimization
Topic: Automate MIDI plugin bypass?
Replies: 18
Views: 3280

Re: Automate MIDI plugin bypass?

I usually do quantizing destructively, and for things like tempo moves-- the MIDI can either go off grid, or I just do tempo shapes in the conductor track until it's right. Talk about tedious. The tempo T's are microscopic, like clicking on a single celled organism on my screen and then dragging it...
by philbrown
Sat Nov 11, 2023 10:36 am
Forum: Digital Performer [MacOS]: Usage, Techniques, Tips & Optimization
Topic: Automate MIDI plugin bypass?
Replies: 18
Views: 3280

Re: Automate MIDI plugin bypass?

There are tricky aspects to bypassing/enabling MIDI plugins because there are time-domain processes like quantize or time shift, that can create issues related to having to chase notes and CC's in the time domain. I can understand MOTU not wanting to become time cops in that regard. Interesting - s...
by philbrown
Sat Nov 11, 2023 10:36 am
Forum: Digital Performer [MacOS]: Usage, Techniques, Tips & Optimization
Topic: Automate MIDI plugin bypass?
Replies: 18
Views: 3280

Re: Automate MIDI plugin bypass?

Here's what I'm working on: My wife and I are planning to move back to our hometown of Kansas City. Our drummer agreed to record our whole song list which is about 40% originals. He recorded everything on a Roland electronic kit, so now I'm using the MIDI to trigger Addictive drums and mixing down t...
by philbrown
Sat Nov 11, 2023 10:15 am
Forum: Digital Performer [MacOS]: Usage, Techniques, Tips & Optimization
Topic: Automate MIDI plugin bypass?
Replies: 18
Views: 3280

Re: Automate MIDI plugin bypass?

Are these approaches too clunky? 1) Create Similar MIDI track and enable Quantize on that Track only. In your window of choice, drag regions of MIDI Data from non-quantized track into quantized Track 2) Apply Quantization within the MIDI Track in the required regions only. If concerned about losing...
by philbrown
Sat Nov 11, 2023 9:39 am
Forum: Digital Performer [MacOS]: Usage, Techniques, Tips & Optimization
Topic: Automate MIDI plugin bypass?
Replies: 18
Views: 3280

Re: Automate MIDI plugin bypass?

Thanks, guys.
I thought I had it figured out this morning but no luck.
Like I said earlier, it seems an odd omission amid an ocean of MIDI features.
I would suggest it to MOTU but I've had zero success in that dept.

Thanks, again.
by philbrown
Sat Nov 11, 2023 3:24 am
Forum: Digital Performer [MacOS]: Usage, Techniques, Tips & Optimization
Topic: Automate MIDI plugin bypass?
Replies: 18
Views: 3280

Automate MIDI plugin bypass?

I've searched here and in the manual. Is there a way to automate bypass of a MIDI plugin? I need to automate the Quantize plug on and off on lots of songs in a big project. The workaround is clunky to the point of unusable. I could automate an internal parameter (Strength) but that's a longer shot s...
by philbrown
Tue May 30, 2023 6:01 am
Forum: Digital Performer [MacOS]: Usage, Techniques, Tips & Optimization
Topic: Where can I find more MIDI Insert "plug-ins" like Humanize?
Replies: 21
Views: 5725

Re: Where can I find more MIDI Insert "plug-ins" like Humanize?

Hate to regurgitate an old thread... but I bought a couple ChaseBliss pedals - which are absolute PITA to control via MIDI. CB has created a Max for Live MIDI plugin for Ableton. However, it appears pretty much all DAW's (like DP) have their own proprietary API for MIDI plugins. Only Ableton uses M...
by philbrown
Wed May 10, 2023 2:54 am
Forum: Digital Performer [MacOS]: Troubleshooting/Criticism
Topic: DP 11 Mixer Bug?
Replies: 13
Views: 1433

Re: DP 11 Mixer Bug?

bayswater wrote: Fri Feb 10, 2023 8:30 am Matt suggests it’s a bad preference associated with plugins. Not entirely out of the question. Seems to happen when the VI in an instrument track is changed.
Just re-read the thread and wanted to add there are zero VI's involved in my case.