Click on the picture to see another view of that theme in the Consolidated Window.
- MOTU's Light, AmpGUI's Clean, MOTU's Classic
Note four different settings for fader display:
Play, Mute, Record, Solo
- • Motu's Light looks nice at first glance, but AmpGUI's Clean imparts more information at a glance, such as the status of each track merely by the style of the fader.
• The buttons in Clean seem less cluttered, too, and the fader readout is more prominent (in bold, light-faced font).
• I've also included Classic, which is essentially DP 6. I found that interface overly bright with a lack of color or shadings to guide your eyes. This fatigues my eyes and gives me a headache if I use it for long.
• Classic was the interface that inspired independent graphic designers such as AmpGUI to come up with "mods" that became so popular that MOTU added Themes to Digital Performer as a permanent, user-modifiable feature.
- Technological Romance and Gotham
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- Deluxe and Oxidized
- • Here we attempt to match tones and colors. There are only similarities between these themes, but I think they serve essentially the same function: to provide a warmer, darker interface.
• These are some of my favorite themes.
- Savannah and Mellow Gold
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- None More Black and Sleek
• Unfortunately, Sleek is only fully functional in DP7. It will run in DP8, but certain graphic elements are missing, most notably the tabs on the main windows. Perhaps AmpGUI could be persuaded to update it.
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- Plasma and Sharp
- • No comparison between these two; they're just interesting, and I wanted to include them.
NOTE: The themes above are from MOTU and AmpGUI.com.
Shooshie