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by simonr
Tue Sep 04, 2007 12:22 pm
Forum: Digital Performer [MacOS]: Troubleshooting/Criticism
Topic: Best computer accessory to use with DP...
Replies: 29
Views: 2073

midilance wrote:The Mackie Big Knob.
I want one of these just because of the name. :lol:
by simonr
Mon Sep 03, 2007 5:53 am
Forum: Digital Performer [MacOS]: Troubleshooting/Criticism
Topic: Book
Replies: 13
Views: 508

OK, this time I'm not so tired and clearly missing the point. :oops: There's a book called "Modern Recording Techniques", which is very informative. I second the Bob Katz book. great info. The Sound On Sound Magazine website has a lot of useful info. try starting at http://www.soundonsound...
by simonr
Sun Sep 02, 2007 6:26 pm
Forum: Digital Performer [MacOS]: Troubleshooting/Criticism
Topic: Book
Replies: 13
Views: 508

A lot of what you want is in the manual. You DO have a manual don't you ? It's a mighty tome, but I re-read it every3-4 months and notice things I missed last time. And any search on google will get you many good links to the use of processors. /edit: ok that was a little terse , i apologise. The bo...
by simonr
Fri Aug 31, 2007 8:09 am
Forum: Digital Performer [MacOS]: Troubleshooting/Criticism
Topic: Can't hear audio when scrubbing?
Replies: 1
Views: 140

How far zoomed in are you ? I think if you zoom to far in it won't work, something to do with the scrub speed would be too slow to play. I assume you are trying this in the Sequence Editor and/or the waveform editor ? Just a thought - all audition functions - like scrub and when you select an area o...
by simonr
Fri Aug 31, 2007 8:01 am
Forum: Digital Performer [MacOS]: Troubleshooting/Criticism
Topic: MIDI Input
Replies: 3
Views: 204

If you draw a note of the correct length, the next time you just click (don't drag) with the pencil tool it should draw a note of the same length as the last one it drew.
by simonr
Thu Aug 30, 2007 4:53 am
Forum: Digital Performer [MacOS]: Troubleshooting/Criticism
Topic: WARNING: DP5.12 and Timestamps
Replies: 14
Views: 603

There was a thread about 1 month ago about the two files instead of one. I found that the import dialog has some functionality I hadn't really noticed. When it comes up for you to choose a file to import it has two boxes down the bottom. Once you choose a file from the normal file-picker, it transfe...
by simonr
Wed Aug 29, 2007 11:21 am
Forum: Digital Performer [MacOS]: Troubleshooting/Criticism
Topic: Problem using "Apply soundbite tempo to sequence"
Replies: 15
Views: 534

I don't know if what you describe is a bug or not, but the type of stereo file that you are analysing makes a difference. In the manual (p624 in the DP5 manual) it'll tell you that beat analysis ( which it has to do before it can fathom the tempo) is not very successful on mixed audio files. So if y...
by simonr
Wed Aug 29, 2007 11:08 am
Forum: Digital Performer [MacOS]: Troubleshooting/Criticism
Topic: Why no dual mono?
Replies: 18
Views: 720

You can play with one side of a stereo file in the waveform editor. I think if you use Shift when selecting it will select one side. presumably you can apply processing-in-place to that one side only. You can also cut and paste into an empty mono track.

Don;t know if that's useful or not .
by simonr
Tue Aug 28, 2007 6:18 am
Forum: Digital Performer [MacOS]: Troubleshooting/Criticism
Topic: My old DP3.11 projects doesn't open in a Mac G5.Any idea?
Replies: 9
Views: 330

Wasn't there a thread about something like this recently? Certainly in the last month. In the transfer of older files some of the pointers, or whatever they were called, were stripped off leaving the file looking like a unix executable. I recall there was a work round which restored the required thi...
by simonr
Mon Aug 27, 2007 11:39 am
Forum: Digital Performer [MacOS]: Troubleshooting/Criticism
Topic: Overlaying new velocity info?
Replies: 23
Views: 652

Unless I'm mistaken (which to be fair I often am!) the Velocity is part of the MIDI note-on message, I don't think you will be able to replace the velocity of a prior recorded note by recording again. It's not a separate entity.
by simonr
Sun Aug 26, 2007 2:20 pm
Forum: Digital Performer [MacOS]: Troubleshooting/Criticism
Topic: Triplets and the Drumeditor
Replies: 12
Views: 538

andrewj wrote:but a tool to get triplets in your grid in the drumeditor is a must to me! this was forgotten in my opinion!
Totally agree. The drum editor, in my opinion, is perhaps the weakest part of DP for me. It should have the full range of resolution and you should be able to EASILY play with drum maps.
by simonr
Fri Aug 24, 2007 11:55 am
Forum: Digital Performer [MacOS]: Troubleshooting/Criticism
Topic: Triplets and the Drumeditor
Replies: 12
Views: 538

I don't know if any DAW will let you do other than 2/4/8/16 etc. Sibelius doesn't as far as I can tell. Not that Sib is a DAW !
by simonr
Fri Aug 24, 2007 11:38 am
Forum: Digital Performer [MacOS]: Troubleshooting/Criticism
Topic: Triplets and the Drumeditor
Replies: 12
Views: 538

I've never seen it, but I assume the 3 underneath refers to dotted quarter notes as the beat identifier, ie. 4 dotted quarter notes per bar.
by simonr
Fri Aug 24, 2007 8:54 am
Forum: Digital Performer [MacOS]: Troubleshooting/Criticism
Topic: Bus Level too hot!
Replies: 12
Views: 479

Just a question about the conversion to 32 bits . Does DP simply add 8 bits to my 24 bit file at the MSB end - thereby leaving the room you mention for louder material. Or does it re-evaluate the amplitude of the sample based on a 32 bit bit depth. For example: Incoming 24 bit sample value : 8388608...
by simonr
Fri Aug 24, 2007 5:54 am
Forum: Digital Performer [MacOS]: Troubleshooting/Criticism
Topic: Triplets and the Drumeditor
Replies: 12
Views: 538

Re: Triplets and the Drumeditor

Hi, I have a big problem with Performer. I wanted to create a track based on 4/3s or 4/6s. we all know this is not possible with performer Wouldn't 12/8 do the same thing as 4/3, and 12/16 as 4/6. those can be set. Not being a in depth scholar of music, doesn't that achieve the same aim? I agree ab...