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by cowtothesky
Tue Oct 15, 2013 5:38 am
Forum: Digital Performer [MacOS]: Usage, Techniques, Tips & Optimization
Topic: Will an iMac do for Scoring on DP?
Replies: 12
Views: 971

Re: Will an iMac do for Scoring on DP?

I am running a late 2010/early 2011 i7 Imac with 16gb ram and have no problem running Omnisphere. I usually don't have more than 5 or 6 Omnisphere tracks running at one time though. I imagine you could overload it, but I haven't had any problems here. In fact, I am quite amazed at how well the Imac ...
by cowtothesky
Mon Aug 26, 2013 7:06 pm
Forum: Digital Performer [MacOS]: Usage, Techniques, Tips & Optimization
Topic: Track Folders- how many is too many?
Replies: 10
Views: 690

Re: Track Folders- how many is too many?

I use around 10 track folders and haven't noticed any timing problems. I just started using them about 6 months ago and love it. It is great for organizing. I keep my vi mains at the top, sub mixes next, 8 aux tracks for effects, master fader, then all of my orchestral sections containing the MIDI i...
by cowtothesky
Thu Jul 18, 2013 8:28 pm
Forum: Digital Performer [MacOS]: Usage, Techniques, Tips & Optimization
Topic: Want 64 Bit Alphatrack Drivers for DP?
Replies: 90
Views: 6850

Re: Want 64 Bit Alphatrack Drivers for DP?

I received my alphatrack in the mail today and got it up and running. It works great!

Question to those who use it.. Is there a way to set the fader to control MIDI automation, such as cc11 expression?
by cowtothesky
Fri Jul 12, 2013 12:34 pm
Forum: Digital Performer [MacOS]: Usage, Techniques, Tips & Optimization
Topic: BIG NEWS! 64-bit Alpha Track CS Plug-In Available NOW!
Replies: 34
Views: 4104

Re: BIG NEWS! 64-bit Alpha Track CS Plug-In Available NOW!

BTW, regarding FaderPort... it may be a different situation because Faderport is a currently produced and sold product. It might be stepping on Presonus's toes, since they are responsible for it. I spoke w/ tech support at Presonus back in March and this is a quote of what they told me, "I hav...
by cowtothesky
Thu Jul 11, 2013 7:17 pm
Forum: Digital Performer [MacOS]: Usage, Techniques, Tips & Optimization
Topic: BIG NEWS! 64-bit Alpha Track CS Plug-In Available NOW!
Replies: 34
Views: 4104

Re: BIG NEWS! 64-bit Alpha Track CS Plug-In Available NOW!

bye bye faderport. Nice knowing you. Who knows for sure? I wrote Cameron and suggested he might want to tackle Faderport at some point. Don't know if he will or not. I was hoping Faderport would get on board, but I have given up and need to move on. I hate that too, because I really liked the desig...
by cowtothesky
Wed Jun 12, 2013 6:22 am
Forum: Digital Performer [MacOS]: Usage, Techniques, Tips & Optimization
Topic: New Mac Pro teaser
Replies: 23
Views: 1324

Re: New Mac Pro teaser

My guess is that the Mac Pro itself will start at $3k, but given the lack of internal expandability, most folks will need to get some sort of external thunderbolt storage (or USB 3 if needs are more pedestrian), and then other thunderbolt adapters to connect to other peripherals (FW Audio interface...
by cowtothesky
Wed May 08, 2013 7:27 am
Forum: Digital Performer [MacOS]: Usage, Techniques, Tips & Optimization
Topic: DP and some sound design questions... Please advice.
Replies: 34
Views: 1949

Re: DP and some sound design questions... Please advice.

For me, sound design is 10% fun, 90% pure work. I love adding foley and mixing environment sounds, etc... Ha! For me it's been the other ways around (90% fun), but probably that's because I haven't had to deal with cleaning up dialog tracks and all that YET... Judging by what I've seen and read so ...
by cowtothesky
Tue May 07, 2013 6:14 pm
Forum: Digital Performer [MacOS]: Usage, Techniques, Tips & Optimization
Topic: DP and some sound design questions... Please advice.
Replies: 34
Views: 1949

Re: DP and some sound design questions... Please advice.

I have had the same requests regarding sound design. Sometimes this is at my request. I have received some low budget films that the audio is so awful, I would insist on having to fix it, just so the music will sound better on top of it. lol For me, sound design is 10% fun, 90% pure work. I love add...
by cowtothesky
Fri May 03, 2013 12:20 pm
Forum: Digital Performer [MacOS]: Usage, Techniques, Tips & Optimization
Topic: Spaces...Really?
Replies: 31
Views: 1763

Re: Spaces...Really?

I've been meaning to do that for months, stubbsonic, but time eludes me. Things are settling down here a bit, so maybe I'll finally get around to doing that. The irony is that making a video these days is so easy. It's just that feeling I still get from the old days, that it's going to take more ti...
by cowtothesky
Wed May 01, 2013 4:45 pm
Forum: Digital Performer [MacOS]: Usage, Techniques, Tips & Optimization
Topic: DP 8.02 is shipping, including Windows and demo version
Replies: 56
Views: 4542

Re: DP 8.02 is shipping, including Windows and demo version

Been playing with it for the last hour using audio, MIDI, various plugins and ve pro, and it is rock solid so far. Loving the changes. Had a bit of a scare when I was zoomed in and accidentally activated spaces and thought dp had crashed. lol I really like these improvements. Almost every improvemen...
by cowtothesky
Tue Apr 30, 2013 8:59 pm
Forum: Digital Performer [MacOS]: Usage, Techniques, Tips & Optimization
Topic: Faderport compatibility with DP8 update from Presonus
Replies: 54
Views: 6919

Re: Faderport compatibility with DP8 update from Presonus

^^^^ I couldn't get it to work. Tech support had me try several earlier driver versions. The latest driver version works great with DP7, but not DP8 64.
by cowtothesky
Thu Apr 25, 2013 7:21 pm
Forum: Digital Performer [MacOS]: Troubleshooting/Criticism
Topic: DP8 64 bit and altiverb 7 Help!
Replies: 16
Views: 2340

Re: DP8 64 bit and altiverb 7 Help!

Awesome. Now if we can just get them to hurry up with the Speakerphone 64 bit version...
by cowtothesky
Thu Apr 25, 2013 7:18 pm
Forum: Digital Performer [MacOS]: Usage, Techniques, Tips & Optimization
Topic: Faderport compatibility with DP8 update from Presonus
Replies: 54
Views: 6919

Re: Faderport compatibility with DP8 update from Presonus

I have had my wife post yesterday and today at @presonus. No response from them yet. I fired up DP7 recently and the motorized fader was working for the first time! lol - I guess it was the driver update that I didn't install until recently. I really hope they update for DP8. I like the design of it...
by cowtothesky
Tue Apr 23, 2013 7:51 pm
Forum: Digital Performer [MacOS]: Usage, Techniques, Tips & Optimization
Topic: Faderport compatibility with DP8 update from Presonus
Replies: 54
Views: 6919

Re: Faderport compatibility with DP8 update from Presonus

I'm down. As I said, I don't have a twitter account, but my wife does. I'll get her to post.