NAMM REPORT (2nd hand): DP SIX!!!!!!!

bjornln · Post by **bjornln** » Mon Jan 21, 2008 4:50 am

waterstrum wrote:Any chance this version of DP will sound better???....
Better summing? Better handling of audio etc?
Better math?

Yes. And it will be snappier too.....

Serious though... There are probably a few things in your signal chain that needs to be upgraded before you can complain on the math....

/B

Jackle · Post by **Jackle** » Mon Jan 21, 2008 5:31 am

Did MOTU announce the System Requirements?

They say its CPU efficient so I'm guessing its more efficient
compared to DP5. So that means that if DP5 is running without
any problems, DP6 would run just fine too.
So that mean if DP5 is running well on a G4 nicely,
DP6 will run more smoothly.(Cause they say its more efficient)

And I really hope so.

Shooshie · Post by **Shooshie** » Mon Jan 21, 2008 6:48 am

Then that leads us to the most important question of all:

Is it Snappier?

Shoosh

Babz · Post by **Babz** » Mon Jan 21, 2008 6:52 am

Shooshie wrote: We won't have to record to audio -- in some cases probably never will record to audio; we'll just bounce straight to disk, and the VI's will render in the process. I can't wait to see that. Shooshie

Ah, but the other consideration is being able to open projects in the future and general portability. Plugins constantly become obsolete, sometimes within a year. I am thinking of adopting a new work habit -- record all my MIDI tracks as audio and MIDI simultaneously. This saves the extra set of rendering the track to audio later.

One of the big appeals of MIDI in the early days (back when I was using tape and slaving MIDI via SMPTE) was simply the ability to have more tracks. But now audio tracks are plentiful, and audio editing has gotten increasingly more flexible (not as flexible as MIDI, of course).

I like the idea of rendering all of my MIDI and effects as audio as soon as possible in a project. This doesn't really address DP 6, or features, or the present thread so much, but I'm just throwing this out there more as a new way of thinking about working for myself. Render as audio as you go along. I find that if I leave it till the end, I never end up doing it (esp. if I've got like 40+ MIDI/VI tracks). I'll just bounce out a mix and move on. I have to start forcing myself to render as audio immediately. I also like the idea of committing to a sound as soon as possible, because today's DAWs can trap the creative process into a tunnel of endlessly auditioning patches and fx. Sorry, I'm rambling... This was just my reaction to the idea of never rendering MIDI tracks. For me, in some cases, MIDI is only something I use because it makes it easier to punch in or go back and fix clams. Otherwise, I want to start doing everything as printed, wet, finished audio, as much as I can. Commit to audio, just as if it were all tape. Mind you this is just a goal...

Babz

timriley · Post by **timriley** » Mon Jan 21, 2008 7:09 am

Babz wrote:
Shooshie wrote: We won't have to record to audio -- in some cases probably never will record to audio; we'll just bounce straight to disk, and the VI's will render in the process. I can't wait to see that. Shooshie
Ah, but the other consideration is being able to open projects in the future and general portability. Plugins constantly become obsolete, sometimes within a year. I am thinking of adopting a new work habit -- record all my MIDI tracks as audio and MIDI simultaneously. This saves the extra set of rendering the track to audio later.

One of the big appeals of MIDI in the early days (back when I was using tape and slaving MIDI via SMPTE) was simply the ability to have more tracks. But now audio tracks are plentiful, and audio editing has gotten increasingly more flexible (not as flexible as MIDI, of course).

I like the idea of rendering all of my MIDI and effects as audio as soon as possible in a project. This doesn't really address DP 6, or features, or the present thread so much, but I'm just throwing this out there more as a new way of thinking about working for myself. Render as audio as you go along. I find that if I leave it till the end, I never end up doing it (esp. if I've got like 40+ MIDI/VI tracks). I'll just bounce out a mix and move on. I have to start forcing myself to render as audio immediately. I also like the idea of committing to a sound as soon as possible, because today's DAWs can trap the creative process into a tunnel of endlessly auditioning patches and fx. Sorry, I'm rambling... This was just my reaction to the idea of never rendering MIDI tracks. For me, in some cases, MIDI is only something I use because it makes it easier to punch in or go back and fix clams. Otherwise, I want to start doing everything as printed, wet, finished audio, as much as I can. Commit to audio, just as if it were all tape. Mind you this is just a goal...

Babz

The good thing about this update is that theoretically it doesn't actually change anything.. You can still convert your VI's to audio whenever you like... You just don't HAVE TO do it now!

stretta · Post by **stretta** » Mon Jan 21, 2008 7:17 am

Shooshie wrote:Then that leads us to the most important question of all:

Is it Snappier?

Shoosh

No, the most important question is: "Will it blend?"

Babz · Post by **Babz** » Mon Jan 21, 2008 7:33 am

stretta wrote:
Shooshie wrote:Then that leads us to the most important question of all:

Is it Snappier?

Shoosh
No, the most important question is: "Will it blend?"

ROTFLMAO!!!!

Matcher · Post by **Matcher** » Mon Jan 21, 2008 7:36 am

stretta wrote:
Shooshie wrote:Then that leads us to the most important question of all:

Is it Snappier?

Shoosh
No, the most important question is: "Will it blend?"

No...such things play no role for serious pros. The expectations and the awaiting can be culminated to one question: Will DP6 PWN?

thelonecynic · Post by **thelonecynic** » Mon Jan 21, 2008 8:01 am

aizo wrote:T>R>I>P>L>E>T>S>!!!!!!!

give me a "T"
give me a "R"
give me a "I"
give me a "P"
give me a "L"
give me a "E"
give me a "T"
give me a "S"

what does that spell? TRIPLETS!!!

come on!!! triplets in drum editor PLEASE!!!!! おねがいしまう！！！！

Agreed. It's why I never use the drum editor. It's a chore to have to switch between it and QuickScribe to write triplets so I just stick with QuickScribe.

twistedtom · Post by **twistedtom** » Mon Jan 21, 2008 11:01 am

I must not be with it; what is "blend" what is "ROTFLMAO" and "PWN"?

Triplets yes.

I still want to be able to scale the counter window as I read it from 8' or more away.

If DP 6 is as cool as it looks I will buy it. First I want some of you to go and see if it works well.

grimepoch · Post by **grimepoch** » Mon Jan 21, 2008 11:24 am

I can answer 2 of them:

1 - ROTFLMAO - is short from Rolling On The Floor Laughing My Ass Off.

2 - PWN - is used to represent the term owned. It's a video game error that has been a joke for awhile now. In the game it said 'You've ben Pwned!" which it meant to say "Owned"

Babz · Post by **Babz** » Mon Jan 21, 2008 12:14 pm

twistedtom wrote:I must not be with it; what is "blend"

http://www.willitblend.com/

"Will it blend? That is the question."

Babz

papageno · Post by **papageno** » Mon Jan 21, 2008 12:35 pm

Babz wrote:"Will it blend? That is the question."

I am very sure, it will!

twistedtom · Post by **twistedtom** » Mon Jan 21, 2008 2:09 pm

Oh my god that "Will it blend" site had me ROTFLMAO.

rcannonp · Post by **rcannonp** » Mon Jan 21, 2008 2:10 pm

Is blendability a desirable quality in a DAW?