DP 5.5 (Or 6.0?) Sit-In

[James Steele]

Personally, I'd much rather see a 5.13. Think about it.

[billf]

minus the $150.00

Tis a small price to pay for the ticket to DP nirvana.

[billf]

Oh... not already!!! Moving to the OT Forum.

james, just think, by this time next week, we may be so busy discussing the excitement of M5II that this thread will shuffle off this mortal coil with a whimper.

Or maybe not.

[monkey man]

monkey man, I predict this is going to be a busy software season. M52, Logic 8, and a new version on DP (I'll venture out on the banana tree limb with you and say DP6).

What we shall do when she arrives, I predict we will at first love it, claiming that it is "snappier" than DP 5.12. The next phase is disillusionment, which occurs when we discover that one esoteric feature, which each of will claim is a "deal breaker" is missing. Finally, we will settle in with our new software, make amends, and then return to the discussions of "where's DP7"?

Billy knows the score, 'Cornies.
Another "patterns guy". Yay!

Ya'all are such nerds.... I love it!

Yay! A high compliment indeed, Jaysplace101.

Oh... not already!!! Moving to the OT Forum.

Hang on... the MachFiveII sit-in's always been in the MachFive section.

Seemed logical to go the DP area, Jimbo; beefs about DP, requests for features, existing feature discussions, future directions for DP and the like are all likely to crop up here and there in this thread.
Call me old fashioned, but I reckon it wouldn't have done any harm in the DP area.

Still, you're the boss, the shepherd, and you know what's best for we lonely... um... lowly Unicorns.
Oh, and beer drinking and farting competitions probably won't do wonders for DP's following worldwide.
On second thoughts, methinks you did the right thing.
Seems I undersetimated the colour of my neck. [Blushes, creating a matched set]

Personally, I'd much rather see a 5.13. Think about it.

I did, and I came up with the proposition that DP's already past her 5<->5.5 series keeper version, that being 5.11, which arrived last November if I remember correctly.
Sure, MOTU could keep banging away at the few niggles that remain, but I'm not bowled over by 5.12 and so find it difficult to get excited about .13.

Now, a convolution 'verb, warm compressor, amp/cab sim, updated instruments and presets... those are things I can get excited about, as they'd at least save me a bucket full of cash.
Also, being indigenous plugs, you'd expect they wouldn't contribute to any bugs already present.

[simonr]

hey guys, thought I'd just drop in to see how the sit-in was going.

I bought vegemite and beef jerky.

there's some wine in the hamper too. help yourself.

[monkey man]

hey guys, thought I'd just drop in to see how the sit-in was going.

It's still goin' mate.

I bought vegemite and beef jerky.

Yay! [Monkey dunks a strip of jerky into the Vegemite and takes a massive bite as he continues...]
Yeow! Crikey!
I've heard of beefy jerks, but this is ridiculous!

there's some wine in the hamper too. help yourself.

[Monkey washes jerky down with several well-intentioned swigs]
"Bring on the Vintage Plug Shcuite, I say, bring it on", he mutters.

Oh, and thanksh for the vino, amigo.

[jgest]

if a 5.5 is released i think i'll sit that one out until maybe ver 6. Things are working alright on this end and actually I am spending a lot of time with a live band doing improv, free flowing electronica, so Abelton live seems to my preferred tool for the job. I wish dp would learn a thing or two from krauts on how to work in the live domain........

[Frodo]

I seems that the issue has become as much *when* we'd want to update as it is about the features. Does it really matter what version number is assigned to the update or upgrade?

Features appear to be in three categories:

1. those that are for simple convenience (more OSX-like behavior, certain windows zooming, other cosmetic GUI features inspired by other DAWs, etc.)

2. those that fix more pressing issues that are supposed to work now but don't always (multiple MIDI groups, consoles, audio bursts, audio engine effiency in general, etc.)

3. those features that are either behind the times, missing altogether, or are clearly eventual if not inevitible (64-bit threading, HD fps, etc.)

One general area that I'm discovering which may be at the heart of MANY problems concerns installation glitches seen or unseen. This could be strictly an OSX issue or it could be a flaw in the way the DP installer speaks to the OS. I have had 6 install discs from MOTU that have not worked properly-- my DP5 install disc failed to connect with Core Audio, allowing only for SD2 bouncing (no AIFF, no AIFC, no WAV, etc.). My audio and MIDI interface drivers on discs were delivered and replaced with install other discs that all failed before they did their jobs. MachFive updates downloaded from the motu support pages would not update properly, leaving outdated components and bundles untouched.

In all cases, various quantities of manual uninstalling and reinstalling had to be done. It makes me wonder if many of the problems I've had with DP are not related to faulty installation processes... it has happened way too many times to ignore. My last of 7 reinstalls over the past month finally worked having manually guessed my way through installer logs, cross checking this with numerous previous install folder snap shots, and manually moving/replacing important missing or older files in the libraries and other places. This whole process took several weeks to figure out-- and I'm not 100% sure I was able to catch everything. Seems okay for the moment, though.

It all starts with the installation, doesn't it? If that feature alone is poorly implemented then it all falls down after that.

[monkey man]

It all starts with the installation, doesn't it? If that feature alone is poorly implemented then it all falls down after that.

Fantastic, Flashing Fweddo Fwoggy Fwet-Fangled, Fwoot-Filled brilliance, that.

[billf]

It all starts with the installation, doesn't it? If that feature alone is poorly implemented then it all falls down after that.

Yep, quality control in the manufacturing process is what it takes. I suspect it is an outsourcing problem. I had similar problems with Symphonic Choirs. Eventually I got an entire set of disks from East West that actually installed properly, but only two of the disks were part of the original set I received.

[monkey man]

I'm reviving this thread in the interest of expedience.

Two questions:
1) Will MOTU only show/hint at/preview DP X.x next month, in which case we'd have to wait 'till January for NAMM?

2) Will MOTU skip the .5 update, as has been done in the 3.x series, and bring on the whole enchilada as good business sense would suggest given the current climate?

I speculate that the beans that were going to spilled slowly for us may require a major dumping in our laps.

[Matcher]

I think we'll first see Leopard and then a DP 5.5 update pretty soon after it. At least I hope so.

[Matcher]

According to macrumours and macscoop, Apple has gotten the "release candidate" -version of Leopard ready, so it's comin it's comin..

[billf]

I'll fling the first poo ball and say she's on her way, and that she'll be the intermediate step between where we are now and where we'll be at version 6.0.

*Flings another poo ball*

My simian furry friend, I rarely dispute your prognostications, having been in complete awe over your uncanny accuracy over the eons. But this time I am not so sure. 5.5? Well perhaps, I know better than to cast doubt on the Oracle of the Monkey. So, I will yield and agree on a possible 5.5 deployment, but, here's the curveball. What if MOTU did something like this:


What: DP 6.
When: Summer 08.

What's in the Box:

• * Updated GUI
  * Font Resizing
  * Bundle of MachFive 2.5, MSI, Ethno, MX4, and a New Drum and Bass VI
  * New Plugins: Guitar Amp, ImpulseVerb, and EQ Matching
  * Revamped Plugins: New Masterworks Bundle, updates to Delay et al
  * Live Style Time Stretching
  * No Bugs
  * New Optimization
  * New Mastering Bundle (stereo editor, mastering plugins, track notes, digital download prep, etc)
  * 40 GB of Monkey Mania Samples, Featuring the Classic Banana Loops
  * Plus more, maybe

Would this make you a happy Monkey?

[jgest]

I'll fling the first poo ball and say she's on her way, and that she'll be the intermediate step between where we are now and where we'll be at version 6.0.

*Flings another poo ball*

My simian furry friend, I rarely dispute your prognostications, having been in complete awe over your uncanny accuracy over the eons. But this time I am not so sure. 5.5? Well perhaps, I know better than to cast doubt on the Oracle of the Monkey. So, I will yield and agree on a possible 5.5 deployment, but, here's the curveball. What if MOTU did something like this:


What: DP 6.
When: Summer 08.

What's in the Box:

• * Updated GUI
  * Font Resizing
  * Bundle of MachFive 2.5, MSI, Ethno, MX4, and a New Drum and Bass VI
  * New Plugins: Guitar Amp, ImpulseVerb, and EQ Matching
  * Revamped Plugins: New Masterworks Bundle, updates to Delay et al
  * Live Style Time Stretching
  * No Bugs
  * New Optimization
  * New Mastering Bundle (stereo editor, mastering plugins, track notes, digital download prep, etc)
  * 40 GB of Monkey Mania Samples, Featuring the Classic Banana Loops
  * Plus more, maybe

Would this make you a happy Monkey?

I'd go ape over that!