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

papageno · Post by **papageno** » Fri Jan 18, 2008 4:57 am

Does anyone know if DP 6 will be 64-bit compatible?
For a host this woud be very important issue.

Sorry if this is already answered, I did search.... a bit.

Shooshie · Post by **Shooshie** » Fri Jan 18, 2008 5:11 am

blue wrote:
Shooshie wrote:So, just how much more efficient does DP really NEED to be? Run it on the fastest Macs, and a lot of those problems vanish.
Efficiency is one thing, compatibility is another. Eventually MOTU will have to rewrite the code to bring it up to speed. I imagine, or at least hope, it would be streamlined in the process. In that sense, efficiency just means less baggage held over from old days, and maybe even more stability. Not to mention the fact that it would be easier to build upon. It's less about power and more about staying lean and mean.

But, when it comes to power, I can't say there is ever enough. Developers are finding more and more ways to tax our systems. Even with a new Mac you can hit the wall faster than you'd like. I wouldn't want to think my sequencer was hogging any more resources than necessary. Know what I mean?

Oh believe me when I say that I would welcome a faster DP with open arms. I'm only saying that if the new DP runs just like the old DP, speedwise, I won't be upset and throw a fit or anything like that. That's moved to a lower priority now. Of course, if I have to do a huge orchestra of Garritan Solo Stradivari violins, then I'll be barking for more speed! But with VI pre-rendering, it just may feel faster, anyway.

Shooshie

Spikey Horse · Post by **Spikey Horse** » Fri Jan 18, 2008 5:13 am

frankymax wrote:....... The convolution reverb will read ANY impulse response (including Altiverb, from what Dave told me) as well as any audio file impulse. And it uses much less CPU!!!

Not wanting to contradict anyone or piss on any fires here ... but I doubt if it will be able to read Altiverb IRs ... I'd hate someone get their hopes up and then be let down on this!

Some of their early IR releases (for the first coupe of versions of Altiverb) might be readable - if you can get hold of them - but these days they are a special format and only accessable to registered users, partly to protect their investment and partly as the IR's have unique properties only altiverb can read. Sorry!

kassonica · Post by **kassonica** » Fri Jan 18, 2008 5:16 am

Spikey Horse wrote:
frankymax wrote:....... The convolution reverb will read ANY impulse response (including Altiverb, from what Dave told me) as well as any audio file impulse. And it uses much less CPU!!!
Not wanting to contradict anyone or piss on any fires here ... but I doubt if it will be able to read Altiverb IRs ... I'd hate someone get their hopes up and then be let down on this!

Some of their early IR releases (for the first coupe of versions of Altiverb) might be readable - if you can get hold of them - but these days they are a special format and only accessable to registered users, partly to protect their investment and partly as the IR's have unique properties only altiverb can read. Sorry!

Mmm Good point and the 64 bit question is indeed the $64,000 question.

frankymax · Post by **frankymax** » Fri Jan 18, 2008 5:19 am

well I'm just reporting what Magic Dave told me at the show when I asked him personally about that. Maybe if he gets time he can clarify if I got it wrong.

monkey man · Post by **monkey man** » Fri Jan 18, 2008 5:26 am

I agree with Spikey.

I've only played with the v4.x demo some years back, but I did notice that Audioease said somewhere in their blurb that future incarnations of Altiverb would proprietarise (if there's such a word) any IRs run in the plug.
That was around v4, so I'd say they've done it by now.

Of course, if DP does indeed read said files, I'll be PMming Shooshie yesterday and offering him money.

MagicDave, do you have the goods on this?

[Zzzzzz... zzz... The Magic One enjoys a well-earned rest after excitedly playing all day with the new MOTU beastie...]

newrigel · Post by **newrigel** » Fri Jan 18, 2008 5:54 am

Hmmm... great timing MOTU!
Tax return = DP6!
I was wondering when this was going to happen...
Next I'd like to see a MOTU FW or PCIe DSP box that runs plugs and has multiple IO's for the MOTU studio!!

kassonica · Post by **kassonica** » Fri Jan 18, 2008 6:01 am

newrigel wrote:Hmmm... great timing MOTU!
Tax return = DP6!
I was wondering when this was going to happen...
Next I'd like to see a MOTU FW or PCIe DSP box that runs plugs and has multiple IO's for the MOTU studio!!

NOW that is a GREAT idea.

I'd be sending that one to Motu

http://www.motu.com/other/feedback/suggestions

philbrown · Post by **philbrown** » Fri Jan 18, 2008 6:35 am

If the CD burning feature really works I can sell TWO G4's I have. I have them specifically to run Waveburner in OS9 (one G4 is a spare since this is a mission critical part of my work with super-tight deadlines). Waveburner is the only app that does what I need and after buying Logic (mostly to try Waveburner) it's still broken in OSX for my specific purposes. This is the best news in years for me. Also the interleaved files saves another step in my workflow. I am buzzed.

The resizable TO is wonderful news too, and the exploding takes/comping feature which I know will help tons of folks here in everyday recording tasks. Lots of meat and potatoes features here rather than a bunch of VI's I will rarely use. I'm extremely jazzed and will actually come out way ahead $$-wise if a I can sell 2 G4's in the bargain!!!

Thanks very much for the posts you guys!
Cheers
Phil

magicd · Post by **magicd** » Fri Jan 18, 2008 6:40 am

frankymax wrote:The convolution reverb will read ANY impulse response (including Altiverb, from what Dave told me) as well as any audio file impulse. And it uses much less CPU!!

ProVerb can load any audio file as an impulse response. It does not load Altiverb IRs because Altiverb IRs are encrypted files.

Dave

Babz · Post by **Babz** » Fri Jan 18, 2008 6:43 am

Still nothing on MOTU's website. Videos, anyone? Anyone at NAMM w/ a camera who could at least get us a shot of the new UI?

Wow! This is right on time with the exact features we have been requesting! The takes/comp feature alone ensures I'll be upgrading ASAP!

Babz

frankymax · Post by **frankymax** » Fri Jan 18, 2008 6:59 am

ProVerb can load any audio file as an impulse response. It does not load Altiverb IRs because Altiverb IRs are encrypted files.

Dave

sorry- my bad- I thought Dave said it would read Altiverb's IR's, but I guess he meant the audio files. Well, at least there's a butt-load of audio IR's available for free on the web.

greg328 · Post by **greg328** » Fri Jan 18, 2008 7:07 am

I wonder if DP 6 will be able to address all 8 processors on an 8-Core; also will it be able to address more than 4 gig of RAM?

Inquiring minds want to know!

Greg

monkey man · Post by **monkey man** » Fri Jan 18, 2008 7:10 am

frankymax wrote:sorry- my bad- I thought Dave said it would read Altiverb's IR's, but I guess he meant the audio files. Well, at least there's a butt-load of audio IR's available for free on the web.

Hey, at least all those AIFF and WAVE impulses won't need converting.

Dang. I spent ages 3 or 4 years ago converting all the free files I could find on the 'net to SD2s in anticipation of getting Altiverb one day.
Now it turns out I needn't have. Doh!

greg328 wrote:I wonder if DP 6 will be able to address all 8 processors on an 8-Core; also will it be able to address more than 4 gig of RAM?

Inquiring minds want to know!

Greg

Yeah! I'm going bananas asking this question over and over...

monkey man · Post by **monkey man** » Fri Jan 18, 2008 7:13 am

Sorry. Accidental post. Messed up.

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

64-bit addressing?