http://www.dptips.net DP Tips.net - Hints and Help for MOTU Digital Performer Sun, 10 Jan 2010 06:15:28 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.dptips.net/2009/12/30/using-real-time-mixdown-instead-of-bounce/ http://www.dptips.net/2009/12/30/using-real-time-mixdown-instead-of-bounce/#comments Wed, 30 Dec 2009 19:41:22 +0000 charles http://www.dptips.net/?p=162 All DAW programs have a ‘bounce’ feature available to create a stereo or multi-channel mix of your current multi-track project. In Digital Performer, this ‘bounce’ process occurs offline, and usually happens faster than real time. What this means is that if you have a 2 minute sequence, and you bounce to disk, it takes less [...]]]> http://www.dptips.net/2009/12/30/using-real-time-mixdown-instead-of-bounce/feed/ 6 http://www.dptips.net/2009/12/30/making-dp-stop-at-the-end-of-your-sequence/ http://www.dptips.net/2009/12/30/making-dp-stop-at-the-end-of-your-sequence/#comments Wed, 30 Dec 2009 18:08:04 +0000 charles http://www.dptips.net/?p=143 I was working on a cue recently and practicing a piano part when the phone rang. I forgot to stop playback before walking out of the room, and when I returned, the Playback Wiper was still chugging right along at measure #3575! Hmmm. I had the end-time of my sequence set at measure 74 in [...]]]> http://www.dptips.net/2009/12/30/making-dp-stop-at-the-end-of-your-sequence/feed/ 0 http://www.dptips.net/2009/10/10/control-dp-transport-from-a-midi-keyboard/ http://www.dptips.net/2009/10/10/control-dp-transport-from-a-midi-keyboard/#comments Sat, 10 Oct 2009 21:50:29 +0000 charles http://www.dptips.net/?p=68 DP 7 user manual reference: page 148 There are many ways to control the transport buttons [stop, play,pause, rec...] in DP. To speed up workflow, some users like to control DP from their midi keyboard–so their hands don’t need to lift off the keyboard to grab the mouse or QWERTY keyboard. The easiest way to [...]]]> http://www.dptips.net/2009/10/10/control-dp-transport-from-a-midi-keyboard/feed/ 6 http://www.dptips.net/2009/10/05/possible-fix-for-missing-dp-plugins/ http://www.dptips.net/2009/10/05/possible-fix-for-missing-dp-plugins/#comments Mon, 05 Oct 2009 16:22:30 +0000 charles http://www.dptips.net/?p=109 http://www.dptips.net/2009/10/05/possible-fix-for-missing-dp-plugins/feed/ 0 http://www.dptips.net/2009/10/05/cant-save-presets-check-folder-permissions/ http://www.dptips.net/2009/10/05/cant-save-presets-check-folder-permissions/#comments Mon, 05 Oct 2009 16:22:08 +0000 charles http://www.dptips.net/?p=111 One week ago, for no reason at all, I suddenly could NOT save any presets from the drop-down box of the Effects window. For example, open up MOTU Dyamics. Choose any preset. Fiddle with the knobs. Try to save that as a new preset. ["Save Settings"] Normally a finder window opens, and you can enter [...]]]> http://www.dptips.net/2009/10/05/cant-save-presets-check-folder-permissions/feed/ 2 http://www.dptips.net/2009/10/05/10-steps-for-basic-dp-troubleshooting/ http://www.dptips.net/2009/10/05/10-steps-for-basic-dp-troubleshooting/#comments Mon, 05 Oct 2009 15:45:35 +0000 charles http://www.dptips.net/?p=102 Whenever you experience weird behavior during DP use–for something that you know was working fine the day before–there are a few basic troubleshooting steps that I recommend before trying anything drastic. [I define something drastic as uninstalling/reinstalling DP, or re-installing OSX] Step 1: Save your project using ‘Save As’, then close DP. Restart DP and [...]]]> http://www.dptips.net/2009/10/05/10-steps-for-basic-dp-troubleshooting/feed/ 0 http://www.dptips.net/2009/09/24/how-to-find-a-key-command-quickly/ http://www.dptips.net/2009/09/24/how-to-find-a-key-command-quickly/#comments Thu, 24 Sep 2009 16:05:48 +0000 charles http://www.dptips.net/?p=94 http://www.dptips.net/2009/09/24/how-to-find-a-key-command-quickly/feed/ 0 http://www.dptips.net/2009/09/20/automating-volume-and-pan-on-a-midi-vi-track/ http://www.dptips.net/2009/09/20/automating-volume-and-pan-on-a-midi-vi-track/#comments Sun, 20 Sep 2009 18:10:23 +0000 charles http://dptips.net/?p=22 In order to send volume and pan changes to your midi VI track, you need to send CC7 for volume and CC10 for pan. Sure, everyone knows that. But if you’re not careful in DP, you may notice that the track does NOT respond to the CC7 and CC10 data you have entered in the [...]]]> http://www.dptips.net/2009/09/20/automating-volume-and-pan-on-a-midi-vi-track/feed/ 0