Audio company MOTU is now shipping Digital Performer version 9, a major upgrade to its flagship audio workstation software. Version 9 now includes MOTU's MX4 MultiSynth, plus five new plug-ins, automation lanes and spectrogram display in the Sequence Editor, Retina display support, MusicXML notation export and other new features.
Now included with DP, MX4 is a powerful 64-bit virtual instrument plug-in featuring a hybrid engine that combines several forms of synthesis, including subtractive, wavetable, frequency modulation (FM), amplitude modulation (AM) and analog emulation. Included is a new EDM-inspired soundbank with 120 new presets programmed by synth guru Erik Norlander.
New version 9 plug-ins include the MasterWorks FET-76 emulation of the classic 1176 limiting amplifier (revisions D/E), MultiFuzz model of Craig Anderton's seminal QuadraFuzz distortion kit from the 70's, MicroG and MicroB polyphonic octave generators for guitar and bass, and the MegaSynth subtractive synth processor, which lets users turn their guitar into a synthesizer. MegaSynth combines polyphonic octave generation with flexible signal routing, envelopes, LFOS, a pattern generator and macros.
Pricing for
Digital Performer 9 remains the same, with the full version retailing for $500. A competitive upgrade from AudioDesk or other similar titles sells for $400. Upgrading from a previous version costs the user $195.
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