MOTU Digital Performer 10 - Audio Workstation Software with MIDI Sequencing (Academic)

• Clips Window: Trigger individual or multitrack loops and phrases from your laptop or controller in real-time for live performance or on-the-fly creation
• Stretch Audio: Powered by ZTX PRO technology from Zynaptiq, Stretch allows flexible, high-quality audio manipulation from precision editing of individual beats to global tempo changes
• Beat Detection 2.0: Determine tempo from rhythmic audio sources such as individual loops, multichannel stems, or even full mixes
• Content Browser: Get instant access to virtual instruments, loops, clips, and plug-ins for fast drag-and-drop additions into your project
• VCA Faders: Use a VCA fader to control any number of tracks, create unlimited VCA groups, control VCAs with other VCAs, and apply mix automation to VCAs without overwriting sub-fader automation
• Streamlined Waveform Editor: All-in-one environment for sample-level editing with waveform/spectrogram views, precision beat editing, elastic audio stretching, pitch correction, embedded tempo maps, and more
• VST3 Support: Digital Performer supports VST3-compatible virtual instruments and plug-ins, and reamins compatible with VST2 and VST1 plug-ins
• MOTU Instruments Soundbank: An expansive 5GB library with over 300 different instruments, 1100 instrument presets, and 500 loops
• Free Loops and Sample Packs: 6GB of free loops and sample packs from leading sample content providers
• Scalable UI: Press a simple shortcut to scale DP's entire UI larger or smaller to achieve the perfect degree of clarity for your eyes
• Run Command: Gain instant access to any feature in Digital Performer by typing Shift + Spacebar to open the Run Command window; start typing, and all features matching what you type instantly appear
• Workflow Enhancements: Programmable skip buttons, consolidated zooming, Region menu presets, absolute/relative grid snapping, faster tool editing, CC data quantization, CC data replacement during overdubbing, MIDI note display with velocity and note name, and more efficient event list editing

• Modeled analog console EQ inspired by legendary British analog console
• Graphic editing with real-time FFT
• Seven filters
• Modeled gain and Q behavior
• Four EQ styles

MasterWorks FET-76

• Accurate model of the 1176LN Limiting Amplifier introduced by UREI in 1968 (the D/E revisions).
• Models FETs (Field Effect Transistors) to control audio gain reduction, with very fast responses
• Provides the same controls and sound as the original analog hardware, including the ability to press multiple ratio buttons at one time for aggressive compression settings

MasterWorks Leveler

• Accurate model of the LA-2A optical leveling amplifier, known for its Automatic Gain Control (AGC) characteristics
• Four different LA-2A models - Slow Vintage, Fast Vintage, Slow Modern, and Fast Modern

MasterWorks Compressor

• Precision three-band compressor
• Graphically adjustable crossover frequencies
• Individual solo/bypass controls
• Precision peak/RMS metering
• 64-bit internal processing

MasterWorks Limiter

• Precision limiting
• 64-bit floating point processing

MasterWorks Gate

• Stereo gating with sidechain and lookahead
• Independent control of the left and right channel of stereo signals
• Trigger the gate with sidechain input, in stereo or separately for each channel

Creative Music Production

MegaSynth

• Combines polyphonic octave generation with flexible signal routing, envelopes, and LFOs
• Generates octave, suboctave, and square wave tones based on the input signal
• Mix, route, and process four signals (voices) in a virtually infinite number of ways
• Programmable pattern generator
• Macros that simultaneously control multiple parameters
• Envelope follower

ProVerb

• CPU-efficient convolution reverb plug-in
• Delivers the sound of realistic acoustic spaces from soaring cathedrals to studio plates
• Dozens of presets

eVerb

• CPU-efficient classic synthesized reverb with dozens of presets
• In-depth programming and graphic control

Springamabob

• Vintage spring tank reverb
• Authentic reproduction of three different spring tanks
  • Long double
  • Long triple
  • Short triple

Plate

• Classic plate reverb effect
• Reproduces the classic sound of the plate reverbs of the 1950s, 60s and 70s
• Up to six seconds of reverb
• Detailed control over frequency distribution, filtering, mix, predelay, crossover frequencies, and diffusion

Ensemble Chorus

• Subtly transforms vocal tracks or instruments into richly chorused multiple voices spread across the stereo soundstage
• An ideal companion to ProVerb, it can also be used effectively as a standalone processor for thickening up a group of voices, making a guitar swirl, or other chorusing effects
• Results range from subtle and refined to drastic and bizarre

Subkick

• Produces synthesized sub-bass frequencies
• Triggered by a kick drum or similar transient-laden, rhythmic audio signal

Multimode Filter

• Automatable filter effects including sweeps, beat-synced rhythmic burble, talkbox chatter, etc. Draw automation curves, play notes on a MIDI keyboard, twist LFO knobs, or push envelope depths. Use the modulation wheel to sweep, twist, contort and otherwise animate low-pass, high-pass, peak and notch filter effects

Sonic Modulator

• Modulation machine
• Incoming signal is split into two separate frequency bands and all settings can be applied independently to each band
• Four phase-syncable LFOs and an amplitude envelope, combined with pitch, filter, amplitude and delay modulators
• Everything is beat syncable
• Dozens of presets

Pattern Gate

• Rhythm-based effect
• Choice of metric resolution, pattern length, and depth (mix) for fully (or partially) muted steps
• Click the sixteen LED-illuminated pads to program rhythmic patterns in seconds
• Three-stage envelope provides fine-tuned control over the shape (attack/sustain/release) of each played step
• LFO can be applied to any of the shape parameters, such as attack, release, depth, or sustain (or any combination)

Delay

• Dozens of presets
• Edit parameters with the precision of millisecond timing,or dial-in rhythmic pulsations locked to the beat and tempo of a sequence
• 5.1 surround mix compatible

Guitar FX

MegaSynth

• Combines polyphonic octave generation with flexible signal routing, envelopes, LFOs, a pattern generator, and macros
• Generates octave, suboctave, and square-wave tones based on the input signal
• Mix, route, and process four signals (voices) in a virtually infinite number of ways with creative processing
• Programmable pattern generator
• Macros control multiple parameters at once
• Envelope follower

Micro G

• Polyphonic octave generator for guitar
• Subtractive synth processor
• Generates octave, suboctave, and square-wave tones
• Gain triggered filter sweep

Micro B

• Polyphonic octave generator for bass guitar
• Adds octave, sub-octave, and square wave tones
• Polyphonic synthesis for enhanced bottom end

MultiFuzz

• Accurate reproduction of Craig Anderton's Quadra Fuzz multiband distortion kit
• Four independent frequency bands
• Each band has its own distortion controls

ACE30

• Accurate model of the Vox AC30/6 and AC30 CC2X
• Three preamp circuits
• Two impedance levels
• Tremolo circuit with independent control
• Vintage and modern tones
• Gibson and Fender tone circuits

Soloist

• Two channel Mesa Dual Rectifier Solo Head amplifier of the '90s
• Component model of the silicon diode rectifiers
• Tight attacks, added brightness, and substantial headroom
• Offers red and orange channels

Custom '59

• Three iconic guitar amps modeled in one plug-in
• Fender Bassman, Marshall JTM45, and Marshall JCM800

Live Room | G

• Physically modeled guitar speaker cabinet
• Four microphones, mixable positions (close, near, and far)
• Two mono plus one stereo microphone channel each with their own predelay, sidechain output, 3-band EQ, solo/mute and volume

Live Room | B

• Physically modeled bass guitar speaker cabinet
• Four microphones, mixable positions (close, near, and far)
• Two mono plus one stereo microphone channel each with their own predelay, sidechain output, 3-band EQ, solo/mute and volume

Live Stage

• CPU efficient cabinets for live performance
• Single microphone version of Live Room | G and Live Room | B

Analog Chorus

• Authentic analog chorus modeled after Boss CE Chorus Ensemble series of foot pedals from the late 1970s and early '80s
• Includes the CE-2 and CE-3
• Simple controls and very low CPU overhead

Tuner

• Tune a guitar, bass, sax, or other pitched instrument
• Load it as a plug-in before or after any other plug-in inserts
• Includes adjustable tuning reference and test tone generation

Virtual Instruments

MX4

• Combines several core synthesis techniques in a unified, hybrid synthesis engine
• Delivers fresh and vintage sounds
• One window control interface
• Unlimited voices
• Unlimited polyphony
• EDM soundbank developed by Erik Norlander

BassLine

• Analog-style monophonic bass synthesizer with controls dedicated solely to the bass
• Single oscillator that blends two waveforms (saw and square)
• One low-pass filter with cutoff and resonance, simple decay envelopes for the filter and amplifier, and several additional analog synthesizer features

PolySynth

• Retro analog pad synthesizer with the distinct look of the classic Roland Juno 106
• Digital controlled oscillator (DCO) can be adjusted with varying amounts of detune, triangle wave, sawtooth, rectangle (square) wave, sub-oscillator 1 and 2, and noise
• Single LFO can modulate pitch, pulse width, or filter depth
• Resonant low-pass filter with frequency and resonance controls, key tracking, velocity control, and an ADSR envelope
• Chorus and distortion

Modulo

• Subtractive synthesizer
• Two oscillators plus noise, 58 available digital waveforms for each oscillator, oscillator phase and symmetry modulation, two LFOs, resonant multimode filter, three envelopes, and a 5 x 7 modulation matrix
• Built-in bank and patch management features, and dozens of clearly organized presets

Nanosample

• Easy way to play samples
• Drag an audio file from any other DP window or from the computer desktop, and then drop it into the LCD display to instantly play it from a MIDI controller
• Basic sampler features include setting a sample start/end time, setting a crossfade loop, applying the multimode filter and automating cutoff frequency or other parameters, applying an envelope to the amplitude or filter, and adding LFO effects

Model12

• 12-part programmable drum module
• Each part has two sends for applying any effects or external processing
• Velocity parameter maps note-on velocity to pitch, allowing you to bend up or down into the root pitch of the drum, depending on how hard a drum pad or MIDI controller key is struck
• This and other similar techniques can be applied to sample start, filter cutoff, and other parameters
• Choose either a decay or gated envelope for each part independently
• Multimode filter on each part for a wide range of filter effects, all applied simultaneously

Proton

• Two-operator FM synthesizer
• Easily programmable with a streamlined 2-op architecture driven by a wavetable knob instead of the complexity of additional operators
• Real-time display shows the spectral content or periodic waveform being generated by the current settings
• Additional controls include an FM LFO, modulation pitch envelope, FM amount envelope and overall ADSR envelope

General Features

• Complete desktop studio production with unlimited sequences, songs, V-racks, tracks, audio voices, and undo history
• Up to 2048 mono buses (1024 stereo buses)
• Up to 20 sends per channel
• Supports 16- and 24-bit integer formats, plus 32-bit float
• Sample rates up to 192 kHz
• Channel formats of mono, stereo, quad, LCRS, 5.1, 6.1, 7.1, and 10.2
• SMPTE timecode formats of 30 (drop and non-drop), 29.97 (drop and non-drop), 25, 24, and 23.976 fps
• Supports plug-ins in Audio Units (Mac only), VST2, VST3, and MAS formats
• Wide audio file compatibility including AIFF, WAV, Broadcast WAV, Sound Designer II, MP3, MP4, ACID, Apple Loops, REX, QuickTime, AAC, and many more

• MIDI, audio, and virtual instruments
• Consolidated Window with quick access to the Sequence Editor, Mixing Board, and Waveform Editor amongst others with tabs across the top of the window
• Customizing the workspace with various themes
• Custom level meters
• Custom waveform colors
• Floatable Control Panel provides essential information in a compact strip across the top of the computer screen
• Extensive customization of the workspace
• Work with multiple sequences in a single project
• Track folders and groups provide clarity by organizing tracks
• Sample-accurate editing
• Up to two trillion PPQ MIDI resolution
• Recording and playback features including editing during playback, partial-solo mode, configurable event chasing, scrubbing, advanced click programming, input filtering, and quantizing
• Multitrack recording of both MIDI and audio simultaneously, manual and auto punch-in, overdub recording, recording while slaved to external sync
• POLAR loop recorder inspired by the Echoplex tape delay allows you to continuously loop-record vocal comps, beat-boxing, guitar, or pretty much anything, overdubbing each pass to build up vocal stacks or layered audio loops of any length with any number of layers
• Step record
• Record an unlimited number of takes and then combine them into the perfect composite or comp take
• Comprehensive MIDI and audio editors
• Sequence Editor provides detailed multitrack overview of all MIDI, audio, and instrument tracks
• Track list
• Piano-roll style editing for MIDI and instrument tracks
• Grid editor for drums and percussive material
• Singletrack, endlessly scrolling music notation editor
• Multitrack notation editor for lead sheets, scores, and parts with page layout
• Waveform editor
• Event list
• Automation lanes display automation data for audio, MIDI, and instrument tracks in their own lanes
• Spectral display offers a visual representation of audio based on frequency and intensity. Vertical positions represent frequency, while brightness represents intensity

• Mixing Board window provides an integrated mixing environment for MIDI, audio, and instrument tracks in channel configurations from stereo up to 10.2 surround, along with real-time effects processing, and virtual instrument plug-ins
• Inline multiband EQ and dynamics processing in each Mixing Board channel
• Complete mix automation
• Work with audio, instrument, and MIDI automation side by side
• Draw automation by hand using a variety of tools with various shapes
• Record in real-time with mouse gestures or a hardware control surface
• Overwrite new automation or trim existing curves, in real time
• Take automation snapshots across any or all tracks
• Create beat-based, tempo-locked automation effects
• Plug-ins can be fully automated with ramps, stair steps or other behaviors appropriate for each parameter
• Channel Strip sidebar cell in the main window displays all the mixer channel settings for the track being worked on
• Every edit window can display a miniature mixer channel for quick access to mix settings for the track being edited
• Mix Mode menu in the Mixing Board lets you create, save, edit, and switch between multiple mix downs of your project
• Control surface support with third-party surfaces such as the Avid Artist Series controllers, Mackie Control Universal, or other HUI-compatible controllers
• Correct pitch or transpose audio graphically
• Pitch effects
• Scale the pitch curve
• Quantize pitch
• Transpose and harmonize pitch
• Audio to MIDI data
• DP Control App provides wireless control of the software (downloadable)
• V-Rack loads virtual instruments and effects that are available to all sequences in a project
• Use V-Racks to build a mastering chain to which you feed the master output from multiple sequences to achieve absolute consistency during mastering
• V-Racks also useful for virtual instruments or effects processing during live performance
• Create professional-looking lead sheets, scores, and parts using sophisticated music notation transcription
• Accurate real-time MIDI transcription
• Dynamics, text, and score arrangement
• Onscreen page layout
• Create and print lead sheets complete with multistanza lyrics, transposable chord symbols, and score arrangement features
• QuickScribe film cues view for scoring to picture
• MusicXML export transfers QuickScribe's notation to other notation programs, such as Finale and Sibelius
• Live search for enhanced workflow
• Right-click menus