DP8 Feature Highlights
Cross platform
Runs on Windows 8, Windows 7, and Mac OS X.
Native 64-bit operation
Take full advantage of your 64-bit system.
VST / Rewire support
On both platforms for easy project exchange.
New video engine
Supports full-screen video, 720/1080 HD, and MOTU video hardware monitoring.
Punch Guard™ confidence recording
Captures extra time before and after punch points.
17 new plug-ins
From meticulously modeled guitar tones to world-class mastering plug-ins.
15 new themes
Artistically crafted UI designs including Hi-Fi, Arctic, and None More Black.
In-line control panel
Conserves precious screen real estate.
Multi-format plug-in management
Organize, manage, and quickly search for plug-ins in multiple formats.
General
- Unlimited sequences
- Unlimited songs
- Unlimited V-racks
- Unlimited tracks
- Unlimited audio voices
- Unlimited undo history
- Maximum mono busses: 198
- Maximum stereo busses: 99
- Maximum sends per channel: 20
- maximum physical ins/outs: none (hardware dependent)
- Audio engine resolution: 32-bit float
File import
- DP files from previous versions
- AudioDesk files
- Standard MIDI files
- OMF interchange files
- AAF interchange files
- Final Cut Pro XML
File export
- Standard MIDI files (type 0 and 1)
- OMF interchange files
- AAF interchange files
- Digital Performer (Version 6.0, 5.12, 5.1, 4.6, 4.5, 4.1, 3.1)
- AudioDesk (Version 2.0 and 1.0)
- Final Cut Pro XML
Supported audio file formats
- AIFF
- WAV
- Broadcast WAV (non-MPEG)
- Sound Designer II
- MP3
- ACID
- Apple Loops (AIFF and CAF)
- REX (and RCY)
- Core Audio Format (CAF)
- QuickTime movies
- AVI movies
- Audio CD files
- MuLaw files
- 3G2
- 3GP
- AIFC
- AAC
- M4A
- MP4
Time formats
- Measure time (measure | beat | tick)
- Real time (hrs:min:sec:hundredths)
- Frame time (hrs:min:sec:frames)
- Samples
SMPTE time code formats
- 30 non-drop
- 30 drop
- 29.97 non-drop
- 29.97 drop
- 25
- 24
- 23.976
Audio bit depths
- 16 bit integer
- 24 bit integer
- 32 bit float
Audio sample rates (kHz)
- 44.1
- 48
- 88.2
- 96
- 176.4
- 192
MIDI timing resolution (PPQ)
- 96
- 192
- 384
- 480 (default)
- 960
- 1920
- 3840
- 3840.0000 (2 trillion)
Channel formats
- mono
- stereo
- quad
- LCRS
- 5.1
- 6.1
- 7.1
- 10.2
Plug-in formats
- Audio Units (Mac only)
- VST
- MAS
Operating systems
- Mac OS X version 10.6.8 or later
- Windows 7 (32- and 64-bit)
- Windows 8 (32- and 64-bit)
RAM
- 2GB required
- 4GB or more recommended
Computer display resolution
- 1024 x 768 required
- 1280 x 1024 or higher recommended
64-bit operation
- Available for Mac OS X 10.6.8 or later
- Available for 64-bit versions of Windows 8 and 7
Supported audio hardware
- Mac: built-in audio, any Core Audio compatible hardware, any Core MIDI compatible hardware
- Windows: any Windows 8 or 7 Audio or ASIO compatible hardware, any Windows 8 or 7 compatible MIDI hardware
Training and documentation
- DP8 Quick Tip videos
- DP8 Getting Started Guide
(132 pages, printed and PDF) - DP8 User Guide
(992 pages, printed and PDF) - DP8 Plug-ins Guide (PDF)
- DP8 Control Surfaces Guide (PDF)
- DP Control App User Guide (PDF)
- Online Help (context sensitive)
- Fly-over Help Tags