MOTU Digital Performer 11 Audio/MIDI Music Production Software, Lab Pack with 5 Academic Perpetual Licenses, Download

Introducing DP11
DP version 11 delivers exciting new features like Nanosampler 2.0, Retrospective Audio Record, Articulation Maps, ARA support, MPE Support and dozens of workflow enhancements requested by DP users.

Musical inspiration meets powerhouse audio production
Get inspired, then refine your mix - all in a singular workflow. Digital Performer 11 delivers inspirational features devised to ignite your creative muse, combined with state-of-the-art studio production technologies engineered for the most demanding, world- class recording and production environments.

Get Hands- on Control
Gain complete hands-on control of DP's extensive Clips window with pad controllers from Novation and Akai. Record and mix hands on with DP 11's new control surface plug-ins for the Native Instruments, iCON, Avid EuCon and HUI-compatible worksurfaces.

Express yourself!
Next-generation MPE controllers like the Roli Seaboard add expressive dimension to your music.

ARA2 Support: Unleash the power of ARA2 Processing
ARA2 is a plug-in protocol extension developed by Celemony that allows Melodyne (and other plug-ins that support ARA2) to access and analyze audio data in sound files ahead of time, prior to playback being engaged. This enables a level of detailed sound manipulation far beyond other real-time plug- in APIs, especially for musical characteristics such as pitch, tempo and rhythm. Apply cutting-edge audio processing to individual soundbites or entire tracks with the very latest ARA plug-in technology.

Melodyne 5 Essential: Sculpt your audio tracks like never before
Now included with Digital Performer 11, Melodyne 5 Essential delivers unrivaled, state-of-the-art pitch editing and beat editing to your tracks using industry- recognized, Grammy-Award-winning algorithms. Use Melodyne's processing to sculpt your vocals and other tracks directly within the context of your production. And you can upgrade at any time to unlock even more advanced editing and control.

To download and activate your copy of Melodyne Essential, log in to your motu.com account, go to your DP 11 registration, click the Melodyne tab and follow the instructions for installing and activating your copy.

Audio to MIDI Conversion: Convert audio to MIDI notes
The new Copy Audio to MIDI feature lets you convert pitched audio, percussive audio or drum loops to MIDI notes. From there you can double the original audio with MIDI instruments or transform the MIDI with DP's powerful MIDI editing. Several algorithms are provided for monophonic, polyphonic and percussive audio material.

PureDSP: Monophonic audio
Use the PureDSP conversion option to convert monophonic audio such as vocals, bass, a wind instrument, or similar source.

Melodyne: Polyphonic audio
With the included Melodyne 5 Essential plug-in installed, you can convert either monophonic or polyphonic source material, such as vocal harmonies, piano and guitar. It also works well on percussive material.

Beat Detection: Drum loops and percussive audio
Use the Beats conversion option to employ DP's advanced Beat Detection Engine to convert drum loops or percussive material into MIDI notes.

Nanosampler 2.0: Create your own instruments and sounds
This major upgrade of DP's nanosampler is your new go-to virtual instrument for creating unique beats, instruments and sounds. Drop in a sample and start stretching, slicing, randomizing and transforming audio into just about any sound or instrument you can imagine.

• 3 Playback Modes:
• Classic, 1-shot, Slice
• ZTX time stretching
• Settings tab with Envelopes and LFO graphs
• Trigger and Gate playback
• Snapping to minimize clicks
• Sample gain, Fade-In and Fade-out
• Repeat and Reverse
• Drag and drop import
• Support for 32 and 64-bit floating point sound files

Articulation Maps: Unleash your sound libraries
Take full control of the expressive depth of today's most advanced orchestral sound libraries, from VSL to EastWest to Spitfire to Cinesamples. Create or import articulation maps to build dynamic instruments and ensembles and experience the sheer joy of playing them live, on the fly. Or program your own masterpiece with unprecedented realism and musical impact.

Articulations, Alternate Noteheads and Slurs: Embellish your masterpiece
Embellish your masterpiece with articulations, trills, tremolos, bowings and alternate noteheads, all connected to your orchestra library sounds. What you see is what you hear. Add slurs and graphically reshape them with ease.

Support for MPE and Per-Note CCs: Add bends, slides, pressure and other expressive gestures to your music
MIDI Polyphonic Expression (MPE) is here! In DP 11, you can record multi-channel output from an MPE controller such as a Roli Seaboard as regular MIDI notes containing MPE expression data. Instead of note and controller data splayed across dozens of tracks, you see a single stream of normal MIDI notes that each contain their own note-specific controllers, for easy and intuitive editing. Hide and show the contained per-note controller and pitch-change events in DP's familiar piano roll. Zoom in the note grid for finer detail. Zoom per-note data independently of the notes that contain them.

Virtual Instruments with MPE support: Experience MPE with DP's included synth VI's
Digital Performer's included virtual instrument synths support MPE, so you can get started right away with your Roli or other MPE-enabled controller. Explore new dimensions of creative expression with DP's included MPE-enabled synths.

Per-Note CC Scale Tool: Quickly scale per-note CC curves
Quickly scale per-note expression data by simply dragging vertically with the new Scale Tool.

Per-note Expression Data lanes: Easily edit per-note CC data in separate lanes
Add separate lanes in the Sequence Editor to view and edit per-note MPE expression data with DP's familiar and powerful continuous controller (CC) editing tools. A check box in each lane allows you to easily toggle the lane between track data and per-note data. With zero learning curve, you'll master the editing of per-note expression data.

Audio Retrospective Record: Capture inspiration whenever it strikes
Imagine that moment: you're noodling with your instrument, letting your muse take over humming into a live microphone, strumming a DI'd guitar or playing your MIDI keyboard...when suddenly that spark happens: a phrase or lick that could be the start of something special. With DP11, just choose the Retrospective Record command and now it's in a track, safely captured forever, ready for the next creative step. For both MIDI and audio input, Digital Performer frees your creativity and ensures you'll never lose that precious, fleeting creative gem.

Chunk Folders and Playlists: Organize your songs and cues for scoring, production and performance
DP's celebrated and unique Chunks feature allows you to create and manage multiple sequences, songs and V-racks in a single DP project file, from cues for a movie score to set lists for live shows. In DP11, you can now organize your chunks into folders and playlists. Folders are perfect for organizing your chunks, while playlists serve perfectly as set lists for your next live show.

Chunk List Split View: Manage many chunks more easily
Split the chunk list in two sections for improved chunk list management. For example, you could search for a chunk in one list section and then drag it into a folder or playlist in the other. Managing your chunks has never been easier.

Clip Triggering With Novation and Akai Pad Controllers: Perform your music live
Gain complete hands-on control of DP's extensive Clips window with a pad controller like the Novation Launchpad Pro mk3 or Akai APC-40. Trigger individual clips or entire scenes (sections of songs). Apply filter sweeps and other effects processing as you go: Digital Performer is now a powerhouse live performance platform that can take your shows wherever you can imagine.

More Hands-on Control: New Control Surface plug-ins for Native Instruments and iCON
DP 11 includes new control surface plug-ins for the current Native Instruments Komplete Kontrol MK2 and Kontrol S-Series MK3 lineup, including the M32, A-Series, and S-Series MK2/MK3 controller lines, plus hot new iCON Control mixing worksurfaces like the QCon Pro G2/EX, Pro X/XS, Platform Nano and Platform M/X series. These state-of-the-art control surfaces empower your DP workflow so you can work faster and more intuitively.

More Hands-on Control

iCON Control Series
DP 11 includes full support for the entire iCON family. Grab a QCon Pro G2, QCon Pro X, or Platform Nano, and get started right away using the specialized DP overlay included in the box. With a connected QCon Pro X/XS, DP also takes advantage of the secondary display to provide digital readouts of your track volume and pan levels.

Komplete Kontrol Series
With integrated support for the entire Komplete Kontrol MK2 and Kontrol S-Series MK3 lineup, Komplete Kontrol and DP 11 now let you navigate, record and mix without ever taking your hands off your keyboard. Record, scrub, undo, tap tempo and more, all at the touch of a button. Select any Komplete Kontrol instrument track (or connected MIDI track) and use your keyboard to audition patches, presets, and effects.

Akai APC Control Series
Go beyond clip launching with an Akai APC series controller. DP's Clips view automatically maps directly to the button grids on the Akai APC40 mkII, APC Mini, and APC Key 25, allowing you to navigate