MOTU DP8 Audio Workstation Software with MIDI Sequencing (Competitive Upgrade)

SKU: MTDP8CU MFR: 6056 (DISC)
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Key Features

  • Elevate your audio projects with MOTU DP8, offering unlimited sequences and tracks.
  • Achieve pristine sound with the 32-bit float audio engine for professional audio editing.
  • Seamlessly import and export various file formats like AIFF, WAV, and MP3 with ease.
  • Precise timing resolution up to 3840 ppq ensures perfect MIDI sequencing every time.
  • Customize your sound with support for mono to 10.2 channel formats in your mixes.
  • Upgrade your workflow with VST plugin support on both Mac and Windows systems.
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MOTU DP8 Specifications

  • General

    Unlimited sequences
    Unlimited songs
    Unlimited V-racks
    Unlimited tracks
    Unlimited audio voices
    Unlimited undo history
    198 Mono busses (maximum)
    99 Stereo busses (maximum)
    20 Sends per channel (maximum)
    No maximum physical ins/outs - (hardware dependent)
    32-bit float audio engine resolution

  • File Format Import

    DP files from previous versions
    AudioDesk files
    Standard MIDI files
    OMF interchange files
    AAF interchange files
    Final Cut Pro XML

  • File Format Export

    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 Timecode Rates

    30 non-drop
    30 drop
    29.97 non-drop
    29.97 drop
    25
    24
    23.976

  • Bit Depth

    16-bit integer
    24-bit integer
    32-bit float

  • Sample Rates

    44.1, 48, 88.2, 96, 176.4 and 192 kHz

  • MIDI Timing Resolution

    96 ppq
    192 ppq
    384 ppq
    480 ppq (default)
    960 ppq
    1920 ppq
    3840 ppq
    3840.0000 (2 trillion) ppq

  • Channel Formats

    Mono
    Stereo
    Quad
    LCRS
    5.1
    6.1
    7.1
    10.2

  • System Requirement (1)

    Mac
    OS X version 10.6.8 or later (64-bit operation available)
    2 GB RAM (4 GB or more recommended)
    1024 x 768 required display resolution (1280 x 1024 or higher recommended)
    Built-in audio, Core Audio compatible hardware, Core MIDI compatible hardware
    Audio Units, MAS and VST plug-in support

  • System Requirement (2)

    PC
    Windows 7, Windows 8 (32- or 64-bit)
    2 GB RAM (4 GB or more recommended)
    1024 x 768 required display resolution (1280 x 1024 or higher recommended)
    Any Windows 7 or 8 audio or ASIO compatible hardware, any Windows 7 or 8 compatible MIDI hardware
    VST plug-in support

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About MOTU DP8

From the renowned brand Motu, the DP8 Audio Workstation Software with MIDI Sequencing (Competitive Upgrade) is an advanced and professional tool designed for musicians, producers, and composers. This powerful software is specifically tailored for Macintosh operating systems, offering a sophisticated and innovative platform for creating, recording, and producing music.

The DP8 Audio Workstation Software is a significant upgrade from its predecessor, providing a deep set of tools that streamline workflow. It offers 64-bit support while maintaining compatibility with 32-bit operation for required plug-ins. The software features Punch Guard confidence recording, ensuring you never lose the head or tail of a perfect take by capturing extra time before and after punch points.

This software comes with seventeen new effects plug-ins, ranging from modeled guitar tones to mastering processors, bringing the total to over eighty effects. It also includes a new video playback engine, allowing for full-screen viewing of 720p or 1080p HD clips within the program, on a secondary computer monitor, or on an HDMI or SDI video monitor via the company's video interfaces.

The DP8 Audio Workstation Software offers a customizable in-line control panel that can be embedded in the consolidated window or placed anywhere on the screen. It also features a plug-in chooser for comprehensive plug-in management in any preferred manner, regardless of format. The software supports ReWire and VST plug-ins and allows the entire user interface to be modified to taste using the fifteen additional themes along with those already available.

This software is a complete studio production experience on your computer desktop. It allows you to record, edit, mix, process, and master polished recordings. Combine external hardware - synths, controllers, mics, instruments, compressors - with virtual instruments, loops, audio tracks, and MIDI tracks, all together in a seamless, intuitive production environment.

Digital Performer excels at bringing together the worlds of MIDI sequencing, multitrack audio recording, virtual instruments, and loops and sound libraries. It offers dedicated editors for each, but also common editing, mixing, and processing features that work in the same familiar fashion.

The DP8 Audio Workstation Software is the consummate host for importing loops, launching virtual instruments, and 3rd-party plug-ins. Then polish your recording with Digital Performer's extensive editing, mixing, processing, and mastering tools. No matter how you approach your music and audio production, DP's highly customizable user interface empowers your personal workflow.

In conclusion, the DP8 Audio Workstation Software with MIDI Sequencing (Competitive Upgrade) from Motu is a powerful, professional, and advanced tool for any musician, producer, or composer looking to create high-quality music on a Macintosh operating system.

MOTU DP8 Features

  • Advanced audio workstation software with seamless MIDI sequencing for Mac
  • Innovative Punch Guard recording to capture every detail of your take
  • Over 80 effects plug-ins, including 17 new additions for diverse sound shaping
  • Full-screen HD video playback engine for integrated audio-visual projects
  • Customizable user interface with 15+ themes for personalized workflow
  • Multi-sequence creation for efficient project management and live performance setups

Key Features

  • Elevate your audio projects with MOTU DP8, offering unlimited sequences and tracks.
  • Achieve pristine sound with the 32-bit float audio engine for professional audio editing.
  • Seamlessly import and export various file formats like AIFF, WAV, and MP3 with ease.
  • Precise timing resolution up to 3840 ppq ensures perfect MIDI sequencing every time.
  • Customize your sound with support for mono to 10.2 channel formats in your mixes.
  • Upgrade your workflow with VST plugin support on both Mac and Windows systems.