Midi Interface Options for Digital Performer

Series Summary

In today's world of digital recording there are many different choices of software. Some, like ProTools, are very hardware based and require a lot of effort to transport. Others, such as Digital Performer, are just as easy to use and require no hardware to operate the software. It's like having a full studio on your laptop that you can travel anywhere with and work on any time. Digital Performer has been around for as long as ProTools has and is now one of the premiere software applications for recording and editing music in this world. It has a cult following of engineers just as ProTools does and is just as high quality.

This is a fantastic informational series on how to use the Digital Performer software. Our expert takes you step by step through all of the most important aspect of the program including how to setup and begin a new session, how to add midi and audio tracks to your session, how to record and how to add plugins and effects to your tracks. The editing feature in Digital Performer is excellent as well and by the time you are done with this video series you will be very familiar on the endless possibilities that DP has laid out in front of you.

Video Transcript

"Hi, my name is Jeff Pence with UBU media on behalf of Expert Village. In this clip we'll be discussing the audio interface options with Digital Performer. For this demonstration we'll be using the MOTO/828, the Alesis D4 drum machine, the midi timepiece, and the Line 6 Pod Pro. On the front of the MOTO/828 we have the main volume, the monitor, which you listen to your track that you're recording at the time. Then the input gain for your mike input or your line input 1 and 2 with a phantom power switch as well. Inputs to three, four, five, six, and seven, and eight. And at the other end of the unit we have the activity monitor which will show you have input or output on certain channels. Your SP diff, optical in and out and your clock: 44.1 or 96. In this presentation we're going to be using the USB keyboard by AM Audio."