Support for Pro Tools 7

Maintaining its position as the leading audio sequencer software front end for Pro Tools HD, DP5 is fully qualified for use with Pro Tools 7 systems running under DAE Version 7.1cs4 or higher.

Track enable/disable

Audio tracks can now simply be enabled or disabled to free up their system resources. Cumbersome audio voice management is now handled automatically by DP5.

MIDI Device Setup

Conveniently configure your external MIDI gear directly in DP. Everything you do is reflected in Mac OS X's Audio MIDI Setup utility. Need to transfer your DP project to another computer, or exchange it with a colleague? Now your MIDI device setup can transfer with the project, with all settings and track assignments still in tact.

Waveform Editor enhancements

The Waveform Editor provides new tabs for direct access to - and hands-on editing of - the embedded tempo, pitch and volume meta-data in your audio files.

Use Digital Performer's sophisticated Beat Detection Engine to find beats and automatically generate a tempo map. Then use the Tempo tab to refine the resulting tempo map.

The new Lock button in the Waveform Editor title bar lets you use all of the familiar controls in DP5's main transport panel to control playback and selection in the Waveform Editor. You'll even see the same playback wiper as in the Sequence Editor.

Add Instruments

The new Add Instruments feature lets you add virtual instruments to your project even more quickly and conveniently. In one simple operation, you can add as many instances of the instrument plug-in as you need, with MIDI tracks already assigned to the instrument and both tracks placed together in a new track folder, if you wish. If the instrument is multitimbral and receives MIDI data on multiple MIDI channels (like MachFive), you can choose to create as many pre-assigned MIDI tracks you like, saving you even more time.