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MOTU delays DP for OS X release

updated 04:30 pm EST, Mon December 23, 2002


MOTU announced today that it will debut a pre-release version of in Anaheim, CA, which takes place in January 2003, delaying the release of its ntegrated digital audio and MIDI sequencing production system. "MOTU is working hard and in close collaboration with Apple to bring Digital Performer to Mac OS X in early 2003, not by the end of 2002 as previously announced. The company said that Digital Performer's MIDI engine will fully support Mac OS X's advanced MIDI services, collectively referred to as "CoreMIDI," including high-resolution MIDI time-stamping services and its MIDI device and patch list management features.


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    DPX

    It's fine to be last..
    As long as the extra time means a REAL stable version of DPX.
    Along with some nice new features and support for Audio Units.
    Otherwise I see a mass exodus to Logic or Cubase.

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    PCI-324?

    Would love to know the timetable of PCI-324 drivers for OSX.

    I have a feeling DPX is gonna ROCK!

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    MOTU

    Arghh,
    MOTU may have some nice software and hardware..but
    they are ALWAYS late delivering. Tech Support is
    practically non-existant and callous. I have clients
    stuck in OS9 simply because OSX drivers "are coming".
    I had another client send problem files 4 times (at their request)and then they never responded.

    All I can say is, when folks ask me what to get for
    their studio, I can't recommend MOTU. THis is a shame
    because the stuff is good, but they need to be a little
    nicer and forthright with their clients.

    -benj

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    heh.

    I can be understanding with MOTU -- at least it's a drastic framework change. Quark, on the other hand, just sucks.

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    MOTU

    Currently MOTU hardware ships with Audiodesk which works just fine for us, but we've had to keep the machine at 9.1 because they don't seem to have any interest in bringing Audiodesk to 10.2.

    Thus, when you buy MOTU hardware, you now have to also tack on $500 bucks for Performer to just get the damn thing to digitize in 10.2.

    We've stopped buying MOTU gear until it come out of the box compatible with 10.2

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    The cracks begin

    Just a few major players have to take that first step, then the dike will burst and will be up to our ears in X-native audio software.

    Petrie

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    Who cares

    I personally don't care how long it takes to get it to OS X. Performer works great in 9.2.2. It's rock solid. The hardware works great in 9.2 (828, and 896). Why does everyone insist on getting everything OSX especially when Apple didn't have a foundation ready until 10.2?

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    Re: MOTU

    >Currently MOTU hardware ships with Audiodesk which >works just fine for us, but we've had to keep the >machine at 9.1 because they don't seem to have any >interest in bringing Audiodesk to 10.2.
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    >Thus, when you buy MOTU hardware, you now have to also >tack on $500 bucks for Performer to just get the damn >thing to digitize in 10.2.

    Who gives a c*** about Audiodesk? The whole point of going to X is that once you have a driver your hardware will work with all X audio apps. No more ASIO. There are plenty of apps for X, even free ones, that will digitize audio.

    Boycott MOTU for their lack of drivers, maybe. But to do it because of Audiodesk just makes you look stupid.

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    Hello, Deck

    While waiting for the X port, I picked up a copy of Deck. I am actually quite impressed at just how much I have been able to get done. The interface is neat, the software works, and I am pretty darn happy.

    I rather hope MOTU hurries, as the number of things I really need DPX for are dwindling as my familiarity with DP wanes.

    As far as why we are pushing so hard for pure X apps - I can run Deck on my TiBook at a moment's notice, and the underlying OS is good enough that I do not need to quit a single app to have it work. (Not doing anything processor or bandwidth intensive is a good idea.)

    On 9, I needed a special configuration without any extra extensions, and I got tired of that. Further, I find OS 9 a pain to use now, and would rather use Windows for most stuff. I find 10.x a far superior solution to both, but I am not about to reboot into OS 9 for anything not mission critical. (The odd classic app is not such a pain, but audio apps rarely work in classic.) When you consider that the OS 9 UI and kernel were written when 98 and NT were king, one can see why they are a bit dated nowadays. At one time, the OS 9 feature set and UI was quite amazing, and well ahead of its time, but that time has passed, and os X is the future for those who choose Macintosh. I do.

    While they may have had to wait until 10.1 for decent CoreAudio support, 10.1 betas were out for months before, and the Jag core audio support hit last spring as well. There is little excuse for not having virtually everything ported that could be, with only the parts needing new code left.

    I was at WWDC, and saw much. I did not see any obvious MOTU people there. I suspect they waited until they thought the OS was completely ready, rather than sinking the time to get the rest of it right.

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