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DIGITAL PERFORMER
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REDUCING DELAY WHEN PROCESSING LIVE
INPUTS WITH PLUG-INS
If you patch a live input (such as MIDI synthesizer)
through a plug-in effect in Digital Performer, you
might hear a slight delay. There are several ways to
reduce this delay. For details, see chapter 12,
“Reducing Monitoring Latency” (page 105).
EXCHANGING PROJECTS WITH AUDIODESK
Digital Performer (Version 2.6 or later) can
exchange files with AudioDesk 1.0. For example,
you can transfer a file from Digital Performer to
AudioDesk, and back again. Just use Save As in
Digital Performer’s File menu and choose the
AudioDesk file format. To open AudioDesk files in
Digital Performer, just use the Open command.
(No conversion is required beforehand in
AudioDesk.)
If you have an earlier version of Digital Performer
(2.5 or earlier), you can open your Digital
Performer files in AudioDesk (with the Open
command in the File menu), but Digital Performer
2.5 or earlier cannot open AudioDesk files.
MONITORING SYSTEM PERFORMANCE
Because it has so many inputs and outputs, a
PCI-424 system pushes the limits of your
computer’s processing power. Keep the Audio
Performance window open (from the Audio menu)
to keep tabs on the load on your CPU and disk
buffers. If the meters get too high, you can reduce
the load by reducing the number of inputs and
outputs you are working with. Use the MOTU PCI
Audio Console to uncheck input check boxes and
set output source menus to None.
Figure 7-4: Keep the Audio Performance window open to keep tabs
on your computer’s processing power and hard disk performance.
SOUND MANAGER AND DIGITAL
PERFORMER
Digital Performer includes a MOTU Audio System
plug-in called AudioTap that allows you to route
any Sound Manager audio into Digital Performer’s
mixing environment. From there, you can route it
to your 2408mk3 interface via any of Digital
Performer’s extensive audio routing features. For
details, consult your Digital Performer documen-
tation.