This major upgrade of DP’s nanosampler is your new go-to virtual instrument for creating unique beats, instruments and sounds. Drop in a sample and start stretching, slicing, randomizing, and transforming audio into just about any sound or instrument you can imagine.

 

• 3 Playback Modes:
• Classic, 1-shot, Slice
• ZTX time stretching
• Settings tab with Envelopes and LFO graphs
• Trigger and Gate playback
• Snapping to minimize clicks
• Sample gain, Fade-In and Fade-out
• Repeat and Reverse
• Drag-and-drop import
• Support for 32- and 64-bit floating point sound files

• Articulation Maps: Take full control of the expressive depth of today’s most advanced orchestral sound libraries, from VSL, to EastWest, to Spitfire, to Cinesamples. Create or import articulation maps to build dynamic instruments and ensembles and experience the sheer joy of playing them live, on the fly. Or, program your own masterpiece with unprecedented realism and musical impact.
• Articulations in QuickScribe: Embellish your masterpiece with articulations, trills, tremolos, bowings, and alternate noteheads, all connected to your orchestra library sounds. What you see is what you hear.

• MIDI Polyphonic Expression (MPE) is here: In DP 11, you can record multichannel output from an MPE controller —such as a ROLI Seaboard—as regular MIDI notes containing MPE expression data. Instead of note and controller data splayed across dozens of tracks, you see a single stream of normal MIDI notes that each contain their own note-specific controllers, for easy and intuitive editing. Hide and show the contained per-note controller and pitch-change events in DP’s familiar piano roll. Zoom in the note grid for finer detail. Zoom per-note data independently of the notes that contain them.
• Virtual Instruments with MPE Support: Digital Performer's included virtual instrument synths support MPE, so you can get started right away with your ROLI or other MPE-enabled controller. Explore new dimensions of creative expression with included MPE-enabled synths.
• Per-Note CC Scale Tool: Quickly scale per-note expression data by simply dragging vertically with the new Scale Tool.
• Per-note Expression Data Lanes: Add separate lanes in the Sequence Editor to view and edit per-note MPE expression data with DP’s familiar and powerful continuous controller (CC) editing tools. A check box in each lane allows you to easily toggle the lane between track data and per-note data. With a short learning curve, you’ll master the editing of per-note expression data.

• Imagine that moment: you’re noodling with your instrument, letting your muse take over—humming into a live microphone, strumming a DI’d guitar, or playing your MIDI keyboard—when suddenly that spark happens: a phrase or lick that could be the start of something special. With DP11, just choose the Retrospective Record command and now it’s in a track, safely captured forever, ready for the next creative step. For both MIDI and audio input, Digital Performer frees your creativity and ensures you'll never lose that precious, fleeting creative gem.

• Chunk Folders and Playlists: DP’s celebrated and unique Chunks feature allows you to create and manage multiple sequences, songs, and V-racks in a single DP project file, from cues for a movie score to setlists for live shows. In DP11, you can now organize your chunks into folders and playlists. Folders are perfect for organizing your chunks, while playlists serve perfectly as set lists for your next live show.
• Chunk List Split View: Split the chunk list in two sections for improved chunk list management. For example, you could search for a chunk in one list section, and then drag it into a folder or playlist in the other. Managing your chunks has never been easier.

• Gain complete hands-on control of DP’s extensive Clips window with a pad controller like the Novation Launchpad Pro mk3 or Akai APC-40. Trigger individual clips or entire scenes (sections of songs). Apply filter sweeps and other effects processing as you go. Digital Performer is now a powerhouse live performance platform that can take your shows wherever you can imagine.

• DP 11 includes new control-surface plug-ins for the current Native Instruments Komplete Kontrol lineup, including the M32, A-Series, and S-Series MK2 controller lines, plus hot new iCON Control mixing worksurfaces like the QCon Pro G2/EX,Pro X/XS, Platform Nano and Platform M/X series. These state-of-the-art control surfaces empower your DP workflow, so you can work faster and more intuitively.
• iCON Control Series: DP 11 includes full support for the entire iCON family. Grab a QCon Pro G2, QCon Pro X, or Platform Nano, and get started right away using the specialized DP overlay included in the box. With a connected QCon Pro X/XS, DP also takes advantage of the secondary display to provide digital readouts of your track volume and pan levels.
• Komplete Kontrol Series: With integrated support for the entire MK2 lineup, Komplete Kontrol and DP 11 now lets you navigate, record, and mix without ever taking your hands off your keyboard. Record, scrub, undo, tap tempo and more, all at the touch of a button. Select any Komplete Kontrol instrument track (or connected MIDI track) and use your keyboard to audition patches, presets, and effects.
• Akai APC Control Series: Go beyond clip launching with an Akai APC series controller. DP’s Clips view automatically maps directly to the button grids on the Akai APC40mkII, APC Mini, and APC Key 25, allowing you to navigate and launch clips with no set up fuss. Use the tap tempo button and tempo knob on the APC40 to adapt your sequence on the fly. Use the built-in keyboard on the APC Key 25 to record into and launch clips on the same surface.
• Novation Launchpad Control Series: DP 11 takes advantage of the advanced control modes on the Novation Launchpad to let you record, mix, and perform entirely on the control surface with both hands. Record and play with color-coded pads that match DP’s clip colors. Toggle mute, solo, and record arm. If you forgot to hit record, trigger DP’s Retrospective Record. Use the onboard mixer on the X and Pro mk3 models to adjust pan, volume, and send levels.
• Enhanced Avid EuCon Support: DP’s EuCon plug-in has been substantially updated, including support for the Avid S6 console and the Artist Series. In addition, you can now use your EuCon worksurface with DP running on Windows 10.
• Enhanced Support for MCU and HUI-compatible Control Surfaces: A new plug-in called MCU Compatible enhances support for third-party control surfaces that are Mackie Control Universal-compatible. Substantial improvements have been made to DP’s Mackie Control Universal (MCU) and HUI control surface plug-ins, which can be used with any control surface that supports those protocols including improved automation toggling, scrub modes, send mode, loop toggle, and much more.
• More Control Surface Enhancements: For all control surfaces that support these features: V-Racks can now be displayed on all control surfaces. New track pinning modes (Pin to Mixer, Pin to Focus Window, and All Tracks) significantly improve the way corresponding tracks are displayed in DP and on the control surface, so that you always see the tracks you need. New track indicator lights in the Sequence Editor and Mixing Board show which tracks are currently active on any control surface.

• DP11 is fully qualified for macOS BigSur (11.x) and the latest generation Apple silicon Macs. No Rosetta required. Optimized for native multicore performance, DP’s audio engine prioritizes audio threads on high-speed cores and reserves CPU bandwidth for critical time-sensitive processing.

• When performing live, you want all effects processing to be done in real time, rather than pregenerated. For instant responsiveness, Live Performance Mode ensures that your computer feels like an extension of your hands.

• Multichannel MIDI Tracks: You can now record and play multiple channels of MIDI data in a single track. When setting MIDI track input and output assignments, instead of choosing a specific channel, you can choose Any. When you choose Any for input, you can record all 16 MIDI channels into the track at once. The channels are stored with the MIDI events in the track. When you choose Any in the track's output assignment, the events will be played out on the same channel they were recorded.

 

 

• Enhanced View Filtering: Show and hide individual MIDI channel data using the new Channel Selector section in the Track Selector. Use the Event Type Selector section to show and hide specific event types.

 

 

• Track and Clip Effects: Every audio track, MIDI track, and clip now has a basic transpose setting that you can use to transpose the content of that track or clip by an interval on playback, leaving the original data unaffected. You can conveniently change the setting at any time. MIDI tracks and clips also have a quantize setting, in addition to transpose.

 

 

• Intelligent Audio Interface Selection: On macOS, if you haven’t yet selected the audio hardware you wish to use with DP, DP finds the best option for you. If you have a MOTU interface, or other professional interface, DP uses it. If not, DP uses whatever input and output devices you have selected in the System Preferences Sound Panel, and will follow your selection there if you change it. Of course, if you do choose an interface from within DP, DP uses it.

 

 

• Clips Window Enhancements: The Double Clip Loop feature doubles the length of the looped portion in a clip and repeats the material to fill the new loop, so you can easily create changes that you hear every other time through the looped material. The New Empty Clips Scene command fills empty cells with new empty clips.

 

 

• List Font Scaling: Now you can resize the text in DP’s list windows, independent of the scaling for the rest of the UI. Control three new font-size preferences: List, Project Notes, and Lyrics.

 

 

• Text Rendering on Windows: Taking advantage of the latest text rendering engine in Windows 10, DP’s text appears significantly crisper. Numerous additional text alignment tweaks improve DP’s look on Windows.
• Dynamically resizable channel strips: DP's faders resize when you make the Mixing Board and Channel Strip windows taller (or shorter).

 

 

• Clips Window: Trigger individual or multitrack loops and phrases from your laptop or controller in real-time for live performance or on-the-fly creation
• Stretch Audio: Powered by ZTX PRO technology from Zynaptiq, Stretch allows flexible, high-quality audio manipulation from precision editing of individual beats to global tempo changes
• Beat Detection 2.0: Determine tempo from rhythmic audio sources such as individual loops, multichannel stems, or even full mixes
• Content Browser: Get instant access to virtual instruments, loops, clips, and plug-ins for fast drag-and-drop additions into your project
• VCA Faders: Use a VCA fader to control any number of tracks, create unlimited VCA groups, control VCAs with other VCAs, and apply mix automation to VCAs without overwriting sub-fader automation
• Streamlined Waveform Editor: All-in-one environment for sample-level editing with waveform/spectrogram views, precision beat editing, elastic audio stretching, pitch correction, embedded tempo maps, and more
• VST3 Support: Digital Performer supports VST3-compatible virtual instruments and plug-ins, and remains compatible with VST2 and VST1 plug-ins
• MOTU Instruments Soundbank: An expansive 5GB library with over 300 different instruments, 1100 instrument presets, and 500 loops
• Scalable UI: Press a simple shortcut to scale DP's entire UI larger or smaller to achieve the perfect degree of clarity for your eyes
• Run Command: Gain instant access to any feature in Digital Performer by typing Shift + Spacebar to open the Run Command window; start typing, and all features matching what you type instantly appear
• Workflow Enhancements: Programmable skip buttons, consolidated zooming, Region menu presets, absolute/relative grid snapping, faster tool editing, CC data quantization, CC data replacement during overdubbing, MIDI note display with velocity and note name, and more efficient event list editing

MasterWorks Equalizer

 

• Modeled analog console EQ inspired by legendary British analog console
• Graphic editing with real-time FFT
• Seven filters
• Modeled gain and Q behavior
• Four EQ styles

MasterWorks FET-76

• Accurate model of the 1176LN Limiting Amplifier introduced by UREI in 1968 (the D/E revisions).
• Models FETs (Field Effect Transistors) to control audio gain reduction, with very fast responses
• Provides the same controls and sound as the original analog hardware, including the ability to press multiple ratio buttons at one time for aggressive compression settings

MasterWorks Leveler

• Accurate model of the LA-2A optical leveling amplifier, known for its Automatic Gain Control (AGC) characteristics
• Four different LA-2A models - Slow Vintage, Fast Vintage, Slow Modern, and Fast Modern

MasterWorks Compressor

• Precision three-band compressor
• Graphically adjustable crossover frequencies
• Individual solo/bypass controls
• Precision peak/RMS metering
• 64-bit internal processing

MasterWorks Limiter

• Precision limiting
• 64-bit floating point processing

MasterWorks Gate

• Stereo gating with sidechain and lookahead
• Independent control of the left and right channel of stereo signals
• Trigger the gate with sidechain input, in stereo or separately for each channel

MegaSynth

 

• Combines polyphonic octave generation with flexible signal routing, envelopes, and LFOs
• Generates octave, suboctave, and square wave tones based on the input signal
• Mix, route, and process four signals (voices) in a virtually infinite number of ways
• Programmable pattern generator
• Macros that simultaneously control multiple parameters
• Envelope follower

ProVerb

• CPU-efficient convolution reverb plug-in
• Delivers the sound of realistic acoustic spaces from soaring cathedrals to studio plates
• Dozens of presets

eVerb

• CPU-efficient classic synthesized reverb with dozens of presets
• In-depth programming and graphic control

Springamabob

• Vintage spring tank reverb
• Authentic reproduction of three different spring tanks
  • Long double
  • Long triple
  • Short triple

Plate

• Classic plate reverb effect
• Reproduces the classic sound of the plate reverbs of the 1950s, 60s and 70s
• Up to six seconds of reverb
• Detailed control over frequency distribution, filtering, mix, predelay, crossover frequencies, and diffusion

Ensemble Chorus

• Subtly transforms vocal tracks or instruments into richly chorused multiple voices spread across the stereo soundstage
• An ideal companion to ProVerb, it can also be used effectively as a standalone processor for thickening up a group of voices, making a guitar swirl, or other chorusing effects
• Results range from subtle and refined to drastic and bizarre

Subkick

• Produces synthesized sub-bass frequencies
• Triggered by a kick drum or similar transient-laden, rhythmic audio signal

Multimode Filter

• Automatable filter effects including sweeps, beat-synced rhythmic burble, talkbox chatter, etc. Draw automation curves, play notes on a MIDI keyboard, twist LFO knobs, or push envelope depths. Use the modulation wheel to sweep, twist, contort and otherwise animate low-pass, high-pass, peak and notch filter effects

Sonic Modulator

• Modulation machine
• Incoming signal is split into two separate frequency bands and all settings can be applied independently to each band
• Four phase-syncable LFOs and an amplitude envelope, combined with pitch, filter, amplitude and delay modulators
• Everything is beat syncable
• Dozens of presets

Pattern Gate

• Rhythm-based effect
• Choice of metric resolution, pattern length, and depth (mix) for fully (or partially) muted steps
• Click the sixteen LED-illuminated pads to program rhythmic patterns in seconds
• Three-stage envelope provides fine-tuned control over the shape (attack/sustain/release) of each played step
• LFO can be applied to any of the shape parameters, such as attack, release, depth, or sustain (or any combination)

Delay

• Dozens of presets
• Edit parameters with the precision of millisecond timing, or dial-in rhythmic pulsations locked to the beat and tempo of a sequence
• 5.1 surround mix compatible

MegaSynth

 

• Combines polyphonic octave generation with flexible signal routing, envelopes, LFOs, a pattern generator, and macros
• Generates octave, suboctave, and square-wave tones based on the input signal
• Mix, route, and process four signals (voices) in a virtually infinite number of ways with creative processing
• Programmable pattern generator
• Macros control multiple parameters at once
• Envelope follower

Micro G

• Polyphonic octave generator for guitar
• Subtractive synth processor
• Generates octave, suboctave, and square-wave tones
• Gain triggered filter sweep

Micro B

• Polyphonic octave generator for bass guitar
• Adds octave, sub-octave, and square wave tones
• Polyphonic synthesis for enhanced bottom end

MultiFuzz

• Accurate reproduction of Craig Anderton's Quadra Fuzz multiband distortion kit
• Four independent frequency bands
• Each band has its own distortion controls

ACE30

• Accurate model of the Vox AC30/6 and AC30 CC2X
• Three preamp circuits
• Two impedance levels
• Tremolo circuit with independent control
• Vintage and modern tones
• Gibson and Fender tone circuits

Soloist

• Two channel Mesa Dual Rectifier Solo Head amplifier of the '90s
• Component model of the silicon diode rectifiers
• Tight attacks, added brightness, and substantial headroom
• Offers red and orange channels

Custom '59

• Three iconic guitar amps modeled in one plug-in
• Fender Bassman, Marshall JTM45, and Marshall JCM800

Live Room | G

• Physically modeled guitar speaker cabinet
• Four microphones, mixable positions (close, near, and far)
• Two mono plus one stereo microphone channel each with their own predelay, sidechain output, 3-band EQ, solo/mute and volume

Live Room | B

• Physically modeled bass guitar speaker cabinet
• Four microphones, mixable positions (close, near, and far)
• Two mono plus one stereo microphone channel each with their own predelay, sidechain output, 3-band EQ, solo/mute and volume

Live Stage

• CPU efficient cabinets for live performance
• Single microphone version of Live Room | G and Live Room | B

Tuner

• Tune a guitar, bass, sax, or other pitched instrument
• Load it as a plug-in before or after any other plug-in inserts
• Includes adjustable tuning reference and test tone generation

Analog Chorus

 

• Authentic analog chorus modeled after Boss CE Chorus Ensemble series of foot pedals from the late 1970s and early '80s
• Includes the CE-2 and CE-3
• Simple controls and very low CPU overhead

Analog Delay

• Inspired by classic 1980s delay pedals from DOD and Electro-Harmonix, Analog Delay faithfully models their compander and bucket-brigade circuits for a truly authentic sound
• Crank the REPEAT knob to make it self-oscillate, just like the original. But use caution. A unique 4x switch quadruples the effect

Analog Flanger

• Analog Flanger models the late 1970's Electro-Harmonix Deluxe Electric Mistress, an effect pedal heard on countless recordings in the decades since

Analog Phaser

• Analog Phaser is a model of the script logo MXR '74 Vintage Phase 90 phaser hand-produced from 1974 to 1977. 
• This pedal model produces the dirty phaser sound popularized by Eddie Van Halen

Clear Pebble

• Clear Pebble models the Electro-Harmonix Small Stone phaser with the Color switch set to the Off position. The color-off timbre produces the Stone's classic jazzy phase sound

MX4

 

• Combines several core synthesis techniques in a unified, hybrid synthesis engine
• Delivers fresh and vintage sounds
• One window control interface
• Unlimited voices
• Unlimited polyphony
• EDM soundbank developed by Erik Norlander

BassLine

• Analog-style monophonic bass synthesizer with controls dedicated solely to the bass
• Single oscillator that blends two waveforms (saw and square)
• One low-pass filter with cutoff and resonance, simple decay envelopes for the filter and amplifier, and several additional analog synthesizer features

PolySynth

• Retro analog pad synthesizer with the distinct look of the classic Roland Juno 106
• Digital controlled oscillator (DCO) can be adjusted with varying amounts of detune, triangle wave, sawtooth, rectangle (square) wave, sub-oscillator 1 and 2, and noise
• Single LFO can modulate pitch, pulse width, or filter depth
• Resonant low-pass filter with frequency and resonance controls, key tracking, velocity control, and an ADSR envelope
• Chorus and distortion

Modulo

• Subtractive synthesizer
• Two oscillators plus noise, 58 available digital waveforms for each oscillator, oscillator phase and symmetry modulation, two LFOs, resonant multimode filter, three envelopes, and a 5 x 7 modulation matrix
• Built-in bank and patch management features, and dozens of clearly organized presets

Nanosample

• Easy way to play samples
• Drag an audio file from any other DP window or from the computer desktop, and then drop it into the LCD display to instantly play it from a MIDI controller
• Basic sampler features include setting a sample start/end time, setting a crossfade loop, applying the multimode filter and automating cutoff frequency or other parameters, applying an envelope to the amplitude or filter, and adding LFO effects

Model12

• 12-part programmable drum module
• Each part has two sends for applying any effects or external processing
• Velocity parameter maps note-on velocity to pitch, allowing you to bend up or down into the root pitch of the drum, depending on how hard a drum pad or MIDI controller key is struck
• This and other similar techniques can be applied to sample start, filter cutoff, and other parameters
• Choose either a decay or gated envelope for each part independently
• Multimode filter on each part for a wide range of filter effects, all applied simultaneously

Proton

• Two-operator FM synthesizer
• Easily programmable with a streamlined 2-op architecture driven by a wavetable knob instead of the complexity of additional operators
• Real-time display shows the spectral content or periodic waveform being generated by the current settings
• Additional controls include an FM LFO, modulation pitch envelope, FM amount envelope and overall ADSR envelope