Tag: digital performer
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(compMus1) Combining Synths in Reason, Part 2
Following up on part 1 of this topic, controlling multiple synths that are being used as one involves setting up Digital Performer to output a MIDI track to more than one port/channel, and enabling the Multi-Record option in DP to specify what MIDI input device gets used for a specific MIDI track. MIDI tracks in…
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(compMus1) Basic Guide to Starting a DP/Reason Project
I know that I need to catch up with lecture notes on analog synthesis, but I think some brief reminders about how to start up with DP and Reason will be of more immediate help. Starting a project using Digital Performer and Reason requires setting up a number of audio and midi connections, and getting…
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(compMus1) Reason, DP, and Rewire
Reason works as a standalone program, but for our purposes, we will be controlling Reason through DP, and routing Reason audio output to DP for recording and further processing. In this arrangement, Reason runs in Rewire Slave Mode, with Digital Performer as the Rewire Host (or Master Device). Rewire is a technology developed by the…
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(compMus1) Getting DP to recognize the Korg Kontrol 49
Sometimes there is a problem getting Digital Performer to recognize the Korg Kontrol 49 MIDI controller. One problem seems to be that the Korg can operate in two different modes: play mode and native mode. Scene mode is easiest to work with in terms of what external controls you can map to DP. Native mode…
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(compMus1) DP snaps to grid
The default setting for DP in the sequence editor is to snap events to a grid, with the grid set to a rhythmic value (it starts with a quarter note). For your projects, you will probably want to turn that feature off. The snap-to-grid setting is towards the upper right corner of the sequence editor…
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(compMus1) Digital Performer Audio Problems
Erica in section 2 ran into a problem over the weekend that completely shuts off digital audio in DP. The fix is easy, but you have to know where to look. If all of your soundbites have red X’s through their wavey handles (~ or double ~’s), then your audio system in DP has been…