User guide

NEW FEATURES IN DIGITAL PERFORMER 7.24
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REALTIME FADES
In previous versions of Digital Performer, audio fades and
crossfades were created as audio files and placed in the
project’s Fades folder. In Digital Performer 7.0 and later,
fades and crossfades are calculated in realtime and do not
generate any additional files on disk. Fades are applied non-
destructively, just as with volume automation or realtime
effect inserts.
Projects from Digital Performer version 6.02 and earlier may
have a Fades Folder. If the project is opened in DP 7.0 or later,
the fades will be calculated in realtime and the unused fade
files will be deleted. When exporting a project for any version
of Digital Performer prior to version 7.0, a Fades folder will
be created automatically if needed.
IMPROVED SAMPLE RATE CONVERSION
Digital Performer now uses a new sample rate conversion
algorithm which provides increased precision, efficiency,
and transparency, with a 138 dB signal-to-noise ratio.
The Quality options found in the Audio File Conversion
dialog (Figure 49) in previous versions of Digital Performer
are no longer needed — the same efficient, high quality
conversion is always used.
Figure 49: The Audio File Conversion dialog
QUICKSCRIBE: LYRICS
Lyrics can now be added to your score in the QuickScribe
Editor.
Figure 50: Lyrics in the QuickScribe Editor
Entering lyrics for a single track
To enter lyrics for a single track, choose the Lyric Text tool in
the QuickScribe tool palette ( ) then click on or below the
desired note. Alternatively, assign a keyboard shortcut to the
Enter Lyric command (Setup menu> Commands) and press
the keyboard shortcut to enter a lyric below the selected note
(or, if there is no selection, below the note nearest to the
playback wiper).
An empty lyric text box will appear, ready for you to type in:
Figure 51: An empty lyric text box
Type a single word or syllable in the empty box. To advance
the edit box to the next note, press the spacebar to start a new
word, a dash ( - ) to enter another syllable in the current
word, or an underscore ( _ ) to extend the current word or
syllable to the next note. (Note, however, that you don’t have
to add underscores for a syllable that extends across tied
notes — underscores are added automatically beneath tied
notes when you hit the space bar to go to the next non-tied
note.)
To dismiss the lyric text box, press Enter or Return to
confirm, or Escape to cancel.