Hi Bzarry !
+can you tell us though how your native VI's integrate with DAE? Is there an equivalent to DTDM? If so how many channels stream? Does DP have a "freeze" or temporary render function?+
DP´s native VI cannot be integrated or streamed into DAE like DTDM within Logic. In DP there can only be one engine be active at a time. On the other side - I didn´t miss any of the native VI´s (either Logic´s or DP´s, even DP´s are much better for my music than Logic´s). For me it´s more important to have a sample accurat and stable engine (unlike Logic´s DTDM, I never was very happy with it) and that´s the kind with DAE in DP.
The freeze function in DP works fantastic in DAE mode on audio and RTAS VI-Tracks.
+Also, I'm wondering how RTAS in DP would work with FXpansion's VST-RTAS wrapper? I get a lot of use out of that with PT.+
I had no problem with VST to RTAS wrapper in DP. Every plug that I wrapped (f.e RealGuitar, RealStrat) works without any probs. But check the Unicornation forum for it...
I can only repeat what I wrote before and in another thread here: I had been a logic enthusiast since the first hour of logic (like fermusic 😉 logic is the best best best ... and so on). That had to do with, that I never looked really deep in the competition daw´s. DP was totally unknown for me. But I was so disappointed with logic and its ridiculous DAE support and after the disappointing release of Logic 8 I didn´t want to wait any longer. So I made a try and bought DP (the only alternative for midi arranging and DAE). It was a hard switch for me, after beeing so trained to work in logic´s way. I read DP´s manual two times and after a while it works. For a composer who does not make only "unk unk unk music" (modern march music - perfect to do with logic) it has so many nice arrange features, I didn´t know before that they exist at all.
One word to latency: I never did a measurement, but my ears are not so bad and my impression is, that playing RTAS instruments in DP is more responsive (with the same buffer setting than AU in Logic).
There are some restrictions too (shure): you cannot work with DP´s pitch edit in DAE (it´s a kind like melodyne) nor does Melodyne work in any mode (plugin or melodyne bridge). And there is an issue with the newest Native Instrument plugs (Kontakt 3 f.e.) in PPC machines from ProTools 7.3 on (causes crashes, but they are working on it). So I had to stay on PT 7.2. But with that restrictions I can live. As a summary I can say: DP is a powerful frontend for PT hardware, since you have very good tools for audio AND midi editing in ONE daw. There are so many convenient details I don´t want to miss any more.
