Retro and Unity audio can be bounced to disk along with the rest of Digital Performer's hard disk tracks for mastering. Mark of the Unicorn no longer employs key disk copy protection, so no floppy drive is required for installation or authorization. Support Digital Performer 2.6 gives users a choice of using FreeMIDI or OMS for managing MIDI data flow in their Macintosh-based system. Under OMS, the OMS Setup application takes care of configuration chores. OMS also gives users greater flexibility and compatibility when using Digital Performer with hardware and software from other manufacturers, such as Digidesign Pro Tools.
Users can customize any particular track color and even create their own color schemes.
For example, a user might devise custom color schemes to suite the particular tastes of several different clients. Color coding extends to all windows that display multiple tracks, including Digital Performer's virtual Mixing Board, which shows the track color in the name panel at the bottom of the track strip. In addition, users can now selectively audition and import audio regions using Apple's new Navigation Services window. In fact, becuase Digital Performer's timing and editing resolution is sample-accurate, audio and MIDI data will remain locked to its actual sample location. Users can also create custom names for Digital Performer's 64 virtual busses.