pcartwright wrote:Does anyone have any feedback on other DAWs acting as host?
On the Mac, NOTION 4 works very accurately and smoothly both as a ReWire 2 host controller and as a ReWire 2 slave in 64-bit mode, and for for testing the Digital Audio Workstation (DAW) application as ReWire 2 host controller scenario I used Logic Pro 9 , where NOTION 4 is a ReWire 2 slave . . .
I made a QuickTime video of Logic Pro 9 as ReWire 2 host controller operating both NOTION 4 and Reason 6.5 (Propellerhead Software) on the 2.8-GHz 8-core Mac Pro (20GB memory) running Mac OS X 10.8.2 (Mountain Lion) . . .
Logic Pro 9, NOTION 4, Reason 6.5, and ReWire 2 -- 64-bits -- High-Resolution QuickTime Movie -- MOV (19MB, approximately 6 minutes)NOTION 4, ReWire 2, and the Mac (Notion Music FORUM)I ordered Digital Performer 8 (MOTU) earlier this week, and it is scheduled to arrive on Monday November 5, 2012, so I will do ReWire 2 testing with it in a few days, where for reference Digital Performer 8 is available in both Mac and Windows versions . . .
DIgital Performer 8 has extensive video and film scoring capabilities, and I am confident that the Mac and Windows versions will work accurately and smoothly in a combined ReWire 2, NOTION 4, and video and film scoring scenario, because it is professional quality software, which when combined with MOTU hardware for example has the ability to drive a large screen display for use in an orchestra recording session for doing music for video and film scores where the purpose of the separate large screen display is to make it possible for the orchestra musicians and singers to see the video or film to which they are playing and singing, where obviously the film is provided in video format . . .
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NOTE: in the middle of this webpage there is a video showing some of the capabilities of Digital Performer 8 for film scoring . . . ]
Digital Performer 8 (MOTU)Lots of FUN! P. S. For reference, Cubase 6.5 (Steinberg) does
not support 64-bit ReWire 2, so it not included in the set of DAW applications that I recommend, so at present I am comfortable recommending Digital Performer and Logic Pro, and Digital Performer 8 is the
only Windows DAW application I am comfortable recommending . . .