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Akai
DP88 Librarian and Virtualizer
for Windows and Macintosh OS X
Congratulations on owning the Akai
DP88. You know something that many musicians have forgotten, that
whatever the reason, hardware synths and effects simply sound better.
Software
synths and effects do have advantages. They work right inside your
sequencer; sounds are stored on the computer with easy access and on
screen editing; and if you want, you can even automate sound edits while your sequence plays. All you have to do is twist the
knobs of your soft-synth to record the changes.
With Sound Quest's Editor/Librarian and
Virtualizer software, you can give your Akai DP88 these advantages as
well. You are even able to integrate the
DP88 into your digital audio sequencer and use it the same way you use
soft-synths. Now you can display, edit, tweak, organize, audition, archive and manage
your DP88 from the center of your studio: the computer screen.
MIDI Quest
XL, Midi Quest and UniQuest work with the following
information from the DP88: Patch Bank, Patch and Write Protect.
Highlights
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Sequencer
Integration Features
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| Integrate the DP88
into your sequencer - its where you work |
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| Create custom patchscript
files for Cubase and Nuendo that list all of the DP88's
patch names |
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| Create custom Master.ins
entries and files for Sonar and Pro Audio that list all of the
DP88's patch names |
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| Create custom xml
.midnam files for ProTools listing all of the DP88's patch
names |
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| Create custom .ini name
files for PowerTracks that list all of the DP88's patch
names |
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| Completely automate
the creation of Cubase patchscripts, Sonar Master.ins files and
ProTools midnam files using Midi Quest XL's Patch Servers |
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| VST 2.4 compatible plug-in that
integrates the DP88 into any sequencer supporting Steinberg's
VST standard (Cubase, Nuendo, Sonar, etc) |
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| Studio Connections
plug-in that integrates the DP88 into any sequencer
supporting the Yamaha Studio Connections standard (Cubase, Nuendo,
etc) |
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| MFX plug-in that
integrates the DP88 info any sequencer supporting Cakewalk's MFX
standard (Sonar, Home Studio, etc) |
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| VST: Sequence and
automate parameter edits in real time |
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| VST, MFX: automate SysX
downloads |
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| VST, Studio Connections,
MFX: Store the SysX data your DP88 requires for a song right in
the song |
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| Full support of the
Studio Connections plug-in format including Total Recall and use of
the host applications MIDI ports |
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| All plug-in versions
allow you to edit and organize your DP88 with all of the
advantages of plug-in integration |
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| 32-bit Windows
Platforms: Vista, XP |
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64-bit Windows
Platforms: Vista x64, XP x64
(64-bit version of Midi Quest and all plug-ins) |
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| Macintosh OS X 10.4
Intel and PPC (Universal Binary) |
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Bank Editor
Features |
Midi
Quest |
Midi
Quest
XL |
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| The easiest way to organize
your DP88 and create custom banks |
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| Intuitive multiple patch
drag and drop interface copies or swaps patches within the current
bank or with another bank |
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| Real time auditioning to
listen to any patch in the bank at any time |
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| Parent/Child
relationship tracking ensures that performances continue to
reference the correct sounds even during bank reorganization |
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| Intelligent Parent/Child
copying ensures that sounds used by a performance are also copied |
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| Automated display of
sound names used by each performance |
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| All sounds used by a
performance are automatically tagged to reduce the risk of being
accidentally overwritten |
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| Print a complete listing
of all patches in the bank along with parent/child relationships |
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| Unlimited undo with undo
history |
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| 5 different patch
generation tools to create unique and usable new sounds |
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| Where supported, save
time by uploading and downloading partial banks |
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| Simultaneously edit as
many different banks as you want |
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Librarian and
Utilities
Features |
Midi
Quest |
Midi
Quest
XL |
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| Save and Reload all of
the settings in your instrument |
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| Backup your critical
custom sounds and setups - don't lose valuable data as a result of
battery failure |
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| Save an unlimited number
of sounds and setups |
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| Fast Tips and context
sensitive help present the information you need to configure your
DP88 to talk to Midi Quest |
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| Download SysX data from
any MIDIX (.syx) or MIDI (.mid) file to any instrument |
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| Create a library of all
of your patches |
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| Tag each entry in a
library with searchable keywords so you can find the patch you need,
when you need it (includes automated "smart tag" system |
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| Audition any patch in
the library with a single mouse click |
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| MIDI Monitor window
displays an active history of all transmitted and received MIDI
data |
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| Export data in MIDIX
(.syx), standard MIDI file (.mid) and text formats |
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| Fully integrated
environment allows you to edit and organize all of your MIDI
hardware using a single program |
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| Drag and Drop between
windows or from Explorer |
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| Simultaneously open as
many patches, banks, libraries, collections, and sets as you want |
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This is just a small sampling of the
features you will find in Sound Quest software. For more details, please
click here.
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More Information
Midi Quest XL and Midi Quest Instrument Support List
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