Mark of the Unicorn's MAS Supports Digidesign Direct I/O

August 25, 1998 -- Mark of the Unicorn, Inc. (MOTU) has posted on their web site an update to their MOTU Audio System (MAS) hard disk recording engine that now supports Digidesign's new Direct I/O software, which provides audio input and output directly through any current Digidesign hard disk recording system, including Digidesign's recently announced Project II card.

"Before this update, Digital Performer users could only use the Digidesign Audio Engine (DAE) with their Digi hardware," explains Jim Cooper, MOTU Marketing Director. "Now, Digital Performer users can run DP's own MAS engine with their Digi hardware - and they can even freely switch between MAS and DAE. This is quite a breakthrough for Digidesign users that don't have a top-of-the-line Pro Tools/TDM system because with DAE, they had no way of getting real-time, native effects processing. But now, they can now take advantage of the MOTU Audio System's real-time, 32-bit effects plug-ins, such as eVerb^TM, PreAmp-1^TM, Sonic Modulator^TM, up to 40 bands of parametric EQ on each track, and many more. They can even use third-party MOTU Audio System-compatible plug-ins, such as DUY and the Waves Native Power Pack. It's hard to believe we've finally seen the day where an Audiomedia III user can run the same Waves UltraMaximizer^TM plug-in as a Pro Tools/TDM user - in real time! In addition, many Pro Tools/TDM can now play back unique Digital Performer plug-ins like PreAmp-1 and Sonic Modulator through their Pro Tools audio interface.

Compatible Direct I/O Digidesign hardware includes Pro Tools|24, Pro Tools III (PCI), Pro Tools Project (PCI), Project II, and Audiomedia III.

MOTU Audio System 1.31 with Direct I/O support is a free update available to Digital Performer 2.4 users and is downloadable from MOTU's web site at www.motu.com.