Digital Orchestrator

by Turtle Beach

Product Details

• Shipping Weight: 2.4 ounces
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B00002YCBJ
• Item model number: VTS-5000-100R
• Date first available at Amazon.com: April 19, 2000
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #18,133 in Software (See Top 100 in Software)
  • #83 in Software > Video & Music > Software > Music Creation & Sequencing
• Discontinued by manufacturer: Yes

Product Description

Manufacturer Description

Digital Orchestrator turns your PC into a complete desktop recording studio. With unlimited tracks of MIDI, four tracks of digital audio, digital effects transforms, powerful editing features, and the ability to print your own sheet music, you have got everything you need to produce music on your PC. And it's easy to get started. Onscreen video tutorials show you how to master Digital Orchestrator's intuitive interface. Using familiar Windows commands, you can record, copy, paste, and mix MIDI and digital audio tracks with ease. Add digital effects like echo, flange, chorus, and reverb, and you are on your way to creating professional-sounding compositions. With its powerful features, ease of use, and seamless integration of MIDI and digital audio, Digital Orchestrator opens the door to new levels of musical creativity and freedom.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Just another Midi Sequencing program, December 7, 2001

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Christo "montxsuz" (Vancouver, Canada) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Digital Orchestrator (CD-ROM)

I am sorry, but I have to differ from the other reviewers on this one. In the mid-eighties, Voyetra made one of the very first midi sequencing programs. It was called "Sequencer Gold", it ran on DOS, and I started off with it. Voyetra was ahead of the pack in those early days.

Since then, Voyetra took over an excellent soundcard manufacturer (Multisound) and changed their product line from pro-audio to consumer-level gaming soundcards. Voyetra also brought out Digital Orchestrator. This program is plain mediocre in my point of view - and not very stable. Furthermore, support is not very good.

I much prefer Cakewalk. With Cakewalk you can "paint" in modulation, velocity changes, etc - a task which will take a long time in Digital Orchestrator. There are of course the big guns as well - programs like Cubase and Logic Audio. Because I am mainly into Digital Audio, these are overkill for me.

If you are on a Windows PC and have medium level needs for MIDI, yet something reasonably sophisticated and with time-saving functions, I recommend you stick with Cakewalk. If you are a technology-challenged beginner with lots of patience and a small budget, then maybe buy Digital Orchestrator.

4.0 out of 5 stars important information for buyers, April 11, 2007

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sollipsist (Las Vegas, NV) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Digital Orchestrator (CD-ROM)

Voyetra/ Turtle Beach is no longer issuing Product IDs for discontinued products (such as the Digital Orchestrator series).

If you are purchasing this item, make sure the seller can give you the ID number. If not, you will not be able to complete the install.

Otherwise, enjoy. DOP was my first sequencer and can be relatively powerful without too much learning curve. The audio quality is surprisingly good; the format is proprietary, not .wav, and is stored with each song instead of as separate files on the hard drive. I recommend also using a dedicated audio editing app such as Sound Forge or Cool Edit, as there's not too much you can do with the audio in DOP...to be fair, the basic functions are there (normalizing and some funky effects) and audio editing is pretty easy in the track window. The MIDI portion is comprehensive and flexible, and I still prefer DOP's MIDI track view editing to the way Cubase & Sonar do it.

5.0 out of 5 stars simply brilliant!!!!, July 7, 2001

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Teri Bult (MI USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Digital Orchestrator (CD-ROM)

With a little music knowledge and creativity, this program can help you produce master pieces. The on screen tutorial was very helpful. You definately need to do the tutorial before you get into it. I highly recomend you try this program. It's a hoot