Hal Leonard is one of the most respected names in music publishing, with an extensive library of up-to-the-minute training materials. And now they've added two new titles for Digital Performer 6: a Beginner Level Music Pro Guide Series DVD and a "Power! Series" Comprehensive Guide book. Both are chock full of basic techniques, advanced techniques, hints, tips and tricks for beginners and experts alike. If you are looking to expand your knowledge of all things DP, or simply looking to hone your skills, these new training materials are a great new resource.

BSP North America is now shipping a custom Mac keyboard and keyboard skins for Digital Performer 6. These colorful, high-quality Mac keyboard products accelerate your workflow by making it easy to learn and master DP's many keyboard shortcuts for the features you use every day. Available as a complete Mac keyboard with color-coded keys or as silicone "skins" that can be applied to your existing keyboard or MacBook Pro, there is a LogicKeyboard™ configuration that is perfect for any beginner or expert alike. Get yours today to accelerate your workflow.

Digital Performer 6.02 is now shipping. If you own Version 6, you can download the free Version 6.02 updater. This maintenance release includes numerous program enhancements and optimizations, including the new configurable Shortcuts window, new options for floating the main Control Panel and setting its level of transparency, automatic versus manual note durations in the QuickScribe Editor, more customizable key bindings and much more.

DP6 is making serious waves, and the press are especially loving this latest major upgrade of Digital Performer. So much so, in fact, that Keyboard Magazine awarded DP6 their elusive Key Buy Award in their January 2009 issue, while MusicTech magazine gave DP6 their CHOICE Award in the January 2009 issue. Read on to hear what the critics are saying (and raving) about DP6...

Feast your eyes and hands on the most advanced control surface technology ever designed for Digital Performer. Co-developed by the engineering teams at MOTU and Euphonix, EuCon protocol support is now shipping to bring Euphonix' high-end Artist Series consoles to your Digital Performer-based studio. Together, the sleek and stylish MC Control and MC Mix worksurfaces give you unprecedented hands-on control of DP6 in a compact design that fits perfectly in front of your MacBook, iMac or Mac Pro tower. Now you can enjoy the sublime tactile experience of large format mixing consoles while at work in your personal desktop MOTU …

This invaluable training resource from MacAudioLab provides fifteen hours of all new video training for Digital Performer, MachFive 2, MOTU Hardware, and much more. Designed for all users, from beginners just getting started with a Digital Performer-based studio, to seasoned professionals looking for new ways to improve their workflow, to any user looking to quickly get up to speed on the new features in DP6, the Ultimate DP6 Learning Series DVD is presented in an engaging, interactive QuickTime environment playable on any Mac running QuickTime 7 or higher.

MX4 version 2.2 is now available as a free download for all registered MX4 version 2 users. Version 2.2 takes full advantage of DP6's instrument pre-rendering. You'll be amazed at the number of instances of MX4 you can run in DP6 with virtually no hit on your host computer's CPU. Together MX4 and DP6 deliver an incredible combination of music making power and control. Don't have MX4 yet? For a limited time, you can upgrade to DP6 and we'll include MX4 for only an additional $99 — that's a $295 value with savings to you of almost $200!

According to the Disney Channel, their Emmy Award–winning original movie "High School Musical" (HSM) has been seen by over 250 million viewers worldwide since its debut in 2006. During the summer of 2007, Disney broke yet another record by capturing the largest audience ever for a basic-cable telecast when 18.2 million viewers tuned into "High School Musical 2", followed by equally staggering success for its soundtrack, which topped the charts as the No. 2 album of 2007 in the US at 6.5 million units. This year, Disney will raise the bar once again with "High School Musical 3: Senior Year" …

Digital Performer 6.01 is now shipping. If you own Version 6.0, you can download the free Version 6.01 updater. This maintenance release includes numerous program enhancements and optimizations, including the handy new Track Inspector, new preferences for running plug-ins in real time, enhancements to Final Cut Pro XML interchange, improved on-line help, new shortcuts for configuring info windows and info bars, and many other program improvements and optimizations.