GIG PERFORMER BLOG ARTICLES
How does Gig Performer® Compare?
Every audio plugin host has its strengths and weaknesses. In the table below - we try to compare Gig Performer® with the most common, comparable audio plugin hosts on macOS and Windows platforms. This page is updated on 2024-06-19 per relevant product user manuals; if...
Side-chaining – really easy with Gig Performer
You may be wondering how to implement side-chaining in your audio plugin host. Quick answer: if you’re using Gig Performer, it’s pretty trivial. I never used side chaining myself. In fact I wasn’t even sure what it was for a long time. But I got forced into finding...
How to change programs in Gig Performer if you can only send Note messages
We recently got a question from a user who wanted to be able to switch rackspaces and variations using a Novation Launchpad. However, that product only produces MIDI Note Events but Gig Performer expects Program Change MIDI events so what do you do? Important note:...
Never-ending quest for a better reverb/delay (completed)
I’m primarily a guitar player and for years I’ve been searching for a “better” reverb plugin. I was never overly picky about my delays for some reason but reverbs really change the sound of one's guitar significantly. I use reverbs with both my acoustic and electric...
What Brainspawn Forte Users Should Know About Gig Performer
Guest blog written by Greg Nelson . Shortly after the turn of the current century, I started to experiment with Virtual Studio Technology, and was very impressed with various software emulations of organs and synthesizers, and sampled pianos. I started to explore the...
Controlling Omnisphere in Live Mode
Omnisphere supports a mode where it can load several sounds simultaneously so that you can switch from one to another with no delay and with the ability to leave the old sound audible until you release all notes. Of course, Gig Performer's Patch Persist™ facility...
Upgrading from Gig Performer® 1 to newer editions
Note: the latest Gig Performer edition is Gig Performer 4. If you are our existing user, please see our upgrade options. NEW GIG PERFORMER® EDITION REQUIRES A NEW LICENSE CODE. WITHOUT A NEW LICENSE CODE, GIG PERFORMER® WILL RUN IN TRIAL MODE FOR 14 DAYS. We do...
How to create two Gig Performer instances with a single client ASIO Driver on Windows
Gig Performer has built-in support for multiple instances. Creating a second Gig Performer instance is easy. Just select File -> Create New Instance... (or open an existing one) and you're all set: This works great on macOS and on many Windows computers without...
How to create a tap-tempo button
In this article learn how to create a tap tempo button in Gig Performer 4 and earlier editions. . Gig Performer 4 . There’s no need to use GPScript any more for this. The System Actions plugin has a TapTempo parameter. Just attach a widget (typically a button or pad)...
The Audio and MIDI Recorder
Gig Performer's Recorder provides a simple way to capture every audio input channel to its own wave file, paving the way to capturing the entire raw live performance of a band for later post processing. The feature is aimed mostly at FoH engineers who are using Gig...
The Rig Manager
The Rig Manager is used to isolate the particular keyboards and/or MIDI controllers (MIDI pedal boards, etc.) from your actual rackspace setups. The fundamental idea is: - you name your physical devices in the Rig Manager, - and you use those names when you are...
The Audio Mixer/Router Plugin
A much requested feature in Gig Performer was an Audio Mixer, a multi-channel gain control plugin. Instead of creating separate gain controls after each synth plugin, you could use a single plugin to control the gain of multiple plugins. Our plugin comes in 4ch (two...