I love Kontakt! It was the key that allowed me to stop having to carry a Korg Kronos with me on tour along with my other controllers (I love the Kronos as well but it's so darn heavy.) . About the use case . If you load a Kontakt instrument, particularly one with a...
I hear the term Latency a lot when talking about audio processing. What does it really mean?How do you set your gear and Gig Performer to work for you, not against you?. What is latency? .It's simply the amount of time that passes between the sound being generated and...
We are very excited about a new feature introduced in Gig Performer 1.5. It's something we've wanted from the very beginning and it's something that we believe many people will really find incredibly useful. Background Normally, Gig Performer preloads all rackspaces,...
A lot of people asked about controlling multiple plugin parameters from a single knob or slider. Background We've known from the beginning that the ability to control multiple parameters simultaneously would be very important. But we've never really liked the way...
Gig Performer is an audio plugin host that has a sophisticated OSC implementation that can be used for a variety of purposes, one of which is to allow bidirectional control with an iPad or Android running a control surface such as Lemur or TouchOSC (see Using Touch...
In this article, we'll show you how to use a separate Gig Performer 3 instance as your "effects box". Updates: - Gig Perfomer 4 introduces the Global rackspace, with which you can achieve similar applications. Check out the links below to learn more. - With Gig...
Yeah, we know, you've spent months or even years creating your set list for your live performances, tweaking your plugins, changing them, getting your sound just right. Now you've got hundreds of patches and the notion of having to start all over again seems really...
When it comes to selecting audio plugins, there is a myriad of choices and decisions to make. Everyone has their favorites and everyone is trying to find the right combination of plugins to create that great sound on stage. If you are a guitar player or a singer, you...
As a performing musician touring with several bands including The Security Project and Beyond The Wall, there are certain plugins I can't do without on tour. I thought I'd mention some of them here in case anyone is interested. Disclosure Note that I have no...
Here is a short video showing the Gig Performer stress test, a part of our thorough testing process for Gig Performer. We have been using Gig Performer live, on stage, for a while now (even before this audio plugin host went into the first beta stage). We have a long...
We received an interesting email from Jim Meyer, a Chapman Stick player in Vancouver who is using Gig Performer. His setup is intriguing so with his permission, I'm reposting the email he sent me. So, here’s the fun I’ve been having with Gig Performer: I have a...
Gig Performer is used on tour with The Security Project, a prog rock band that performs the early progressive repertoire of Peter Gabriel. I've been performing with them for about 4 years now, going on a couple of tours per year. Background My main software system was...