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Does my plugin work with Gig Performer?

Does my plugin work with Gig Performer?

So, does it? . Well, gee, it should but there are many thousands of plugins out there. So, there’s simply no way for us to even find them all, never mind do any serious testing to make sure they work! Sometimes though you may find that the VST version works better...

Avoid controlling plugin parameters directly from your MIDI controller

Avoid controlling plugin parameters directly from your MIDI controller

In this article, you will learn why you should avoid controlling plugin parameters directly from your MIDI controller. Background Many Gig Performer users coming from older applications often try to bypass widgets. Instead, they use the plugin’s built-in MIDI learn...

How to use ChordPro files in Gig Performer

How to use ChordPro files in Gig Performer

In this article you will learn about ChordPro files, how to find them or create your own, and how to use them in Gig Performer. What is ChordPro? .ChordPro is a file format that allows you to represent lyrics and chords using text markup that can then be displayed in...

How to optimize your PC for the Stage – download FREE e-book

How to optimize your PC for the Stage – download FREE e-book

This comprehensive guide is intended to help musicians optimize their Windows PCs to process audio as fast and as reliably as possible. To get the most from Windows for digital audio processing, you need to optimize many Windows settings and features. By following...

How to control your guitar or keyboard effects from a Web browser

How to control your guitar or keyboard effects from a Web browser

In this article, we'll show you how to control your guitar or keyboard effects (or any other instrument effects) by using a Web browser. You can run a Web browser on any computer, laptop, smartphone or device. Previous blog articles covered proprietary applications...

Use your mobile phone to control your guitar or keyboard effects

Use your mobile phone to control your guitar or keyboard effects

In this article I'll show you how to use your Android mobile phone or tablet to control your guitar or keyboard effects (or any other instrument effects) by using OSC in Gig Performer. Gig Performer, our audio plugin host for live performance, supports full OSC...

Can I run Gig Performer on a very old laptop? [guest article]

Can I run Gig Performer on a very old laptop? [guest article]

I see these kinds of questions across the Internet, because users want to know if they can use their old laptop for gigging or to see how well Gig Performer does work with fewer resources. Computer specification These are the main reasons I decided to write this...

How to leverage other DAWs’ proprietary plugins from Gig Performer

How to leverage other DAWs’ proprietary plugins from Gig Performer

n this article, we will show you how to leverage other DAWs' proprietary plugins from Gig Performer. . Introduction . Many DAWs come with their own collection of proprietary plugins. As an end user, I generally never use proprietary plugins because doing so locks one...