In this article you will learn how to use an audio interface with a single-client ASIO driver to run multiple applications at the same time on the Windows operating system. What is a single-client ASIO driver? .A Windows ASIO driver that allows only one application at...
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The Magic of the Shift key
,In this article we will learn about various features in Gig Performer that are available using the Shift key. In many places, when you hold down the Shift key while performing some action, Gig Performer will behave slightly differently in response to that action....
Program Change Management
In this article we’ll show you how to manage various features in Gig Performer related to program change events. About Program Change messages . A program change is a MIDI message traditionally causes hardware synths to change to a different preset (or "patch"). It is...
Clever ways to optimize your plugin usage
In this article you will learn about tips and tricks to optimize your plugin usage. Or community forum is a great knowledge resource. Here and there we stumble upon many that can help reduce one's CPU and RAM usage. We decided to compile some of these tips in this...
Working with TouchOSC and Gig Performer [guest article]
In this guest blog article you will learn how our community member Thomas Lisi (@NanoMalefico) is working with TouchOSC and Gig Performer. TouchOSC next generation, with the integration of scripts inside it, for me won the best place on the podium among the...
How to use multiple instances in Gig Performer 4
In this article you will learn how to easily use more than one instance in Gig Performer. What is multi-instance support? .Multi-instance support means that you can run an application multiple times on the same computer, with each such "instance" operating...
Why use a computer with Gig Performer rather than hardware
This article is focused on keyboard players and discusses why it is better to use a computer with Gig Performer rather than hardware when performing live.
How to change sounds and control plugins from your MIDI controller
In this article we’ll show you how to change sounds and control plugins from your MIDI controller. Gig Performer is an audio plugin host for live performance and your live performance command center. Of course, it can be used as your loyal companion on many other use...
Optimize your Mac for a Gig
In this article you will learn how to optimize your Mac computer for a gig. Apple computers running macOS have great support for real-time audio and MIDI and typically do not require much optimization. However, you may still want to make sure that your performance is...
The most flexible MIDI processing
Gig Performer is an audio plugin host for live performance that allows musicians the most flexible MIDI processing and creating very sophisticated live setups. About MIDI MIDI (Musical Instrument Digital Interface), originally created by Dave Smith (creator of the...
The MIDI Channel Constrainer
The MIDI Channel Constrainer is a plugin that allows you to set the MIDI input channel that is allowed through, remap the input channel to another channel, or block all MIDI traffic that goes through this plugin. You can learn more about this plugin block in the User...
Using MIDI OSC blocks to send MIDI to the Global Rackspace
As of the time of writing, Gig Performer 4 does not support sending MIDI messages from a rackspace to the Global Rackspace or vice versa, you can only send audio data. Although a future version will most likely add this support (legal caveat - no guarantees), there...