In this article, you will learn why you should use host automation rather than MIDI to control plugin parameters.. Background .If you're trying to control a plugin parameter directly from your physical hardware, you may be tempted to use the audio plugin's MIDI...
OS X
How to sync Gig Performer to an external MIDI Clock
In this article, you will learn how to sync Gig Performer 3 and earlier to an external MIDI Clock. Note: there is a new blog article that covers Gig Performer 4 and tempo synchronization. Check out this link for more information. The guidelines in this article apply...
NSInternalInconsistencyException Couldn’t posix_spawn: error 35
In a crash report recently received, we noted that the message was as follows: Application Specific Information: *** Terminating app due to uncaught exception 'NSInternalInconsistencyException', reason: 'Couldn't posix_spawn: error 35' We have absolutely no idea what...
Using Loopback to send audio from one application to another
MacOS has a nice built-in feature called IAC (Inter-app Communication) that allows you to connect MIDI applications together and communicate with each other. There's nothing built into Windows. However, there are third-party applications like virtualMIDI that do the...
Upgrading your computer or your operating system – what you need to know
In this article you will learn about some considerations when you are upgrading your computer or your operating system. Suppose you wish to move an existing Gig Performer installation to another computer, or if you need to perform a Windows Restore to revert to a...
Green Oak Crystal – parameter list is empty
Turns out it's not! What has happened is that the Green Oak Crystal synth plugin defines about 768 parameters but only a few of them are actually used. The rest are simply unnamed, so have empty strings. Gig Performer only has a small area where plugin parameters are...
Using 32-bit plugins with Gig Performer on Mac and Windows
----------------- First of all, the bad news is that you can't do it directly. Gig Performer is a 64-bit application and so can only load audio plugins that are also 64-bit. If you are using OS X and you have upgraded to Catalina (OS X 10.15) or newer you will not be...