Other new features that were added to Gig Performer 4 are:
•MIDI File Player Finger Tap support – the MIDI File Player supports Finger Tap directly (previously it was only supported using GPScript). Click on this video to see this feature in action.
•New Tap Tempo algorithms – pick one of 6 tap tempo algorithms that suits your needs the best (see Tap Tempo Options).
•Rechannelize options – this addition to the MIDI In block allows you to quickly rechannelize all MIDI channels to a specific channel or to reset all channels to the defaults.
•Refresh Widgets from Plugin – allows you to force widgets to request plugin parameter values for cases where plugins do not announce parameter changes when their state is reloaded (see the plugin editor More menu) .
•Cancel loading a gig file – you can cancel an ongoing load of a new gig file by holding down the Shift key; the cancellation will occur once the rackspace currently loading has completed.
•Numerous updates to the GPScript language and Script Editors – new functions, improvements to the code completion, updated tokenizer, new code templates, GPScript Logger optimization, CONST declarations, etc.
•OSC improvements – new OSC functions, improvements to the OSC transmission system, etc. Additionally, an OSC address allows a "-" character and a "+" character.
•Major SDK updates – major updates to the SDK and extensions support (see available extensions here).
Other notable updates:
•Double-clicking on a widget entry in the MIDI Assignments List window now opens the Widget Properties inspector for that widget, which makes it easier to find a suspect widget that is blocking a MIDI message.
•The Setlist view allows zero rows of song parts if you want some extra space in this view.
•The minimum number of rackspaces for the Predictive loading feature is 1, i.e. only the selected rackspace gets loaded.
•The Curve Designer lets you enter exact values for X and Y, therefore allowing more precise control for setting points (for example, this makes it trivial to create a 50% off/on shape).
•The Temporary Startup Options dialog has a new option that allows you to disable system actions; this feature prevents locking out of a rackspace due to an incorrectly programmed widget.
•Scriptlets can bind to and control an external widget in the same rackspace. You can define user variables (up to five for now) that can be accessed from a script.
•The Quick Plugin, Favorite, and Preset Finder has the "Abbreviate" button that removes some of the text from the view, making it easier to read.
•Updated Undo facility:
oWorks for the three widget color attributes (fill, outline, text) and the font.
oWidget Undo also works when you paste attributes or fonts into multiple widgets.
oPressing the Backspace key while mouse is over a wire will delete the wire; use the Undo feature to reconnect the wire.
•The files for input and output recording now have a prefix I_ or O_ respectively, so that there are no conflicts if the actual I/O names are the same in the audio interface.
•The number of the Global rackspace parameters is increased to 256.
•The Gig Performer Options dialog header can scroll to allow more tabs to be added, and two new tabs are Locations and Tap Tempo.
•Many new System Actions parameters.
•Numerous code and performance optimizations (e.g. the Multichannel Note Tracker has been optimized for efficiency).
Note: click on this link to see Gig Performer release notes for the latest improvements and fixes.
