21 Aug How does Gig Performer® Compare?
Every audio plugin host has its strengths and weaknesses. In the table below – we try to compare Gig Performer® with the most common, comparable audio plugin hosts on macOS and Windows platforms.
This page is updated on 2023-10-04 per relevant product user manuals; if the user manual is not available for a host we used the Google search engine. If you think you have found a mistake, please write to @npudar in the community forum.
The Gig Performer User Manual is always up-to-date and accurate with all the screenshots and recent features. If you want to check out any implementation of the features listed in the table, please see our online user manual.
Feature/Benefit
User Manual
Cross platform
Host VST2, AU and VST3 plugins
Auto Sampler
Timeline
Advanced Timeline Actions
Patch persist
Plugin parameter learning
Dynamic plugin loading
Splits and layers
Global and local MIDI monitor
Built-in metronome
Audio file player
Streaming audio file player
MIDI file player
MIDI finger tap
OSC support
Multiple tap tempo algorithms
Visual control scaling display
Plugin connection
Plugin effects routing
Custom panels with widgets per patch
Radio button support
Scripting support
GPScript
Rig management (multiple configuration support)
Record audio and MIDI inputs
External synth control
Variations
Multi-instance synchronization
Built-in guitar tuner
Ableton Link integration
Latency measurement tool
ChordPro support
Probabilistic Sound Designer
Bi-Directional Global FX
Built-in plugin for advanced MIDI processing
Extensions and SDK support
Support for Cakewalk style instrument definition files
Chameleon plugin
Gig Performer®
4.7

Visual patch cables
Visual patch cables
MainStage
3.6

macOS only
AU only
Global
Limited support
Channel strip
Mixer interface with aux buses
Limited support
Limited support
Unidirectional only
Cantabile Performer 4

Outdated
Windows only
VST2 and VST3
Normal
Limited support
Global
List style routing
List style routing
Limited support
Limited support
Unidirectional only
Camelot Pro
2.2

Normal
Local
List style routing
List style routing
Limited support