GIG PERFORMER BLOG
Gig Performer and Backing Track Users
In this article we will focus on the Gig Performer features that make it a powerful tool for backing track users. In the blog article Gig Performer is the best companion for all your musical efforts and more we showed that although primarily aimed at performing...
Scrolling Your Lyrics or Lead Sheets
In this article you will learn about several ways to scroll your lyrics or lead sheets in Gig Performer. [1] How to scroll the Song Lyrics/Chords window using a knob The internal System Actions plugin includes the ChordPro Page Offset parameter...
How to improve the sound quality of instruments in your MIDI files
In this article you will learn how to improve the sound quality of instruments in your MIDI files and get some ideas as to what to try further. We will also highlight some caveats. As members of many forums and Facebook groups, we often see music makers complaining...
Retrospective — 2023 Year-in-review
In this article we will take a look at 2023 and briefly summarize some of useful features, activities and things that stood out during the year. New massive Gig Performer features As some of you may know, in August, 2023, after many months of active development, we...
How to manually refresh all widgets mapped to a plugin’s parameters
Gig Performer 4.7 includes a new neat feature that allows you to manually refresh all widgets mapped to a plugin's parameters. Broadcasting parameter changes to a host . When you change a factory preset of a plugin, the whole plugin state is reloaded; as a rule of...
Wait, what plugin did I use for that sound?
Most players have run into this problem. Over time, we create lots of sounds for different songs. We spend time meticulously tweaking a plugin to get it just right and then save a plugin preset. Then, a few months later, you need that sound, but wait....what plugin...
How to install and use the Stream Deck extension in Gig Performer
In this article you will learn how to install and use the Stream Deck extension in Gig Performer 4.7 and later. We will start with a clean slate, so make sure that all your applications (including Gig Performer) are closed before you proceed. What is Stream Deck?...
Applying operations to multiple widgets
In this article you will learn about some new Gig Performer 4.7 workflow improvements to apply different kinds of actions (operations, changing attributes, etc.) to multiple widgets. 1. Map multiple widgets to the same plugin . First off, Gig Performer 4.7 allows you...
Dealing with back-lined or rented keyboards
Touring musicians who don't bring their own controllers and instead depend on the use of back-lined or rented keyboards sometimes run into a problem where Gig Performer doesn't work properly even though it was "just fine" when they rehearsed with their own...
Invoking GP Script functions from Timeline Actions
Gig Performer 4.7, released recently, includes a new Streaming Audio File Player that supports timelines and actions. That means that you can play a backing track and have "things" (aka actions) happen automatically as a song plays. Typical actions include the ability...
How to temporarily block a widget
The normal way to use widgets is to map them to plugin parameters and to optionally have them learn a MIDI message so you can control that widget from a knob, slider or button on a keyboard or other MIDI controller. However, in some rare cases, you might like to...
The Lemur and TouchOSC Templates
In this article, we will provide you with some useful insights regarding the Lemur and TouchOSC templates and Gig Performer. If you're using Lemur or TouchOSC, we have created templates that make it easy to control Gig Performer widgets from these popular OSC apps....