GIG PERFORMER BLOG
OSCulator – convert any input to any output
If you're on a Mac, there's a great app out there called OSCulator that can be used to transform pretty much any input to any output. For example, you can configure it to receive MIDI notes and have it send keystrokes (yes, that's right, as if you are typing) to an...
OSC Broadcast Mode
Gig Performer is an audio plugin host with extensive OSC support. When you normally configure OSC settings so that Gig Performer can communicate with your control surface such as Lemur or TouchOSC running on your iPad or Android tablet, you will generally specify the...
How to save a ton of memory if you’re using Kontakt
I love Kontakt! It was the key that allowed me to stop having to carry a Korg Kronos with me on tour along with my other controllers (I love the Kronos as well but it's so darn heavy.) If you load a Kontakt instrument, particularly one with a massive sample set such...
Audio latency, buffer size and sample rate explained
I hear the term "Latency" a lot when talking about audio processing. What does it really mean?How do you set your gear and Gig Performer to work for you, not against you? What is latency? It's simply the amount of time that passes between the sound being generated and...
Predictive Loading in Gig Performer
We are very excited about a new feature introduced in Gig Performer 1.5. It's something we've wanted from the very beginning and it's something that we believe many people will really find incredibly useful. Normally, Gig Performer preloads all rackspaces, which...
Controlling multiple parameters simultaneously with widget groups
A lot of people asked about controlling multiple plugin parameters from a single knob or slider and wondered why we didn't have such a facility in our very first release of Gig Performer. Apart from the obvious reason that if we waited until we had everything everyone...
Using Lemur with Gig Performer
Gig Performer is an audio plugin host that has a sophisticated OSC implementation that can be used for a variety of purposes, one of which is to allow bidirectional control with an iPad or Android running a control surface such as Lemur or TouchOSC (see Using Touch...
Use a separate Gig Performer instance as your “effects box”
Gig Performer 3 allows you to create multiple "gigs" at the same time and they are completely independent of each other, each one separately controllable. We had a couple of scenarios in mind for this feature for your live performance such as allowing vocals to use an...
Migrating slowly from other audio plugin hosts to Gig Performer
Yeah, we know, you've spent months or even years creating your set list for your live performances, tweaking your plugins, changing them, getting your sound just right. Now you've got hundreds of patches and the notion of having to start all over again seems really...
List of best free VST and AU plugins you should try out!
When it comes to selecting audio plugins, there is a myriad of choices and decisions to make. Everyone has their favorites and everyone is trying to find the right combination of plugins to create that great sound on stage. If you are a guitar player or a singer, you...
My go-to plugin list
As a performing musician touring with several bands including The Security Project and Beyond The Wall, there are certain plugins I can't do without on tour and I thought I'd mention some of them here in case anyone is interested. Note that I have no relationship with...
Gig Performer Stress Test Video
Here is a short video showing the Gig Performer stress test, a part of our thorough testing process for Gig Performer. We have been using Gig Performer live, on stage, for a while now (even before this audio plugin host went into the first beta stage). We have a long...