by David | Jan 16, 2019 | Gig Performer Blog, Uncategorized
At this year’s NAMM show we will be debuting Version 3 of Gig Performer, our VST, VST3, AU live performance audio plug-in host for Mac and Windows systems. At the Anaheim Convention Center, January 24-27, live demonstrations of Gig Performer 3.0 will be presented at...
by David Jameson | Dec 23, 2018 | Gig Performer Blog, GP Script, Tips
Gig Performer is pretty efficient in terms of CPU cycles but sometimes plugins use up a lot of cycles even when they’re (apparently) not doing anything. In a traditional channel strip model, it’s pretty straight forward to automatically bypass plugins when...
by David | Sep 20, 2018 | Gig Performer Blog, Knowledge Base Articles, OS X
MIDI Guitar 2 from Jam Origin is a wonderful plugin if you need to convert your guitar sound into MIDI and subsequently to any sound you want limited only by your collection of instrument plugins. I have been using both MIDI Guitar 1 and 2. We were recently in touch...
by David Jameson | Sep 15, 2018 | Gig Performer Blog
The short answer is we needed it ourselves! The long answer is, well, much longer, so read on. Although I was using various MIDI sequencers and DAWs since the 80s, I only got back into live performance about nine years ago. As a Mac user I was naturally drawn to Apple...
by David | Aug 21, 2018 | Gig Performer Blog
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...
by David Jameson | Jul 25, 2018 | Gig Performer Blog, MS Windows, OS X, Tips
You may be wondering how to implement side-chaining in your audio plugin host. Quick answer: if you’re using Gig Performer, it’s pretty trivial. I never used side chaining myself. In fact I wasn’t even sure what it was for a long time. But I got forced into finding...
