In this article you will learn about one of the best practices for software based setups: don’t mix plugin formats from the same company. For example, you can use the VST version of plugin A and the VST3 version of plugin B and the AU version of plugin C but if you’re i…
Let’s start from first principles. Let’s assume you have at least a basic wiring configurations that looks something like this but when you play your keyboard there are no sounds. NB: If you have Gig Performer 5 (most likely available in June 2024) you may…
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…
The Temporary Startup Options dialog allows you to change certain settings when you first open Gig Performer. Changes in this dialog will not be permanent When you start Gig Performer again, all changes will be reverted to your existing preferences. To invoke this…
In this article, you will learn what to do if Gig Performer 4 or later can’t find or use your Intel plugins on the new Mac M1 processor. Background . Apple recently released a new line of computers using their new M1 ARM based microprocessors, also known as…
There are plugins that may affect the performance of your audio plugin host (such as Gig Performer) by writing megabytes of data to disk. Symptoms A customer noticed that Gig Performer seemed to be responding poorly at times. After investigation he discovered that…
A few Gig Performer users have reported a problem where, after loading a gig file, the fans (laptop fans, not your audience!) turn on, your computer gets hot and your activity monitor or task manager indicates that Gig Performer is using a huge amount of CPU cycles….
If USB MIDI Port names keep changing on your Windows computer when you attach your MIDI controller, unfortunately, this is a well-known issue on Windows, all the way back to Windows XP. The solution to this issue is described here. It involves the use of a freeware…
Plugins crash due to many reasons! Learn how to troubleshoot what AU, VST3 or VST plugin crashed in Gig Performer and see tips how to resolve the issue.
macOS Catalina (version 10.15) is the sixteenth major release of macOS, Apple Inc.’s desktop operating system for Macintosh computers. It is the successor to macOS Mojave. It is the first version of macOS to support only 64-bit applications. Update October 2024:…
In this article we will show you how to stop Gig Performer from automatically loading the last gig file. It’s usually convenient to have Gig Performer load the last gig file automatically at startup. There’s a general option that controls this behavior….
Symptom: After downloading the trial version of Gig Performer, a blank activation dialog pops up. There’s nothing to click on. Background: The blank activation dialog issue has only been reported a couple of times. From our investigation, this appears to be some…