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Link: First Gig after 2 years Covid restrictions, using GP4 only
Hello Im trying to let the bat file load specific GP file instead of the last one used.
cd "C:\Program Files\Gig Performer 4"
start GigPerformer4.exe
start GigPerformer4.exe -in=“Guitar”
start GigPerformer4.exe -in=“Vocals”
what should I put in the first two lines of the script above to make this happen?
In other words I want this specific gig file to load with its instances when at this particular venue but a totally different gig file to load (using its own separate batch file of course) when Im going to another venue…
Thanks in advance for your assistance.
start "" "Path of the Gig file you want to load"
start GigPerformer4.exe -in=Guitar
start GigPerformer4.exe -in=Vocals
Have a different batch file for each different venue.
Thank you edm11 for the quick reply I will try that also…
I fought with it and came up with this which worked.
Ill try your method now and report back
This is how it looks now and It also works.
cd "C:\Program Files\Gig Performer 4"
start “” “C:\Program Files\Gig Performer 4\Gig(2)Ravenscroft(3).gig”
start GigPerformer4.exe -in=“BassandHorns”
start GigPerformer4.exe -in=“ELectricPiano”
start GigPerformer4.exe -in=“RavenscroftPiano”
Thanks again.
I have played my first 4 gigs using only gig perfomer and Im learning to set it up slowly. I have gotten rid of my main board modx6 and forcing myself to go fully software with gp at the helm.
So far it has been rock solid even though im using an old i5 sony vaio with 1.7 gz processor.
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This was how it looked after I fought with it
cd "C:\Program Files\Gig Performer 4"
start “C:\Program Files\Gig Performer 4.exe” “C:\Program Files\Gig Performer 4\Gig(2)Ravenscroft(3).gig”
start GigPerformer4.exe -in=“BassandHorns”
start GigPerformer4.exe -in=“ELectricPiano”
start GigPerformer4.exe -in=“RavenscroftPiano”
For cut-and-pasting people: Beware the quotes. Use
"blahblah"
instead of
“blahblah”
@Bevburn : no offense. It is probably the post-editor that changes them.
Is running multiple instances of GP, audio driver agnostic? I have a focusrite 4i4 3rd gen audio device and would like to explore/test this option. Windows 11 OS.
You set up Audio Properties for each instance independently. Make sure the sample rates are the same, though, buffer sizes can be different.
I use the same device with Windows 11, multiple GP instances. Not a problem, but make sure sample rates are the same in all instances (as @npudar already strongly suggested)
Fantastic! I may hit you up for some info/help - after I read up on this. I want to try this AFTER MY GIG tonight.
That’s a good strategy. Have a nice gig
I do this with multiple instances of Gig Performer and a Focusrite Scarlett 2i2. It works great!
Tried it over the weekend – wow that was simple! I created another instance and it worked right away. I’m struggling a little to understand the use case for a secondary instance though. I purchased Synthogy Ivory 3 – and it glitches a bit under a primary instance of GP. Isolating it to a secondary instance – didn’t really improve much. I’ve been told that my PC is borderline capable of running Ivory 3 (from Synthogy). So it my case it appears that the bottleneck is my CPU. But to my original question of “how to use multiple instances in GP 4”, – it couldn’t be easier!
Secondary instances allow for additional cores of your CPU to be used, which is beneficial when you have a lot of different plugins you want to use. They can organized in different instances of GP and this can allow your machine to run all of those plugins without overload. In your case it’s probably not going to help since Ivory 3 is very demanding and your machine might not be able to run it consistently even by itself.
- 8-Core 3.4 GHz Intel Core i7 (or AMD equivalent) recommended minimum.
- 16 GB RAM minimum, 32 GB RAM recommended
AutoHotKey - saving multiple instances in Gig Performer → ^ not working for Ctrl? - AutoHotkey Community
For Apple Silicon users: you can force the instance to run under Rosetta. This is handy for MIDI Guitar 2.
Why? If you need to run the VST version of MIDI Guitar 2, i.e. if you want to connect MIDI directly rather than use the virtual ports of the AU, which will only run under Rosetta.
Main benefit is being able to run your primary Gig Performer natively, without the translation overhead of Rosetta.