The new major version of Gig Performer is here! Gig Performer 4 is a new milestone in Gig Performer development. Here’s the summary of the new features and improvements. Download links below.
Major features
- Global Rackspace
- Zoomable wiring view
- Non-linear Scaling Curves
- Widget scaling
- Velocity scaling
- Midifile Player Plugin
- The System Actions Plugin
- Scriptlet Plugin (See below)
- Probabilistic Sound Designer
- Favorites management
- Gigfile Templates
Additional Features
- Undo
- External API
- For third party developers
- Support for Cakewalk style instrument definition files
- Channel Remapper Plugin
- Midi Out to OSC converter Plugin
- Comment Plugin
- New GUI dialog to define MIDI events to send on song part change
- Select and copy/move multiple blocks simultaneously
- Export selections to file and easily drag them in to rackspaces
- Large numeric keypad for easier numeric editing on a touchscreen
Other improvements
- Shift on startup pops up a dialog to define startup actions
- Local GP Port
- Completely overhauled Tuner view with the ability to change the A4 tuning frequency
- Midi In OSC Patchbay (experimental)
- Midi In Block Note Follow
- Double-clicking on a widget will reset it to a user-defined default value
- Open/close a plugin editor from a widget
- Replace widget style using drag/drop
- Favorites and presets now show up in plugin menus
- Define max pins for each block independently
- Choose startup view
- Quick plugin finder now supports partial matches
- Quick find can be used for plugin parameters
- ChordPro can jump to songparts
- More widgets (Drum pads, sustain pedal, plastic knobs)
- Easier assignment of multiple widgets to a group
- Midi In Block transposes from -127 … 127
- Label widgets have customizable backgrounds
- Added a 20 and 24 channel mixer plugin
- Separate control of audio input muting and output fading when switching rackspaces
- Metronome takes the time signature denominator value into account
- Midi In block can ignore global transpose (useful when using Midi In block for drums or sound effects)
- Added a nice collection of startup hints
- Added a “Hippy mode” (don’t ask, just try it!)
- LEDs on main panel now turn red to indicate signal is too hot
- Bottom panel is now collapsed by default for new users
- Dragging a preset into the wiring view will automatically create the appropriate plugin
- Main GUI is prettier
- The Midi In block now has an optional midi input pin to receive and process MIDI generated by plugins that can generate MIDI
- Added experimemtal OSC “patchbay” for widgets and for the Midi In block.
- Option dialogs have been reworked
- You can hold down F2,F3 or F4 before clicking on a block to quickly open the Rename, Replace or Bus Layout dialog respectively. Experimental for workflow
- Previously learned MIDI messages can now be edited.
- The scripting menus are now hidden unless explicitly enabled via an option
- Tap Tempo is now reset if detected tempo is less than 50bpm
- We now default to stereo input and output if possible when creating a new plugin
- The MidiIn Filter plugin can now block Active Sense messages
- Song parts can be duplicated
- Many other minor (but nice) usability and workflow enhancements
- Numerous other fixes and optimizations
- Transpose can now be incremented/decremented via host automation
GP Script
- Multiple initialization sections
- Variables can be initialized during declaration
- Language now supports an Include feature to share code
- Create MIDI processing plugins (scriptlets)
- Gig level script
- Support for keyboard macros
- Manipulate/redirect incoming MIDI
- Song level scripts
- New NoteMapper object
- Map notes to other notes
- Map notes to chords
- Create scales
- Improved AutoSustainer object
- Arrays can now have up to 256 elements instead of 128
- Many new system functions
DOWNLOAD GIG PERFORMER 4.0.51 NOW!
IMPORTANT: If you have the Plugin Alliance Edition of Gig Performer or the unlocked Plugin Alliance Edition please contact the Plugin Alliance for their GP4 release schedule. www.plugin-alliance.com