I fear this might sound like a silly question , but I’m wondering if my MacBookPro 15 in (mid 2015) , 16gb ram, 2.8GHz quad-core Intel Core i7 (Turbo Boost up to 4.0GHz) with 6MB shared L3 cache, will suffice ?
Also I would need to purchase another audio interface since I can’t break up my studio rig, I would only need GigPerformer for vocals , but I don’t understand the latency impact. Would something like the Universal Audio Volt USB-C interface be sufficient ?
thanks
Hi @amiracam, welcome to the GP community forum. 
The arms race has no limits, but your configuration will definitely be sufficient to use GP.
I don’t know much about the Universal Audio Volt, but why not and don’t be scared by the latency. Latency is, not only, but essentially related to the buffer length. If your are not familiar with this kind of thing, the best is to start to use GP and the config you describe will probably do the job.
Here’s a great blog article that explains latency: Gig Performer | Audio latency, buffer size and sample rate explained
The configuration stated above is more than sufficient for your use case (only for vocals).
David,
my issue is that I have NOT had to deal with latency for so long now i.e. ever since I got my Apollo 8/ DBOX rig setup , I have literally no latency i.e. because of its direct monitoring paths.
Glad to hear you all thing my MBP is sufficient, vocalist can’t deal too well with latency 
thanks, well , there’s one other possible scenario i.e. that would be a solo situation with backing tracks which I would be inclined to use a DAW i.e. Reaper to run basically the band minus the vocalist and then use GP to handle the vocals. In Reaper I would have all the tracks frozen i.e. no plugs active , so I would think the load would be ok, but both GP and Reaper would run at the same time and I don’t know if there would be issues with how they may buffer differently i.e. and perhaps create some sort of sync issue
Why? Just play the backing tracks with Gig Performer’s audio file player
Then you can start experimenting with your current audio interface without using the direct monitoring option, but I don’t think you will notice any latency when singing through a GP rig if you don’t use plugins that add latency in an unreasonable amount.
aha, did not know, cool, that may indeed work, I’m also experimenting with StudioOne “Show” feature
yes, except that I will have to stay away from my Apollo plugs, so perhaps play with my Slate plugs, LiquidSonics for reverb, EchoBoy for Delay etc
That’s indeed a personal choice. I don’t like ‘proprietary’ plugins…
Indeed - the problem with proprietary plugins is that you get locked into a particular company’s environment and it’s much harder to switch to a different product when something better comes along (which it always will!). When the plugin is tied to a piece of hardware, it’s even worse.
There is such a large variety of both paid and free 3rd party plugins out there that I have never had a problem finding what I need from 3rd party products.
sure, and this is not the place for me to plug anything no pun intended , but I’ll just leave it at that I’ve been very happy with their hardware and I think that their analog hardware emulations are the best I have heard.
Ironically, or perhaps its just funny, I"ve been looking for a audio interface to use with Gig Performer and I decided to go with the Universal Audio Volt 276 , So I guess I’m a “fan boy” , its not their Apollo line so I don’t get to use my Apollo plugs still, however the price is right, and what they have done is that they have built in a tube pre (their 610) and an 1176 comp into the interface, which can be bypassed of course, however if used this relieves some load from Gig Performer and now I just need some EQ and Space plugs
I’d just like to add that different audio interfaces offer different internal latencies which need to be taken into account here. I’d measure the UA Apollo internal latency for example as they can run some of their plugins internally on the interface.
Running plugins on the interface does not mean that the plugins run at “zero latency” as some people believe but it simply means that it adds latency which you do not “see” in software like GP unless you measure it. Some people reported a constant 8ms latency with those interfaces which is, quite frankly, too much for my taste. I like my interfaces lean and fast, but it always comes to a personal preference.
I’m saying this because different interfaces may allow you to run more “heavy” plugins because they have low internal latencies. I can even run an AutoTune plugin in GP for vocals without issues as long as the interface is good and my settings are reasonably fast.