Tascam Gigastudio 3 Orch. comp. upg.

Gigastudio 3 Orch. comp. upg. description:

This Upgrade is valid for any owner with a registered version of GigaSampler or GigaStudio to GS3 Orchestra

Now available in three versions Orchestra, Ensemble and Solo, the GS3 paradigm has undergone a complete overhaul with new GUI and the added functionality of ReWire, VST FX, and a new GigaPiano 2. The GS3.gig sample format has received a from-the-ground-up redesign with 24-bit/96-kHz support, 128 dimension controllers, support for embedded surround convolution and the addition of Intelligent MIDI rules.

Features:

• Streaming samples
• Only GigaStudio allows you to load samples over 4GB, for the most realistic instruments possible
• Low latency
• Kernel-level processing give GigaStudio the lowest latency of any sampler
• 32-bit audio signal processing
• Sound Libraries
• The best sound libraries in the world are developed for GigaStudio
• Runs on inexpensive PC hardware
• Integrates with Mac sequencers with a soundcard and a MIDI jack
• Quicksound
• Rapid instrument searching of your hard drive
• Articulations
• Switch playing techniques by pressing a key, allows for highly authentic phrasing and performance
• Network streaming capability
• DirectSound compatible

New Update Features:

• Unlimited Polyphony: Instead of a maximum 160 voices, polyphony limits for GigaStudio 3.0 Orchestra are limited only by the number of drives, drive speed, and processor speed your system has.
• ReWire: GigaStudio 3.0 supports ReWire routing into sequencing/recording applications such as Cubase™, Nuendo®, Sonar™, and Pro Tools®. MIDI from the DAW is routed to GigaStudio. ReWire allows audio generated from GigaStudio to be sent into the DAW application where it automatically shows up on faders within the DAW's mixer section.
• New DSP Station: The GigaStudio 3.0 mixer section has expanded to 128 channels, 32 group faders and features an expanded processing section including a 4-band EQ and compressor on each channel.
• Quick Edit control: Parameters such as tuning, envelopes, filters, attenuation, and sample offset are at your fingertips in real-time without having to go into the instrument editor.
• VST plug-in hosting
• Real Time Surround Convolution
• Intelligent MIDI: New controller rules including Expanded Legato, Alternation, Round Robin, and Random sample playback make instruments sound even more realistic.
• 24-Bit/96kHz instrument support: GS3 allows creation and implementation of 24-bit/96kHz sample libraries with 192K hardware support.
• Enhanced Capture To Wave (multi channel): Now simultaneously record 64 audio streams.
• Unlimited Instrument Stacking: Load as many instruments as you wish on a single MIDI channel. Control each of the stacked instruments parameters and even route each stacked instrument to its own audio channel.
• Up to 256 Dimensions available for creating expressive keyswitches and crossfades
• GSIF 2.0 with Kernel Level MIDI and support for 32 channels of audio input and 64 channels of output. Any of the DSP Station's 128 channels can be made active to support input from an outside source; our revolutionary kernel-level audio engine is now available for incoming MIDI streams.
• GigaPulseTM SP and GigaPulseTM Pro: Use the breakthrough GigaPulse Pro NFX plug-in to add surround convolution reverb, instrument resonance and microphone modeling to your favorite libraries. Up to seven channels of convolution is supported for surround applications. Resonant body modeling, added to mic modeling and reverb convolution takes sampled instruments to new heights of realism and represents the next major step in sampled instruments like GigaPiano II. Sample developers now have the ability to encode their instruments using GigaPulse Pro, included with GigaStudio 3 Orchestra. These encoded instruments can be played back in any level of GigaStudio using GigaPulse SP.
• Up to 512GB - 1/2 a terabyte - of samples are now supported.

Recommended system requirements:

This system should get you 200+ voices of polyphony under the Orchestra version and several instances of GigaPulse (your mileage may vary due to several factors):

• Windows XP SP1
• Pentium 4 2.8GHz processor or AMD 3200 XP processor (SSE-compatible processors required for GigaPulse)
• 1GB RAM
• DVD-ROM drive
• 1024 x 768 monitor resolution
• 1GB application hard drive space
• Dedicated sample drive with many free gigabytes or sample storage space; 7200 RPM with 8MB cache, 8.9ms seek time
• MIDI interface
• GSIF-compatible sound card or ReWire-compatible host application