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66      <h3>New GigaStudio format features</h3>      <h3>New GigaStudio format features</h3>
67      <p>      <p>
68        <img src="gigedit_imidi_rules.png" caption="MIDI rules editing with Gigedit">        <img src="gigedit_imidi_rules.png">
69        You may have heard that the GigaStudio software has seen its last version        You may have heard that the GigaStudio software has seen its last version
70        with GigaStudio 4. Tascam officially discontinued this product, its        with GigaStudio 4. Tascam officially discontinued this product, its
71        intellectual property has been sold several times among companies and        intellectual property has been sold several times among companies and
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87        plugin now stores and restores the sampler's overall state with the song        plugin now stores and restores the sampler's overall state with the song
88        of your DAW application, the LV2 and AudioUnit plugin's outputs        of your DAW application, the LV2 and AudioUnit plugin's outputs
89        were increased from 2 audio channels to 16 upon request by some users and        were increased from 2 audio channels to 16 upon request by some users and
90        the VST plugin now uses the sampler's MIDI instrument mapping system to        the VST plugin now uses the sampler's
91        show a list of available sounds to allow the user to switch among them.        <a href="http://www.linuxsampler.org/api/draft-linuxsampler-protocol.html#MIDI%20Instrument%20Mapping">MIDI instrument mapping system</a>
92          to show a list of available sounds to allow the user to switch among them.
93        And last but not least the VST plugin may also be used on Mac now.        And last but not least the VST plugin may also be used on Mac now.
94      </p>      </p>
95    
96      <h2>Gigedit 1.0.0</h2>      <h2>Gigedit 1.0.0</h2>
97      <p>      <p>
98       <img src="gigedit_format_extension_warnings.png" caption="Suppress warnings about custom Giga format extensions">       <img src="gigedit_format_extension_warnings.png">
99        Also <i>Gigedit</i>, our instrument editor for the GigaStudio/Gigasampler        Also <i>Gigedit</i>, our instrument editor for the GigaStudio/Gigasampler
100        format, had been enhanced quite a lot during the last six years. As        format, had been enhanced quite a lot during the last six years. As
101        mentioned above, we introduced our own extensions to the Giga format.        mentioned above, we introduced our own extensions to the Giga format.
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122      <h3>Improvements to Dimension Management</h3>      <h3>Improvements to Dimension Management</h3>
123      <p>      <p>
124        Also managing dimensions have been improved: previously to change the        Also managing dimensions has been improved: previously to change the
125        amount of zones of a dimension you had to delete and recreate the        amount of zones of a dimension you had to delete and recreate the
126        dimension. Which was not just inconvenient, but you also had to redefine        dimension. Which was not just inconvenient, but you also had to redefine
127        your synthesis parameters from scratch. Now you can just open the        your synthesis parameters from scratch. Now you can just open the
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133    
134      <h3>Monitoring Sample References</h3>      <h3>Monitoring Sample References</h3>
135      <p>      <p>
136        <img src="gigedit_sample_references.png" caption="Show all references of selected sample">        <img src="gigedit_sample_references.png">
137        When working on complex Giga sounds you certainly noticed that one could        When working on complex Giga sounds you certainly noticed that one could
138        easily get lost about which samples are exactly used by which        easily get lost about which samples are exactly used by which
139        instrument or even whether a sample is actually used at all by any        instrument or even whether a sample is actually used at all by any
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150        addressed: when you now edit the synthesis parameters of a particular        addressed: when you now edit the synthesis parameters of a particular
151        dimension region, you may now click on the new "&lt;- Select Sample"        dimension region, you may now click on the new "&lt;- Select Sample"
152        button and Gigedit automatically selects and displays the respective sample        button and Gigedit automatically selects and displays the respective sample
153        in the samples list view, which you may then might rename to some more        in the samples list view, which you then might rename to some more
154        appropriate sample name, or you might check by which other instrument(s)        appropriate sample name, or you might check by which other instrument(s)
155        that sample is used by, etc.        that sample is used by, etc. You want to get rid of all unused samples?
156          Simply right click on the samples list view and select
157          "Remove unused samples", then select "Save" from the menu and all orphaned
158          samples are gone.
159      </p>      </p>
160      <img src="gigedit_go_to_sample.png" caption="Find and select used sample">      <img src="gigedit_go_to_sample.png" caption="Find and select used sample">
161    
162      <h3>Silent Cases</h3>      <h3>Silent Cases</h3>
163      <p>      <p>
164        <img src="gigedit_null_sample.png" caption="Create a silent case">        <img src="gigedit_null_sample.png">
165        You may now also remove the current sample reference from individual        You may now also remove the current sample reference from individual
166        dimension regions (assigning a so called "NULL" sample instead) by clicking on        dimension regions (assigning a so called "NULL" sample instead) by clicking on
167        the new "X" button next the sample reference field on the "Sample" tab        the new "X" button next to the sample reference field on the "Sample" tab
168        of a dimension region; this allows you to define "silent cases", that        of a dimension region; this allows you to define "silent cases", that
169        is a case where no sample should be played at all, for example this is        is a case where no sample should be played at all, for example this is
170        often used for very low velocity ranges of i.e. between 0 and 6.        often used for very low velocity ranges of i.e. between 0 and 6.
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172    
173      <h3>Reordering Instruments</h3>      <h3>Reordering Instruments</h3>
174      <p>      <p>
175        <img src="gigedit_reorder_instruments.png" caption="Re-order instruments with drag &amp; drop">        <img src="gigedit_reorder_instruments.png">
176        If you are working on .gig files with a large amount of Instruments, then        If you are working on .gig files with a large amount of Instruments, then
177        you might also be glad to know that you can finally also re-order the        you might also be glad to know that you can finally also re-order the
178        instruments of a file by simply dragging the instruments around in the        instruments of a file by simply dragging the instruments around in the
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181    
182      <h3>Combine Tool</h3>      <h3>Combine Tool</h3>
183      <p>      <p>
184        <img src="gigedit_combine_tool.png" caption="Combine Tool">        <img src="gigedit_combine_tool.png">
185        Another handy new feature for sound designers is the new "Combine" tool,        Another handy new feature for sound designers is the new "Combine" tool,
186        which you can reach from the main menu. It allows you to select two ore        which you can reach from the main menu. It allows you to select two ore
187        more instruments (by holding down the Ctrl key while selecting with mouse        more instruments (by holding down the Ctrl key while selecting with mouse
188        click) from your currently open Giga file and combine those selected        left click) from your currently open Giga file and combine those selected
189        instruments to a new instrument. This way you may for example create        instruments to a new instrument. This way you may for example create
190        stunning layered sounds, or you may create velocity splits, crossfade        stunning layered sounds, or you may create velocity splits, crossfade
191        sounds by MIDI controller and much more, all with just a few clicks. This        sounds by MIDI controller and much more, all with just a few clicks. This
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207        instrument list view and LinuxSampler will automatically load and play        instrument list view and LinuxSampler will automatically load and play
208        that instrument on the respective sampler part for you. So no more need        that instrument on the respective sampler part for you. So no more need
209        to switch between the Gigedit window and QSampler/Fantasia window all the        to switch between the Gigedit window and QSampler/Fantasia window all the
210        time while working on your sounds.        time while working on your sounds with Gigedit.
211      </p>      </p>
212    
213      <h2>QSampler 0.3.0</h2>      <h2>QSampler 0.3.0</h2>
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