I'm seriously tempted.....
BC
Who's getting Gigastudio 3 ?
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- KVRian
- 966 posts since 28 Sep, 2002 from UK
If God did exist (and he doesn't) he would answer to the name of Maurizio
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- KVRAF
- 37409 posts since 14 Sep, 2002 from In teh net
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- KVRian
- Topic Starter
- 966 posts since 28 Sep, 2002 from UK
Because it's such a good software sampler ?
If God did exist (and he doesn't) he would answer to the name of Maurizio
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- KVRian
- Topic Starter
- 966 posts since 28 Sep, 2002 from UK
Tascam say end of June...... 
If God did exist (and he doesn't) he would answer to the name of Maurizio
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- KVRAF
- 37409 posts since 14 Sep, 2002 from In teh net
I meant what makes the new version so tempting? Please elaborate.
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- KVRian
- Topic Starter
- 966 posts since 28 Sep, 2002 from UK
RewireaMUSEd wrote:I meant what makes the new version so tempting? Please elaborate.
VST plugin support
Giga Piano 2
Convolution reverb
512 GB sample(s) support
http://www.tascamgiga.com/new.php
BC
If God did exist (and he doesn't) he would answer to the name of Maurizio
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- KVRist
- 69 posts since 3 Jul, 2004 from SC
The end of June has come and gone. Now where the hell is it? 
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- KVRian
- 723 posts since 31 Jan, 2003 from C@L
Let's use Tascam/Nemesys' history as an example.
GigaStudio 3 will be terrible for the first three months. Completely unusable for the first one, and unstable/quirky for the next two. As a Rewire instrument, it will cause crashes in the host and funky behavior never seen by other Rewire products due to proprietary underlying drivers. After that, it will be stable, but only with a custom environment that is incompatible with a host sequencer that runs other softsynths.
It won't play GigaStudio 2.5 libraries effortlessly. 75% will work 'ok' but 25% either won't load (causing a crash) or will play silence. Tascam's response will be for the sound library developers to upgrade their collection.
The Gig file format will no longer be a format of choice that 3rd party sound designers will use to sell mass-market libraries. Rather, top orchestral libraries will embrace the format (with prices to match).
In the end, GigaStudio will be celebrated by pros with dedicated GS3 rigs, but shunned by the masses.
Brian
EDIT: This post is only my opinion based on the past, not based on using a beta or any "inside word" on the product. I would be happy to be completely wrong in my prediction.
GigaStudio 3 will be terrible for the first three months. Completely unusable for the first one, and unstable/quirky for the next two. As a Rewire instrument, it will cause crashes in the host and funky behavior never seen by other Rewire products due to proprietary underlying drivers. After that, it will be stable, but only with a custom environment that is incompatible with a host sequencer that runs other softsynths.
It won't play GigaStudio 2.5 libraries effortlessly. 75% will work 'ok' but 25% either won't load (causing a crash) or will play silence. Tascam's response will be for the sound library developers to upgrade their collection.
The Gig file format will no longer be a format of choice that 3rd party sound designers will use to sell mass-market libraries. Rather, top orchestral libraries will embrace the format (with prices to match).
In the end, GigaStudio will be celebrated by pros with dedicated GS3 rigs, but shunned by the masses.
Brian
EDIT: This post is only my opinion based on the past, not based on using a beta or any "inside word" on the product. I would be happy to be completely wrong in my prediction.
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- Sonic Reality Head Chef
- 8566 posts since 11 Mar, 2002 from Florida
I've used it already and it's amazing. Ironically, SR has never made Giga libraries before but we're going to make some for Giga 3. I'll be able to talk more about it when it's released though just in case (not sure what is secret or not at this point). But, I am planning on supporting it first with this 40+gig drum library we've been working on.
Giga 3 is really for pros who want to dedicated a whole PC to just it though pretty much. Can be worth it though if you are really into the things it does. Not something you put on a laptop. But, I have this Zen Shuttle PC that I am going to dedicate to it and perhaps the Emulator X and audio card.
Giga 3 is really for pros who want to dedicated a whole PC to just it though pretty much. Can be worth it though if you are really into the things it does. Not something you put on a laptop. But, I have this Zen Shuttle PC that I am going to dedicate to it and perhaps the Emulator X and audio card.
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- KVRian
- 1028 posts since 11 Jun, 2004 from London
I've never posted here before but this is the latest
news
http://www.tascam.com/press_release.php?pid=44
as a taster here's a snip
"TASCAM has joined with Vienna Symphonic Library, creators of the most critically acclaimed orchestral library ever created, to create Vienna Giga Symphony: an exclusive new collection to be included free with copies of GigaStudio 3 Orchestra-which begins shipping late July 2004. "
Kraznet
news
http://www.tascam.com/press_release.php?pid=44
as a taster here's a snip
"TASCAM has joined with Vienna Symphonic Library, creators of the most critically acclaimed orchestral library ever created, to create Vienna Giga Symphony: an exclusive new collection to be included free with copies of GigaStudio 3 Orchestra-which begins shipping late July 2004. "
Kraznet