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TASCAM GigaEditor 4 GigaStudio 4 Instrument Editor User Manual

10 TASCAM GigaEditor 4 Manual Anatomy of a .GIG File Above is a graphic representation of the components of a GigaStudio File. Getting familiar

100 TASCAM GigaEditor 4 Manual Rearrange wave pool for best t. When this box is checked, the Editor will try to match the maximum le size as clo

TASCAM GigaEditor 4 Manual 101 Articulation les provide a compact means of storing variations on a set of instruments, without the need to save mult

102 TASCAM GigaEditor 4 Manual • You can toggle back and forth between Undo and Redo using the mouse or Ctrl+Z. Cut: [Ctrl] + [X] or [Alt] + [E]

TASCAM GigaEditor 4 Manual 103 • Select a folder in the Sample Window where you want the imported samples to go and then choose Import samples. •

104 TASCAM GigaEditor 4 Manual e options here are: Convert wave pool format to: Selects the target format for the conversion. 24-bit, integer

TASCAM GigaEditor 4 Manual 105 Convert stereo to mono Converts all stereo samples to mono, in addition to any format conversion specied. You can

106 TASCAM GigaEditor 4 Manual e MIDI controller you specify is assigned to the combining dimension. at is, if you select mod wheel under “Usi

TASCAM GigaEditor 4 Manual 107 ere are two modes of operation, corresponding to the two main ways of using Giga crossfades: Layers within a singl

108 TASCAM GigaEditor 4 Manual Most of the rst tab is self explanatory and obvious. You just ll in any of the elds you see with text. ere i

TASCAM GigaEditor 4 Manual 109 Temp directory. e directory where the Editor will save temporary les. For example, if you make extensive edits t

TASCAM GigaEditor 4 Manual 11 Banks A GigaStudio file can contain up to 128 instruments, each assigned to a bank. By default, all instruments are

110 TASCAM GigaEditor 4 Manual Wave drop. e single option in this category controls what happens when you drop two or more samples at once into a

TASCAM GigaEditor 4 Manual 111 will add that le's directory to the Editor's recent list, and vice versa. When the box is unchecked, the t

112 TASCAM GigaEditor 4 Manual is command displays or hides the Toolbar. e rst three toolbar buttons are shortcuts for the New, Open, and Sa

TASCAM GigaEditor 4 Manual 113 Tall Velocity Window: [Alt] + [V] + [V] Checking this menu option causes the velocity window to expand to ll the ent

114 TASCAM GigaEditor 4 Manual Chapter 7: Editor Windows and Context Menu Commands is chapter presents a window-by-window tour of the Editor. Ma

TASCAM GigaEditor 4 Manual 115 Banks Creating a New Bank 1. Double-click on an instrument to bring up the Instrument Properties. You can change

116 TASCAM GigaEditor 4 Manual 1. To Delete a Bank, select the Bank you wish to delete with the mouse. Keep in mind that when you delete a Bank,

TASCAM GigaEditor 4 Manual 117 Paste Bank 1. Go to the Edit menu and choose Paste bank. You can also use [Ctrl] + [V] on the computer keyboard.

118 TASCAM GigaEditor 4 Manual • e instruments can all be inside a single bank or organized across several banks. • Instruments respond to stand

TASCAM GigaEditor 4 Manual 119 2. Select Paste instrument from the Edit menu or use [Ctrl] + [V] on the computer keyboard. 3. Or right-click on th

12 TASCAM GigaEditor 4 Manual Dimensions Regions are futher subdivided by dimensions. A dimension can have up to 128 splits each triggering a

120 TASCAM GigaEditor 4 Manual Instrument Properties ere are two ways to open the Instrument Properties dialog. • Double-click on an instrument

TASCAM GigaEditor 4 Manual 121 Tuning Adjust (cents). You can adjust the global tuning of the entire instrument in cents over a range of 7 octaves u

122 TASCAM GigaEditor 4 Manual The Sample Window e Sample Window is the area of the Instrument Editor interface where the instrument samples are

TASCAM GigaEditor 4 Manual 123 A tiny letter “A” indicates that this is the Audition Sample for the currently selected instrument. A blue-green wa

124 TASCAM GigaEditor 4 Manual Properties (sample only) Brings up the Sample Properties window shown below. Whenever you map a sample to a region

TASCAM GigaEditor 4 Manual 125 Import directory • is command lets you import an entire folder of samples. • Use this window to nd sample fold

126 TASCAM GigaEditor 4 Manual • is is a good option if you have made audio changes to your samples outside GigaStudio aer having mapped out the

TASCAM GigaEditor 4 Manual 127 For each instrument in a .gig le, there is a designated “audition sample” in the wave pool. is can be a quick demo

128 TASCAM GigaEditor 4 Manual Move sample(s) to folder (sample only) Moves the selected sample to a dierent folder. Samples may also be dragged

TASCAM GigaEditor 4 Manual 129 Select this menu option to turn the “jump” feature on or o. When the feature is on, the menu option will display a c

TASCAM GigaEditor 4 Manual 13 Chapter 2: Creating a Giga Instrument Giga instruments can range from the very simple (an instrument can be made from

130 TASCAM GigaEditor 4 Manual The Region Window e Region Window shows the locations of regions on the keyboard, and allows you to add, move, and

TASCAM GigaEditor 4 Manual 131 Keyswitch Region is gray region represents the area of the keyboard reserved for use by the Keyswitch dimension. I

132 TASCAM GigaEditor 4 Manual Selecting Regions To select a single region, simply click that region with the le mouse button. e rst region yo

TASCAM GigaEditor 4 Manual 133 By stretching a single chromatic note region both right (upward in pitch) and le (downward in pitch) in range it is p

134 TASCAM GigaEditor 4 Manual Properties Click on “Properties” in the region menu to bring up the Region Properties window. You may also double-

TASCAM GigaEditor 4 Manual 135 When regions are pasted, the accompanying samples may also be pasted, but only if they are not already present in the

136 TASCAM GigaEditor 4 Manual The Waveform Window This window displays the audio waveform and several of the editing parameters. e parameters

TASCAM GigaEditor 4 Manual 137 e envelope display is color coded: • e amplitude envelope is drawn in yellow. • e lter envelope is drawn in v

138 TASCAM GigaEditor 4 Manual Loop and Start Offset markers ese markers indicate the loop points and start oset for the sample. ey can be m

TASCAM GigaEditor 4 Manual 139 The Velocity Window While a velocity dimension is not fundamentally dierent from any other dimension, the Velocity W

14 TASCAM GigaEditor 4 Manual Creating a New File To create a new, empty .gig le, choose File-New on the Editor’s main menu. (e rst button on

140 TASCAM GigaEditor 4 Manual Assigning a Mono sample to the Velocity Map will automatically put it in Mono mode. Assigning a Stereo sample t

TASCAM GigaEditor 4 Manual 141 Velocity Split Points Velocity Split points are displayed by horizontal divider lines. ese are adjustable by dragg

142 TASCAM GigaEditor 4 Manual While it’s common to map a single sample to a single region in this way, much more powerful mapping operations can b

TASCAM GigaEditor 4 Manual 143 The Dimension Controller dialog Click on the header bar at the top of the Velocity window to open the Dimension Cont

144 TASCAM GigaEditor 4 Manual The Velocity Context Menu Right click in the Velocity dimension window to bring up the context menu. Copy articul

TASCAM GigaEditor 4 Manual 145 Force to mono (stereo) Forces the region to be either mono or stereo. Since mono and stereo samples cannot be mixed

146 TASCAM GigaEditor 4 Manual Dimension Controllers Every dimension has a control source which helps determine which sample will play back at

TASCAM GigaEditor 4 Manual 147 Keyboard. Keyboard (also called keyswitch) control allows changing from one split to another by striking otherwise un

148 TASCAM GigaEditor 4 Manual The Dimension Context Menu Right-click on an active dimension window to bring up the context menu. Copy articulat

TASCAM GigaEditor 4 Manual 149 Now back to the selection lock buttons. If you know you'll be making broad edits to your instrument, rather than

TASCAM GigaEditor 4 Manual 15 By arranging your samples into folders that match your instrument’s splits, you’ll be able to use the Editor’s more pow

150 TASCAM GigaEditor 4 Manual Chapter 8: Articulation Parameters Reference In the sections that follow, we'll describe the articulation para

TASCAM GigaEditor 4 Manual 151 An envelope, in its simplest terms, is a representation of a sound’s dynamic properties as they change over time. All

152 TASCAM GigaEditor 4 Manual Decay 2 Time (sec) e Decay 2 Time is measured in seconds (0.000-60.000) or is set to “Innite” which overrides t

TASCAM GigaEditor 4 Manual 153 • O. No response to the MIDI control source. • Low. Very light response to the MIDI control source. • Medium. M

154 TASCAM GigaEditor 4 Manual e Frequency may have any value between 0.1 and 10 Hz and sets the rate at which the LFO oscillates. Internal dept

TASCAM GigaEditor 4 Manual 155 When “Internal” is selected, the LFO depth is xed at the value specied by the “Internal depth” parameter (above).

156 TASCAM GigaEditor 4 Manual Filter Settings Filters shape the timbre of a sound by altering (ltering) the amplitude of specic frequency ran

TASCAM GigaEditor 4 Manual 157 Cutoff frequency is sets the maximum lter cuto frequency. e range is 0-127. is parameter is only available i

158 TASCAM GigaEditor 4 Manual Resonance Resonance (“Q”) creates a peak in amplitude at the specic cuto frequency, and is used to generate class

TASCAM GigaEditor 4 Manual 159 e range is 0-127, with a default value of 60 (middle C). Velocity scale is value is used to scale the currently sel

16 TASCAM GigaEditor 4 Manual The Import samples command 1. To import individual samples into a folder, right-click on the folder and choose Impo

160 TASCAM GigaEditor 4 Manual Velocity curve set to “Linear”: Velocity curve set to “Non-linear”:

TASCAM GigaEditor 4 Manual 161 Velocity curve set to “Special”: Response Settings In the Filter section above we described the Filter velocity

162 TASCAM GigaEditor 4 Manual e velocity split point is also visible in the velocity dimension window. Modifying the velocity ranges is one way

TASCAM GigaEditor 4 Manual 163 Release curve range Works in conjunction with the Release response curve, above. Refer to the previous section for d

164 TASCAM GigaEditor 4 Manual Attenuation is measured in decibels (dB). is parameter is always a positive number, with higher values indicating d

TASCAM GigaEditor 4 Manual 165 is setting enables or disables the Pitch Tracking of samples across the keyboard. It is typically disabled for non-p

166 TASCAM GigaEditor 4 Manual Because editing individual crossfade points is tedious and must usually be coordinated with the crossfades in adjace

TASCAM GigaEditor 4 Manual 167 Sample Settings is section allows you to override the unity note and ne tuning of individual samples. ere are

168 TASCAM GigaEditor 4 Manual Dynamic Expression Filter (DEF) e Dynamic Expression Filter (DEF) provides a phase corrected, 7th order, morphing

TASCAM GigaEditor 4 Manual 169 Modulator Selects the modulation source for the lter, which may be the MIDI controller selected in the Modulator CC

TASCAM GigaEditor 4 Manual 17 4. Select a sample or a group of samples and click on the Open button to import the samples into the folder. (To sele

170 TASCAM GigaEditor 4 Manual With Aertouch chosen as the DEF Modulator source, it is possible to oset the lter curve by a value between 0 and

TASCAM GigaEditor 4 Manual 171 (pp) - quiet or pianissimo (minimum lter setting) (mf) - moderate or mezzo forte (median lter setting) () - loud

172 TASCAM GigaEditor 4 Manual Chapter 9: Editing Parameters in the Region Window e previous section explained the various articulation parameter

TASCAM GigaEditor 4 Manual 173 Next, select the region or regions that you want to edit. Drag any one of the blue markers to adjust the paramete

174 TASCAM GigaEditor 4 Manual Before Aer Drag with linear scaling In this mode the parameter is scaled across the keyboard.  e lowest or hi

TASCAM GigaEditor 4 Manual 175 Before Aer Changing the Vertical Resolution e scale for the axis is displayed at the right side of the Region V

176 TASCAM GigaEditor 4 Manual Some articulation parameters have a very limited range (for example, those that can only be set to “Yes” or “No”).

TASCAM GigaEditor 4 Manual 177 Chapter 10: Macros A Macro is a time saving feature that allows you to save any particular parameter edit or group of

178 TASCAM GigaEditor 4 Manual 3. e “Save articulation macro” dialog appears. Enter a name for the macro in the Save as box. You can also assoc

TASCAM GigaEditor 4 Manual 179 Applying Macros Once you have saved a macro, you can apply it at any time to the regions and splits that are currentl

18 TASCAM GigaEditor 4 Manual The Import directory command is command is used to import an entire directory of .wav les at once. e samples are

180 TASCAM GigaEditor 4 Manual Editing Macros While you can’t actually edit the contents of a macro once it’s created, you can change its name or

TASCAM GigaEditor 4 Manual 181 Chapter 11: Intelligent MIDI (iMIDI) Rules iMIDI rules are bits of extra logic which can be added to a Giga instrumen

182 TASCAM GigaEditor 4 Manual 3. Add and edit your iMIDI rule (the current version of GigaStudio supports one rule per instrument). Click OK t

TASCAM GigaEditor 4 Manual 183 3. Add and edit your iMIDI rule (the current version of GigaStudio supports one rule per instrument). Click OK to

184 TASCAM GigaEditor 4 Manual Pattern Alternator Initialization window 3. Click on the Edit button to edit the settings of the rule. See the

TASCAM GigaEditor 4 Manual 185 The MIDI Filter Rule is rule allows you to lter any type of MIDI event or group of events so that the instrument wi

186 TASCAM GigaEditor 4 Manual Some audio examples of the Legato Rule can be found in the “Editor Tutorial Files” directory for this chapter: Trum

TASCAM GigaEditor 4 Manual 187 Alternate Non-Legato Key 1 and 2. ese keys provide alternate sustaining samples when pressed. You can toggle betwee

188 TASCAM GigaEditor 4 Manual e Smart MIDI splits should be laid out as follows: 1. Legato Up 1 (half step) 2. Legato Up 2 (whole step) 3. Le

TASCAM GigaEditor 4 Manual 189 6. p-f-p swell 7. Tremolo 8. Pizzicato Add the Pattern Alternation rule using the iMIDI Rule Manager. e congu

TASCAM GigaEditor 4 Manual 19 Importing Samples from the Windows Desktop Oen the most convenient way to import directories and samples is to drag a

190 TASCAM GigaEditor 4 Manual Play the keyboard and watch how the articulations advance from left to right each time you play a note in the top pa

TASCAM GigaEditor 4 Manual 191 Try changing some of the numbers around and play the keyboard again, noticing the dierence in the order of the sample

192 TASCAM GigaEditor 4 Manual Saving a Pattern Alternation rule Like any iMIDI rule, the Pattern Alternation rule can be saved into a .gig le f

TASCAM GigaEditor 4 Manual 193 Note to trigger. e MIDI note that will be triggered by the controller. Note On/Note O. Determines whether the con

194 TASCAM GigaEditor 4 Manual is rule was created to enhance sample libraries that rely on the real ambience of the room or hall they were record

TASCAM GigaEditor 4 Manual 195 Designing a custom filter MIDI lters are designed in the upper third of the Rule Builder dialog. Incoming MIDI:

196 TASCAM GigaEditor 4 Manual • is will also change depending on the type of incoming MIDI event. • For Note On & O the data will be Veloc

TASCAM GigaEditor 4 Manual 197 Modify Existing Filter Choose an existing Filter from the Filter List to edit it. is avoids having to create an exis

198 TASCAM GigaEditor 4 Manual Functionality e following parameters are available for customizing your Mando-Tremolo rule: Tremolo Rate control

TASCAM GigaEditor 4 Manual 199 Playzone e playzone denes the musical keyboard region over which the rule will be applied. By default the soware wi

2 TASCAM GigaEditor 4 Manual TASCAM GigaEditor 4 User Manual Copyright © 2008 TEAC America, Inc. All rights reserved. No part of this manua

20 TASCAM GigaEditor 4 Manual 3. You can do this with more samples and put them in any of the folders. In this example, we put some Kick samples

200 TASCAM GigaEditor 4 Manual A fast portamento time (lower CC value) is excellent for trills over short intervals (up to a perfect fourth if th

TASCAM GigaEditor 4 Manual 201 e Custom PRF mode (Portamento Reshaping Filter) of the Legato Portamento rule incorporates region specic PRF lter s

202 TASCAM GigaEditor 4 Manual Portamento Reshaping Filter Tab (Customizing Profiles) Extended portamento controls and region specic PRF settings

TASCAM GigaEditor 4 Manual 203 Upward tuning reference Selects the PRF’s ‘Upward long’ interval tuning reference. 1-31 = specied in semitones, 0 = d

204 TASCAM GigaEditor 4 Manual Downward Long – Controls the target lter settings for the Downward Long Interval as dened by the ‘Downward Tuning

TASCAM GigaEditor 4 Manual 205 Additional PRF Tips and Considerations Short and Long Interval Calibration If you are going to create both short an

206 TASCAM GigaEditor 4 Manual Mono Rule: Legato mode with connecting samples Overview e legato mode with connecting samples enabling developer

TASCAM GigaEditor 4 Manual 207 NOTES: e round robin dimension is an optional dimension that allows the instrument to vary samples and/or articulati

208 TASCAM GigaEditor 4 Manual Following is a simple example of how the sample will connect two notes using the above layout assuming no Round Robi

TASCAM GigaEditor 4 Manual 209 e transitional and secondary release will trigger exactly the same way as dened in the normal mode. If the sound dev

TASCAM GigaEditor 4 Manual 21 2. Drag and drop a folder or several folders from the desktop into the Sample Window. 3. All the folders and th

210 TASCAM GigaEditor 4 Manual Additional info: -comments <string up 63 characters long> -author <string up 63 characters long>

22 TASCAM GigaEditor 4 Manual 4. Click on the check boxes to open or close the folders to display or hide the samples. Now the samples are import

TASCAM GigaEditor 4 Manual 23 To use this feature, you must visit the Preferences dialog (Edit-Preferences on the main menu) and specify either the n

24 TASCAM GigaEditor 4 Manual 3. is will create a new region, which will also be indicated in the Velocity Window below. 4. In this case, the

TASCAM GigaEditor 4 Manual 25 Resizing Regions 1. To resize a region, grab one of the edges with the mouse so that the mouse turns into a le-righ

26 TASCAM GigaEditor 4 Manual Selecting and Moving Multiple Regions Note: to select individual regions, be sure the “All regions” selection lock b

TASCAM GigaEditor 4 Manual 27 5. ese non-contiguous regions can then be moved around the Region Window. ey will maintain their relationship with

28 TASCAM GigaEditor 4 Manual e Dimension Controller dialog appears: We’ll explain this dialog in more detail in the next chapter. For now, ju

TASCAM GigaEditor 4 Manual 29 1. Select Edit-Preferences from the main menu. 2. In the Preferences dialog, nd the section called Velocity sp

TASCAM GigaEditor 4 Manual 3 Table of Contents Chapter 1: About the GigaStudio 4.0 Instrument Editor...

30 TASCAM GigaEditor 4 Manual is maps the sample to the region, but unfortunately it maps to the entire region, including all four of our veloci

TASCAM GigaEditor 4 Manual 31 Now each velocity split is mapped to the correct sample. When mapping unpitched samples such as most drums, use the sa

32 TASCAM GigaEditor 4 Manual 2. e Editor creates a region for each sample you drop, located on the keyboard according to pitch. If necessar

TASCAM GigaEditor 4 Manual 33 3. If you drop samples into the Region Window using the right mouse button, you’ll get a slightly dierent result. I

34 TASCAM GigaEditor 4 Manual e drop maps the samples across the keyboard according to their pitches.

TASCAM GigaEditor 4 Manual 35 Next, we’ll map the second velocity layer using the samples in folder “Velocity2”. Instead of dropping this folder in

36 TASCAM GigaEditor 4 Manual Stack on single region. Unlike all of the other options, this modies only the single focus region (highlighted oran

TASCAM GigaEditor 4 Manual 37 More About Sample Mapping Before we close this chapter we’ll mention a few last topics related to mapping samples. Pi

38 TASCAM GigaEditor 4 Manual 2. is will remove any sample that was mapped to this split, indicated by “Not mapped” where the sample name would o

TASCAM GigaEditor 4 Manual 39 Chapter 3: Tutorial: Creating a Multi-Dimensional Instrument In the simplest possible Giga instrument, each region wou

4 TASCAM GigaEditor 4 Manual Editing in the Region Window...

40 TASCAM GigaEditor 4 Manual Smart MIDI processor. is special dimension is used in conjunction with Intelligent MIDI (iMIDI) rules such as the P

TASCAM GigaEditor 4 Manual 41 2. Click on the header at the top of the Velocity window. 3. e Dimension Controller dialog for the Velocity dimens

42 TASCAM GigaEditor 4 Manual • If you click on the bottom split, it highlights and the name “So” appears in the Velocity Window header at the to

TASCAM GigaEditor 4 Manual 43 3. Drag and drop the Bass-Sustain f E2 (this is the piano/so sample) to the bottom split in the Velocity Map. The

44 TASCAM GigaEditor 4 Manual 7. Play E2 on your MIDI keyboard to hear the results. Play so and loud and notice how the sample changes depending

TASCAM GigaEditor 4 Manual 45 3. When you select the other velocity split, its sample then gets highlighted in yellow with the orange border.

46 TASCAM GigaEditor 4 Manual 6. Play the bass note again at various velocities. When you play loud, the top velocity is selected and highlighted

TASCAM GigaEditor 4 Manual 47 4. at will create a second split in the Split Names section. Rename the splits to “Sustain” and “Staccato” from top

48 TASCAM GigaEditor 4 Manual 7. To make the new Staccato samples sound when the Mod Wheel is pushed up, leave the upper Mod Wheel split selected

TASCAM GigaEditor 4 Manual 49 3. Click on the Down button to move the Sustain split below the Staccato split. Click OK to close the dialog. 4.

TASCAM GigaEditor 4 Manual 5 Chapter 1: About the GigaStudio 4.0 Instrument Editor e GigaStudio Instrument Editor is a separate application that wo

50 TASCAM GigaEditor 4 Manual Change to Sustain Pedal 1. Click on the header of the Mod Wheel dimension split to start the Dimension Controller d

TASCAM GigaEditor 4 Manual 51 2. is time, change the controller to “Keyboard” and click OK. 3. Now the dimension has been changed to “Keyboard,”

52 TASCAM GigaEditor 4 Manual 5. Alternatively, the Keyswitch range can be set numerically in the Instrument Properties window. Double-click on t

TASCAM GigaEditor 4 Manual 53 Examples: • Use a MIDI controller to change between ltered and unltered playback of the same sample. • Change betw

54 TASCAM GigaEditor 4 Manual 4. Set the Control source to “Layer”. Type in a Description and name the Split names to So and Loud. Click OK.

TASCAM GigaEditor 4 Manual 55 7. Select the Loud dimension split and drag “Bass-Sustain f E2” to the velocity map. 8. Now select both the Layer

56 TASCAM GigaEditor 4 Manual 11. Now select the Loud layer dimension only, and change the “Attenuation controller invert” parameter to “Yes”.

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58 TASCAM GigaEditor 4 Manual Chapter 4: Tutorial: Advanced Drum Kit In this lesson, we will create a full drum kit that will utilize many of the

TASCAM GigaEditor 4 Manual 59 2. Right-click under C2 in the Region Window and choose “New region” from the context menu. is will create a new reg

6 TASCAM GigaEditor 4 Manual 3. e wave view has a new mode in which the sample is drawn as if the amplitude envelope has already been applied to

60 TASCAM GigaEditor 4 Manual 6. Choose the Save As option. 7. Find a place on your Giga Sounds hard drive to save this instrument. Enter a l

TASCAM GigaEditor 4 Manual 61 11. Drag the velocity split point to adjust the splits until they sound and feel right. Play the Kick drum and use th

62 TASCAM GigaEditor 4 Manual 14. Change the Release Time with the mouse or with text entry. You can experiment with dierent settings in real ti

TASCAM GigaEditor 4 Manual 63 16. Make sure all four velocity splits are still highlighted. is lter will span all four splits. (You can however

64 TASCAM GigaEditor 4 Manual 20. Right-click on the Kick Drum region and choose Copy region from the context menu. 21. Now, right-click in the

TASCAM GigaEditor 4 Manual 65 1. Create two new regions at E2 and F2. ese will be the Le and Right snare samples. Notice how these new regions a

66 TASCAM GigaEditor 4 Manual 5. Adjust the velocity split points and the Release Time of both Snare Drum regions just like with the Kick Drum.

TASCAM GigaEditor 4 Manual 67 8. e result is a labeled dimension switch. 9. Select the Le Snare region and then select the “Snares O” dimensi

68 TASCAM GigaEditor 4 Manual Mod Wheel Back: snares ON Mod Wheel Forward: snares OFF A note about dissimilar regions As a side note, look at

TASCAM GigaEditor 4 Manual 69 1. Create three new regions, one for each Tom. Put them on notes G2, A2, and B2. e regions should automatically have

TASCAM GigaEditor 4 Manual 7 If an instrument is already loaded into GigaStudio, you can also launch the Editor from the Loaded Instruments pane.

70 TASCAM GigaEditor 4 Manual 5. Now the Toms have a labeled dimension switch. 6. Select the G2 region. is will be the Floor Tom. 7. Sele

TASCAM GigaEditor 4 Manual 71 9. Select the “Snares O” dimension. 10. Now map out the “Tom-Floor” Samples using the right mouse button. ese

72 TASCAM GigaEditor 4 Manual • ey all have four velocity splits. • We will enable “Self Masking” to save polyphony for the long sustain times.

TASCAM GigaEditor 4 Manual 73 4. Select the D3 region in the Region Window. Map the “Ride Bell” samples using the right mouse button. 5. Select t

74 TASCAM GigaEditor 4 Manual e nal thing we will do to the cymbals is enable the “Self Masking” articulation parameter to save polyphony. With

TASCAM GigaEditor 4 Manual 75 11. In the Parameters Window, bring up the Mix/Layer section. 12. Set the Self-Masking parameter to Yes. 13

76 TASCAM GigaEditor 4 Manual 1. Create three more regions at G3, A3, and B3. Select the lemost two regions G3 and A3. ese regions will be the

TASCAM GigaEditor 4 Manual 77 5. Select the “Hi-Hat Open” Dimension Split. 6. Map the “Hi-Hat Tip Open” samples using the right mouse button.

78 TASCAM GigaEditor 4 Manual 9. Select the A3 region. is region will have the Hi-Hat Edge samples. 10. Select the “Hi-Hat Open” Dimension Spl

TASCAM GigaEditor 4 Manual 79 13. Map the “Hi-Hat Edge Close” samples using the right mouse button. e last thing to map out is the Foot Closed

8 TASCAM GigaEditor 4 Manual is will launch the editor and open the selected .gig le. You can open multiple .gig les at once by selecting sev

80 TASCAM GigaEditor 4 Manual Pressing down on the pedal will change to the Closed Hi-Hat samples, just like the pedal of a real Hi-Hat. Releasing

TASCAM GigaEditor 4 Manual 81 20. at will bring up the conguration dialog for the Controller Triggered rule. • Set the Controller to “64 Sustai

82 TASCAM GigaEditor 4 Manual 23. Choose Properties from the context menu. 24. Set the Key group to 1, and click OK. Make sure the instrument i

TASCAM GigaEditor 4 Manual 83 Chapter 5: The Instrument Wizard Up to this point, everything has been done manually with the drag-and-drop method. T

84 TASCAM GigaEditor 4 Manual Organizing by Folders e Instrument Wizard can also map out complex dimension and velocity splits but to do this, th

TASCAM GigaEditor 4 Manual 85 Click the Next button to proceed to the next step. 4. Select the checkbox “Create Regions every” and set it to 1

86 TASCAM GigaEditor 4 Manual 6. Leave these check boxes blank and click the Next button to move to the next step. • “Ignore unity notes” is for

TASCAM GigaEditor 4 Manual 87 is is the nal step of the Instrument Wizard. As you can see, the Velocity split state names are in the section on

88 TASCAM GigaEditor 4 Manual 13. Each region has the four velocity splits that were represented by the four folders of samples. Each sample is m

TASCAM GigaEditor 4 Manual 89 With the region-per-sample layout, we are limited to one envelope per group of keys: With the chromatic region layou

TASCAM GigaEditor 4 Manual 9 This window is very similar to the Open dialog in other programs, but there are a few features that are specific to Giga

90 TASCAM GigaEditor 4 Manual 2. Start the Instrument Wizard and go to Step 2. 3. is time select the “Make a region per sample” option. i

TASCAM GigaEditor 4 Manual 91 Move on to Step 4 of the Instrument Wizard. Here is where the naming comes in real handy. is would just be a matrix

92 TASCAM GigaEditor 4 Manual 11. e Dimension Control window shows the Keyswitch splits and the descriptive names that were entered in the Instr

TASCAM GigaEditor 4 Manual 93 Here is the nal Step showing all the articulations and names. Here is what you would see if you don’t enter descri

94 TASCAM GigaEditor 4 Manual e Layer dimension could use the Mod Wheel to gradually fade in the Tremolo layer. e Sustain Pedal would switch to

TASCAM GigaEditor 4 Manual 95 Load Indicator Lights Not loaded. e .gig le is not loaded. You need to click the Download button to load it to the

96 TASCAM GigaEditor 4 Manual 2. In the GigaStudio Browser screen, look in the lower le for the check box labeled “Keep all waves in extension

TASCAM GigaEditor 4 Manual 97 Chapter 6: Main Menu Commands In this chapter we’ll document the Editor’s main menu, one item at a time. File Menu

98 TASCAM GigaEditor 4 Manual When a .gig file is selected in the large browser window at left, a list of the samples in that file appears in the

TASCAM GigaEditor 4 Manual 99 A note about large .gig files Physically, Giga instrument les are limited to 2 GB in size, but Giga instruments ca