Deskew Technologies
Gig Performer® 5 Essentials
Current
- Platforms
- macOS, Windows
- Licence
- One-off purchase
- Bundled instruments
- Yes
- Current version
- 5
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Deskew Technologies Gig Performer® 5 Pro
CurrentReleased 2017
Cross-platform plug-in host built around rackspaces (patch-cable diagrams of your plug-ins with a widget panel on top) plus variations, setlists and predictive loading. Comes with its own versions of Overloud TH-U, SynthMaster (1,000 sounds) and LostIn70s, with example rackspaces and a setlist built on them. $169 per platform, $199 for Mac and Windows together; Essentials is the $59 version.
Where to buy:gigperformer.com ↗
Specifications
General
- Manufacturer
- Deskew Technologies
- Status
- Current
- Released
- 2017
Platform & licence
- Platforms
- macOS, Windows
- Licence
- One-off purchase
- Current version
- 5
- Minimum OS
- macOS 10.9 / Windows 7 (64-bit)
What it does
- Bundled instruments
- Yes
- Plug-in formats
- AU, VST3, VST2, CLAP
- Set lists
- Yes
- Scripting
- Yes
- Features
- Rackspaces and variations, Predictive loading, Global rackspace, GP Script, OSC control, Timeline and song part actions, Audio and MIDI recording, Streaming audio file player, Rig Manager for swapping controllers, GP Relayer for DAW integration, Extension SDK, Bundled TH-U, SynthMaster and LostIn70s, Example templates and setlist
Featured in
Guides · Setup guide
The completely wire-free keyboard
How to put a keyboard anywhere on stage with no MIDI cable and no mains lead. A satellite board for a singer or guitarist, say, running on Bluetooth MIDI adaptors and a power bank that won't switch itself off.
Guides · Software guide
MainStage and Gig Performer®: the basics
What a live host is, why you want one instead of a DAW on stage and how MainStage and Gig Performer® organise sounds into patches, sets and rackspaces.