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Gig files and Cubase


LookFEverythingOct 8, 2007 3:26am
Can anybody tell me how can I use gig files in Cubase? Or maybe a site that explain exactly what I must do with these? Thank you!

npftmOct 10, 2007 1:02am
.gig is the extension used by Tascam's Gigasampler software. You will need this as far as I am aware.

LookFEverythingOct 10, 2007 10:05am
Yes, but how can I use them (gig files) in Cubase? Do you use this program?
Thank you for your answer.

npftmOct 10, 2007 12:29pm
Steinberg have their own software sampler - Halion - and I think this will use .gig files. If not you will need Gigasampler or Gigastudio (later version which can be used as a VSTi plugin) to read them. There are also programs that will convert software sampler files, notably Chicken Systems Translator.

I haven't used software samplers much at all, and when I have it has been Native Instruments' Kontakt (which will also handle .gig files I think). I don't actually use Cubase either, so I am in no way an authority I am afraid.

Basically, you fire up the sampler (Gigastudio/Halion/Kontakt) in VSTi mode, open the file (in this case .gig) from within the sampler and it will be ready to use... in a rather crude nutshell, anyway.

Here are some links which will hopefully be less vague :)

tinyurl.com/2rkj67 [tinyurl.com/2rkj67]
steinberg.net/155_1.html [steinberg.net/155_1.html]
tascamgiga.com [tascamgiga.com]
chickensys.com [chickensys.com]
learngigastudio.com [learngigastudio.com]
tweakheadz.com/software_samplers.htm [tweakheadz.com/software_samplers.htm]
soundonsound.com/sos/nov05/articles/cubasenotes.htm [soundonsound.com/sos/nov05/articles/cubasenotes.htm]

LookFEverythingOct 10, 2007 2:24pm
Thank you so much! You were very helpful. The sites that you proposed, gave me many information about that. I'll try to do it.

Thank you again!

npftmOct 10, 2007 2:43pm
No problems :)


Gig files and Cubase

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