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6 TASCAM GigaEditor 4 Manual
3. Th e wave view has a new mode in which the sample is drawn as if the amplitude envelope has
already been applied to it. This mode is toggled by a small button near the zoom and unzoom
buttons.
4. Giga 4 supports a unique audition sample for each instrument in a .GIG file (not just a single
audition sample for the whole file). Right-click on a sample for options.
5. Right-clicking in the parameter value list (lower right) brings up a new “Copy to all instances”
menu option. Th e value of the selected parameter is copied to all subregions throughout the file
that are mapped to the same sample as the current one. For example, if a sample is found to
benefit from a fine tuning change, this feature can quickly copy the new tuning to any other splits
to which the same sample is asssigned.
6. Th e right-click menu in the sample list has a new option, “Replace all samples in all folders.” Th is
is an expansion of the existing “Replace all samples in folder” command. Th e editor searches a
specified root directory and its subdirectories, replacing any sample if a .wav or .dxl file with a
matching name is found. (Th ere is a more selective option for cases where the samples on disk are
arranged in subdirectories that mirror the folders in the .gig file. When this option is in effect,
samples in a given folder will be replaced only by files found in a subdirectory of the same name as
the folder.)
7. Th e maximum number of layers (splits in a layer dimension) has been increased from 8 to 128.
8. While in the past it’s been easy to change the controller assigned to a dimension, velocity has been
an exception: once a velocity dimension, always a velocity dimension. Giga Editor 4.0 will now
allow a velocity dimension to be changed to any other controller. Note that when this is done, the
dimension will move from the dedicated velocity window to one of the unused small dimension
windows.
9. An instrument can now cause up to two MIDI controllers to be initialized to specified values
whenever it is loaded. Th e controllers and their desired values are specified in the Instrument
Properties. Th is is for instruments using features like the Dynamic Expression Filter, which might
sound best when the controlling CC value is set to something other than the default.
10. A new variant of the “Round Robin” dimension controller has been added. Th e new controller is
called “Round Robin across keyboard”, and advances the dimension globally when a key is struck
anywhere on the keyboard. Th e older “Round Robin” (which is still available) advances the
dimension only for the region in which the note is played. In the case where the number of splits
in this dimension varies across the keyboard, the new rule uses a modulo addressing technique.
Launching the Instrument Editor
Th ere are several ways to open the Instrument Editor depending on your situation.
Opening the Instrument Editor from GigaStudio
To open the Instrument Editor from GigaStudio, click on the Launch Giga editor toolbar button.