Teac GigaStudio - Manual (Page 5)

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How do I set up GSIF2 MIDI with GigaStudio 3? Do I need a GSIF2 MIDI Interface?
GSIF2 Kernel-Level MIDI can only be used with a combination audio/MIDI interface. If your
audio interface has a MIDI input and output and it is GSIF2 compatible, GSIF2 MIDI is
permitted. If you use a different audio card than the one with your MIDI I/O as your
GigaStudio audio interface, then GSIF2 MIDI won't work. For example, if you have a GSIF2
audio card as your audio interface, and a PCI-822 audio/MIDI interface that you want to use
for MIDI only, you won't be able to enable GSIF2 MIDI on the PCI-822. If you set the PCI-822
as your audio and MIDI interface, then you'll be able to use GSIF2 MIDI.
My audio card doesn’t support the GSIF driver, can I still run Gigastudio 3?
Yes we have now added Rewire 2 support to GS3. So if you are running a host application that
supports Rewire 2 on the same computer as Giga, you can simply Rewire the outputs of Giga
into the host application inputs and use any card that your host application supports.
If you are running Giga on a dedicated PC with no other Rewire host application then you will
need an audio card that supports either a GSIF 1 or 2 driver.
My audio card only supports GSIF 1 drivers at this time not GSIF2, Can I still use it
with GS3?
Yes GSIF 1 will work great for you. The older GSIF 1 driver spec was only capable of kernel
level audio output. The enhancements that come with GSIF 2 are kernel level midi and audio
input to GigaStudio. With GSIF 2 audio input you can process incoming audio with VST or NFX
effects in our DSP station (audio mixer) and with kernel level midi you will experience a faster
response time from midi trigger to audio output or better feel when playing GigaStudio.
I have a GSIF 2 compatible card but it does not have MIDI on it, I use a separate
MIDI interface. Will I still be able to take advantage of the kernel level low latency
MIDI?
At this time only audio cards with GSIF 2 support that have MIDI ports built in will have this
feature.
My audio card is not on your GSIF compatible list, but I am pretty sure it is GSIF
compatible. How can I know for sure?
If your card is not our list it may have came out after the last time our list was updated. The
only way to be sure is to check with card manufacture and see if they indeed support the GSIF
drive.
Can you guys (Tascam) write a GSIF driver for my audio card?
This has to be done by the audio card manufacturer.
GigaStudio File Formats:
How come when I save a performance (GSP) It does not save all of the settings I
made?
When you do a Save as in Gigastudio 3 the “Save as” box will appear, In that box (besides
choosing the path of where you want to save) you will have two choices “Save entire
Gigastudio environment” or “Use Customized Performance”. If you have “Use Customized
Performance” checked you may have certain settings unchecked so that they will not save.