Auditioning instruments, Loading instruments – Teac GigaStudio 3 User Manual

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added a keyword that is easy to remember and relevant to the type of sound you are

looking for you will be able to recall it instantly.

Auditioning Instruments

Before loading any instrument it is possible to get a quick listen by using

the “Play Audition Sample” tool bar button.

It is possible to assign any sample within the .Gig file to an instrument’s

audition sample. Developer’s may provide a single sustained note, a short

phrase, an entire ensemble demo, or a spoken guide with examples of how to use the

instrument in a composition. By default, if no specific sample has been assigned, the

audition button will play the first alphanumeric named sample within the instrument.

To customize your own sample libraries, you may wish to compose your own short

phrases, perhaps with or without spoken notes, to remind yourself of how you would

intend to use a particular instrument. In this manner, you can create your own genre-

specific examples or even journal entries tied directly to the instrument files for future

reference.

Loading Instruments

While the audition sample button is helpful, to actually play a sample you must first

load it onto a MIDI port channel. To do this we will use the “Audition Mode” button.

The “Audition Mode” button has an active and inactive state. Click the

button to place it in the active state.

You first need to select a port and channel to load an instrument. Click on

a port channel to make it the active channel. By default, Channel 1 on Port 1

is selected and any instrument that is double-clicked in the QuickSound loader will be

loaded to this location.