TASCAM GigaEditor 4 Manual 3
Table of Contents Chapter 1: About the GigaStudio 4.0 I nstrument Edito r..............................................................................................5
What’s New? ......................................................................................................................................................................5
Launching the Instru ment Editor .................................................................................................................................6
Opening a .GIG l e from the Instrum ent Editor ......................................................................................................8
Loading a .GIG l e into the sampl er............................................................................................................................9
Anatomy of a .GIG Fi le .................................................................................................................................................10
Chapter 2: Creating a Giga Instrument ...........................................................................................................................13
Creating a New Fil e........................................................................................................................................................14
Importing Samples .........................................................................................................................................................14
Creating a Region ...........................................................................................................................................................23
Creating a Dimensio n....................................................................................................................................................27
Mapping Samples to a Regio n......................................................................................................................................29
Hearing Your Work .......................................................................................................................................................31
A Faster Way To Work .................................................................................................................................................31
More About Sample Mappi ng.....................................................................................................................................37
Chapter 3: Tutorial: Creating a Multi- Dimensional Instru ment ..............................................................................39
Creating the velocity split .............................................................................................................................................40
Mapping the Sample s.....................................................................................................................................................42
Playback Monitoring ......................................................................................................................................................44
Adding a Second Dimensio n.......................................................................................................................................46
Changing the Order o f Dimension Spli ts..................................................................................................................48
Changing the Dimensi on Controller .........................................................................................................................49
Chapter 4: Tutorial: Advanced Drum K it.......................................................................................................................58
Kick Drum........................................................................................................................................................................58
Snare Drum......................................................................................................................................................................64
Toms..................................................................................................................................................................................68
Cymbals.............................................................................................................................................................................71
Hi-Hats..............................................................................................................................................................................75
Chapter 5: e Instru ment Wizard..................................................................................................................................83
Preparing the Samp les...................................................................................................................................................83
Using the Instrument Wiz ard: A Simple Mapping .................................................................................................84
Using the Instrument Wiz ard: A Complex Mapping .............................................................................................89
Load Status .......................................................................................................................................................................94
Separating Paramet ers from .GIG l e........................................................................................................................95
Chapter 6: Main Me nu Commands .................................................................................................................................97
File Menu..........................................................................................................................................................................97
Edit Menu.......................................................................................................................................................................101
MIDI Menu....................................................................................................................................................................111
View Menu .....................................................................................................................................................................111
Window Menu...............................................................................................................................................................113
Help Menu......................................................................................................................................................................113
Chapter 7: Editor Wi ndows and Context Menu Command s..................................................................................114
e Bank/Instrum ent Window .................................................................................................................................114
e Sample Windo w....................................................................................................................................................122
e Region Windo w....................................................................................................................................................130
e Waveform Wind ow.............................................................................................................................................136
e Dimension Wi ndows...........................................................................................................................................138
e Articulatio n Window...........................................................................................................................................149
Chapter 8: Articulation Pa rameters Reference ............................................................................................................150
Dynamic Expression Filter (DE F).............................................................................................................................168
Chapter 9: Editing P arameters in the Region Window .............................................................................................172