giga files

[barry1]

do any pt 8 instrumtnets support giga file?

[filosofem]

Structure 1.1.0 supports Giga.

[Mark Wheaton]

Is there any specific info posted that explains step by step the best way to import Giga libraries?
When I open a Giga Library, all the patches load together in Structure, you must then Save As each patch to be able to access each individual patch. Also, some of the features such as Mod wheel filtering etc seem to be absent.
Any detailed info would be appreciated

I have Structure 1.1

[lkingston]

I have had terrible luck trying to open giga files directly in Structure. On the other hand Chicken Systems Translator converts giga to Structure quite well.

[GeneOuse]

This plugin is THE thing for GIGA files. Structure is terrible with GIGs.

[lkingston]

Do you have first-hand experience with this giga-player? I have a bunch of Gigasampler files (including the Miroslav orchestral library), some of which I've converted to Structure or Kontakt using Chicken Systems translator, but the conversions are never perfect and it is time consuming to go through this process. Also, I've had issues with Gigasampler sounds that use data compression. The conversion sometimes doesn't work and when it does, the converted files are much bigger. Does this player play back these files perfectly? I may need to get it.

[GeneOuse]

The various samples that I have it plays without issues. Try out the demo and see if it'll do the same for you.

[lkingston]

I just installed the demo. It installed a VST version but no RTAS version. I see in their web site that it is supposed to work with Pro Tools and RTAS. Is there something extra you need to do?