Tascam GigaStudio User Manual
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TASCAM GigaEditor 4 Manual
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Temp directory.
Th e directory where the Editor will save temporary files. For example, if you
make extensive edits to a .gig file and then issue the Save command, the file is first assembled in
the temp directory and only then moved to its final location. Samples exported for editing are also
written to this directory. If you leave this field blank, the Editor will use the default Windows
temp folder.
Audio editor.
To make changes to the audio of the samples, you need to use an external audio
editor. Th is setting will choose which audio editor to launch when you use the Edit audio
command on a sample.
Middle C is.
Sets the method of numbering octaves everywhere in the editor. By default, middle
C (MIDI note 60) is referred to as C4. You can change this to make the editor's numbering agree
with your other MIDI software or hardware.
Note that the octave numbering in effect may also effect the "Guess from filename" option when
importing samples (see below).
Velocity splits for manually created regions.
Defines the initial structure of regions that you
create manually by right-clicking in the keyboard display and selecting “Create region”.
Unity note for imported .wav files.
Tells the Editor how to set the unity note for imported
samples, when no unity note is defined in the .wav file itself. You can choose to simply default
such samples to middle C, or you can tell the editor to look for the unity note in the file name,
expressed as either a MIDI note number (“Piano ff 61.wav”) or as a note name (“Piano ff
C#4.wav”).
Th e import procedure is fairly clever about interpreting file names, but to avoid confusion you
should set the pitch value off by spaces (“Piano G5” not “PianoG5”). When using pitch names
with accidentals, note that only sharps are recognized (“Piano G#5” not “Piano Ab5”). Also note
that the interpretation of pitch names is influenced by the octave number selected for middle C
(see above).
Some wave editors insert a default unity note which may not be correct. If you want the pitch
expressed in the file name to override any setting inside the file, check Use the filename even if the
.wav file contains a different unity note.