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Browse to the program file location of your preferred sequencer and wave editor application. It must be
located on the same computer as GigaStudio.
There is also an instrument editor, which launches the GigaStudio Instrument Editor. You can change this
default if third-party tools become available.
Startup and Recovery
You can set GigaStudio to load a default performance or load the last performance used.
“Load the last Window sizes and position at startup” retains the size and position of the interface elements of
the last saved session.
“Always start audio engine during startup” enables the audio engine automatically whenever GigaStudio is
started. This is recommended unless you are having difficulties with your audio hardware when starting
GigaStudio. You can then use this option as a means of troubleshooting your system at startup.
When GigaStudio is already running, you can start and stop the audio engine by clicking the tool bar icon to
enable/disable it. When the audio engine button is running as normal, the state will be displayed with a red
square in its corner.
If you stop the engine, the button will show a green pointer in its corner and your audio interface at the bottom
of the GigaStudio mixer will have a red highlight. Stopping the audio engine can help resolve a program
conflict or audio driver problem.
Visual Preferences
GigaStudio auto-hides the cursor when you adjust a fader or knob so that you can see the parameter you're
changing. To disable this feature, uncheck the "Auto hide cursor" box. You can also decrease the user interface
refresh rate and quality for better polyphony performance.
Reset Options
These checkboxes set the default behavior of the Reset button. “Reset Instruments” will clear any instruments
currently loaded into the MIDI Mixer port channel slots as well as any loaded in memory.
• “Reset Mixer” will return all mixer settings to their default state.
• “Reset Hardware” will clear any audio driver buffers and streams that are currently active.
• “Reset User Interace (Window sizes and positions)” is like the startup option. The main difference is
that this setting is used specifically for a “Reset” operation while the startup is intended to be used as
a “startup state”. You may wish for both to do exactly the same thing. If you would prefer not to
retain the window sizes and positions on a “Reset” then you should leave this option disabled.
• “Load Default performance after reset”. Use this option to load a preferred default performance upon
“Reset” whether or not you have defined this as a “startup state”.
Use combinations of reset options depending on the project and its specific needs. Here are some examples:
• Reset only the loaded instruments while retaining all the mixer settings and window positions and
sizes.
• Reset only the hardware in the case of overly stressed hardware/drivers.
• Reset the preferred default performance such as an orchestral template with a palette of instruments,
mixer settings, effects, and all the window sizes and positions.