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TASCAM GigaStudio 3.0 Solo is the much anticipated new version of the best and most powerful sampler. GigaStudio 3 offers up to 96-voice polyphony, 96kHz/24-bit sample support, ReWire support, VST hosting, realtime convolution modeling, and a new look and feel for improved usability and workflow. It retains the features that made GigaStudio the professional choice for sampling. As a standalone Windows application, GigaStudio 3 uses hard-disk streaming to create the most realistic sampled instruments ever created. It offers access to the finest sound libraries ever assembled, from extensive orchestral collections, detailed piano samples, rich basses, rare keyboards, and much more.
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TASCAM GigaStudio 3.0 Solo Specifications:
Recommended System Requirements
Windows XP SP1
Pentium 4 2.8GHz processor or AMD 3200 XP processor (SSE-compatible processors required for GigaPulse)
1GB RAM
DVD-ROM drive
1024 x 768 monitor resolution
1GB application hard drive space
Dedicated sample drive with many free gigabytes or sample storage space; 7200 RPM with 8MB cache, 8.9ms seek time
MIDI interface
GSIF-compatible sound card or ReWire-compatible host application
Minimum system requirements
The performance of this system depends largely on how full your startup drive is. The best way to increase the polyphony of this system would be an additional hard drive just for your samples:
Windows XP SP1
Pentium 4 1.7GHz processor or AMD 2100 XP processor (SSE-compatible processors required for GigaPulse)
512MB RAM
DVD-ROM drive
1024 x 768 monitor resolution
100MB application hard drive space
MIDI interface
GSIF-compatible sound card or ReWire-compatible host application
TASCAM GigaStudio 3.0 Solo Features:
96-voice polyphony
Supports ReWire routing into sequencing/recording applications such as Cubase, Nuendo, Sonar, and Pro Tools
New DSP Station: The mixer has expanded to 128 channels, 32 group faders and expanded processing with 4-band EQ and compression on each channel
Quick Edit control: Parameters such as tuning, envelopes, filters, attenuation, and sample offset programmable in realtime without having to go into the instrument editor
VST plug-in hosting
Real Time Surround Convolution
Intelligent MIDI: New controller rules including Expanded Legato, Alternation, Round Robin, and Random sample playback for enhanced realism
24-Bit/96kHz instrument support: GS3 allows creation and implementation of 24-bit/96kHz sample libraries with 192K hardware support
Enhanced Capture To Wave (multi channel): Now simultaneously record 64 audio streams
Unlimited Instrument Stacking: Load as many instruments as you wish on a single MIDI channel
Control each of the stacked instruments parameters and route each stacked instrument to its own audio channel
Up to 256 Dimensions available for creating expressive keyswitches and crossfades
GSIF 2.0 with Kernel Level MIDI and support for 32 channels of audio input and 64 channels of output
Any of the DSP Station's 128 channels can be made active to support input from an outside source
Revolutionary kernel-level audio engine is now available for incoming MIDI streams.
GigaPulse Pro NFX plug-in adds surround convolution reverb, instrument resonance and microphone modeling to your favorite libraries Up to 7 channels of convolution for surround applications
Resonant body modeling
Mic modeling and reverb convolution
Encoded instruments can be played back in any level of GigaStudio using GigaPulse SP