- Pianoteq mainstage update#
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The ability to just be a host for a plugin is almost the least important part of Gig Performer compared to how it lets you manage and control those plugins for a live performance. Bidule can certainly host plugins (as can Max) but you still have to create patches to control what it does. I was noting that when I last responded to questions, we were getting "attacked" basically by people not believing us or claiming we were trolling.ĮigenD is a very specialized environment, no good to you unless you're actually playing an Eigenharp. No, sorry - I didn't mean that you were attacking. Had to do some stupid workarounds- then I went back to using a workstation keyboard. I spent weeks preparing my sounds and it never really worked right. I brought it up because the first and last time I used my computer for a live gig it was with this other software. My comment about the abandonware is unrelated to your product. $149 seems reasonable for a powerful tool and sometimes you need something powerful (like DP) to get the job done right. I certainly would not fight you on the price. Would you mind describing what Gig Performer does (in addition to hosting plugins) that make it more useful and powerful than MS or Eigen D or Bidule? I wasn't referring to anything specific about your software.
Pianoteq mainstage software#
Any person who is shopping for software needs to know specifics about what software actually does- and needs to kind of be a little discerning when reading introductory blurbs. My comment on "if it lives up to its claims" is not meant as an attack. Thanks for coming on and helping us understand this product. In particular, the deal that was announced yesterday where ILIO has taken us into their fold allows us to stay completely focused on further enhancing/improving Gig Performer so as long as users continue to be interested in what we're doing (which seems to be the case so far), we're not going anywhere! It wasn't intended to be a product but after some of our other musical colleagues saw it, it became clear that there actually was a need for "something better". However, GP was created as a labor of love after we decided that none of the other products out there really worked the way we wanted. Regarding the comment about abandonware, clearly there are no guarantees in life. (I would note that most people here, including me, are probably running DP which costs way more than Logic!) But if you think about it, your average plugin is $50-200, popular suites (NI, Arturia, etc) are way more than that and so the price of Gig Performer itself is very reasonable, given what it brings to the table. Mainstage, like Logic, is an aberration in terms of pricing, since it's really subsidized by Apple. Regarding the price, we're competitive with other 3rd party plugin hosts. But there's a lot more to supporting live performance musicians than simply hosting plugins and years of touring have given us many insights into what's really important. And no, EigenD does not have similar functionality unless you count JUST the ability to host plugins, which of course so does Bidule, Max and numerous other apps.
Pianoteq mainstage full#
I will say that I tour with several bands, one internationally (see ) and since last November (yes, before GP was actually released) I have been using only Gig Performer with 4 keyboard controllers, MIDI pedals, an iPad running Lemur (yes, Gig Performer has full OSC support) and an Eigenharp Alpha.
Pianoteq mainstage trial#
The fully functional trial (Mac and Windows) runs for 14 days so it's not hard to check it out. So the only really dependable way for users to determine whether it lives up to its claims is to actually try it. Worse, when we try to answer, or even point to comments from others (e.g., on Keyboard Mag's musicforum, or on our own forums or the GigPerformer Facebook page), the assumption is that we made the comments up and/or we're somehow faking the whole thing.
Pianoteq mainstage update#
In terms of living up to its claims, that comment is eerily familiar as each time we have announced an update (or indeed the original version last December) we immediately see lots of people saying, "if it works", "if it lives up to its claims", etc.
Pianoteq mainstage mac#
As a long time DP (and indeed just P, on a Mac Se 30 going way back) user who has benefited from having my questions answered here over the years, let me try to answer the questions about Gig Performer, as I happen to be one of the developers of that product.
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