Gigasampler (piano module) live

Has any performed on a Gigasampler driven controller with piano sounds against other live musicians - piano/winds/or strings?

There obviously is a latency factor (the time it takes to process the keyboard input and output a sound), and some indication is that if the latency is below 10 milleseconds, it is acceptable for live performance.

I am wondering if anyone on this group has had any live performance experiences to comment about. I'm thinking of trying to pair up 2 players on a real piano against a controller given one, and wonder about such items as trills and tremolos, grace notes, etc. that so often grace orchestral transcriptions.

John Laurence Poole

On 8/4/02 5:29 PM, in article

You might try asking this question on the NorthernSounds Gigasampler BBS:
http://www.northernsounds.com/

The 'Sample Libraries Discussion' section is the most active and I'd suggest posting there.

I haven't used Gigasampler with a live group, but have played a lot of 'music minus one' with a sequenced midi accompaniment and have not noticed latency being a problem. There has been some discussion on Northernsounds about latency - it seems to be a complex mix of midi interface, computer speed, etc. - but with a simple system like mine where the computer is essentially dedicated to Giga I doubt you'd have a problem.

extensive thread on PC-based systems for live use in rec.audio.pro subject: Re: CPU as live synth. Practical?

you can see the whole thread here:-
http://groups.google.com/groups?q=group:rec.audio.pro+insubject:Re:+i...

John, I play the gigasampler piano all the time now. I have a fast PC and when I am playing the gigapiano, that is all that is running. Do you own Gigasampler? If you do there is a good booklet describing how to optimize your PC for gigasampler.

I have noticed a very small amount of latency when I play, but only very slight. The response and depth of sound make this instrument a dream to play.

Knute

RSPE in Los Angeles build dedicated, rackmount Gigastudio systems. They come in both a 2' and a 1' rack, as far as I recall - and Dave at RSPE claims a latency below 3mS, which is about as good, as any hardware keyboard.

ML. Kim