Tascam updates GigaStudio to v3.0.3

Tascam has updated GigaStudio to v3.0.3. Changes are detailed below.

Main App Maintenance Items:

• Problems with missed program/patch changes on banks not equal to 0 have been corrected.
  • Currently if the GSIF2 MIDI In driver (low latency) is being used and GS receives a patch change, the patch change occurs but will not be reflected in the UI until the UI has been refreshed.
  • If you try to patch change an instrument with built in convolution ON to or OFF of a channel, the engine will block that patch change.
• A problem with held notes before a program change not being turned off by the note off after the program change, leaving a stuck note, has been corrected.
• Error messages no longer get stuck under progress meters.
• MIDI Mixer Mute/Solo behavior has been improved.
• Crash when changing hardware settings while the GigaPulse UI is open has been fixed.
• Incompatibility with the TC PowerCore has been fixed.
• Correct show/hide cursor behavior in the QuickEdit UI has been implemented.
• NFX and VST plugin bypass state is now correctly restored after a save. Existing projects that have had this problem must be resaved using v3.03.

Enhancements:

• The QuickSound search edit box is now the control that has UI input focus when GS is launched. This allows immediate entry without clicking in the box.
• The File > Save command, Save toolbar shortcut and CTRL+S keyboard shortcut are now always available. Previously, they were only available when an app parameter had changed. Since plugins do not communicate their changed state to the app, the project could not be saved after a plugin parameter had been changed. It is now possible to Save any time.
• Changes have been made to improve compatibility with Hyper Threading enabled CPUs. However, due to the wide variety of PC hardware, there still may be some systems that exhibit instability.

System Memory Configuration Manager:

A new feature that has been added into v3.03, called the System Memory Configuration Manager. This feature was added to help the user test and configure their system memory for optimal use with GigaStudio 3. Field reports have indicated that the default Windows XP settings are not optimal for GigaStudio 3 when the system is populated with 1 Gig or more of memory. The System Memory Configuration Manager allows the user to test and verify their system, as well as configure the memory settings.

Editor Changes:

• The number of instrument layers that can be created has been increased from 8 to 127.
• UI improvements in Wave Pool Convert:
  • In the scrolling results list, "Too Short" with a red X has been changed to "Too short for conversion" with a gray check mark. This more accurately shows that the file is still valid in an unconverted state, rather than convey the impression that a serious error has occurred.
  • The Close button has been moved to a more convenient location and relabeled "Close this window".
• Velocity switch to layer (or other dimension controller) conversion has been added.
• A crash when attempting to close the Editor during a file operation has been fixed.
• An incorrect error message is no longer displayed when opening a .gig file with more than 128 sample folders.