[LAU] (double) bass samples for Linuxsampler

[Mark Knecht]

On Wed, Dec 29, 2010 at 12:12 PM, rosea.grammostola
<rosea.grammostola at gmail.com> wrote:
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>>> Is it still available as gigastudio files?
>>>
>>> \r
>>
>> I don't know. Possibly not. GigaStudio is dead. A focus by the LAU
>> Sampler community to remain *.gig focused may cause problems longer
>> term.
>>
> Makes me worrying to... But what could we do about it?
>

Get the LS people to actively support not only Giga  format but also
EXS24/Structure/Kontakt/HALion formats. Gig is dead but will remain
for a long time to come. Why would new library manufacturers bother
doing it though? This came up in some other discussion here concerning
copying samples into an unpopulated Gig file. (Gig Edit conversation
IIRC)

>> I own GigaStudio 3&  4 but also other samplers as well, as dedicated
>> sample players. Over time I'm slowly migrating to other sample file
>> formats for that reason. All my samplers are Windows-based so I don't
>> face these issues.
>>
>> BTW - I notice the Bardstown Fender Bass is available for GigaStudio.
>> (According to the web site) I've not heard it myself but Kip does nice
>> work so it's a fairly safe option. Go listen to his MP3's.
>>
>> http://bardstownaudio.com/insite/frames/CD-F.html
>
> I'll check it out, thanks.
>>
>> Note that just because a library is GigaStudio compatible does not
>> make it LinuxSampler compatible, assuming you are using LinuxSampler.
>
> How to check if it's compatible?

Buy it, try it and hope? The Bardstown Bosendorfer 16-bit worked
reasonably well with LS last time I used LS. (3 or more years ago
now...)

I'm sure it works with GigaStudio, but that does you no good. (Other
than hoping that means something about LS.) if I was purchasing today
I'd buy the EXS24 or Kontakt formats most likely.

Cheers,
Mark