On Wed, Dec 29, 2010 at 12:39 PM, Dave Phillips <dlphillips@email-addr-hidden> wrote:
> Mark Knecht wrote:
>>
>> 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.
>>
>> 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.
>
> Hi Mark,
>
> I'm curious, what formats currently dominate the Windows sampler worlds ?
> Are any of them open-source formats ?
>
It's a guess on my part Dave but I think the two I suggested I'd buy:
EXS24 and Kontakt. I have no idea if either is Open Source. Different
vendors do support them so there must be some spec for it. Bardstown
supports lots of formats. How can a 1 guy company do that without open
specs?
> Also, in your opinion is SFZ/SF2 a decent replacement for GIG ?
>
No idea what those are? Some sort of Sound Font derivative?
>
>> All my samplers are Windows-based so I don't face these issues.
>>
>>
>
> Until they die too. :)
>
Yeah, and I'd happily go with an Open Source sampler if there was an
Open Source sampler. LS isn't and I don't know of an alternative. I
use what I use because it works and it's long since paid for and not
necessarily because I want to.
Cheers,
Mark
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