David Jameson

You must have reached out to support before we were able to setup the coupon process Regular customers paid $159 for GP3 and then depending on when they had bought GP3, there was a sliding scale from about $39 to $119, which is the current upgrade price from GP3 to GP4. Those deeply discounted prices were one of the reasons we terminated our relationship. If you bought GP3 after June 2021 (which is when GP4 was released) then you'd get a $99 discount, otherwise you would get a $79 discount. Please understand that GP 4.7 (despite having the same major version number) was a very significant upgrade, not a minor enhancement and a few bug fixes.

With the same respect ( ?) the cross-grade pricing is clearly documented on our website on the cross-grade pricing page Sure - you wouldn't spend $250,000 on a Rolls Royce if all you wanted/needed was to be able to drive to the supermarket occasionally. We developed GP for the professional market where musicians who perform in clubs, theaters and even arenas not only recognize and appreciate the available functionality which goes far beyond low latency but also the continued enhancements and the value of the support we provide. Lots of inexpensive and indeed free plugin hosts out there for those who just want to "fiddle around" and don't need all the functionality.

I guess they ran into the same concerns that we did. But just to be clear, we don't charge a lot "more" ---- we charge the difference between what people actual paid. For example, if someone bought GP4.5 from PA at full price, then there is NO charge to get the latest version directly from Deskew even though it was a significant upgrade. If they paid $99 for it at PA, then they get a $99 discount for the cross-grade, etc. It's not that we charge a lot more, it's that they were charging too little! We are very appreciative that so many PA users did recognize the value inherent in GP and moved over.

I will take that bet. Any amount you like!

Actually we had absolutely no idea that GP would be massively discounted -- we expected that there would be occasional price drops of $10/15. We know there is a race to zero when it comes to plugins (how many reverbs, compressors, phasers, EQs do people actually need) but there are only a few decent live performance hosts out there. It was a complete surprise to us. Obviously OUR mistake and we recognize and accept that. That said, we are now separated from them and excited to move forward on our own. We have an awesome new update coming in the next few months (sneak peaks will start appearing soon) and people can decide for themselves whether it's worth moving over or not.

While the next 4.x update will in fact have a slew of new features (several new plugins and numerous other updates that we will preannounce soon), it will in fact be a free update to all Deskew Customers who purchased Gig Performer 4 at the retail price. PA customers who bought at full price will also be able to cross-grade for a minor admin fee. That is part of the value of our product and one of the reasons we don't discount. Whether the update is worth the price to users who purchased GP at discount is a different matter. As has been noted by others, the current PA 4.58 will continue to work (unless of course some future OS update breaks it) so casual users who don't need the new features can stay with the current version as long as they wish.

Oh - I see -- yes, the question was ambiguous - I just assumed the OP meant he wanted to use INS files, but he didn't want to use Cakewalk itself and since INS files were designed for physical instruments, I assumed he had the physical instruments already.

However, INS files are text files and can be used by other programs that are able to read those INS files. Gig Performer can do this. Attached is a picture of a GP MIDI Out block intended to control a K2500 where an INS file for the Kurzweil K2500 has been loaded, thereby allowing patches to be selected by name rather than having to specify the bank select and program change numbers explicitly

You can use Instrument Definition Files in Gig Performer - but they have nothing to do with VSTs. You can associate an INS with a MIDI Out block. MIDI Out blocks are designed to communicate with external hardware synths and if an INS is available for the synth you are using, that will work.

You can use blackhole (on Mac) or virtualCable (on Windows) to route audio from your DAW to GP and back

So why can't you use Undo? Well, a lot of attention gets paid to the GUI --- but let's be realistic --- there's only so much we can do for each release ---- if we tried to address everything, there would never be a release --- that's why we have updates ? We continue to improve the product while ensuring that we remember our primary goal, which is reliability on stage. The concept of a grid is on our list, along with about 1,000 other items!

Already implemented for next version! You can already select widgets and align them in various ways. Not sure which example panels to which you're referring but there are numerous examples on our forum and they're all very clean https://community.gigperformer.com/c/gig-and-rackspace-files/26

Already on our list for a future version!

Oh - ha ha ha --- a perfect example of language ambiguity. I got worried that the plugin wasn't working and checked it quickly. Thanks for clearing that up!

See attached image --- that plugin works absolutely fine with Gig Performer 4