GIG

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GigaSampler/GigaStudio audio data

File type: Audio and sound file

Files with gig extension can be found as audio files in one of the GigaSample / GigaStudio audio formats.

Found 2 different file type records with the same gig filename suffix.

What is gig file?

File type category:
Audio and sound file

Date updated: November 10, 2024

Record marked as obsolete and not updated for a long time.

The gig file extension is used for 8 / 16 / 24-bits mono sound format, which might contain loops, envelopes, lfo's, collections, instruments, layers, lossless PCM compression (of 16 / 24-bits PCM formats), sample start offsets, multiple filter types.

How to open gig file?

Both Gigastudio and Awave Studio should be able to work with the GIG format.

How to convert gig file?

Use compatible tools to transform TAscam audio data to other formats.

Suggested software to open gig file:

Associated software actions with the gig file

Apps designed for playing gig files:

Software apps that record to gig files:

Microsoft Windows

Software apps that convert gig files:

Software applications that handle other tasks involving gig files:

Microsoft Windows

Koala Painter picture image

File type category:
Bitmap image file

Date updated: October 5, 2026

Record marked as obsolete and not updated for a long time.

Koala Painter was a graphics editing program for the Commodore 64, an 8-bit home computer. Images saved in its format use the gig file extension.

A gig file contains a 160x200-pixel picture with 16 colors. It is an obsolete format associated with Commodore 64 graphics software.

The format is no longer in common use, but the image can still be viewed with RECOIL on supported platforms.

How to open gig file?

Use RECOIL to open a gig file. RECOIL is a multiplatform viewer for images from older computers and supports this Koala Painter format.

How to convert gig file?

RECOIL can convert supported gig files to a modern image format such as PNG. Open the image in RECOIL and use its image export or conversion function.

Suggested software to open gig file:

Associated software actions with the gig file

Programs for viewing gig files:

Multiplatform

Software apps that print gig files:

Multiplatform

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