Welcome to the forum, emm kah
and thanks for your message.
emm kah wrote:I'm a bass player, I compose songs and I just discovered G-Stomper. Because of a visual impairment it's difficult for me to search the forum to see if someone else has already posted the same question, so I'm sorry if this becomes a double post.
As far as I see, most of your questions have not been asked before, at least not exactly.
emm kah wrote:Question 1: Is there a way or workaround to include a longer wav file, eg vocals or solo instrument, into a G-Stomper song (Studio or Producer), or are short samples the only option?
Unfortunately not. All G-Stomper apps, also G-Stomper Producer, are pattern based. Therefore out of the box, 8 bars is the longest you can use.
However, if "Main screen / Setup / SMP / allow long running samples to overlap pattern changes" is activated, then you can theoretically run longer samples. These will in this case play as long as you do not trigger any other sample in the same track (sampler instance).
emm kah wrote:I know the apps are pattern based, but since the songs can be exported as wav, maybe it's possible to "mix" them with another wav before exporting? Or would the only option be to import the G-Stomper wav into another app?
Unfortunately, this is not possible.
emm kah wrote:Question 2: My music is quite pattern oriented (funk, reggae, west african & latin music) and I also like to use polyrhythms. Is "Studio" or "Producer" better suited for these styles?
Clearly G-Stomper Producer. Having individual timings for each track was one of the main reasons (together with the graphical multi track song arranger) why Producer was created (long after Studio).
The technical differences are explained in this article:
https://www.planet-h.com/2019/06/11/int ... -producer/ emm kah wrote:Question 3: Is "Producer" (current version 1.1.x) technically up to date as "Studio" (current version 5.8.x)?
They share the same code base and are on the same level. The reason why the Producer version is lower is because it was developed 8 years after Studio.
emm kah wrote:Thanks in advance for answering the questions and greetings from Germany.
You very welcome.
Best wishes from Switzerland