GigDaddy Multitrack Mixer app for iPhone and iPad


4.4 ( 4864 ratings )
Music Entertainment
Developer: ioMetics LLC
Free
Current version: 1.8, last update: 7 years ago
First release : 15 Dec 2009
App size: 4.43 Mb

GigDaddy Multitrack Mixer is a music recording and composition tool. Use it anywhere and any time to capture and record ideas and compose new music. Share individual tracks or publish your finished songs over email or WiFi.

Includes a precision metronome with dozens of rhythm patterns, multi-track digital audio record and playback, Project list to quickly recall the setup for any song, and network sharing to exchange audio tracks with collaborators. With GigDaddy each member of the group can record their own tracks, then swap tracks to bring together the whole song.

Features
Four track digital audio recorder
Mix-down tracks to a single stereo track
Panning with full stereo field effect
Metronome with drum machine or click track
Email tracks or finished songs
Browser based file transfer to and from desktop
Record and mix to compressed file formats
Import MP3 and M4A files.
Set 8 or 16 bit depth
Set 11025, 22050 or 44100 sample rates
Live Monitoring for headphone use
Track looping and crop / trim
Punch in/out
Playback / record limiter (auto stop)
Record in stereo or mono

Compose and publish your music
1. Select a click track or a rhythm track.
2. Set a tempo for the metronome
- Collaborators should all use the same tempo
3. Record individual tracks for each instrument.
- Share individual tracks over email or WiFi
4. Set your mixer options:
- panning (stereo field effect)
- individual track volume
- track loop and trim options
5. Mix down to a single stereo track
6. Publish your finished song over email or WiFi

Features

Digital Audio Recording
Record and layer multiple audio tracks. Monitor any mix of tracks (including the rhythm pattern) during your recording sessions. Use separate tracks to layer harmonies, guitar, bass, keyboard, backup vocals, etc. Independent volume controls let you set the mix, and individual mute buttons to quickly cut out specific instruments. Recording on the iPod touch requires the use of an external microphone.

Audio Mixdown
Audio mixdown allows you to combine individual tracks into a single compressed stereo track for publication. Adjust the individual track controls for volume, pan, loop and trim. Adjust the controls during playback to get exactly the sound you want. What you hear during playback is what you get with mixdown. When you are ready just hit the mixdown button. The mixdown goes to a new project and does not affect your existing tracks. Once you have your mixdown, send it out over email or transfer to your desktop using your web browser.

Rhythm Patterns
The rhythm patterns (beat pattens) cover many of the basic musical styles including Rock, Blues, Country, Jazz, Waltz, Hip-Hop and Latin. During audio recording and playback the selected rhythm track is automatically started and synchronized with the audio tracks.

Metronome
With the metronome you can set the tempo with the calibrated slider bar, or enter a specific tempo to microsecond resolution using a numeric keypad. The volume is adjustable and can be muted. The display shows current bar and beat based on the time signature of the selected pattern, and the elapsed time in seconds. Tempo is adjustable from 30 beats per minute to 210 beats per minute.

Setlist
The setlist manages all of your settings for the songs you perform. The configurable settings include the song name, the associated beat pattern the tempo, any backing tracks that you previously recorded, pan and volume settings for the beat pattern and audio tracks. You can quickly move through your setlist using presets.

NOTE: The older (first generation) iPod touch cannot be used to record tracks with this application.

Pros and cons of GigDaddy Multitrack Mixer app for iPhone and iPad

GigDaddy Multitrack Mixer app good for

I have been using a previous app of these guys. This new app almost solved all the things I was expecting. You can loop your tracks. Though u can save up to 4 tracks at a time mixdown property literally lets u combine as many tracks as u want. A new option I appreciate is uploading tracks, even mp3 files. Now my gf can even do karaoke.:) I should also mention that desktop sharing option is amazingly improved. However, U can compile ur tracks without the need for a Pc software which was cumbersome. Finally a new property is that u can email what u have done!! There is one thing I would love to have in this app -which is very spoiled of me- . If some basic effects could be added to tracks, such as reverb, bass boost etc, it would just be the end of my acid pro software.
What A Great App!! The design is flawless!! Packed full of features and extras that any musician will love!! None of the other recording apps come close! The programmer really went the extra mile with this one...Just being able to mix down to email is a key seller! Thanks again!
Very easy to use, and its perfectly in-sync with the metronome. I love the stereo mixing as well.
Developer please add more than 4 tracks maybe 8 and one shared global send effect reverb-delay with some settings also maybe eq or filter on the tracks The overdub works and you can import a mp3 so its great and you can mixdown etc This is worth it I even bought the other one by mistake. The loop feature is perfect. Also nice touch how you hold it like a phone to record and monitor.
Very intuitive and easy to record (even a drummer can do it). This App is amazing. You can bounce your 4 tracks down to 1 and email it to friends or you can even bounce them down to 1 track and add three more tracks and keep doing this over and over again for a serious multi-track recording. Everything I asked Santa to bring to Gigbaby can now be found here. Excellent work!!!!! Thanks Santa, and IoMetics!
This app works great and exceded my expectations. I had a few questions and the support was very quick and answered all my questions.

Some bad moments

Since upgrading to this version the recording volume is VERY low and the sliders for volume are stuck at the lowest, when you drag them across they slingshot back. Mic isnt the problem as it records loudly in the voice memo app. Also when you select a beat to play with it still says no beat selected
Downloaded app and its icon says Studio GigDaddy! App locks up ... went to the site for support and didnt find a GigBaby Studio ... found a Studio GigDaddy in beta was there ... GigBaby was there. I didnt see the product that I had downloaded. Amazingly, I risked downloading GigBaby for a $.99 and it seems to work fine. Dont waste your money on this one (whatever its name is) though.
This app has a lot of potential and the features mean to get it right. But its woefully inadequate. - Crashes a lot, corrupts your files - Mic input always clips and overloads. There seems to be no way to get any headroom with this app, just distortion and clipping. Worse, the input monitor tells you its ok. - Support is non existant. Yes, theres an email, but they never get back to you. This thing has so many things going for it - headphone monitoring, count in, rhythm tracks, etc. But on these critical issues, this thing falls completely apart.
While this app has potential, it has several fatal flaws that make it nearly unusable, and allow you to run the risk of ruining (or losing) your recording. To begin with, the record/stop interface is broken - it easily allows you to record over the same track with NO WARNING. I lost an entire recording session because the wrong button was accidentally hit. I wrote to the author, but there was no replay. Secondly, there is no way to permanently disable the metronome, and if you accidentally leave it on, it embeds it into your tracks, again, ruining your recording. Finally, there is no manual to explain how the non-intuitive interface works. The basic recording functions, when they work, are ok, but there are too many risky features to warrant continued use. I will look elsewhere for another recording app that doesnt allow me to accidentally ruin or lose my recordings. This app is not ready for professional sale yet. I hope that the author (or Apple) takes it off the market until it is ready.
When I bounce tracks. The bounced track plays too fast. Does anyone else have this problem? Or is it just me? Tech support does not give answers. Very frustrating. This is one of the reasons I bought this app.
Doesnt function like a mulitrack mixer. Couldnt synch tracks to click, couldnt get the clicks to line up vocals......AAARRGGHHH. Also, very glitchy. During recording the track would skip ahead and put everything out of time. Needs a LOT of work. What should we expect for the price and its an APP for a phone. Lessoned learned, dont ask your iPhone to do what a multitrack recording studio can do.