Everything Your Band Runs On, From Booking to Encore
Book the gig, prep the set, and run the show. Setlists, MIDI automation, chord sheets, backing tracks, a shared inbox, rider pack, and real-time band sync—all in one app. See how every feature works together across the whole gig.
One App for the Whole Gig
Book it, prep it, play it — plus the parts that run through all three.
Setlist Management
One set the whole band plays from, and the engineer reads off.
Drag-and-Drop Builder
Reorder the night with a drag. Section markers—SET 1, SET 2, ENCORE—keep its shape obvious to everyone reading it.
Duration Tracking
Running time updates as you build, so you find out the set is ten minutes long in the dressing room, not on stage.
Soundman View
The engineer gets a link with titles, keys, and notes—and nothing else to scroll past.
Song Groups
Save a medley or a run of songs once, then drop the whole block into any set.
Print Export
Print the set for the stage floor with only the columns you want on paper.
MIDI Integration
Automate your rig and focus on playing, not patch changes.
Program Changes
Every patch on every device lands before the first note. Set it once per song and stop reaching for the rig mid-set.
51+ Pre-configured Devices
Pick your Nord, Korg, Roland, or Yamaha off a list and it is already mapped. No hunting through the manual for bank numbers.
MIDI Thru
One output drives the whole rig. Chain the rest of your devices behind it.
Per-Step Automation
The sound changes at the chorus without you touching anything. Split a song into sections and give each one its own patches.
MIDI Scenes
Your signature sound is one snapshot across every device—recall it on any song with a single tap.
MIDI Clock Master / Slave
Click, backing tracks, and your sequencer all run off one pulse—generated from the song tempo, or followed from the device you nominate.
MIDI Clips
Drop a .mid file on a section and it fires there. For the sequence or patch change too gnarly to play by hand.
Foot Pedal Navigation
Move through the set with your foot while your hands stay on the keys. Map next song, next step, play clip, or click.
TTS Announcements
The next song or section is called into your in-ears, so nobody shouts the title down the line between numbers.
Backing Tracks & Click Track
Tracks and click that follow the set, instead of the set following them.
Song & Step-Level Tracks
A pad under the verse and an arpeggio on the chorus—attach audio to a whole song, or to individual sections.
Click Track
The click takes each song’s tempo and keeps running as you advance through the set. On for the songs that need it, off for the ones that don’t.
Auto-Trigger & Looping
Tracks start themselves when the song does, and loop as long as you need—once, four times, or until you move on.
Trim Timing
Cut the count-in off the front without touching the file. Set in and out points; the original stays as it was.
Transport-Synced Start
Tracks come in on the next downbeat instead of wherever your finger lands.
MP3 or WAV Upload
Upload an MP3 or WAV up to 50 MB, or re-attach a file the band already has on another song.
Audio Routing
Click to your in-ears, tracks to the PA. Set it once and it stays that way.
Auto-Advance
Give each section a measure count and the song walks itself through them on the downbeat. You just play.
Chord Sheets & Lead Sheets
Every chart the band plays from, readable on whatever is on your stand.
ChordPro Format
Write in ChordPro and watch the chart build as you type. Chords complete themselves, and section directives keep verses, choruses, and solos labelled.
Chart Versions
Keep the acoustic chart and the full arrangement side by side. Follow the one you need, and co-edit it live with anyone else on it.
Transpose on the Fly
Drop the key for the singer with a cold, or move it to where the capo sits. Your key follows you to every device.
Lead Sheet Parts
The horn player and the drummer open the same song and each get their own chart. Attach named parts as PDF or images; each member picks the one they read.
Fit to Screen
A whole song lands readable without scrolling. The chart solves its own font size and columns for the screen you are holding.
Personal Notes
Cues and reminders only you see. The band chart stays clean.
Apple Music & YouTube
Pull up the record without leaving the song. Attach a track and play it inline when the arrangement is in question at rehearsal.
AI-Powered Features
The catalog admin nobody wants to do, done for you.
AI Setlist Generation
Describe the gig—"90-minute wedding reception, upbeat pop and classic rock"—and get a set back to argue with.
Smart Auto-Fill
Type a title and the tempo, key, time signature, and duration fill themselves in. A hundred-song catalog stops being a data-entry job.
Lyrics Fetching
Lyrics arrive with the song instead of via copy-paste from a lyrics site.
AI Chord Merge
The fixes you made on your own copy go back into the band chart, so everyone gets them instead of just you.
Song Matching
Find the songs that sit at the right tempo, key, or mood when a set needs one more to hang together.
Real-time Collaboration
One version of the truth, on everyone’s screen.
Instant Sync
Fix a chord on your laptop and it is on everyone’s tablet before you close the lid. No more "which version are you on".
Simple Invites
Send a code. They are in, with their own account, before the coffee lands.
Personal Settings
Your transpose, your notes, your rig stay yours. The band data syncs; your preferences don’t travel.
Per-User Devices
The keyboard player and the guitarist run completely different rigs off the same songs.
Multi-Band Support
Play in three bands and switch between them in a tap. Nothing bleeds from one into another.
Easy Import
Bring the library you already have. Map the columns from a CSV export, check the preview, and duplicates get caught on the way in.
Practice & Rehearsal
Walk into rehearsal knowing what needs the time.
Practice Queue
Line up what needs work and tick it off. The queue is the difference between practising and noodling.
Smart Suggestions
The songs you have been avoiding surface on their own, based on when you last played them and how well you know them.
Built-in Metronome
The click takes the tempo off the song and stays with you as you move through the set.
Speed Controls
Take the hard bar at half speed and walk it up until it is yours.
Band Calendar
Who is playing, where, and whether anyone has said yes yet.
Gig & Rehearsal Tracking
Every gig carries what the band needs on the day—venue, organizer, dress code, parking, pay—with the setlist linked to it.
Attendance Tracking
Members RSVP Playing, Not Playing, or Maybe, so you know who's free before you confirm the gig.
Guest Line-Ups
Book the players you expect and every event carries its line-up, so nobody wonders who is on the gig.
Recurring Events
Set up weekly rehearsals or regular gigs with flexible recurrence patterns (daily, weekly, monthly, yearly).
iCal Subscription
Subscribe to your personal calendar feed. Band events appear in Google Calendar, Apple Calendar, or any calendar app.
Form Integrations
Connect Tally forms, Zapier, or webhooks to automatically create gigs from booking inquiries.
Shared Inbox
The promoter writes to the band, not to whoever answered last time.
Band Email Account
Connect the address promoters already write to. Every message lands in one shared thread view instead of one member’s personal inbox.
AI Draft Replies
Open the composer on any thread and a draft reply is written from the thread context. Edit, send, or discard.
Calendar Linking
Turn a gig inquiry into a confirmed event without leaving the inbox.
Thread Management
Track threads by status—New, In Progress, Waiting, Closed—and assign them to the member handling the booking.
Internal Notes
Private notes with @mentions that only your band sees. Discuss an offer without cluttering the email thread.
Reply Templates
Reusable replies for the ones you send every week: availability, confirmations, rider requests.
Attachments
Contracts, tech specs, photos, audio—attached to replies and stored alongside the thread for the whole band.
Band Chat
Band talk that stays with the gig instead of scrolling away in a group chat.
Channels Out of the Box
General, Announcements, Bookings, Core, Musicians, and Production are there from day one, each already scoped to the right roles.
Role-Scoped Channels
Keep booking talk out of the general channel by limiting a channel to owners and managers.
Realtime Sync
Messages appear instantly on every band member’s device. No refresh required.
Channels for Gigs and Sets
Type a new channel as general, gig, or setlist so the discussion sits next to the work it relates to.
Rider Pack
Everything the venue asks for, answered before they ask.
Public Share Link
Send the whole pack—riders, stage plan, input list, press kit—as one URL. Print-ready for the venue, and rotate the link to revoke access.
Tech & Hospitality Riders
Upload both rider PDFs once. Promoters read them off the share link instead of asking for another mail.
Stage Plan
Draw the layout with drag-and-drop, or upload a finished diagram. Use one or both.
Input List
Channel-by-channel audio requirements for the engineer: instruments, mic types, special needs.
Press Kit
Photos, bios, and press materials in one place—everything a promoter asks for before the poster goes out.
Insights
What the band actually plays, as opposed to what it thinks it plays.
Catalog Metrics
Total songs, songs added, distribution by key, tempo, and tag. Useful for setlist building and catalog gap analysis.
Practice Metrics
Sessions logged, most and least practiced songs, per-member activity. Spot the songs that need attention before the next gig.
Setlist & Gig History
Setlists created, gigs played, most-played songs, average set length—filterable down to the last three months or across all time.
Push Notifications
Nobody turns up at the wrong time because they missed a message.
Event Reminders
One reminder, roughly 24h before each event you’re on. Rehearsal reminders carry the focus songs.
Status Changes & Chat
Event updates and cancellations, new inbox threads, @mentions, and band chat—wherever you are.
Every Device You Use
Web, iOS, and desktop each subscribe independently, so the reminder reaches the screen you actually have on you.
Email Fallback
No push subscriptions on your account means reminders arrive by email instead—nobody misses load-in.
Claude & ChatGPT
Prep the gig by describing it, from the assistant you already use.
Talk to Your Band Data
Ask for a 90-minute wedding set with nothing under 100 BPM and it builds one—against your real catalog, not a guess.
Reads and Writes the Real Thing
The same songs, setlists, calendar, rider pack, and inbox you see in the app. Not an export, not a copy.
Signs In As You
Every action follows your band role. A Guest still cannot edit what a Guest cannot edit in the app.
Answer the Promoter
Draft the reply to a booking email, find which gig a thread belongs to, and write the tech rider without opening a tab.
Ask About the Catalog
Which songs have not been played since January, which sit in G under 90 BPM, which duplicates need merging.
Claude Desktop & ChatGPT
Connects over the Model Context Protocol, the open standard—so it is not a bet on one vendor staying ahead.
Works Everywhere
Whatever is on the stand tonight, the set is on it.
Web
Open it in a browser on any machine at the venue. Install it and it behaves like an app.
iOS App
Real MIDI out of the iPad on your stand, not the half of it a browser will give you.
Android App (Beta)
A tablet on the music stand, working offline, on the beta channel.
Desktop App
macOS, for the rehearsal room and the studio desk.
Full Offline Support
The venue WiFi drops and nothing changes. Everything catches up when you are back on.
How Gigmeister Compares
Other tools own one part of the gig. Gigmeister runs all three—Book, Prep, and Play.
| Feature | GigmeisterYou are here | Other Band Apps | OnSong | Camelot Pro | MainStage | Ableton Live |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Book — Backstage | ||||||
| Band Calendar | ✓ | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ |
| Shared Inbox | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ |
| Rider Pack | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ |
| Band Chat | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ |
| Insights & Analytics | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ |
| Push Notifications | ✓ | – | – | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ |
| Prep — Rehearsal Room | ||||||
| Chord Sheets & Lyrics | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | – | ✗ | ✗ |
| Transpose | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ |
| Lead Sheets (PDF/Image) | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ |
| AI Features | ✓ | ✗ | – | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ |
| Practice Tracking | ✓ | – | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ |
| Play — Stage | ||||||
| Setlist Management | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | – | – |
| MIDI Program Changes | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Per-Song MIDI Segments | ✓ | – | – | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Backing Tracks | ✓ | ✓ | – | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Click Track | ✓ | – | – | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| TTS Announcements | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ |
| Foundation | ||||||
| Real-time Band Sync | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | – | ✗ | – |
| Multi-Band Support | ✓ | – | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ |
| Offline Support | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Light + Dark Mode | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | – | ✓ | ✓ |
| Platforms | Web, iOS, Android (Beta), Desktop | iOS, Android, Mac | iOS only | Mac, Win, iOS | Mac only | Mac, Win |
vs. Other Band Apps
Traditional band management tools offer solid setlist and MIDI features. Gigmeister builds on those with AI, per-section automation, a shared gig inbox, and a rider pack — the off-stage half most band apps skip.
vs. OnSong
OnSong excels at chord charts and is popular with worship teams. Gigmeister adds the whole off-stage half — calendar, shared inbox, rider pack — plus practice tracking, and runs on every platform, not just iOS. Both offer great MIDI and transposition.
vs. Camelot Pro
Camelot Pro is a powerful plugin host with timeline automation for complex live setups. Gigmeister covers the whole gig instead — charts, real-time band sync, booking, and riders. Camelot is better for hosting VSTs; Gigmeister runs the band around them.
vs. MainStage
MainStage is Apple's live performance host for Mac. It hosts instruments and effects but has no charts, no band, no booking. Gigmeister complements MainStage rather than replacing it — many players use both together.
vs. Ableton Live
Ableton Live is a full DAW for production and performance — powerful for electronic musicians, overkill for a band that just needs to book, prep, and play. Gigmeister is purpose-built for gigging bands with a much gentler learning curve.
Why Gigmeister?
Gigmeister is the operating system a working band runs on — from the first booking email to the last encore. It follows a gig through its whole life: Book it (calendar, shared inbox, rider pack), Prep it (charts, AI, practice), and Play it (setlists, MIDI, backing tracks, TTS). Other tools own one act. Gigmeister owns all three.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about Gigmeister from gigging musicians.
What platforms does Gigmeister run on?
How does MIDI automation work in Gigmeister?
Can multiple band members use Gigmeister together?
Does Gigmeister work offline?
How is Gigmeister different from other band apps?
Does Gigmeister support backing tracks and click tracks?
Can I import songs from other apps?
What is the Song Steps feature?
Does the app support push notifications?
Is there a light mode?
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