Everything in one place
MIDI files, styles, MP3s and lyrics with search, groups and favourites. Import via the Files app, data in iCloud.
Your backing setup. On the iPad.
GigBox plays MIDI files, styles and MP3s through any connected MIDI device or the iPad's audio output – built for the gig.
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Everything you need live
From the player to the arranger to the synth: everything in one app, no detours between rehearsal and stage.
The evening in the right order
Setlists can mix MIDI, styles and MP3. One tap opens the song in the right player.
16-channel mixer
Standard and karaoke MIDI with volume, pan, solo/mute and sound choice per channel, tempo, transpose, optional chord display and MIDI analyzer.
Backing tracks with lyrics
MP3s through the iPad's audio output, transposable by ±3 semitones, with spectrum and lyrics from the file tags running along.
The stage view
Lyrics in stage size, transport, function keys F1–F12 and a setlist panel. Status: beta.
Play styles live (beta)
STY and PRS styles with intro, main, fill, break and ending, chord recognition with split point, One Touch and MIDI learn.
Four sound zones
Layers and splits on the keyboard, per zone sound, level, pan, reverb and chorus. Save performances and call them up as Live Sounds.
Effects matched to your instrument
Global effects that fit the selected device: reverb, chorus and a 4-band master EQ with presets.
Play AUv3 plug-ins
Audio Unit instruments on the iPad, played from the same keyboard – in addition to your sound module.
Around 70 device profiles
Pick your device or General MIDI / GM2. Sound lists, bank selection and effects adapt.
Files and live kept apart
One MIDI output for files and mixer, a second for arranger, creator and keyboard – ideal with two USB ports.
Backup as ZIP
Library, creator and styles live in iCloud and can be backed up and restored as a ZIP.
The app at a glance
Dark design, built for landscape and dim stages.
Supported instruments
GigBox knows the sound world of these instruments and shows you their sounds and drum kits right in the app. More manufacturers and models to follow.
Allgemein
- General MIDI (GM)128 sounds · 9 drum kits
- General MIDI 2 (GM2)256 sounds · 9 drum kits
Korg
- PA-800972 sounds · 63 drum kits
- Pa1000 Musikant1,549 sounds · 136 drum kits
- Pa2Xpro1,007 sounds · 64 drum kits
- Pa3X Musikant1,301 sounds · 55 drum kits
- Pa4X Musikant1,722 sounds · 141 drum kits
- Pa500 Musikant997 sounds · 64 drum kits
- Pa5X Musikant2,148 sounds · 160 drum kits
- Pa700 Musikant1,295 sounds · 106 drum kits
Yamaha
- Genos3,123 sounds · 107 drum kits
- Genos23,339 sounds · 131 drum kits
- PSR-S9001,119 sounds · 25 drum kits
- PSR-S9101,405 sounds · 37 drum kits
- PSR-S9501,503 sounds · 42 drum kits
- PSR-S9701,729 sounds · 50 drum kits
- Tyros21,283 sounds · 25 drum kits
- Tyros31,539 sounds · 35 drum kits
- Tyros42,205 sounds · 74 drum kits
- Tyros53,281 sounds · 91 drum kits
Lyrics for singers and band
The main iPad sends the current lyrics over Wi-Fi, encrypted and without internet. An iPhone starts automatically as a lyrics display, a second iPad can be switched over. Scrolling text, active line highlighted, adjustable font size, optionally with chords. The lyrics display is free.
Frequently asked questions
Which devices does GigBox run on?
The full app runs on the iPad. On an iPhone and a second iPad, GigBox shows the lyrics display.
Which files can I play?
MIDI files (including karaoke), styles (STY, PRS), MP3 and other audio formats, plus text files as lyrics.
Do I need an external MIDI device?
No. GigBox plays through any connected MIDI device or through the iPad's audio output. MP3s run independently of the MIDI device anyway.
What does GigBox cost?
The download is free. A one-time in-app purchase unlocks all areas except the lyrics display; the App Store shows the price for your country. It covers all devices on the same Apple ID, and Family Sharing is enabled.
Do the audience or the band have to pay?
No. The lyrics display on iPhone and a second iPad is free, even without the purchase.
Are Arranger and Live finished?
Both are still marked beta in the app.
When will GigBox be released?
The release date has not been set yet.