Giada is an open source, minimalistic and hardcore music production tool. Designed for DJs, live performers and electronic musicians.
1. Giada is a loop machine.
Build your performance in real time by layering audio tracks or MIDI events, driven by the main sequencer.
2. Giada is a sample player.
Load samples from your crates and play them with a computer keyboard or a MIDI controller.
3. Giada is a song editor.
Write songs from scratch or edit existing live recordings with the powerful Action Editor, for a fine-tuned control.
4. Giada is a live recorder.
Record sounds from the real world and MIDI events coming from external devices or other apps.
5. Giada is an FX processor.
Process samples or audio/MIDI input signals with VST instruments from your plug-ins collection.
6. Giada is a MIDI controller.
Control other software or synchronize physical MIDI devices by using Giada as a MIDI master sequencer.
Lightweight and powerful.
Designed for live performances.
Powerful multi-threaded audio engine.
Super sleek interface, no exotic stuff.
VST3, LV2 and MIDI I/O support.
Tons of tools and modes to craft your songs.
100% open-source GPL.
For Linux, Windows, macOS and FreeBSD.
Latest version
1.3.0, Jackalope
Released on September 15, 2025
Source code
Changes in version 1.3.0 Jackalope
This release introduces support for multiple audio outputs (more than stereo). It is now possible to have multiple audio channels, each of which sends the signal to an external hardware output or internally to another software for multitrack recording of your live performances.
