Giada is a free, minimal, hardcore audio tool for DJs and live performers. How does it work? Just pick up your sample, drop it in any channel and start the show by using this tiny piece of software as a loop machine, drum machine, sequencer, live sampler or yet as an effect (VST) host.
Giada aims to be a compact and portable virtual device for Linux, Mac OS X and Windows for production use and live sets.

* lots of useful tools

Tweak your sounds with the live sampler from external sources, the live quantizer, a built-in wave editor, the action recorder and the action editor.

* vst plugin support

An experimental feature which transforms Giada into a native VST host. Plugin support for Linux, Windows and OS X, of course.

* lightweight and powerful

32 bit floating point audio engine, sample-accurate looping system, multithread support. 100% exotic dependencies free.

* 100% open-source GPL

Giada is constantly under development, free for use and distribution: you can use it without any limitations. Help us to improve it more!

Latest News

May 07, 2013 ― Giada 0.6.4 released ― Giada 0.6.4 switched at birth is out! This release features lots of fixes, many memory leaks resolved, stability improvements, enhanced project portability and useful internal cleanups.

This version marks the end of the 0.6.x series; by the next episode we'll start to face the MIDI output and full VST Intrument support!

April 23, 2013 ― Giada 0.6.3 released ― Giada 0.6.3 split-brain is out! Main features:

  • New solo button;
  • Portable project system — share works with the world;
  • New 'Single Endless' channel mode — perfect for your drone music project;
  • GUI enhancements and minor fixes.

April 04, 2013 ― Giada 0.6.2 released ― Giada 0.6.2 it can rain all the time is out! Some of the key features:

  • New volume envelope tool;
  • Big enhancements in the action editor — zoom with mouse wheel, GUI redesign and much more;
  • Many, many other improvements and bugs fixed.

March 22, 2013 ― Giada 0.6.1 released ― Giada 0.6.1 spring edition is finally available. This release features support for unlimited number of channels, as well as a deep internal refactoring. Enjoy the warm sun and please report in our Development Forum any bugs you might encounter!

March 18, 2013 ― Giada @ makeuseof.com ― Giada: An Audio Looping Cross-Platform Program straight from makeuseof.com. Check it out!

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Our latest tweets @ Twitter

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Our latest commits @ GitHub

May 23, 2013 ― Ability to record/delete a real MIDI action via piano roll

May 22, 2013 ― Escape '|', '&' and '_' characters in device name

May 20, 2013 ― Show rudimentary Piano Roll widget

May 17, 2013 ― Add MAX_VST_EVENTS constant

May 16, 2013 ― Add first fake vstMidi events for testing purpose

May 15, 2013 ― Add new gPianoRoll widget to action editor