MIDI Sheet Music App for Live Musicians

Connect sheet music to the gear musicians already use

Modern live musicians often manage more than notes on a page. A guitarist may need the right amp model or effects preset for each song. A keyboard player may need to align a patch with the next chart. A performer using backing tracks, processors or MIDI-capable devices may need simple automation that happens at the moment a score changes. Gig is designed as a MIDI sheet music app so the score, the setlist and the device workflow can stay connected.

In many live setups, the musician has to remember two separate things: which chart comes next and which sound belongs to it. That creates risk during performance. Gig reduces that risk by making MIDI part of the setlist workflow. A setlist entry can carry information about what should be sent when that score is loaded, helping the performer keep musical navigation and gear navigation aligned.

Gig supports MIDI workflows for guitar processors and other devices that respond to Program Change, Control Change, notes, SysEx or custom command sequences. This is useful for players who use processors such as multi-effects pedals, amp modelers, keyboards or hardware that needs a specific message before a song. The goal is not to turn sheet music into a complicated programming environment. The goal is to let working musicians attach the right device action to the right song.

MIDI integration also matters during practice. When combined with Guitar Pro playback, tempo control and metronome tools, Gig can help musicians rehearse with more realistic sound and structure. Guitarists can practice a song while thinking about the same preset changes they will use live. Band leaders can prepare setlists that include musical order and gear state. Teachers can use consistent playback and device setups during lessons.

The app is especially helpful for performers who want a clean stage setup. Instead of taping preset numbers to a pedalboard or writing patch reminders at the top of every chart, musicians can keep the information inside the digital setlist. Live Mode can show status in a compact way, and the score remains the center of attention. MIDI becomes part of the performance system without taking over the screen.

Because Gig is also a PDF sheet music reader and Guitar Pro app, MIDI is not isolated from musical context. You can import a PDF score, attach a Guitar Pro file for practice, mark the score with Apple Pencil, place it in a setlist and configure MIDI for live use. This gives musicians a single iPhone and iPad app for reading, practicing, preparing and performing.

For players replacing paper, MIDI support is a major step beyond a traditional binder. Paper can remind you which preset to choose, but it cannot send the preset. Gig is built for the moment when digital sheet music can actively support the performance instead of merely displaying the page.

MIDI features

• Connect setlist entries to MIDI actions for live performance.
• Support Program Change, Control Change, note messages, SysEx and custom sequences.
• Use MIDI with guitar processors, keyboards and other compatible devices.
• Keep MIDI state connected to scores, tabs and setlists.
• Use Live Mode to reduce performance friction during score changes.