# monocasual/giada

Your Hardcore Loop Machine.

Repository: https://github.com/monocasual/giada
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/giada
Homepage: https://www.giadamusic.com
Language: C++
License: GPL-3.0
License Family: copyleft
Topics: giada, midi, audio, audio-production, audio-processing, linux, windows, loop-machine, daw, midi-device, juce, hardcore-loopmachine, drum-machine, macos, beatmaking, giadaloopmachine, music, music-composition, vst3, cpp23
Last push: 2026-08-22T19:01:38+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 92/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 99, release rhythm 77, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 5046, "days_push": 11, "days_rel": 78, "gap_med": 67, "n_releases_24m": 10}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 2077, forks 117 (observed 2026-08-28T04:06:11.306890+00:00)

## What it is
Giada is an open-source, minimalistic music production tool for DJs, live performers and electronic musicians, functioning as a loop machine, sample player, song editor, live recorder, FX processor and MIDI controller. It features a multi-threaded 32-bit floating point audio engine with sample-accurate looping, VST3/LV2 plugin support, and full MIDI I/O.

## Use cases
- trigger samples live with keyboard or MIDI controller during a DJ set
- layer audio loops and MIDI events in real time over a synced sequencer
- record live audio and MIDI input from external devices
- process samples and input signals with VST instruments and effects
- sequence and sync physical MIDI hardware as a MIDI master
- edit songs with a piano roll and action editor for fine-tuned control

## When to choose
- you need a lightweight, loop-based live performance tool rather than a full DAW
- you perform electronic music live and want sample-accurate beat syncing
- you want an open-source GPL alternative for beatmaking and live sampling on Linux, Windows or macOS

## When to avoid
- you need full multitrack recording, mixing and mastering of a traditional DAW
- you require extensive built-in instruments or a large stock plugin library
- you need notation-based or linear timeline composition workflows

## Facets
- artifact type: application
- maturity: active
- function: audio-processing
- domain: media
- platform: windows, cross-platform
- tags: daw, loop-machine, drum-machine, vst3, live-performance, beatmaking, juce, sample-player, midi, audio, music-production, linux, macos

## Member repositories
- monocasual/giada (main) score 92

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:06:11.306890+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T02:56:09.371443+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/monocasual/giada (fetched 2026-08-28T04:06:11.306890+00:00, sha 1642a35a3cee)
  - homepage: https://www.giadamusic.com (fetched 2026-08-29T10:36:19.095915+00:00, sha f62a37d1a291)
  - site_page: https://www.giadamusic.com/documentation-index (fetched 2026-08-29T10:36:19.105367+00:00, sha 8c29ec36f944)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.