GigMaster Documentation

Everything you need to manage your band's setlists, lyrics, tempo, cue notes, and live gigs — in one mobile-first app designed for the stage.

Creating an Account

GigMaster uses email and password accounts. Your account can belong to as many bands as you need — each band is managed and billed independently.

1. 1
   Go to the app
   

   Visit the app and tap Sign Up Free on the login screen.

2. 2
   Enter your details
   

   Provide your display name, email address, and a password. Your display name is what bandmates see.

3. 3
   Create or join a band
   

   After signing in you can create a new band or join one using an invite link from a bandmate.

Setting Up a Band

Each band has its own song library, gig list, and settings. You can create and belong to as many bands as you need — pricing is per band, so you only pay for each active band.

1. 1
   Tap "+ New Band / Performer"
   

   From the band list screen tap + New Band / Performer and enter your name and genre.

2. 2
   Pick your accent color
   

   Choose a color swatch on the band list — this accent color carries through into gig mode for that band.

3. 3
   Upload a logo or background (optional)
   

   In Band Settings you can upload a custom logo and a stage photo background image.

Inviting Members

Band members share the same song library and gig list, but each keeps their own personal annotation layer (see My Notes).

1. 1
   Go to Band Settings → Members
   

   As the band owner, open the Settings tab and scroll to the Members section.

2. 2
   Copy the invite link
   

   Tap Copy Invite Link and send it to your bandmate via text or email.

3. 3
   Bandmate follows the link
   

   When they open the link they'll be prompted to log in (or sign up) and then confirm joining the band.

Managing Songs

The Song Library is the master list of every song your band knows. It's shared across all bandmembers.

Adding a song

Open the Songs tab. The Song Library appears first — the full list of songs your band knows. Below it is the collapsible Add / Edit Song section. Tap the Add / Edit Song header to expand it, fill in the fields (title required), and tap Add Song to List.

Editing a song

Tap anywhere on a song row in the library to open it in the editor. The Add / Edit Song section expands and scrolls into view automatically. Make your changes and tap Save Song.

Deleting a song

Tap the 🗑 icon on the right of any song row. You'll be asked to confirm before the song is removed.

Filtering songs

Use the search box at the top of the song list to filter by title or artist.

Clearing chords from a song

In the song editor, use ✕ Clear Chords to strip all [chord] markers from the lyrics in one step. A confirmation prompt protects against accidental clears. To clear personal cue annotations, use the clear buttons in My Notes.

Adding Chords

Chord markers are embedded directly into a song's lyrics. They appear floating above the word they're placed before, matching how chord charts are traditionally written.

Chord marker format

Place a chord in square brackets immediately before the word it sits above:

[G]  [F#m]  [Am7]  [Cadd9]

Example

[G]I can't [Em]stop the [C]feeling

In gig mode this renders "G" above "I", "Em" above "stop", and "C" above "feeling".

Clearing chords

In the song editor, use the ✕ Clear Chords button to strip all chord markers from the lyrics in one step. A confirmation prompt protects against accidental clears.

Global chords vs personal chords

Chords added in the song editor are global — they are shared across the whole band and visible to every member. If you want chords that only you can see (e.g. your own voicings or reminder fingerings), use My Notes instead. Both layers are displayed together in gig mode.

Cue Notes

Cue notes are color-coded visual markers that float above specific words in the lyrics — use them to flag a key change, a stop, a dynamics shift, or any moment that needs a visual reminder on stage.

Cue notes are personal. They are added through My Notes and are only visible to you — not shared with the rest of the band. This lets each band member annotate songs with their own instrument-specific cues without cluttering the shared lyrics.

Preset colors

Adding a cue note

Open My Notes for any song (tap the 📝 button on its row), tap the word you want the cue to float above, select Cue Note, type your cue text, pick a color, and tap Add.

My Notes (Personal Annotations)

My Notes is your private annotation layer — it sits on top of the shared song lyrics and is only visible to you. Every band member has their own independent layer. Use it for personal chord voicings, instrument-specific cues, section reminders, or anything you don't need the rest of the band to see.

My Notes is where all cue notes live. Cue notes are personal — they're added here, not in the shared song editor. You can also add personal chord annotations here alongside or instead of the global ones.

Opening My Notes

Tap the 📝 button on any song row in the Song Library to open the My Notes editor for that song.

Adding a personal chord or cue note

1. 1

   The editor shows the song's lyrics line by line. Each word is a tappable target.

2. 2

   Tap the word you want to annotate.

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   Select Chord (for a chord name above the word) or Cue Note (for a color-coded floating label). Type your text, pick a color if applicable, and tap Add.

Removing an annotation

In the My Notes editor, annotations appear as colored chips on their line. Tap a chip to delete it instantly.

Clearing all personal chords or cues

Use the ✕ Clear Chords and ✕ Clear Cues buttons at the top of the My Notes editor to clear all personal annotations of that type for the song. Both require a confirmation before clearing.

Gig Builder

The Gig Builder is a drag-and-drop setlist editor. Build your set order before a show, save it, and it's ready to run in Gig Mode.

Creating a gig

1. 1

   Open the Gigs tab and tap + New Gig. Enter a name and date.

2. 2

   Tap songs from the song list on the right (or bottom on mobile) to add them to the setlist.

3. 3

   Drag the ≡ handle on any item to reorder. Tap 🗑 to remove a song from the set.

4. 4

   Tap Save Gig when the set is ready.

Quick-add a new song

In the Gig Builder, tap + New Song to create and optionally add a song to the current setlist without leaving the builder screen.

Editing an existing gig

Each saved gig in the Gigs tab has an Edit button. Tapping it opens the Gig Builder with the gig's existing date, venue, and full song order pre-loaded. Make your changes and tap Save Gig — the original gig is updated in place.

Copying a gig

The Copy button on any saved gig opens the Gig Builder with the same song order pre-loaded, but with the date and venue fields cleared. A prompt reminds you to set a new date and venue before saving. Saving creates a brand new gig — the original is left untouched. This is the quickest way to reuse a setlist for a recurring show or a run of similar gigs.

Alternates & Extra Songs

The Alternates list is a second holding area in the Gig Builder for songs you want available on the night but aren't in the main running order — covers, deep cuts, encores, or backup songs if a set runs short.

Adding songs to Alternates

In the Song Library panel (left side of the Gig Builder), each song row has two buttons:

• + — adds the song to the main setlist
• ⊕ — adds the song to the Alternates list

Alternates appear in a separate panel below the main setlist in the builder. They are saved with the gig.

Using Alternates in Gig Mode

In the gig setlist view, Alternates appear as a collapsible section below the main set. Tap any alternate song to open it in the full lyrics view, just like a regular setlist song.

Setlist Entry Types

A setlist isn't just songs. You can add four types of entries to structure a show:

Medley Mode

Group songs that run together without a break into a medley. They stay as individual songs in gig mode but are visually connected so you never lose your place.

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   In the Gig Builder, tap the 🔗 Combine button to enter medley mode.

2. 2

   Tap each song you want in the medley — they'll highlight with a green border.

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   Tap 🔗 Combine again to lock the group. A 🔗 badge appears on each song.

In the setlist view, medley songs get a green left border and a MEDLEY tag. In gig mode each song still opens individually but shows a 🔗 chip in the meta row.

Flagging & Rehearsal Mode

Flagging lets you mark songs that need more work — during or after a gig — and then run through just those songs as a focused rehearsal playlist. Flags are stored per-song per-gig, so each gig tracks its own list independently.

Flagging a song

There are two ways to flag a song:

1. 1
   In gig mode — tap the ⚑ Flag button while viewing a song. It turns into 🚩 Flagged immediately. Tap again to unflag.
2. 2
   From the setlist view — the 🚩 Needs Rehearsal banner (if any songs are flagged) lists all flagged songs for that gig and acts as a shortcut into rehearsal mode.

Needs Rehearsal banner

When one or more songs are flagged for a gig, a 🚩 Needs Rehearsal (N) banner appears at the top of that gig's setlist. It shows the count and lists the flagged song titles. The gig list view also shows a 🚩 badge with the count next to the gig name so you can see at a glance which gigs have outstanding flags.

Rehearsal mode

Tapping the Needs Rehearsal banner opens a dedicated view that lists only the flagged songs for that gig. From here you can tap any song to open it in performance view — navigating forward and back moves through only the flagged songs, not the full setlist. Use this to run through the songs that need attention without working through the whole set.

Unflagging songs

In the rehearsal view, each song has a 🚩 button — tap it to remove that song's flag. The Clear All Flags button at the bottom of the rehearsal view removes all flags for that gig at once.

Export & Print

Export or print any gig's setlist from both the Gig Builder and the Setlist view.

Export formats

Print options

The Print dialog lets you choose font size (Small / Normal / Large / XL), page orientation, 1 or 2 column layout, and toggles for BPM & key, artist name, and cue notes.

Gig Mode

Gig Mode is a full-screen lyrics viewer designed to be readable from a distance on a dimly lit stage. Tap anywhere on the right side to go forward, left side to go back.

Navigation

Tap the right half of the screen (or the ▶ button) to move to the next song. Tap the left half (or the ◀ button) to go back. The current position in the set is shown in the header.

Song info panel

Tap the song title at the top to reveal the meta row: BPM, key, time signature, and any tags. Tap again to hide it.

Notes panel

Tap the Notes button to slide in the song's general notes (the notes field from the song editor). The panel stays open as you navigate between songs and resets when you exit back to the setlist.

BPM Tempo Dot

A small circle in the bottom-right corner of gig mode flashes at the song's BPM — a visual click track so you can lock in the tempo before counting in.

Using the tempo dot

1. 1

   The dot is visible in gig mode whenever a BPM is set for the song, and begins flashing automatically.

2. 2

   Double-tap the dot to pause the flash. The dot stays visible but stops pulsing.

3. 3

   Double-tap again to resume the flash at the same tempo.

Chords & Cues Toggles

Three toggle buttons sit at the top of the gig mode screen: Chords, Cues, and Auto-Scroll. Each can be switched on or off independently mid-performance.

• Chords — shows or hides the global chord markers embedded in the song's lyrics
• Cues — shows or hides your personal cue note annotations from My Notes
• Auto-Scroll — starts or stops the slow downward scroll

Your Chords and Cues preferences are saved to the device so they stay the same the next time you open the app. Auto-Scroll resets each time you open a song.

Auto-Scroll

Auto-Scroll slowly scrolls the lyrics down at a steady pace, keeping your place as the song progresses without needing to touch the screen.

Tap the Auto-Scroll button in gig mode to start it. Tap again to stop. You can still manually scroll at any time — the auto-scroll resumes from where you stopped.

Band Settings

The Settings tab in the Band Dashboard is only visible to the band owner. Members can see the Members section (Leave Band button) but not the admin areas.

What you can configure

Venues

Save the venues your band plays regularly. Attach a venue to a gig so the details are always one tap away on show day.

Each venue can store a name, address, contact person, phone number, load-in time, and general notes. Access Venues from the Venues tab in the Band Dashboard.

Plans & Pricing

GigMaster pricing is per band or performer — you only pay for each band you actively use. Create as many bands as you need; each one is billed independently.