Features and supported mixers

• 2 USB Channels of your choice

  Free

  Free records the 2 USB Channels you pick in Settings, with names and colors from the mixer. Every channel is still metered.

• Every USB Channel

  Pro

  Pro records every USB Channel the mixer sends: 18 Stems from an XR18 or MR18, in step with each other.

• 24-bit Broadcast WAV

  Free

  Each Stem is a mono 24-bit Broadcast WAV with a time stamp, so it drops straight into your DAW.

• 48 kHz

  Free

  Records at the mixer's 48 kHz. Free records at up to 48 kHz on any interface.

• 96 kHz

  Pro

  Pro records at up to 96 kHz on an audio interface that offers it. Choose the rate under Settings > Recording > Sample rate.

• Pre-roll

  Free

  A Take starts with the last 5, 10 or 20 seconds before you pressed record, so the count-in is not lost.

• Markers

  Free

  Tap the flag during a Take to mark a song or a moment. Markers go into every Stem and the Reaper project.

• Safe from a crash

  Free

  Files are saved every 2 seconds. If the app is closed mid-Take, it finishes that Take the next time it opens.

• Dropouts marked, files in sync

  Free

  Audio that is lost, such as during a phone call, is kept as silence of the exact length with a Dropout Marker, so every file stays in sync with your video.

• Mixer Link

  Free

  Over the mixer's Wi-Fi, ShowRecorder reads your channel names and colors. Recording never depends on it, and no internet is needed.

• Find Mixers

  Free

  Find Mixers lists the mixers on your network. Tap one to link it; there is no IP address to type.

• Names and colors from the mixer

  Free

  Channel 3 arrives as "03 Snare.wav", not "USB 03". Without the Mixer Link, Stems are named by USB Channel number.

• Typed Channel names

  Pro

  Type a name for any USB Channel on the Channel names page, with shortcut chips and names you used before. The files take the names when the Take ends.

• Device and Drive at once

  Free

  Choose a folder on a USB drive and every Take is written to the Device and the Drive together. Neither Copy is the primary.

• Repair

  Free

  If the Drive drops out, recording continues on the Device. After the Take, the Gap is filled in from the other Copy.

• Big meters with a target band

  Free

  Each USB Channel has a tall meter for Peak and Average level, with a shaded band from -18 to -15 dBFS to aim for.

• Clip marks

  Free

  A red mark appears above any channel that reaches full scale and stays until you tap that lane.

• Sunlight and Dark

  Free

  Sunlight gives a white background, black text and strong colors for a bright stage. Dark is for a dark room.

• VoiceOver

  Free

  Meters, Record, the Marker button and the Take time all work with VoiceOver.

• Show report

  Pro

  Each Show gets a report of its Takes, levels and any Gaps, as Report.html and Channels.csv in the Show folder.

• Reaper project

  Pro

  A Reaper project with one track per USB Channel, every Take in place and every Marker on the timeline.

• Files app, AirDrop and Share

  Free

  Shows are in the Files app under ShowRecorder. Tap Share on a Show to send its folder with AirDrop or any app.

• Templates for each venue

  Pro

  Save a room's setup (channel names, mixer, Show name and Pre-roll) and start a Show from it in one tap.

• Apple Watch remote

  Beta

  See whether the iPhone is Armed or recording and for how long, drop Markers, start a Take and stop it with a press and hold, from your wrist.

• Live Activity

  Beta

  The running Take, its time and Marker count on the Lock Screen and in the Dynamic Island, with an alert if a problem starts.

• Auto-gain

  Beta

  Over Mixer Link, sets each channel's preamp to -18 dBFS and moves the fader, sends and dynamics the other way, so the mix stays the same. Undo puts it all back.

• Clip protection

  Beta

  During a Take, turns a clipping channel's preamp down on the mixer and raises its fader to match, at most 12 dB per Take, with a Marker for each move. Off until you switch it on.

Works now

• Behringer X Air XR18 and MR18

  18 USB Channels over USB, with channel names and colors read from the mixer over Wi-Fi (Mixer Link).

• Other class-compliant USB audio interfaces

  Every channel the interface sends is recorded. Names don't come from the mixer; with Pro you can type them.

In the public beta

• Behringer X32 and Midas M32

  In the public beta: all 32 USB Channels from the X-USB card, names and colors from the mixer over Mixer Link, and each file named after what is patched to that USB Channel. Coming to the App Store in a later update.

Planned

1. Pioneer DJM mixers

   Stems named from each model's own USB layout (Deck 1, Deck 2, Mic, Master and so on). Later, Markers where the track changes.

2. ShowRecorder for Mac

   Not a mixer: the same recorder on a Mac. In the public TestFlight beta now, and on the Mac App Store after 1.0.

Being looked at

Not promised. Each one needs USB audio that an iPhone or iPad accepts without a driver, and that is being checked mixer by mixer.

• Behringer Wing, Wing Compact and Wing Rack
• Allen & Heath Qu, SQ and CQ
• PreSonus StudioLive Series III
• Mackie DL16S, DL32S and DL32R
• Yamaha TF and DM series
• Midas HD96-24
• TASCAM Sonicview
• QSC TouchMix-30
• Soundcraft Ui24R

Using another mixer? Tell us which at showrecorder@ericdahl.dev. It helps decide what comes next.

Choosing between recorders? See how ShowRecorder compares with other apps.