Faders by dgApps vs DiGiCo 4REA4 APAD Usage & Stats
Faders by dgApps has user definable Faders that can control any fader on a DiGiCo SD or DiGiCo Quantum audio mixing desk: Channel faders, Aux Output faders, Group Output faders, Matrix Output faders, Control Group faders, or any node on the desk: Channel Input / Aux Output node, Matrix Input / Matrix Output node.
Additionally any Fader in the app can control multiple other Faders in the app. And each of those Faders can control any fader or node on the desk. So one app Fader can control multiple Channel Input / Aux Output nodes for example, and not necessarily all on the same Aux Output.
Multiple devices running Faders can connect to a single DiGiCo desk via Router by dgApps.
Faders was successfully used by Gorillaz on the Strange Time Streams in December 2020, and at the O2 Arena London and the Boardmasters Festival in August 2021.
- Apple App Store
- Free
- Music
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4REA4 APAD is a user tool providing wireless mobile control for the DiGiCo 4REA4 digital mixing system. It gives you the freedom to walk the room or building and control the sound right where it is needed.
4REA4 APAD and the 4REA4 Controller application can work together to provide simultaneous control of independent functions, for example one user using the Controller to mix in one Area, and another using the iPad to mix in another. Several iPads can be connected, each providing independent control.
4REA4 APAD is intended for working with the live mix and channel processing.
Things you can control:
- Fader levels, mutes, pan
- Aux and FX sends
- Matrix sends
- CG masters
- Preamp Gain, Pad and 48V
- Trim and Polarity
- HPF, Gate, EQ, GEQ, Comp/Ducker, Delays
- Channel names
- Solo select
- Full signal metering
- 4 Custom Area strips for personalised channel layout
- Apple App Store
- Free
- Music
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Faders by dgApps VS. 
DiGiCo 4REA4 APADJanuary 17, 2026