For the past couple years I've been taking my laptop to gigs and playing .cwp songs straight from SONAR, which I'm well aware is not ideal, but it works.  I also know I need to change that habit, especially now that I'm making changes due to recent events. So...
 
Does anyone know of a good, free, DAW environment for Android that I can use for both gig performances and quick editing work when/if needed?  Failing that, do you know of any good, free, WAV players for Android, that supports playlists?  It would be best if the playlist feature had the option to not auto-play one song after another.
 
I Googled around and saw lots of possibilities, but in the interest of time, if anyone can shoot me in a good direction I'd appreciate it.

First, let me tell you that iOS is WAY ahead of Android for mobile music making, so if that's an option for you, I'd recommend it.
 
That said, there are some good choices for Android, too...
 
Caustic - https://play.google.com/s...lecellsoftware.caustic
 
G-Stomper Studio - https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.planeth.gstomper
 
Audio Evolution - https://play.google.com/s...com.extreamsd.aemobile
 
FL Studio Mobile - https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.imageline.FLM
 
nTrack Studio - https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.ntrack.studio.eight.pro
 
Stagelight - https://play.google.com/s...om.openlabs.stagelight
 
Xewton Music Studio (hasn't been updated in a while) - https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.xewton.musicstudio3
 
Most of these have FREE options, but I don't know what the limitations are.
 
Hopefully, you'll find something here you like. There are plenty of music players and DJ apps that play WAV files, too, if that's your preference.

I'd recommend Audio Evolution Mobile (telecharge linked to it above). It's about $7. For another $7 or so, you can add their USB driver. I've run AEM on both my Google Nexus 10 tablet and Samsung S7 Edge. The PreSonus AudioBox 44VSL that I could never get working reliably under Windows works great as a class-compliant audio i/f (all you need is a USB Host OTG cable).
 
http://www.extreamsd.com/...ology/usb-audio-driver
 

While I was taking another look at the AEM site, I noticed that they have another product for Android called Stage Assistant for playlists, live use, etc.
 
http://www.extreamsd.com/index.php/products/stage-assistant
 

Some great suggestions here, thank you!  And Maartian, that Stage Assistant app looks very handy!
 
I'll try to remember to post back with my thoughts about it after I've tried it.

jyoung60
Some great suggestions here, thank you!  And Maartian, that Stage Assistant app looks very handy!
 
I'll try to remember to post back with my thoughts about it after I've tried it.

Looking forward to it.
 
Just for fun, take a look at Gig Performer. It's the mutz nutz. I just love it. And it's great in the home studio, too. I can load any VST VI and play it without having to load a DAW.
 
https://www.gigperformer.com/
 

 
 

Looked at Gig Performer's price first, and left, lol.  No point getting all drooly over something I can't have. ...yet.
 
As for Stage Assistant, got it installed but couldn't figure out how to import songs into the app. And no instructions/tutorials in sight.  Uninstalled for now, will come back to it if nothing else suffices.

jyoung60
As for Stage Assistant, got it installed but couldn't figure out how to import songs into the app. And no instructions/tutorials in sight.  Uninstalled for now, will come back to it if nothing else suffices.

I didn't want to poo-poo it without having tried it, but it hasn't been updated since 2014 and the few old reviews don't inspire confidence. I find these things are worth noting for apps.
 
I've heard nothing but good things about Audio Evolution, though, and I frequently see announcements of updates.

jyoung60
Failing that, do you know of any good, free, WAV players for Android, that supports playlists?  It would be best if the playlist feature had the option to not auto-play one song after another.

Poweramp on Android does all of that. 

jyoung60
Looked at Gig Performer's price first, and left, lol.  No point getting all drooly over something I can't have. ...yet.
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That's why I said "just for fun." 
 

jyoung60
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As for Stage Assistant, got it installed but couldn't figure out how to import songs into the app. And no instructions/tutorials in sight.  Uninstalled for now, will come back to it if nothing else suffices.

 
Thanks for reporting back. I only just noticed it. Never tried it myself. But AE Mobile is a solid product. For less than $15 (with the USB driver and your audio i/f), you have a very capable mobile DAW. AEM on my old Nexus 10 tablet connected to my former doorstop PreSonus AudioBox 44VSL was the solution I wound up using when I couldn't get an old XP laptop to run Reaper (not Reaper's fault; was the built-in video's (AMD) drivers).
 
If Gig Performer has a newsletter, I'd sign up for it. When/if they have a sale, you'll know. GP replace two products for me: 1) the free SAVIHost .exe wrapper for VST 2.4 .DLLs, and 2) Cantabile free. Really happy with it.