NOW… thanks to QLab? All I need is my MacBook Pro. And if we were in a particularly cramped booth (aren't they all?) it was even more unwieldy. It worked, I got by with it … but it was not an elegant solution. And I would be cueing the lighting operator at the same time, typically sitting next to me.
#QLAB SHOW PORTABLE#
Since this was my first foray into theater (my primary field of expertise is music for film and TV), I was using my MacBook Pro and a portable sub-mixer (for added control) to run the sound cues via iTunes with my other hand I was pushing the pause button on a DVD player. I am the production coordinator and sound designer for my wife's Pulitzer Prize-nominated solo show "Now That She's Gone," which we've been doing theatrically for the last 3 years all over the world. QLab is truly one of those "how did I ever get along without it" items.
#QLAB SHOW SOFTWARE#
Just one final thing next time you go to the theatre have a look what software the sound engineer is using, if they have a mac it will have Qlab on it! The free version is great for amateur groups for simple audio playback. The software is expensive, but is aimed at professionals and does much more than cheeper alternatives. However they now have some great tutorials on the website, I would suggest watching these before you start using the software as it covers the basics well.
For example cross fading tracks into each other. The only negative is some of the more simple commands can take a while to get your head around.
The software not only plays back the sound file, but also sends midi commands to the desk to raise the fader and lower the fader when the sound has stopped playing. The free version is great! I used this for ages but finally upgraded to the pro version just because I wanted to use the midi integration. I have used this for our amateur theatre group for the last 3 years and it works flawlessly.
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