The Show Cue System has been designed to playback sound cues such as sound effects and music cues for live theatre productions.
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QLab AlternativesOnly apps categorised as Theater Show Control Apps
The best Theater Show Control alternative to QLab is Show Cue System. It's not free, so if you're looking for a free alternative, you could try Linux Show Player or Go Button. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 25 alternatives to QLab and 13 are Theater Show Control Apps so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting Theater Show Control App alternatives to QLab are Millumin, Watchout, Isadora and MultiPlay da-share.
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22 Show Cue System alternatives
14 Linux Show Player alternativesLinux Show Player (LiSP) is a free cue player designed for sound-playback in stage production. The goal of the project is to provide a complete playback software for musical plays, theater shows and similar.
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12 Go Button alternativesGo Button is a mobile audio app designed to provide professional playback of music and sound effects for live shows. It provides a creative, self-contained show control system that runs on your iPad, iPhone, or iPod touch.
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17 Watchout alternativesWATCHOUT multi-display software is your fast track to creating spectacular shows. Use WATCHOUT to compose and manage all the different media elements in your show – video, still images, animations, graphics, live feeds, sound – and then play it back on multiple displays.
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21 Isadora alternativesIsadora is the award winning, interactive media presentation tool that allows you to follow your artistic impulse. Whether you are an artist, designer, performer, or VJ, you can quickly and easily harness the limitless potential of digital media and real-time interactivity with...
7 MultiPlay da-share alternativesMultiPlay is a Windows based program designed to play cues for theatre or corporate use. It is free to use in both amateur and commercial environments. Some of the cue types available in MultiPlay 3:
14 Trigger! alternativesTrigger Professional Audio & Video Playback Software brings an unparalleled set of features & solutions. Conceived and built by industry professionals, Trigger is the complete solution for broadcast & live performance.
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Windows alternative to QLab. Playback of theater sound cues, music. Plus version adds playing projections. Also has command cues for OSC and DMX control of external devices and mixers.
Visibox allows performers to control video like a musical instrument. Quickly drop in videos, images, or audio files to create immersive stadium-style concert visuals in any cafe, club, or live stream.
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35 Sound Show alternativesSoundboard designed for live performances, broadcasts and more. You can also display visuals like images and videos and program sequences to play automatically.
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26 SoundCue alternativesSoundCue allows musicians to play back audio tracks with one tap. It was designed from the ground up with live performance in mind.
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Easier to use, runs on less expensive hardware.