

The addition of lighting control, though, is a game changer for how designers and technicians approach QLab as a tool. QLab 4 brings along all of the wonderful components that have made it an industry standard in media playback and show control – sound control, video playback and effects, and show control integration through MIDI and OSC networks. While there are a lot of features to be excited about in this new release, the biggest new change is the addition of lighting control. If you look at the Company statement on their website, this pretty much sums up their business approach: “ We work on shows to be together for something special, and we love helping people do that in ways they couldn’t before.” This November, Figure 53 took a huge leap forward in the realm of helping people do shows in a way they couldn’t before with their highly anticipated new release of QLab 4.


The last several years have been a period of exciting growth for the rapidly expanding team at Figure 53, the makers of QLab and other show solutions. Both will result in identical playback, but you may find one method better suits the needs of your programming preferences. The second option creates a Group Cue that triggers the first Start Cue and then goes to the next cue with pre-waits and auto-continues attached in the appropriate locations. The first setting enables all of the Start cues to fire simultaneously with the appropriate pre-waits attached to them to match your original timing. The Record Cue Sequence window, with both recording options shown.īoth settings create a Group Cue populated with Start Cues to trigger cues in your workspace. This will open a window that gives you two recording options. To use this function, click on “Record Cue Sequence” in your Tools menu. These Start Cues have pre-waits attached to them that enable an exact playback to match your timing. This process creates a Group Cue with Start Cues imbedded within to trigger your cue sequence. This function enables you to play through a cue sequence manually while recording your precise playback timing. One of the more exciting new features in QLab 4 is the Record Cue Sequence tool.
