Memo Akten wrote to tell how he is using QLab to coordinate this awesome streetdance show. Check it out:

Blaze from Memo Akten on Vimeo.

The show consisted of 18 sections (group cues), each with its own MTC. Some of these cues would roll onto the next automatically, others were triggered manually after audience applause or depending on improvisation on stage. Each of these groups had a few cues, to trigger audio, send MTC, and trigger visuals via a midi note (visuals were running on custom media server written in openframeworks running on a separate machine). Also notes and reminders for directing the cast and backstage. The same MTC was driving the lighting desk and the visuals, but due to delay in projection etc. we were also using a midi note to trigger the visuals and compensate for the delay between projection and audio (trial and error showed this to be around 0.4-0.5 seconds depending on venue). We used AppleScript in QLab to automate updating of all the cues (I think it was you who I emailed to ask about that actually!).

Nice work Memo!

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