What's Coming in CueSync Theatre & Ultimate

Beyond the DJ Booth

CueSync DJ Edition launched to solve a specific problem: give professional DJs real-time, audio-reactive automation across 14 protocols. That problem is solved.

But stage automation doesn't end at the DJ booth. Theatre productions, corporate events, hybrid festivals, and touring shows need capabilities that go far beyond beat-reactive lighting. That's what Theatre Edition and Ultimate Edition are built for.

Here's what's coming — and why it matters.

Theatre Edition ($139/mo) — Coming Soon

Theatre Edition is designed for lighting designers, production managers, and technical directors who run scripted or semi-scripted shows. It includes everything in DJ Edition plus four major systems.

CueStack — Unlimited Sequential Cues

CueStack is a professional cue list engine. Build unlimited sequential cues with per-cue timing, fade curves, and conditional logic. Each cue can trigger any combination of CueSync's 14 protocols — fire a GrandMA executor, send an OSC command to QLab, trigger a Resolume composition, and start a SMPTE timecode stream, all from a single GO button.

CueStack supports:

• Unlimited cue lists with nested sub-cues
• Per-cue fade times (in/out/dwell) with customizable curves
• Auto-follow and auto-continue for hands-free sequences
• Conditional cues that fire based on audio analysis or external triggers
• Manual override at any point without breaking the sequence

Timeline Automation

Timeline is a visual, time-based editor for programming complex sequences. Drag protocol events onto a timeline, set precise timing, and play back the sequence live or triggered from a cue.

Think of it as a lightweight show programmer that lives inside CueSync. For corporate events with timed video playback, award shows with musical numbers, or theatrical scenes with precise lighting choreography, Timeline gives you frame-accurate automation without a separate show control system.

Timecode — 5 Protocols

Theatre Edition generates and chases timecode in five formats:

• SMPTE/LTC (Linear Timecode over audio)
• MTC (MIDI Timecode)
• Art-Net Timecode
• sACN Timecode
• OSC Timecode

Generate timecode to synchronize external systems, or chase incoming timecode to lock CueSync's automation to a master clock. Essential for multimedia productions where video, audio, lighting, and automation must stay in perfect sync.

Mission Control HUD

Mission Control is a heads-up display designed for the production desk. It shows:

• Active cue list position and upcoming cues
• Real-time audio analysis meters (beat, energy, frequency)
• Protocol status for all 14 outputs (connected, latency, errors)
• Timeline playback position
• Timecode generator/chaser status

One screen, everything you need to monitor during a live show.

Ultimate Edition ($199/mo) — Coming Soon

Ultimate Edition is for the most demanding production environments: large-scale festivals, touring shows, broadcast events, and multi-operator teams. It includes everything in Theatre Edition plus three systems designed for scale and coordination.

Coordination Bus

The Coordination Bus allows multiple CueSync instances to communicate over the network. In a large production, you might have:

• One CueSync instance handling front-of-house lighting
• Another driving LED walls and video
• A third managing audio-reactive effects in a secondary space

The Coordination Bus synchronizes state, shares audio analysis data, and allows any instance to trigger cues on any other instance. One operator can coordinate the entire production, or multiple operators can work independently with shared awareness.

Predictive Preview

Predictive Preview uses CueSync's audio analysis engine to look ahead in the music and show you what automation will fire before it happens. During rehearsals or sound checks, you can see upcoming beat triggers, phrase changes, and energy shifts on a visual preview timeline.

This is invaluable for:

• Rehearsals — Verify that your automation will respond correctly to specific musical moments
• Client previews — Show event planners and creative directors what the lighting will look like before the event
• Fine-tuning — Adjust thresholds and routing maps with instant visual feedback

Connection Analytics

Connection Analytics provides detailed performance data for every protocol connection in your rig:

• Latency histograms per protocol and per destination
• Packet loss tracking with alerting
• Bandwidth utilization across all universes
• Historical trends to identify degrading connections before they fail during a show

For touring productions that set up and tear down in different venues weekly, Connection Analytics catches network issues during load-in instead of during the performance.

Priority Support

Ultimate subscribers get priority access to CueSync's support team with guaranteed response times. For productions where downtime costs thousands per hour, fast support isn't a luxury.

The Edition Ladder

| Capability | DJ ($99/mo) | Theatre ($139/mo) | Ultimate ($199/mo) | |-----------|-------------|-------------------|---------------------| | Audio Analysis + AutoPilot | Yes | Yes | Yes | | 14 Protocols | Yes | Yes | Yes | | ProDeck + CuePad | Yes | Yes | Yes | | StableConnection | Yes | Yes | Yes | | CueStack | — | Unlimited | Unlimited | | Timeline Automation | — | Yes | Yes | | Timecode (5 protocols) | — | Yes | Yes | | Mission Control HUD | — | Yes | Yes | | Coordination Bus | — | — | Yes | | Predictive Preview | — | — | Yes | | Connection Analytics | — | — | Yes | | Priority Support | — | — | Yes |

Join the Waitlist

Theatre Edition and Ultimate Edition are in active development. If you want early access, join the waitlist — we'll notify you as soon as beta testing begins.

In the meantime, download CueSync DJ Edition free and experience the foundation that Theatre and Ultimate build upon. Everything you learn in DJ Edition — routing, venue profiles, AutoPilot, CuePad — transfers directly to the higher editions.

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