CueSync User Manual
Everything from first launch to running a multi-hour show — with real screenshots of the shipping app, honest notes on preview features, and full trigger, action, and protocol references.
I'm a DJ
Sync your rig to Pioneer gear and let the music drive the show.
I run theatre or show cues
Build a cue list, drive it with timecode or a GO button.
Orientation
Install CueSync and take a tour of every region of the interface.
Installation
Download, install, and activate CueSync before your first show. System requirements CueSync ships as a self-contained app.
The Interface
CueSync has one shell that stays constant across every screen. Learn it once and you know where everything lives.
Preparing the Show Machine `[All]`
CueSync's timing budgets assume it gets the CPU when it asks for it. On a machine that is busy doing something else, the operating system can hold any…
Create
Build shows — the cue stack, cue pads, looks and scenes, track prep, library, and timeline.
Cue Pads
Cue Pads give you a grid of instant-trigger buttons, each bound to a cue.
Cues
The Cues screen is the master list of every cue in your show. Each cue pairs a trigger (what fires it) with one or more actions (what it does).
Generate Show
DJWhat it's for — Point CueSync at a prepared track and it drafts a whole cue stack for you: it reads the track's phrase structure and energy, and for each…
Library
DJThe Library is Track Prep's browse level: a searchable, filterable view of all your tracks across every connected source.
Looks
A Look is a named, reusable output state your cues fire. Author it once, reference it from any number of cues, then repoint it at something else mid-show…
Show Editor
TheatreThe Show Editor is where you build and arrange your Theatre show: add cues, sequence them on a timeline, set how each cue fires (timecode, manual GO, or…
Track Prep
DJTrack Prep is where you analyse tracks, edit beat grids, place hot cues, and review cue suggestions before using a track in a live set.
Track Program
DJThe Track Program visualises your Auto Pilot fire plan against the loaded track's structure.
Control
Run shows — Home, Auto Pilot, Run Mode, local audio, and the live performance dashboard.
Auto Pilot
DJAuto Pilot watches your set's phrase structure in real time and fires cues automatically at structural moments (drops, builds, choruses, phrase endings)…
Home
Home is your command deck before and between sets. It surfaces everything you need to start or resume a show: pre-show readiness gaps, the next cue ready…
Local Audio
DJLocal Audio lets CueSync play audio files directly — analysing each file through the same pipeline your Pioneer tracks use, so cue triggers and Auto…
Multi-Monitor Workspaces `[All]`
What it's for — Pop any CueSync surface out into its own window and put it where the show needs it: Cue Pads on a booth touchscreen, the big Timecode…
Performance
DJPerformance is the live DJ dashboard, designed to be read from two metres away.
Run Mode
TheatreRun Mode is the focus-mode console for running a Theatre show live. It shows the most important information a stage manager or operator needs at a…
Connect
Wire up gear and people — network devices, Pioneer decks, output protocols, timecode, crew devices, cloud show prep, and diagnostics.
Show Companion
All paidWhat it's for — Companion turns every iPad, phone, and spare laptop backstage into a live window on your show, with nothing to install.
Devices
Devices is your at-a-glance connection dashboard. It shows every Pioneer CDJ or XDJ on your PRO DJ LINK network alongside your protocol outputs and MIDI…
Diagnostics
Diagnostics is the runtime health dashboard for your CueSync installation.
GrandMA3 Session Sync
TheatreSession Sync moves your Theatre cue list between CueSync and a grandMA3 console without re-programming.
MIDI Grid Controllers
What it's for — CueSync turns a Novation Launchpad or Akai APC grid into a physical Cue Pads surface.
Network Outputs
Network Outputs is where you add, configure, and test every protocol connection from CueSync to your lighting consoles, media servers, and show-control…
Pro Decks
DJPro Decks gives you a full-screen view of every connected Pioneer player, one player per row, with full waveforms and real-time sync data.
Elgato Stream Deck
CueSync drives an Elgato Stream Deck directly over USB as a physical cue surface: the keys mirror your current CuePad bank with live names, colors, and…
CueSync Studio
All paid — a separate subscription add-onWhat it's for — Studio is where the show gets designed before anyone is in the room.
Timecode
TheatreTimecode is the master clock screen for Theatre and full-edition rigs.
Unreal Engine
CueSync drives an Unreal Engine world the way it drives a lighting desk.
Venue Profiles
What it's for — A venue profile is a saved snapshot of a room's rig: which outputs to connect, what the rig can physically do, and how your cues should…
Settings
Every application setting in one place.
Reference
Keyboard shortcuts, dialogs, triggers, actions, protocols, technical specifications, glossary, and troubleshooting.
Action Reference
Every action type a cue can carry — 28 in all, available in every edition.
Dialogs
TheatreCreate or edit a cue in the cue stack. Set the trigger (when the cue fires), add one or more actions (what it sends to each output), name the cue, and…
Glossary
Operator-facing definitions for the terms you will encounter across CueSync screens, documentation, and error messages.
Keyboard Shortcuts
A grouped reference of every default keyboard shortcut. Most shortcuts listed here are rebindable — open Settings → Shortcuts to reassign any action to a…
Protocol Reference
Every protocol type CueSync can speak, with its transport and default port.
Technical Specifications
The numbers behind CueSync — for production managers, network techs, and anyone speccing a show around it.
Trigger Reference
Every trigger type CueSync can fire a cue on — 17 in all. Set a cue's trigger in the Cue Editor; the picker groups them into Music-Reactive and Scripted…
Troubleshooting
Operator recovery steps for common problems. Each entry follows the pattern: what you see → what it means → what to do.