Built for festival production teams and multi-stage events
Multi-stage automation. One production network.
CueSync Production Edition runs one instance per stage, shares fire context across the production network via Coordination Bus, and locks every integration to one timecode source. Predictive Preview keeps the lead operator ahead of trouble before the audience sees it.
Six capabilities festival production teams actually run
What ships today on Production Edition, described in operator terms. Opt-in features are clearly marked.
Multi-stage Coordination Bus
Production Edition synchronizes multiple CueSync instances across the festival production network. One main stage running AutoPilot, three side-area stages running their own cue stacks — asymmetric suppression prevents double-fires when two engines watch the same source.
PRO DJ LINK on every Pioneer stage
Each stage's CueSync instance joins that stage's PRO DJ LINK network as a virtual deck. Reads beat phase, BPM, master tempo, and track metadata directly over Ethernet — no per-stage middleware, no audio-only fallback unless PRO DJ LINK isn't available.
Frame-accurate timecode across stages
MTC, LTC, Art-Net timecode, TCNet — generate or chase from any source. Lock the broadcast feed, the lighting timeline, and the video playback to one clock so cross-stage IMAG cuts land on the same frame everywhere.
Predictive Preview
The Predictive Preview HUD renders the next 8 bars of beat-driven automation before they fire, so the lead operator can override before the audience sees a problem. Every output runs on the auto-reconnect + circuit-breaker reliability layer.
Optional energy-aware automation
Opt-in feature in Settings → Analysis. When enabled, AutoPilot can trigger cues on energy-level transitions in addition to phrase boundaries. Default OFF on every install so existing shows are unaffected by the addition.
Venue profile per stage
Each stage at a festival site can have its own venue profile — the EDM stage's GMA3 + Resolume rig, the side-area's ChamSys + TouchDesigner rig, the art stage's Pangolin Beyond laser rig. Production Edition lifts the profile cap to unlimited.
Festival production ROI calculator
What does multi-stage operator coordination cost your festival season?
Multi-day events × multiple stages × the operator-hours each stage absorbs. CueSync's Coordination Bus (Production Edition) lets one operator surface drive the fanout while the artists in each booth focus on creative direction.
$85/ hr
Loaded blended rate across operators CueSync replaces or augments on a stage.
6festivals
Multi-day events your team runs end-to-end (not single one-off shows).
4stages
Independent stages with their own cue stack (main, secondary, side-area, art).
5hrs
Programming + show-day attention reclaimed when one operator runs the protocol fanout.
Your estimated season
Total stage-days / yr
24
Annual hours saved
120 h
Annual labor saved
$10,200
Production Edition is $299 / year. On your season, that pays for itself in 1 stage-day, leaving a net benefit of $9,901 in reclaimed crew labor.
Honest estimate. CueSync consolidates the protocol-fanout surface so one operator can run multi-stage automation; it does not replace the senior LD, VJ, or audio designer whose creative work defines a marquee festival look. The hours reclaimed are the pre-show programming, the show-day GO-pressing on routine cues, and the cross-stage timecode coordination — not the artistry.
CueSync across stages vs siloed per-stage operators
Two rows where the alternative wins — keeping a senior creative in the booth and honoring headliner touring contracts. The other four rows are where consolidation earns its keep.
With CueSync Production
Siloed per-stage operators
Cross-stage cue coordination
CueSync — Coordination Bus surfaces fire context across instances
Without — Walkie-talkie / production radio between stage operators
Multi-protocol fanout per stage
CueSync — Every integration available, every stage, no per-stage licensing math
Without — Console-native + custom OSC patches + middleware per stage
First-night setup at a fresh festival site
CueSync — Walk the rig once, profile saves; subsequent days auto-recognize
Without — Same walk-the-rig every day until the site dismounts
Marquee artistic direction
CueSync — Authors your team's design choices — doesn't generate them
Without — Your senior LD / VJ / audio designer driving the vision live
Headliner shows with the artist's touring crew
CueSync — Sits alongside the artist's rig; doesn't fight it
Without — Same — the artist's crew is part of the booking
Show-network confidence
CueSync — Auto-reconnect + circuit breaker + honest connection status on every output
Without — Operator monitors per-output blinkenlights and crosses fingers
Festival production questions
How does Coordination Bus work across stages on a festival site?
Each stage runs its own CueSync instance on the production network. AutoPilot fire records from one instance enter a shared bus that sequential evaluators on other instances can read for double-fire suppression within a small beat window. The contract is one-directional — AutoPilot informs CueStack, never vice versa — so manual operator GO presses always win over any engine. See the reliability page for the full live-show reliability story.
What about headliner shows with the artist's own LD and touring crew?
CueSync sits alongside the artist's rig as a venue-side layer, not as a replacement. The artist's LD runs their console as they always do; CueSync handles whatever portion of the fanout the venue owns (house rig, IMAG cues, stage lighting). Headliner contracts that require a specific console operator or video engineer don't change — those operators stay in the booth.
Is the energy-aware automation reliable enough for a main-stage closer?
It's opt-in for a reason. Energy triggers analyze per-beat audio energy with hysteresis (rising-edge 0.7 / falling-edge 0.3) and a 16-beat minimum separation between fires. The conservative defaults mean it works well for music with clear energy contrast (festival EDM, building tech house) and less well for more uniform genres. Try it on a side stage or rehearsal before main-stage use. Default OFF means your existing shows are never affected by the feature's existence.
Do we need rekordbox-prepared tracks for AutoPilot to work on stage?
AutoPilot's best work uses rekordbox PSSI phrase analysis + hot cues to pre-compute a structural fire plan when a track is armed. Without rekordbox prep, AutoPilot falls back to PRO DJ LINK beat phase + BPM, which still works but loses the phrase-aware moments (drop, breakdown, fill). Festival artists who don't prep in rekordbox can still benefit from beat-locked automation; the higher-resolution triggers just require the prep step.
Built for the field this season.
Production Edition is $35/mo or $299/yr. 14-day money-back on monthly, 30 days on annual and lifetime. See the refund policy for details, or write to sales for festival-fleet pricing.