QLab- The GO Button
- Cue Sequences
- Cue Carts
- How To Use A Mac
- Moving Workspaces
- Trigger QLab With Timecode
- Live-stream With QLab
- QLab Zoom Guide
- Sound Check
- Sam's Toolbox
- Basic Networking
- Intro to Audio Cues
- Intro to Fading Audio
- Rate & Pitch
- Crossfading
- Fading Pre-show Music
- Offline Audio Interfaces
- Intro to Video Cues
- Intro to Text Cues
- Intro to Fading Video
- Fading In Several Videos
- Replacing Projectors
- Setting Up For Lighting
- Adding Lights and Making Cues
- Intro to Light Cues
- Intro to Pull From Cue
- Intro to Network Cues
- Intro to Control Cues
- Start, Stop, and Pause Cues
- Intro to Devamp Cues
Tutorials
General
- The GO Button in QLab 4. The GO button in QLab 4 has some new tricks up its sleeve.
- Introduction to Cue Sequences. A demo workspace for exploring auto-continues, auto-follows, and Group cues.
- Introduction to Cue Carts. A tour of how cue carts look and work, and how you can use them.
- How to Use a Mac. A primer on basic use of Apple Mac computers, since QLab runs only on Macs.
Workflow Tools
- How to Move a Workspace to a New Mac. From studio to booth, or from main to backup, moving workspaces is often necessary.
- How to trigger QLab 4 with Timecode. Using QLab as a show-control listener.
- How to Live-stream With QLab. An exploration of the tools needed to live-stream the output of QLab to the internet.
- The QLab Zoom Guide. Everything you ever wanted to know about using QLab with Zoom.
- Sound Check. Two methods for using QLab to perform a speaker check.
- Sam’s Toolbox. A collection of useful scripts.
- Basic Computer Networking for Theater. Since more and more shows involve computer networks, a strong understanding of the basic terms and concepts of networking can be a real asset for a QLab user.
Audio
- Introduction to Audio Cues. Learn the basics of the Audio cue.
- Introduction to Fading Audio. Learn about up-, down-, and cross-fading audio levels, as well as fading groups of Audio cues, and fading audio effects and rate.
- Introduction to Audio Rate and Pitch. Using the rate control to change an Audio cue’s playback speed and pitch.
- How to Crossfade Two Sounds. A quick step-by-step on crossfades.
- How to Fade Pre-show Music. A quick discussion of a commonly used technique.
- How to Work With Offline Audio Interfaces. How do you prep cues for a 4-, 8-, or 64-channel sound system before you get to the theater?
Video
- Introduction to Video Cues. Learn the basics of the Video cue.
- Introduction to Text Cues. Learn the basics of the Text cue.
- Introduction to Fading Video. Learn about fading opacity, position, scale, and rotation.
- How to Fade In a Group of Video Cues. Fading in groups of Video cues requires a little math trick.
- How to Replace a Projector. Touring or just fixing problems with video outputs.
Lighting
- Setting Up for Lighting in QLab 4. Get your system set up and ready for action.
- Adding Lights and Making Light Cues. Learn about the light patch, the Light Dashboard, and recording Light cues.
- Introduction to Light Cues. Learn the basics of the Light cue.
- Introduction to Pull From Cue. Learn how to use cues as palettes to help build light looks throughout a show.
MIDI & OSC
- Introduction to Network Cues. Learn the basics of Network cues and how to use them to control QLab.
Control Cues
- Introduction to Control Cues. Learn about Go-to, Arm, Disarm, Wait, Load, Target, and Reset cues.
- Start, Stop, and Pause Cues. Learn about these three basic cue types.
- Introduction to Devamp Cues. Explore the capabilities of the Devamp cue to work with loops, repeats, and precisely timed cue triggering.
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