Macs Cue is a sound player optimized for scripted performances. You create a cue sheet containing all the sounds you want to play, then hit the space bar to play each one. Cues can be chained, and can be set to stop or fade other cues.
After dragging sound files into your cue sheet, you can trim off the start and end of each cue, as well as automating volume and pan. Cues can be set to loop, and to start or stop other cues at any point while they're playing.
Great for small theatres, churches, schools, corporate presentations, or anywhere you need simple and reliable
What's New
Version 2.0.1:
New features
Added ability to save cue sheets without the waveform data (The Save dialog has a checkbox)
New start and stop events are created at a time that doesn't overlap with any existing events
Added built-in crash reporter
Bugs flitted
Sound files with 4-letter extensions (.aiff) can once again be dragged from the finder into a cue sheet
Fixed an occasional crash when closing cue sheets
Fade command (F or f key) works again when cue has been put in "manual volume" mode by moving the fader while playing
Copying cues was not working
Clicking "Done" on the Stop-Other event edit window now uses the fade time set, even if you didn't type
return to finish editing first
"Change sound file" works now without having to close and reopen the cue sheet, and it doesn't stop playback if
other cues are playing
When clicking the "start other" or "stop other" button with multiple cues selected, each selected cue now
gets its own new event, rather than having to share
Deleting a cue while playing no longer stops playback of other cues
Fixed a potential crash while loading if a sound file can't be found
Version 2.0.1:
New features
Added ability to save cue sheets without the waveform data (The Save dialog has a checkbox)
New start and stop events are created at a time that doesn't overlap with any existing events
Not quite true... Qlab is in every way a preferred choice, agreed.
But for a multichannel output you´ll have to pay 249 USD, that´s a lot more than 20.
But OK, even with only stereooutput Qlab is still a better choice in every other aspect.
This has to be one of the best pieces of sotware I have used on my mac.
It's very simply layout looks a bit basic but does the job very well.
I have been using this for the last 3 or years on all of our productions and it's hasn't caused any problems.
It offers so much more than a CD player as you can play one track on top of another, stop tracks when another track plays, tigger tacks to play at certain points and much much more.
[Version 1.2]
Anonymousreviewed on 07 Nov 2005
very nice small app. Wish that I can use sd2 Files. Also start command via MIDI Notes or other MIDI Controllers.
Tried to use the demo, and from all Aiffs I have it only picks one or two, all others are greyed out and not accessible. WAV's are black and seem to work. What might be the reason. I will be happy to buy it, when it works. Thanks
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Macs Cue is a sound player optimized for scripted performances. You create a cue sheet containing all the sounds you want to play, then hit the space bar to play each one. Cues can be chained, and can be set to stop or fade other cues.
After dragging sound files into your cue sheet, you can trim off the start and end of each cue, as well as automating volume and pan. Cues can be set to loop, and to start or stop other cues at any point while they're playing.
Great for small theatres, churches, schools, corporate presentations, or anywhere you need simple and reliable sound playback. Alice Cooper uses it in his shows, shouldn't you?
Version 2 is a major overhaul, and includes multichannel output with multiple output devices, multiple events per cue, volume and pan automation, notes, more precise volume control, and silent cues. It also displays CPU usage, and checks for new versions.
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But for a multichannel output you´ll have to pay 249 USD, that´s a lot more than 20.
But OK, even with only stereooutput Qlab is still a better choice in every other aspect.
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It's very simply layout looks a bit basic but does the job very well.
I have been using this for the last 3 or years on all of our productions and it's hasn't caused any problems.
It offers so much more than a CD player as you can play one track on top of another, stop tracks when another track plays, tigger tacks to play at certain points and much much more.
Anonymous reviewed on 07 Nov 2005