Audio Cues

Audio control for live performance

Audio Cues is an app for Android devices. With just an Android phone or tablet, you can create and run simple sound designs for theater, dance, and other live shows. It can also be used by yoga teachers, massage therapists, or anyone else who wants to create and run playlists of music and other sound effects.

Where to get the app

Audio Cues is available from the Google Play store as a free download. The free version allows up to 2 shows on each device and up to 10 cues per show. An in–app purchase adds support for Unlimited Shows and Cues.

Audio Cues can also be purchased from Amazon, where it's primarily intended for use on Fire tablets. When purchased from Amazon, the app supports unlimited shows and cues without additional purchases required.

Pricing

On Google Play, Audio Cues is free to download. The Unlimited Shows and Cues in–app purchase is priced at US $8.99 or local equivalent, plus sales tax or VAT as applicable.

On Amazon, Audio Cues is available for purchase at US $8.99 or local equivalent, plus sales tax or VAT as applicable.

New features added in January 2024

Version 2024.01.1 includes new features particularly designed for use when an Android device is a few feet away and Audio Cues is being controlled by a remote device such as a Bluetooth remote or a Flic Button.

A new "Run zoomed" display mode displays next and pending cues in large fonts.
A new "Flash screen on remote events" setting makes the screen flash when keyboard or remote control events are received.
A new "Restart" button in the control panel restarts all running cues. The new Restart action can also be triggered with remote control and Flic Button events.

New feature added in September 2023

You can now edit an audio cue’s Start at and Stop at properties with a dialog that displays a waveform generated from the cue’s audio file (currently only available in Google Play distribution; coming soon to Amazon).

New feature added in June 2023

Audio Cues now includes integration with Flic Buttons.

A Flic Button is a smart device that connects to other devices wirelessly via Bluetooth and can be used to trigger actions in apps that have Flic Button integration. See the User Guide to learn how to use Flic Buttons with Audio Cues.

More about Audio Cues

Audio Cues supports five different kinds of cues:

AUDIO cues work with all standard audio file formats, including WAV, MP3, OGG, MPEG, and more.
FADE cues can change volume, pan from left to right.
STOP cues immediately stop the targeted audio cue.
PAUSE / PLAY cues act as a toggle, pausing or playing the targeted cue depending on whether the cue is currently playing.
GOTO cues go to a different cue and optionally play it immediately.

Cue features:

Cue number and title
A trigger, set to the Go button or to be triggered automatically with or after the previous cue
A delay to let the cue run a certain amount of time after the trigger
A shortcut to trigger the cue from a Bluetooth keyboard or remote control

Audio cue features

A target pointing to a particular audio file
Master, right and left volume
Number of play times, with support for infinite loops
Start and stop times, integrated fade in and fade out properties

Fade cue features

A target pointing to a specific audio cue, or to all running cues
Ending master, right and left volume
A fade duration
Stop the target audio cue(s)

Other features

Integration with Google Drive and other file sharing services to import audio files
Backup and restore of shows to local storage and file sharing services
Support for Flic Buttons, Bluetooth remote controls, and keyboards to trigger cues during performances
Dark theme for use in low light performance environments

System requirements

An Android device with Google Play or Amazon Appstore support, including Kindle Fire tablets and Chromebooks
Android 5.0 or later

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