Qlab Basics
True or False: Two cues can have the same cue number.
False.
All cue numbers must be unique. They can be letters, numbers, characters, or words.
This mode of Qlab will prevent any accidental changes to your finalized cue stack.
What is Show Mode?
This is what D.A.W. stands for.
What is Digital Audio Workstation?
This cue allows you to continue on from a looping piece of music.
What is a De-Vamp?
This is a shortcut in Qlab to quickly toggle between -infinity and 0dB.
What is "Option+Click"?
What is hover your mouse over the Red X?
This type of cue changes one value to another, over a period of time.
What is a fade cue?
What is to record audio, edit audio, mix audio?
This feature in the Inspector allows you to edit sounds to create loops and skip portions of the audio file.
What are slices?
This is the name of the iOS app used to remotely trigger telephone rings.
What is Stage Caller?
Doing this will cut all Qlab playback immediately, with no fade out.
What is double pressing Escape?
This type of cue automation will fire the next cue immediately with the current one.
What is Auto-Continue?
This is the process that reduces file type while also sometimes sacrificing sound quality.
What is Data Compression?
This protocol contains several channels of communication like Program Changes, Control Changes, Velocity. Typically used in musical applications, it requires a loop when cabling.
What is MIDI?
This is the hardware solution to ring a physical phone.
What is a Tele-Q?
When inserting a blank fade cue, you must complete these two actions for it to function.
What is set a target and set a parameter?
This timer counts down, then executes the action.
What is a pre-wait?
This is one way to record audio from Youtube onto your computer.
System Output directly into DAW, external interface through headphone port, software solution, second computer, etc....
This type of Qlab cue allows you to sequentially playback audio files, allowing you to easily create preshow music.
What is a Group (Playlist)?
This causes reduction in your sensitivity to High Frequencies and Amplitude.
What is old age?
This is where you can modify the routes of audio from Qlab into your Audio Interface.
What is the Audio Output Patch Routing?
This type of cue allows for the greatest flexibility when building a sequence of sound cues.
What is a group (timeline)?
This is the ideal file type settings to balance sound quality with file size.
What is 48/24 WAV?
48kHz Sample Rate
24bit Lossless .wav
This protocol runs on a network and transmits strings of commands that are read by many different types of devices.
What is OSC?
This type of P.A. system uses many individual speaker cabinets linked together to produce a controllable dispersion pattern; used at all modern live events.
What is a Line Array?