What the stage shows: card and tags
The top left of the stage always shows what is running. The card shows the base layer, so the Autoloop or the song show. Below it, small tags show everything else that is active: waiting loops, looks that are on, and overrides. This is the same in every layout.
The card
- “Ready” with “Tap a pad and the lights come on”: nothing is running yet.
- “Autoloop” with the loop’s name: this Autoloop is running. The bar shows how far along it is, next to it the bar count, e.g. “Bar 3/8”.
- “Song show” with the name: a song from the project is playing its light show, see Playing music from the project.
More from “Live mode”
- Opening live modeLive mode plays all Autoloops, static looks and song shows of your project on the 3D stage, and you control them the way you do on the night: on the computer, on the PRIME 4 or on the Control One. That way you see how your shows work together before the gig.Summary
- Live Desk: control your show while you DJThe Live Desk is your own MIDI surface for SoundSwitch: on your computer, tablet and phone. It comes mapped to your show, with the names and colors of your loops and looks. There is nothing to learn or map.Summary
- Spot Director: guide your movers from your phone on the nightWith Spot Director you guide your moving heads from your phone or tablet during the event. Tap the floor and all selected heads go there together. Drag your finger and they follow the couple across the dance floor.Summary
- Choosing the controls: Perform, PRIME 4, Control One, StageAt the top of live mode you choose what the controls look like. Each layout recreates a device, so you pick your shows the same way you do on the night.Summary
- Playing Autoloops and static looks liveIn the “Perform” layout you see SoundSwitch 2.11 in Performance mode, just like on your laptop after clicking “MIDI”: the same tabs, buttons, colors and spacing. You play Autoloops and static looks there just as on the night.Summary