ShowKontrolMANUAL

What's New

What changed in each release of ShowKontrol, newest first.

ShowKontrol R27.0.1: New since ShowKontrol R26

ShowKontrol R27 is built from scratch. The Patch replaces the Executors, layers and ShowCall of R26. You keep your ShowKontrol account and your licences.

New#

  • The Patch. Build your show by connecting nodes. Data flows from the players to your outputs, and you can watch it live. The Patch
  • Scripts. Write small JavaScript programs to change data and control any node. Scripts
  • Cue Editor. Every track gets its own timeline. Cue Editor & Timelines
    • Cue layers and cues inside cues.
    • Audio lanes, each with its own output.
    • Video lanes on any screen or as NDI.
    • Undo, copy and paste, and a beat or frame grid.
    • Import and export REAPER projects.
  • More outputs. Outputs
    • Lighting: sACN, PSN, MSC and MIDI Clock.
    • Data: UDP, HTTP and CSV Logger.
    • Unreal Engine, and Ableton Live stems that follow the deck.
    • Resolume clips that follow the deck, and ProPresenter.
    • Lighting consoles: MagicQ, ONYX, Titan and grandMA2. Templates for grandMA3, Resolume and disguise.
    • Text on screen (OSD) and a reference tone.
  • Controllers. Use hardware to control your show. Lights and colours show what is happening. Controllers
    • MIDI pads like Launchpad, APC and X-Touch.
    • Tablets with TouchOSC or Open Stage Control, and Mackie Control.
    • Stream Deck.
    • Keyboards, foot pedals and clickers.
    • Game controllers.
    • Arduino and relay boxes.
  • Control the players. Press CDJ buttons and change player and mixer settings from ShowKontrol. Click the waveform to send the deck there. Triggers & Actions
  • Timecode in and out. Sources & Inputs
    • A built-in timecode generator.
    • Read LTC, MTC and Art-Net timecode. R26 could only read MTC.
    • Shift the timecode of any deck.
    • LTC follows the real speed of the deck, including sync and scratching.
  • Web and remote control. See the decks and cue list in any browser. Control the show from a phone or tablet. Use the REST API. Get alerts on your phone. Remote Control & API
  • Sessions. Every show has its own folder with its media and backups. Show Files & Networking
  • Backup machine. A second ShowKontrol can follow the first one. It takes over when the first one stops.
  • Set List rehearsal. Plan the mix between two tracks. Then listen to the whole set, or rehearse it with all cues firing.
  • Master timeline and Schedule. Plan the day by the clock. Each slot can have its own cues and audio. A Cue List window shows what comes next.
  • Data window. See the play history and a live picture of the mixer with its meters. It warns you when the DJ is in the red.
  • Song structure. ShowKontrol finds the intro, buildup, drop and break of every track. No audio is needed.
  • Show safety. E-STOP stops all automation at once. The music keeps playing. Ctrl+Esc locks the computer while the show keeps running.
  • Monitoring. See how the network and the computer are doing. Copy a report for support.
  • Built-in manual. This manual is in the Help menu, with lessons and a quick reference.

Improved#

  • Viewer and Live. Up to 8 info panels. New jog wheel display. An end-of-track warning. Clearer waveforms. Mixer and cue list panels on the side. Each screen can open on its own display.
  • Catalog and Set List. Small waveforms you can click to listen. Cue marks and media icons. Drag files in from the Finder.
  • Internal players. Any player can play a track from the Catalog or the Finder.
  • TCNet. Version 3.6. One node sends and receives. It picks the master by itself.
  • Ableton Link. Can also line up the beat, and start and stop with the deck.
  • Click track. Follows loops, works inside cues and makes the first beat louder.
  • Timing. One setting now times cues, audio, video and the click together.
  • Waveforms. Every player's waveform looks the same in ShowKontrol.
  • USB name. You can see which USB stick or library a track comes from.

Changed#

  • Executors are now the Patch. An event is now a Trigger. A command is now an Action or an Output. %TOKENS% are now $VARIABLES.
  • Layers A, B and M are now Routers. A Router picks which deck feeds your outputs.
  • ShowCall is now the Cue Editor and the Cue List.
  • History is now the Data window.