Integrated show control and automation for seamless execution of complex cues across every discipline.
Show control platformsTimecode & syncRoom automation & AV controlProtocol bridging
Media types, brands & what they do
The equipment classes we specify for this discipline, the manufacturers we deploy across brands, and the role each plays on site.
Show control platforms
QLabMedialonQ-SYSCrestron
Master cue engine that fires audio, video, lighting and automation together from a single trigger or timecode stream.
Timecode & sync
Rosendahl MIF4BrainstormAbleton Live
LTC/MTC distribution keeps playback, lighting cues and pyro windows frame-accurate across departments.
Room automation & AV control
ExtronAMXKramer
Touch-panel control of sources, displays, shades and presets for boardrooms, auditoria and training venues.
Protocol bridging
OSCMIDIsACN / Art-NetMQTT
Translation layer that lets consoles, servers and building systems from different vendors speak to one another.
Brand comparison
How each manufacturer we work with is actually used on a control systems job — what it does once it is rigged, and why we choose it over the alternatives.
Brand
Equipment family
Typically deployed on
Role on site
Why we choose it
QLab
Show control and playback
Theatre, awards, conference plenaries
Fires audio, video and light cues from one operator-driven stack
Fast to program and edit during rehearsal
Medialon
Show control servers
Permanent attractions and installed venues
Unattended daily show start-up, sequencing and shutdown
Built for 24/7 installs with device monitoring and logging
Q-SYS
Audio, video and control platform
Boardrooms, auditoria, training centres
Single core handling DSP, routing and touch-panel control
One ecosystem replaces separate DSP and control hardware
Crestron / Extron / AMX
Room control and AV switching
Corporate meeting rooms and lecture spaces
Source selection, display and shade control, presets
Familiar user experience staff can operate without an AV tech
Rosendahl / Brainstorm
Timecode generation and distribution
Timecoded concerts and broadcast segments
Master clock keeping lighting, video and playback frame-accurate
Rock-solid LTC/MTC reference that departments can all lock to
Ableton Live
Playback and timecode source
Music performance and tightly cued shows
Backing tracks, click and timecode output to the rig
Flexible session editing right up to doors, with redundancy rigs
QLab
Show control and playback
Deployed on
Theatre, awards, conference plenaries
Role on site
Fires audio, video and light cues from one operator-driven stack
Why we choose it
Fast to program and edit during rehearsal
Medialon
Show control servers
Deployed on
Permanent attractions and installed venues
Role on site
Unattended daily show start-up, sequencing and shutdown
Why we choose it
Built for 24/7 installs with device monitoring and logging
Q-SYS
Audio, video and control platform
Deployed on
Boardrooms, auditoria, training centres
Role on site
Single core handling DSP, routing and touch-panel control
Why we choose it
One ecosystem replaces separate DSP and control hardware
Crestron / Extron / AMX
Room control and AV switching
Deployed on
Corporate meeting rooms and lecture spaces
Role on site
Source selection, display and shade control, presets
Why we choose it
Familiar user experience staff can operate without an AV tech
Rosendahl / Brainstorm
Timecode generation and distribution
Deployed on
Timecoded concerts and broadcast segments
Role on site
Master clock keeping lighting, video and playback frame-accurate
Why we choose it
Rock-solid LTC/MTC reference that departments can all lock to
Ableton Live
Playback and timecode source
Deployed on
Music performance and tightly cued shows
Role on site
Backing tracks, click and timecode output to the rig
Why we choose it
Flexible session editing right up to doors, with redundancy rigs
