Running a Concord Theatricals show?
ShowPlayer Pro gives you full control of your Stage|Tracks playback from an iPhone, iPad, or Mac—plus mic automation, overlay audio, and scene-level cue management. No app switching. Works with ROCS Stage|Tracks running on Mac or PC - no extra Mac required.
What ShowPlayer Pro adds to your Stage|Tracks setup
Stage|Tracks delivers great performance tracks with tempo and key control—and it runs on both Mac and PC. ShowPlayer Pro sits alongside it and handles everything that happens between and during songs on stage:
Control Stage|Tracks from any Apple device
Advance songs, trigger cues, and manage your entire show from your iPhone, iPad, or Mac—without switching between apps or touching the Stage|Tracks computer. Your music director or sound operator stays in one interface for the entire performance.
Full mic automation
ShowPlayer Pro sends MIDI commands to your digital mixer to open and close mic channels automatically. This covers:
- During songs: automatic mic state advances that follow the music—mics open and close in sync with entrances, exits, and ensemble changes
- Between songs: consistent, user-triggered mic states for dialogue scenes so every scene change is predictable and repeatable
- DCA configuration cues: add cues that customize your board's DCA assignments to your own preference at any point in the show
Flexible mic mapping: our cue events track each speaking role in the show. With the mic-remapping feature you adapt the automation to your resources and cast—without touching a single cue:
- Change the order of mixer channels
- Combine multiple roles into the same actor
- Share a single mic between multiple actors
Works with Behringer X32/M32, Allen & Heath Qu, and any digital mixer that accepts MIDI parameter control.
Overlay audio (SFX and sweeteners)
Trigger sound effects, ambient beds, or musical sweeteners during or between songs without interrupting Stage|Tracks playback. Doorbell during a scene? Thunder during a transition? Underscoring during dialogue? It all runs from the same interface. You can easily add your own audio files—anything that doesn't come with the licensed show tracks.
How it works for your production
- 1License your show through Concord. You get your performance rights, Stage|Tracks audio, and production materials as usual.
- 2We build your ShowPlayer Pro package. Tell us your show, cast, mic setup, and mixer. We create the full cue structure, mic maps, automation, and overlay cues tailored to your production.
- 3Run it all from one device. Stage|Tracks handles the audio on its computer. ShowPlayer Pro handles the cues, mic automation, and SFX from your iPhone or iPad—one person, one interface.
A QLab alternative that doesn't need a Mac
Many productions pair Stage|Tracks with QLab for cue management and mic automation. That works—but QLab only runs on a Mac, requires significant setup time, and means managing two complex applications side by side.
ShowPlayer Pro gives you the cue automation and MIDI control you need without the QLab overhead:
| QLab | ShowPlayer Pro | |
|---|---|---|
| Requires a Mac | Yes | No—runs on iPhone, iPad, or Mac |
| MIDI mic automation | Create individual mute/unmute actions per channel, then group them for simultaneous triggers | Set the entire board (up to 32 channels) in one mic switchboard view and save as a single event |
| Setup effort (pre-built) | N/A—no pre-built option | We build it for your production |
| Setup effort (DIY) | High—one action per channel, per cue point | One event per cue point sets all channels at once |
| Overlay SFX during songs | Yes | Yes |
| Works with Stage|Tracks on PC | No (Mac only) | Yes |
| Learning curve | Steep | Minimal—show-specific interface |
If your Stage|Tracks computer is a PC, QLab isn't even an option. ShowPlayer Pro works with Stage|Tracks on any platform because it connects over your local network—not by running on the same machine.
Hundreds of titles, one production workflow
Concord Theatricals represents one of the largest catalogs in musical theater. Any Concord-licensed title that uses Stage|Tracks can be set up in ShowPlayer Pro—same workflow, same mic automation, same interface, regardless of the show.
What's included in a ShowPlayer Pro build
- Complete cue structure for every song and scene in the show
- Mic maps and MIDI automation customized to your cast and mixer
- Automatic mic state advances during songs (entrances, exits, ensemble changes)
- User-triggered mic states for dialogue scenes between songs
- Overlay audio cues for sound effects and sweeteners
- One-on-one setup support and adjustments for your production
Producing a Concord show this season?
Book a 20-minute Fit Check. We'll look at your show, timeline, and setup to see if ShowPlayer Pro is a good match—no pressure, no pitch.
ShowPlayer Pro is free to download with a Guided Demo. Show packages are built per-production for licensed titles.
Concord Theatricals, Stage|Tracks, and ROCS are trademarks of their respective owners. QLab is a trademark of Figure 53, LLC. ShowPlayer Pro is an independent product and is not affiliated with or endorsed by Concord Theatricals, Right On Cue Services, or Figure 53.