Features
The central axis of the production.
Independent production signals converge at one trusted point. ShowAxys understands and organizes them there, then distributes what matters to the systems and operators that need it.
Illustrative interface. Final product media to follow.
Chapter 01
Prepare
Build the show before load-in: import setlists from images, organize Songs and Track Versions, and attach the information every department needs.
1.2
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Songs and Track Versions
Songs hold the identity. Track Versions hold the details.
A Song is the master identity, carrying metadata that is true across every version. A Track Version is one specific edit, remix, file or performance version, with the details that should not affect the others.
Song
5.1
Shared identity and metadata.
Canonical Song identity and artist
Shared production metadata
Department information that holds across versions
Track Version
5.2
Details for one specific version.
Visual assignment
SMPTE offset and timing information
Version-specific notes and metadata
Example
Song
Higher Ground
Artist · shared notes · department information
Track Version
Original Mix
Visual
Ocean loop v2
SMPTE offset
+00:00:02:10
Notes
No intro VO
Track Version
Tour edit
Visual
Night grid
SMPTE offset
+00:00:00:00
Notes
Short intro, hit on 1
Chapter 02
Automate
During the show, ShowAxys follows playback, resolves every track, learns the artist’s catalogue and keeps what operators add.
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Matching sequence
How every incoming track is resolved.
ShowAxys works through the same order for every track and shows the operator how confident each match is, so the right Song and Track Version are in front of the team within moments.
01
Match the exact incoming Track Version
02
Otherwise, identify the parent Song and link a new or unresolved version
03
No suitable Song? Save it as a new Song in one click
04
Recognition confidence shown throughout and easy to correct
05
Matching that improves as your Song library grows and learns each artist’s naming conventions
TRACK RECOGNITION
Layer A · Live
PLAYING
00:41.6
124.00 BPM
01
Live track identity
Higher Ground
Aurel Vance · received from Layer A
Received
02
Exact Track Version
Original Mix · Tour edit
Found under the Song Higher Ground
Matched
03
Fallback if unmatched
Parent Song, or a new Song in one click
Used only when the exact version is not found
Not needed
NOW IN FOCUS
VISUALS
Ocean loop v2
LIGHTING
Full at 01:00
FOH
No intro VO
Frequency-analysed
Waveforms reflect the frequency content of the track, so builds, breakdowns and drops stand out.
Layer A and Layer B
Both layers with playhead, playing or cued state and master indication.
Readable from FOH
Large, high-contrast waveforms and timing designed for dark control positions.
Shared with operators
Connected operators see the live waveform and position on their own devices.
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Persistent show knowledge
Fix it once. Keep it for the next show.
Notes and metadata entered during the performance are saved to the correct Song or Track Version: shared information to the Song, version-specific details to the Track Version. Live discoveries become reusable production knowledge, with no Cloud connection required.
Department-specific notes for lighting, visuals, audio and stage
Shared information is saved to the Song
Version-specific details are saved to the Track Version
Edits made during the show carry into future performances
Production notes
Higher Ground · Original Mix
In focus
Lighting
Build to full at 01:00. Hold blue wash through the breakdown.
Saved to version
Visuals
Ocean loop v2 assigned. Cut to camera on the vocal.
FOH
Start clean. No intro voice-over.
Stage
Confirm haze before the drop.
Production
Keep energy steady. No strobe on this track.
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Manual operation
Automation assists. Operators stay in control.
Recognition removes routine searching, but it never takes the decision away from the people running the show.
01
Select Songs and Track Versions manually at any time
02
Confirm or correct uncertain recognition matches
03
Move through the setlist without playback hardware during preparation and rehearsal
04
Keep a manual fallback available for live use
Chapter 03
Distribute
Share the recognized track, its information and its timing with every operator, guest and connected system.
iPad · Lighting position
Connected
Lighting
NOW
Higher Ground
NEXT
Night Drive
DEPARTMENT NOTE
Build to full at 01:00. Hold blue wash through the breakdown.
Browser · FOH position
Connected
Front of house
NOW
Higher Ground
NEXT
Night Drive
DEPARTMENT NOTE
Start clean. No intro voice-over.
iPhone · Stage left
Connected
Stage management
NOW
Higher Ground
NEXT
Night Drive
DEPARTMENT NOTE
Confirm haze before the drop.
Browsing setlist · live position unchanged
Supported formats
LTC / SMPTE
MIDI Timecode (MTC)
Art-Net TimeCode
TCNet
01
Local-first operation
Preparation and live operation run on the Mac host and your production network.
02
No internet required during the show
Connected operators continue over the local network when the venue connection is unavailable.
03
Authoritative host state
Every operator reads from the same live state.
04
Permission-controlled access
Operators see and change only what the host allows.
05
Separate account services
Licensing and account services are separate from local show operation.
06
Professional macOS distribution
Signing and notarization are in preparation and will be confirmed when complete.
Chapter 04 / ShowAxys Cloud
Planned
Cloud when you want it. Never required for the show.
ShowAxys Cloud is planned as an optional layer on top of local operation. Live shows will keep running entirely on the Mac host and your production network, with or without a connection.
Planned capabilities may change before release. ShowAxys Cloud is not part of the current External Beta.
External Beta
Test ShowAxys on your next production.
Applications are reviewed manually and accepted in small rolling cohorts. Priority goes to teams with supported hardware and upcoming shows.