CueFlow User Manual

CueFlow is a desktop app that brings everything a live show needs — songs, lyrics, cues, audio, and timecode — together in a single project. Cloud projects support real-time collaboration, connection status checks, and recovery from saved history. This manual walks you from first-time setup through show operation and cloud collaboration.

The CueFlow main window: setlist on the left, timeline in the center, inspector and Prompter View on the right.

What CueFlow does

Shows and library — Keep songs, MCs, and media in one library and create multiple show running orders within a project.
Multitrack playback — Give each song multiple audio sources (2mix, click, guide, stems) and play them back in sample-accurate sync.
Recording and guide video — Record inputs to tracks, separate vocals/instrumentals, play guide video, and export prompter video. See each page for plan requirements.
Prompter — Stream lyrics, guides, and stage directions in real time to performers’ devices and dedicated output windows.
Timecode — Send, receive, and chase LTC / MTC / Art-Net to stay locked with lighting, video, and audio departments.
Cue / Shot tracks — Place human-readable cues plus camera and switching instructions on the timeline, and send them to a video switcher.
Cloud collaboration — Share projects within an organization. Co-edit in real time, add comments, recover from history, and manage operator control and Master Lock. Available operations depend on the project’s sync mode (Team plan and up).

Who it is for

CueFlow is built for live-show operators (manipulators) first, and for the whole production team around them: show directors, audio engineers, camera/switcher crews, and the performers reading the prompter. The UI ships in Japanese by default and can be switched to English at any time from Settings.

Key concepts

These terms are used throughout the manual. Skim this table once and every page will read easily.

Term	Description
Project	The top-level unit (.cueflow). Contains audio (Audio/), prompter images (Assets/), backups, and waveform data.
Show	A running order within a project, with blocks, programs, and breaks. Multiple shows can reference the same song.
Library	The project’s songs, MCs, audio files, and images, including songs not placed in any show.
Song	One performed song. Holds prompt blocks, sections, beat clips, and audio clip placement.
MC	A spoken/talk segment. Advances manually page by page; timecode holds while an MC is active.
Program	One setlist row (Song or MC) — the unit of playback.
Section	A large structural region of a song (verse, chorus, bridge). Shown as a colored band above the timeline.
Prompt Block	A timed prompter unit with a start and end, containing lyric, guide, and direction lines.
Beat Clip	Declares the BPM (and time signature) from its position onward. Drives the click, beat grid, and snapping.
Cue Track	A track for human cues, cue messages, and MIDI / OSC / Art-Net signal cues.
Shot Track	A track for camera cues and switching instructions, with optional signal output to a switcher.
Organization	The cloud unit that groups projects and members (seats), with plan, billing, roles, and access control.
Saved version	A checkpoint whose cloud save has completed. Add a name, then preview or restore checkpoints that remain available in history.

How this manual is organized

Quick Start The fastest path from install and license activation to your first saved project. Interface Overview Every panel of the main window, plus auxiliary windows like the prompter and Memory Locations. Shows & Library Multiple shows, shared and independent songs, library media preview, cross-project imports, and merging/splitting songs. Timeline Editing Track kinds, clip editing, sections, beat/click, Shot tracks, comments, and exporting to WAV / stems / MIDI / grandMA2 / AAF. Prompter Editing prompt blocks, images, output windows, WiFi/LAN streaming, and Slow Mode. Audio & Routing Audio devices, the routing window (node / matrix), delay & EQ, and timecode I/O. Settings The settings panel, language, updates, device name, and local copies of cloud projects. Cloud Collaboration Accounts, organizations, real-time co-editing, version history, comments, permissions, operator control, and Master Lock. Organizations & Plans Organizations and roles, the org-management dialog, plans (Free / Pro / Team / Enterprise), AI credits, seats, billing, and account management. Keyboard Shortcuts Keyboard shortcuts grouped by transport, editing, and view.