MIDI Show Control

MIDI show control software for live musicians on macOS

Velvet Show puts MIDI show control directly on your backing track timeline. Place cues at precise positions, and they fire automatically during playback — lighting scenes, video triggers, DMX changes, anything your rig responds to via MIDI or OSC.

How it works

Open a song in Velvet Show. On the waveform timeline, you'll see your audio and two cue tracks — one for MIDI, one for OSC. Drop a cue at the exact position where you want a lighting change. When the track plays, the cue fires automatically. No manual triggering, no second operator.

• MIDI timeline cues — place anywhere on the waveform
• Program Changes, Control Changes, Note On/Off — full MIDI spec
• OSC timeline cues — fire messages over local network
• Manual MIDI and OSC — send messages on demand between songs
• Import MaestroDMX cue list directly into the timeline
• Master Brightness control for MaestroDMX
• MIDI + OSC simultaneously on the same timeline
• OSC Events Library — save and reuse cue presets

Works with your existing lighting system

Velvet Show sends MIDI and OSC — it doesn't replace your lighting software. MaestroDMX remains the DMX engine. Velvet Show tells it what to do and when. The same goes for any other MIDI or OSC-compatible gear in your rig.

Compared to QLab

QLab is powerful but complex, expensive and optimized for theatre productions. Velvet Show is built for working musicians who want MIDI automation without managing a full production system. If you play 3 nights a week and want lights to follow the music automatically — Velvet Show is the right tool.