Version Q

Console-to-QLab Bridge.

Version Q bridges your mixing console to QLab — recall a scene on the desk, fire a cue in QLab. No extra hardware, no complex MIDI routing. Just a lightweight macOS menu bar app that listens and triggers.

New in v2.4 — Live status at a glance.

Screenshots

Version Q home screen showing connected console, QLab workspace, and current snippet — Home — connected console, QLab workspace, current scene.

Version Q settings showing OSC, CoreMIDI bridge, X32 / M32 scenes / snippets / cues toggles, and Allen & Heath Director options — Settings — OSC, MIDI bridge, and trigger configuration.

Version Q log view showing live OSC traffic in and out — Live OSC traffic log for debugging.

Version Q help tab showing incoming OSC commands /recall/scene, /recall/snippet, /recall/cue, /versionq/trigger and outgoing OSC template — In-app help — every OSC command listed and explained.

Version Q locked screen with blue padlock icon — Show-safe lock screen.

Version Q about screen showing version number, tagline, and link to jtap.com.au/version-q — About — version, tagline, and the link home.

Version Q floating mini-player showing current snippet and Trigger On status — Floating mini-player — keeps the current scene visible without filling your screen.

Live status at a glance

Your show status, right in the menu bar.

Version Q now shows its readiness right in your macOS menu bar. The pill glows green when your console and QLab are connected and firing, shifts to yellow if a QLab backup goes down, orange if the bridge is offline, and red when triggers are bypassed. You always know your show status without opening the app.

Settings have been reorganised into three focused tabs — Console, OSC, and MIDI — making it faster to find what you need. A&H MIDI channels now display as 1-indexed to match your mixer's GUI, and changing CoreMIDI device or console type takes effect instantly without manual reconnection.

Dual QLab

For shows that can't drop a cue.

In Dual mode, Version Q sends every recall to two QLab workspaces simultaneously — your primary and your backup. If one drops mid-show, the survivor keeps firing. When the dropped workspace comes back, both stay in sync.

Per-slot readiness tells you at a glance which workspace is healthy: green for available, orange for selected-but-offline, clear for empty. Single / Dual toggle on the fly — no restart, no reconnect.

Supported consoles

Allen & Heath dLive / Avantis / SQ / Qu / Director (TCP MIDI)
Allen & Heath SQ / Qu (USB MIDI)
Behringer X32 / Midas M32 (USB MIDI — scenes, snippets, or cues)
Behringer WING (USB MIDI)
DiGiCo SD (via CoreMIDI device)

How it works

Launch Version Q — it lives in your menu bar.
Select your console from the auto-discovered list (or enter an IP for Director).
Choose your QLab workspace (auto-discovered via Bonjour).
Set your OSC cue template using {scene} as the placeholder (default /cue/{scene}/start).
Recall a scene on your console — Version Q fires the matching QLab cue.

Scene 1 → /cue/1/start
Scene 2 → /cue/2/start

It's that simple.

Features

Live readiness colour in the macOS menu bar — green, yellow, orange, red, or grey at a glance
Dual QLab — pair two workspaces for redundancy; fires both simultaneously and falls back to the survivor if one drops
Settings split into focused tabs: Console, OSC, and MIDI
Auto-discovery of consoles and QLab workspaces on the local network
Configurable OSC cue template with {scene} number substitution
Incoming OSC recall — trigger console scenes, snippets, or cues remotely via /recall/scene, /recall/snippet, and /recall/cue
CoreMIDI bridge — exposes console MIDI as a virtual source / destination on your Mac
MIDI trigger capture — assign any Note On or CC message to toggle OSC output
Fire-on-connect option to trigger the current scene when the console connects
OSC remote control — enable / bypass output via /versionq/trigger
Lock screen to prevent accidental changes during a show
Mini player floating window for quick status
Activity log for monitoring all traffic

Tips

Use "Fire on Connect" for failover — if the app reconnects after a dropout, it resends the current scene.
The MIDI bridge lets apps like Ableton, Logic, or MainStage talk directly to your console over the network.
Set a MIDI trigger (e.g. a spare CC on a foot controller) to mute / unmute OSC output without opening the app.
Send /versionq/trigger with argument 1 (enable) or 0 (bypass) from Companion or another OSC source for remote control.
The lock screen prevents accidental setting changes mid-show — tap the lock icon in the sidebar.

For everything else, see the full user guide on the support page.

Requirements

macOS 14.6 or later
Console and QLab on the same network
Free on the Mac App Store

Privacy

Version Q operates entirely on your local network. It does not collect, store, or transmit any personal data. No analytics, no telemetry, no accounts. Your show data stays on your network.