Mic Cues from the Mic Plot
On the Mic Plot tab, Generate and Import both offer Also add mic cues for each scene. The mic plot says who wears which mic; ticking this also writes the mic cues that open and close those mics, so the cue sheet and the Export for QLab package have them. It needs permission to edit cues.
- Top of each scene: an ON cue for the performers whose mic is new to the scene or has changed hands.
- End of each scene: an OFF cue for the performers the next scene does not carry. The last scene turns everything off.
- Mics that carry over stay on: the same performer on the same mic in the next scene is not turned off and on again.
- Named by performer: the cues name characters, so a later change to the mic plot moves them with it.
- Your own cues are safe: a scene that already has mic cues (typed in, imported from the script or generated) is left alone. Cues added this way before are updated in place each time you tick the option (keeping their numbers and their links to QLab and the run sheet), so regenerating the plot doesn't add a second set. Any that the new plot no longer needs are removed.
- Inside a scene: the plot can't say when someone enters or a mic swaps mid-scene. Add those by hand, or use Tech › Cues → Import from Script to read them from the script's notes.
More in Mic Plot (Tech Tab)
- Mic Plot (Tech Tab): Setting Up Mics — Before creating a mic plot, you need to assign microphones to your show:
- Mic Plot (Tech Tab): AI-Powered Mic Plot Generation — Use AI to automatically create mic assignments that minimize swaps:
- Mic Plot (Tech Tab): Reading the Mic Plot Grid — The grid shows characters down the left and scenes across the top. On a long show the grid scrolls inside its own box, and the scene numbers and character names stay in place while you scroll, so you…
- Mic Plot (Tech Tab): Manual Assignments — Override auto-generated assignments or create manual ones:
- Mic Plot (Tech Tab): Adding a Character to a Scene — Add characters to scenes directly from the Mic Plot — useful when a character is missing from the grid or only appears in some scenes:
- Mic Plot (Tech Tab): Exporting Mic Plot — Export your mic plot in multiple formats for sound technicians and stage managers:
- Mic Plot (Tech Tab): Importing Mic Plot — Import mic plots from Excel files to quickly populate assignments:
- Mic Plot (Tech Tab): Mic Plot Versions & Undo — On the Mic Plot, press Versions to go back to an earlier plot. CueCall saves the plot automatically before anything replaces it, so a new generation that comes out worse never costs you the one you…
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