#Qlab go button box driver#
#Qlab go button box series#

The Go Box 6 is ideally suited for a redundancy rig. In the basic workspace for the Go Box 4, Note 1 is “Go,” Note 2 is “Panic All” which stops all cues over a duration determined by the user, Note 3 is “Select previous cue,” and Note 4 is “Select next cue.” If you are using QLab, you can even download pre-configured QLab 3 workspaces from the Team Sound website here.

Each button sends a MIDI signal through the USB on channel 16. The signal is a Note On message with a velocity of 127 when the button is pressed (notes 1-4 on the Go Box 4, and notes 1-6 on the Go Box 6) and a velocity of 0 when the button is released.

#Qlab go button box driver#

There is no driver software required, either, so it is a remarkably simple setup. Each model works in a similar fashion, with the buttons serving as MIDI remote triggers. The Go Box 4 features four buttons, and the Go Box 6 has six. A few more details about each unit is included below: These addition make an already strong tool even more appealing. This week, Team Sound released a second edition of the Go Box 6 featuring a new die cast enclosure with fewer seams, two Neutrik USB connectors, and a low-light LED connection / power power indicator on the back of the unit. The USB jacks are equipped with Neutrik locking connectors that, when used in conjunction with a locking USB cable, really stay put so there are no worries of accidentally pulling the cable out (I’m told that they hope to offer 5 meter locking cables very soon through their website). The boxes are made from powder-coated aluminum, so they are light weight and durable. The buttons are made from arcade-style switches rated for half a million cycles. Each one is a designed using the highest quality parts to make the Go Box a road-worthy addition to any rig. There are currently two different boxes, the Go Box 4 and Go Box 6. Instead of pressing the space bar hundreds of times for every show, you can simply plug in one of these interfaces and save the stress on your keyboard. For those of you who use programs like QLab or SFX, this is a wonderful solution to automating control of your system at the touch of a button. Team Sound has recently released the Go Box, a wonderful MIDI interface to work with QLab and your other MIDI-capable programs. The bottom line is, I recently had the pleasure of working with a new toy that made me think, “everyone needs to know about this!”

#Qlab go button box series#

A few years back, I posted the first of what I planned on being an ongoing series called “Indispensable – Great Products We Can’t Live Without.” Fast forward in time and I still haven’t added a second installation to this series (if you can call one item a series)… Well, I’ve got good excuses for how long it has taken me (dozens of shows, a new family member, a new book) but I won’t bore you with the details.