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Locator cues

Locator cues are positions on a song's timeline you can jump to instantly. They're how you navigate inside a song — the fastest way to land at a specific moment for a rehearsal pickup, a director's "from here," or a tech run-through that needs to keep moving.

The Locator Cues section of a song's event list, listing many entries with timestamps — the first is highlighted as the song's starting point, the rest mark rehearsal pickups at specific moments in the audio
Locator cues for one song. The first row (highlighted) is the song's starting point. The rest mark pickup points — section starts, tempo changes, character entrances — anywhere a director might want to jump to.

How it works

  • The first locator cue in a song is its starting point. When the song loads, ShowPlayer positions playback there. You can move this locator anywhere in the song — songs don't have to start at zero, they start wherever the first locator is.
  • Other locator cues mark key points along the audio — verse starts, the dance break, the last chorus, anywhere a director might want to pick up. Tap any locator and playback jumps to it.
  • Locator cues live in the Locator Cues section of the event list. Tap any row to seek to that position.

Notes

  • Naming locators. Use names that read fast under pressure — "Verse 2", "Dance break", "Last chorus". You'll be glad in tech.
  • For pickups. Locator cues are the fastest way to jump to a specific point in a song during rehearsal. Drop one wherever you expect to need a pickup, and tapping it gets you there in one move.
  • Scenes don't have locator cues — locators need a timeline.

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