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Backing tracks for the stage. Stems, click and a voice in the in-ears that counts the band into every section — and when the moment changes, jump, loop or skip, and it lands on the beat.

Velton LiveShowLibrarySetup Setlist Sunday 9am
Sunday 9am11:47 left
1Morning LightG · 128 BPM · played
2Rivers RunA · 74 BPM · played
Break · Welcome and prayer3:00 · played
3Oceans WideD → E · 72 BPM
4Higher StillE · 140 BPM · next
Message to the stageRepeat chorusWatch meLast time
Song 3 of 4

Oceans Wide

72 BPM · 4/4 · key D, playing in E (+2)
Bar · beat1.1
Left3:07
In-ears:“Chorus, 2, 3, 4”
PracticeLoop the section playing now, slower, to learn itNormal90 %75 %Half
Jump happensNowNext beatNext bar2 barsEnd of section
Loop sectionVampOnce moreSkip nextStop after section
Pad On E Warm
Mix
Drums
Bass
Keys
Guitars
Vocals
Tracks
Click
Cues
Master
Click and cues go to In-ears 3-4 only.
MacBook Pro · Interface · 48 kHz · 8 outputs okBackup computer followingStop everything

Live — click a section to jump there

Sections, not timestamps

The band hears
what's coming.

Live knows every song's sections. Before each one, a voice in the in-ears says what's next and counts the band in. Scroll to play through the song.

On stage

Plays the show.
Follows the band.

Spoken cues

A voice counts the band into every section — “Chorus, 2, 3, 4” — in their in-ears. Use the computer's voices or record your own.

Loop, vamp, skip

Go round a section once more or until you let go, skip the next one, or stop at the end of this one. It all lands on the beat.

Any key, any speed

Move a song up for a new singer or slow it down for a new drummer. Live prepares the version ahead, so it plays straight away.

A backup computer

A second computer plays the same show in step. If the main one stops, the backup carries on.

Stems, not one track

Drums, bass, keys, vocals and the rest on their own faders and outputs, so the front of house mixes the tracks with the band.

Finished mixes too

Drop in a single song file and Live splits it into stems, then finds the tempo, the bars, the key and the sections.

Click

Wood, beep, stick, cowbell or hat, with eighths, triplets or sixteenths, a louder beat 1, or your own sounds.

Outputs and buses

Send any stem to any output of your interface. Click and cues stay on the in-ears and never reach the speakers.

Pads

A soft pad in the song's key fills the gaps between songs and under the talking.

Pedals and keys

Foot switches, MIDI controllers and page turners: press one, then pick what it does.

Show control

MIDI out with clock and program changes, OSC, timecode, and buttons for Stream Deck.

The desk follows

Links to Behringer X32 and Midas M32 desks: recall each song's scene and name the channels after the stems.

Lighting

Simple looks per section, sent over Art-Net to a lighting node.

Record the show

Every channel to one file or one file each, from the same computer.

Team library

Share songs, setlists and arrangements with your band through Velton Cloud.

Practice speeds

Loop the section playing now at 90 %, 75 % or half speed to learn it.

A practice show, built in

Learn the app with a full demo setlist before you plug anything in. The screen at the top of this page is playing it.

For the band

Everyone on stage,
on the same page.

Every musician's phone becomes their screen: the song, the section now and next, the words and the chords, and their own in-ear mix.

  1. 01

    Turn on phones

    In Setup → Band and screens, let phones join and choose what they may do.

  2. 02

    Scan and type the PIN

    Musicians scan the code on the same Wi-Fi. Nothing to install.

  3. 03

    Everyone's in step

    Each one sees the song, what's next, the lyrics, chords or chart — and mixes their own in-ears if you allow it.

A musician's phone: the song, the section now and next, Play, and the sections to jump to.
My mix on a phone: click, cues, drums, bass and keys, each with its own level.

Straight from the app

Velton Live's Show screen: the setlist on the left, the song Oceans Wide with its sections and a bar and beat counter in the middle, and the mixer on the right.
Show
The Library: four songs as cards with their key, tempo and length, and an Add songs panel.
Library
The song editor: stems with levels, a timeline with sections, waveform and spoken cues, and the arrangement below.
Song editor
Velton Live on an iPad held upright: the song across the top, the setlist and mixer below.
On iPad
A musician's phone showing the song, the section now and next, and buttons to jump between sections.
Band phones
Setup: groups for audio, the show, band and screens, show control, backup and account down the left.
Setup

Computers and gear

Computers
Mac, Windows and Linux
Tablets
iPad, with its own app (coming later)
Band phones
Any phone browser on the same network; nothing to install
Audio
Any audio interface; every output can be used
Desks
Behringer X32 and Midas M32
Status
Alpha; free to download

Questions

Good to know.

What is Velton Live?

An app that plays your backing tracks on stage: stems, click and spoken cues, in a setlist. You can jump to any section, loop it or skip it while the band plays, and every change lands in time.

Do I need the Velton studio app?

No. Velton Live is its own app. It takes stems from anywhere, a ZIP, an Velton project or a finished mix that it splits into stems for you.

Does it need the internet?

No. Everything runs on your computer, including the cue voices. The internet is only used to sign in and for the team library.

What happens if the computer stops?

Run a second computer as the backup. It plays the same show in step with the main one and carries on if the main stops. With a failover interface, the band hears no gap.

Do musicians have to install anything?

No. They open Live in their phone's browser on the same network and type a PIN. They see the song, the lyrics, chords or charts, and can mix their own in-ears if you allow it.

When can I get it, and what will it cost?

It's out now as an alpha for Mac, Windows and Linux, free while it's in alpha. Get it from the download page.