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One shared show state
Keep the band aligned around what is playing now and what comes next, whether performers join from a native Apple client or a browser.
Local-first performance software
Your show.
In perfect sync.
LiveStage Pro keeps songs, setlists, shared cues, and the flow of a performance in sync across Mac, iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch, and the web—shaped by rehearsal, independent review, and real performances.
One shared show modelRepresentative Mac + iPad Host preview
01 / Overview
Everything the band needs.
Nothing it doesn’t.
A shared queue built for change
Search Songs or Setlists beside the live Queue, then add, reorder, remove, or move any waiting Song to Next without hiding transport controls. Concurrent requests are serialized against authoritative state while the current performance continues uninterrupted.
Private space to prepare
High-contrast Preview makes private inspection unmistakable and puts Add Next or Add to Queue beside the Song. Chart appearance, Display Key, instrument, spelling, and capo remain local to the performer and device.
“Make it go. Make it dependable. Then earn the next layer.”
02 / Design philosophy
Calm under
stage pressure.
Local first
The show should not depend on a distant service. Performance data stays close, responsive, and under the band’s control.
Clear boundaries
Shared playback, Queue, and Performance Key remain authoritative for the Band. Preview, workspace, and Display Key remain personal to each performer and device.
Performance focused
High-frequency actions stay visible, confirm success, and recover cleanly. Large targets, readable charts, and quiet reconnection help musicians keep moving under stage pressure.
Earn the next layer
An experiment can succeed without becoming a feature. Audio, MIDI, lighting, and automation expand only when real hardware, rehearsals, and performances show that they make the system more dependable.
03 / Development journey
Built one reliable
layer at a time.
LiveStage Pro is moving from a working prototype toward a trusted show system through small, testable milestones.
Local performance model
Established the core model for bands, songs, members, libraries, and setlists.
Shared live sessions
Connected Mac and browser clients around authoritative show state, with clear separation between shared performance and private preparation.
iPhone, iPad, and Watch
Added native performer workspaces, local session discovery, queue and setlist tools, private Preview, and a compact Watch transport companion.
From demonstration to dogfooding
Repeated rehearsals and live shows now drive the design: safer Queue editing, unmistakable Preview, consistent transport controls, adaptable charts, quieter reconnection, and explicit recovery tools.
One show model, two Host platforms
Nine paying gigs established the Mac workflow under real stage pressure. The iPad Host has now moved beyond feasibility and into focused parity work: local repertoire, editing, Setlists, Queue, archives, presentation, audio, MIDI, Settings, and connection tools are being completed and verified section by section. In parallel, macOS has gained a cleaner, more professional shell around the same tested show authority and playback behavior.
04 / Documentation
The thinking behind
the system.
Product overview
A high-level tour of the system, its audience, and the problems it is designed to solve.
Coming soonTechnical architecture
How the Mac host, embedded server, native clients, WebClient, and shared models fit together.
Coming soonPerformance workflow
The operating model for transport, queue, preview, workspace, and performer roles.
Coming soonPublic documentation will be added as the prototype matures. No private application source is published here.
05 / Current status
Active development
Stage-proven on Mac,
nearing iPad beta.
LiveStage Pro has been the primary show system for nine paying 73 Paces gigs since August, progressing from shared charts, Queue, and transport into a larger part of the production workflow. For the last four shows, LiveStage Pro replaced Show Buddy Setlist for audio playback and now drives show lighting directly through Show Buddy Active for our setup. Sovereign Estates Winery Chilifest and the Halloween Eve Brass Hat show were the latest validation points—not the beginning of the field record.
That field-proven model is now coming to the iPad Host. The app owns local Bands and Personal Libraries, hosts the same authoritative Session model, and supports native Catalog, Queue, chart, lyrics, notes, and transport workspaces. Parity work now includes Song, Setlist, and Member editing; audio, MIDI, PDF, text, and ChordPro assets; archive import, export, and recovery; connection sharing; performance-key controls; and a categorized Settings experience.
The iPad has also exercised the real production path with a complete Band, LAN performers, audio playback, Global and Song MIDI Actions, audio-synchronized companion MIDI, and RTP-MIDI routing to Show Buddy Active. Active backing audio can continue during app switching or screen lock, while real interruptions and output loss stop playback safely. Final beta preparation is concentrating on stop-hosting safety, non-destructive editing and archive transfer, connection handoff, and repeat acceptance on the intended physical rig.
Mac development continues alongside that parity work. A redesigned application shell now presents persistent Library, Catalog, and Queue surfaces; a dedicated Connection experience; categorized Settings; and compact performance controls. The result is more professional and intuitive without changing the authoritative Transport, private Preview, shared Queue, or recovery rules already proven on stage.
The next milestone is a small local-Wi-Fi iPad Host beta after the remaining safety fixes and device-validation gates are complete. The Mac remains the production Host in the meantime, and Watch reconnection diagnostics continue separately. Broader recovery, cross-platform joining, and later router-free networking will be added only when their behavior is dependable enough for a live show.
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