Audio Cues

Audio Cues is designed for live performance. With just an Android phone or tablet, you can create and run simple audio designs for theatre, dance, and other live entertainment. Backing tracks for musicians, sound effects for magicians, music and other sounds for DJs: all are possible with this simple app.

In-App Purchase: Unlimited Shows and Cues
Audio Cues permits up to 2 shows on each device and up to 10 cues per show without any payment or registration. An in-app purchase adds support for Unlimited Shows and Cues. In-app purchases are connected to Google accounts rather than individual devices, so the Unlimited Shows and Cues package will be recognized wherever you download the app with your account.

December 2025: New features!
• With the new "Skip stop cues" setting enabled, if the next cue is a Stop or a Fade with "Stop target when finished" checked, and if it targets a just-finished cue, it will be skipped. This feature is initially available only for the MediaPlayer audio engine.
• Cues with delays now display a clock icon in the cue list and Soundboard screens. A countdown is now displayed in both screens during the delay.

November 2025: Code modernization and bug fixes
Audio Cues first appeared in 2016, and a lot has changed in Android development since then. This release focuses on internal changes that will support adding new features in later versions.

September 2025: Low-latency playback
The new Oboe-based low-latency audio playback engine delivers faster responsiveness to button taps.

Visit https://www.audiocues.app/release-notes for more about the latest updates.

Features
Audio Cues supports five kinds of cues:
• Audio cues work with most standard audio file formats, including WAV, OGG, MP3 and more.
• Fade cues can change a targeted audio cue's volume and pan from one channel to the other.
• Stop cues immediately stop targeted audio cues.
• Pause/Play cues act as a toggle switch, pausing or playing the targeted audio cues depending on whether they're currently playing.
• Go to cues let you jump to another cue and optionally play it right it right away.

Other features include:
• Integration with Google Drive, OneDrive and Dropbox to transfer audio files to your Android device
• Support for Bluetooth media remote controls, keyboards, and Flic 2 buttons to trigger cues during performances
• Backup and restore shows to ZIP files

Keyboard shortcuts:
• Up and down cursor keys to scroll through the cue list
• Space bar to trigger the Go button
• Esc to stop all running cues
• Configurable keyboard shortcuts for navigation and running cues

Importing Audio Files
Import audio files from:
• File sharing services such as Google Drive, Dropbox and OneDrive
• An SD card or thumb drive
• The device's internal storage

We recommend Audacity, a free desktop application, for creating audio files.

For more details about the app's features, read the User guide at
https://audiocues.app/user-guide.

Tech support and feature requests
Having trouble with the app? Got a great idea for a new feature? Send an email to: [email protected]

The developer
Audio Cues was designed and developed by Seattle-based Radial Theater Project's Producing Director, David Gassner. In addition to being an active theatre artist, he teaches software development skills for LinkedIn Learning.

Radial Theater Project
Proceeds from Audio Cues in-app purchases support Radial Theater Project's productions in Seattle, WA. Learn more at https://radialtheater.org.