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ArenaDirector

ArenaDirector is a desktop app for running live audio and video during events in arenas, stadiums, and venues. You set up your sounds and videos ahead of time as slots — buttons you press in the moment — then fire them live from the on-screen grid or a connected hardware controller. It's built to be quick to learn and dependable when it matters.

What ArenaDirector does​

  • Organizes playback into slots on layers — lay out a full event in advance, group related slots onto layers, and trigger them on cue.
  • Runs shows in the background — walk-in music or a sponsor loop plays on its own while you focus on firing slots live.
  • Plays audio and video to many destinations at once — send one sound to the whole venue and another to a single zone, while video plays on your screens.
  • Keeps your media in one library — add your audio and video files once, then point slots at them.
  • Sends sound to mixers and video to canvases — pick a named mixer for audio and a canvas for video instead of wiring raw channels each time.
  • Drives external hardware — keyboards and dedicated controllers fire slots, so you never have to reach for the mouse mid-show.

How this documentation is organized​

  • Getting Started — install ArenaDirector, activate your license, and build your first show end to end.
  • Core Concepts — the building blocks behind the app: slots, shows, sources, mixers, canvases, displays, and pipelines.
  • Setting Up — build your slots, layers, media library, mixers, and canvases before the event.
  • Running a Show — fire slots from the grid and run background shows while the event is live.
  • Reference — the glossary, controller mappings, and troubleshooting for quick lookup.
Reading docs for your version

The version selector in the top navigation switches the documentation to match each released version of ArenaDirector. Pick the version that matches the app you are running; the default view tracks the latest development build.