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Getting started with dBaton CUE

Everything from installing the plugin to your client pressing play — in about five minutes. No account to create on either side.

The whole setup in two and a half minutes — or read the steps below.
What you'll need

1. Install the plugin

Download CUE for macOS or Windows and run the installer. It adds the plugin to your VST3, AU and AAX folders — same two clicks on Mac and Windows.

dBaton CUE installer welcome screen
The installer adds CUE in AU, VST3 and AAX formats.
Installer ready to install screen
Accept the terms and keep the standard install location.
Installation complete screen
That’s it — CUE is installed.
If your DAW was already open, restart it so it picks up the new plugin.

2. Activate your license

Open CUE for the first time. You'll see a single field for your serial (it looks like DBCUE-XXXX-XXXX-XXXX-XXXX). Paste the serial from your purchase email and click Activate.

CUE license activation screen
Paste your serial and click Activate. No account, no password.

That's the whole account step. There's nothing to sign up for and no password to remember — the serial is your license.

You can activate CUE on up to 3 of your own machines. To move it to a new one, use Deactivate this machine on the License tab first (see below).

3. Insert CUE on your master bus

In your DAW, load CUE as the last plugin on your master bus. Whatever passes through your master is exactly what your listener will hear. CUE loads in any DAW that takes VST3, AU or AAX — Cubase, Logic, Pro Tools, Reaper and the rest.

dBaton CUE plugin, disconnected and ready
CUE loaded and ready. Press Start to generate a link.

4. Start streaming and copy the link

Press Start. CUE generates a private link and the meters go live. Click Copy to put the link on your clipboard.

CUE streaming with a generated link and live meters
Streaming: your private link is ready to copy.

5. Send the link to your client

The link is a normal URL — send it however you already talk to your client: WhatsApp, email, Slack, a text. Nothing gets installed on their side.

Up to 8 people can open the same link and listen at once.

6. What your client sees

They tap the link and it opens in their browser — no app, no account, no sign-up. They press Listen and hear your session.

The listener page a client sees in their browser
Your client’s view: press Listen and hear the session. Nothing to install.

Once they're connected, CUE shows you they're there.

CUE showing one connected listener
You can see who’s listening — up to 8 at once.
There's a few seconds of delay between your DAW and their browser. CUE is built for listening and sign-off — playing a mix for someone to approve — not for playing in time together.

Adjusting quality and other settings

Open the Settings tab in the plugin to choose an audio quality that fits your connection (Good / High / Master), toggle the connection beep, or reset your link.

CUE settings tab
Pick a quality that fits your connection, or reset your link.
Reset Link generates a brand-new link and permanently retires the old one — handy if a link ends up somewhere you didn't intend.

Managing your license

The License tab shows which machine CUE is activated on. Use Deactivate this machine to free up a slot before moving CUE to another computer.

CUE license tab
Free up a slot before moving CUE to another computer.

Troubleshooting

The plugin doesn't show up in my DAW

Restart the DAW so it rescans plugins. If it's still missing, re-run the installer and check the VST3/AU/AAX formats were selected.

My client's link says it's no longer active

Links retire when you stop streaming or hit Reset Link. Start streaming again and send them the current link.

My client can't hear anything

Make sure CUE is on your master bus (not a single track), that you've pressed Start, and that they've pressed Listen and turned their volume up.

Still stuck?

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