Use casesUse cases
Find the setup that matches your gig.
Each page describes one complete setup from the cables to the first beat on the desk: what you need, a diagram, the steps in order, a checklist and the typical problems.
All use cases
🏛️Club with CDJs and grandMA2 at FOHThe classic: Pioneer booth, light desk at front of house, tempo on a speed master.💻One laptop with onPCLJ Link and grandMA2/grandMA3 onPC on the same computer.🔀Several DJs, mixed gearPioneer and Denon in one night, changeovers, who gives the tempo.🚐Mobile with Denon and WolfmixSmall setup with one laptop, Wi-Fi and a Wolfmix on USB.🟩Serato on the DJ laptopLJ Link next to Serato, the LJ watches on a tablet.📱Waveforms on a tabletNo desk link, just seeing the drops at the desk.🧩Two networksKeep MA-Net, Art-Net or sACN apart from the DJ network.🔌Direct cableOne cable, no switch: what works and what to watch out for.🎥Livestream and privacy modeHide titles and covers on screens, streams and photos.
Quick decision
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Direct cable or router? | Router or switch, always when you can. Direct cable only for one player. Compared |
| Wi-Fi or cable? | Cable for Pioneer and the computer. Wi-Fi is fine for tablets and Denon. |
| Where does LJ Link run? | On a computer in the DJ network. With Serato: on the DJ’s laptop. |
| Which desk works best? | grandMA2 and onPC are tested. grandMA3 is beta, Wolfmix alpha. |
| Several floors? | One LJ Link computer per floor, and under Settings → Devices tick only the devices of that floor. |
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