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Light desksChamSys MagicQ

MagicQ consoles, MagicQ PC and MQ wings.

MagicQ sends Art-Net or sACN per universe and has MIDI for notes and timecode.

Beta

Not yet tried with this desk. The steps follow the maker's manual; menu names can differ between software versions. Please tell us if it works: report a problem or on Discord.

Connection

HDMI / DPChamSys MagicQArt-Net / sACNSwitch / routerVJ-LinkcomputerProjector / LED wall
Network cable from the desk to the VJ-Link computer, the picture goes by HDMI or DisplayPort.

On the desk

  1. Setup → View DMX I/O.

  2. For the universe with VJ-Link set Out type to Art-Net or sACN and Out uni to the universe VJ-Link listens to; enable the universe.

  3. In Setup → View Settings → Network check that MagicQ uses the network adapter in the VJ-Link range.

Patch

  1. Patch VJ-Link on the universe and start address you set in VJ-Link under Settings → DMX and network, as 91 channels: either as a fixture type built from the CSV channel list (Settings → DMX and network → Save channel list (CSV)) or as 91 single dimmers.

  2. Put the channels you need on faders or executors: master (1), scene (3), the color slots (9–28) and the layer opacities (29, 39, 49, 59) are a good start.

  3. Move a fader and watch CONNECT → Live values in VJ-Link: the bar of the channel moves, the DMX pill at the top turns green.

VJ-Link can send MIDI timecode to the desk (Settings → Timecode → Send, MIDI output). The desk's timecode show then fires its cues in sync with the videos and the SHOW timeline. Connect a MIDI interface from the VJ-Link computer to the desk's MIDI in.

Art-Net™ Designed by and Copyright Artistic Licence Holdings Ltd

Something missing or wrong?

Ask in our Discord or report a problem. Reports from real gear help most, also when something does not work.