Light desksgrandMA2
grandMA2 consoles and grandMA2 onPC.
The grandMA2 sends Art-Net or sACN from the console or from onPC with an MA node or the onPC's own network output.
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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
On the desk
Setup → Network → Network Protocols.
Switch Art-Net (or sACN) on and set the line to Output with the universe VJ-Link listens to. Art-Net universe 0 in VJ-Link is often shown as 0.0 or 1 on the MA; check with the live values.
Make sure the console's network interface is in the same IP range as the VJ-Link computer.
Patch
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.
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.
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.
From VJ-Link to the desk
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.
Tip
With LJ-Link the grandMA2 also gets the BPM of the DJ (Telnet), and VJ-Link the tempo and phrases: everything runs in one beat.
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Something missing or wrong?
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