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Light desksgrandMA3

grandMA3 consoles and grandMA3 onPC.

The grandMA3 sends Art-Net or sACN and can also send OSC, so single commands can go straight to VJ-Link controls.

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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

HDMI / DPgrandMA3Art-Net / sACN / OSCSwitch / 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. Menu → In & Out → DMX Protocols.

  2. Add an Art-Net or sACN line, mode Output, the universe VJ-Link listens to, and as destination the VJ-Link computer (or broadcast).

  3. Optional OSC: In & Out → OSC, add a line with the VJ-Link computer and port 8000, mode Send. Then a command like SendOSC 1 "/vjlink/scene/go,i,3" recalls scene 3.

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.

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Something missing or wrong?

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