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9 articles on Troubleshooting.

How to Trigger Lighting Cues Without a Click Track

A click track buys the lighting op a clock and costs the band their timing. What to do when the show is played rather than played back.

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Guides5 min read

MIDI Show Control: Still the Most Reliable Cue Trigger

MSC is a 1991 spec that still runs theatres. The SysEx byte format, the command families, the 128-byte cap, and four ways it fails without an error.

Industry6 min read

How CueSync Detects Beats: Where the Beat Comes From

Where CueSync's beat comes from (PRO DJ LINK, Local Audio, Link, OS2L, tap) and how beats, phrases and energy reach 15 output protocols in real time.

Guides4 min read

CueSync for SoundSwitch Users: Setting Up a DJ Lighting Rig

Looking at SoundSwitch and CueSync? A step-by-step setup of CueSync for DJ lighting: the beat source, outputs, Looks, cues, Auto Pilot and a venue.

Guides5 min read

sACN vs DMX: What's the Real Difference in 2026?

DMX512 is the serial standard; sACN (E1.31) carries DMX over multicast Ethernet. Here's how they differ and when to pick each one.

Guides6 min read

What Is Art-Net? A 2026 Explainer for Lighting Engineers

Art-Net is an Ethernet protocol by Artistic Licence that carries DMX over UDP. Learn how it works, Art-Net 4 features, universes, and how CueSync uses it.

Comparisons4 min read

CueSync for QLC+ Users: What It Does and What It Doesn't

Looking at QLC+ and CueSync? What CueSync does: cues driven by the music or by timecode, fired on your console and media servers, and its limits.

Guides2 min read

DMX vs Art-Net vs sACN: Which Protocol Should You Use in 2026?

Understanding the three main lighting protocols and when to use each one for DJ and live event lighting automation.

Comparisons4 min read

Looking at SoundSwitch Alternatives? What CueSync Does

Looking at SoundSwitch alternatives? What CueSync does for DJ lighting, what it needs to run, and the cases where it is not the right tool.