Built for club residents & touring DJs
Your lights should be listening to the music, not waiting for someone to push GO.
CueSync joins your PRO DJ LINK network as a virtual deck, reads rekordbox phrase analysis from the USB, and pre-computes a fire plan the moment you load a track. AutoPilot dispatches your cues against the music in real time — across GrandMA, Resolume, MIDI, and every other integration — while CuePad gives you tap-to-fire manual overrides for the moments that need a human touch.
Six capabilities that read your set
Designed for the DJ who runs the show solo or with a single ops person — automation that follows your music, not a pre-programmed timeline that breaks the moment you mix differently.
Native Pioneer PRO DJ LINK
Joins the network as a virtual deck and reads beat phase, BPM, master tempo, and track metadata directly over Ethernet. No microphone, no audio-only beat detection, no latency tax.
Phrase-aware automation
Reads rekordbox PSSI — intro, verse, chorus, drop, breakdown, fill, outro, bridge — and fires cues on phrase boundaries, not just every fourth beat. Your lighting actually understands the song.
AutoPilot pre-computes the fire plan
When you load a track, AutoPilot pre-computes a structural fire plan from rekordbox analysis. You review the suggested cues before the track plays; AutoPilot dispatches them hands-off during the show.
CuePad for manual overrides
Tap-to-fire cue grid for the moments you want hand control — first track of the night, peak-hour moment, last song. Manual overrides layer on top of AutoPilot, never against it.
Hot cue triggers
CDJ hot cue A through H button presses fire CueSync cues with look-ahead matching. The same button that loops your favorite section also drops the laser ceiling.
Venue profiles auto-recognize the rig
Up to 3 venue profiles on DJ Edition. CueSync fingerprints each rig's outputs (protocol + port + device name; IP excluded so DHCP changes don't defeat recognition) and auto-suggests the matching profile when you load in.
DJ residency ROI calculator
What does a lighting designer cost you per year?
Honest math: if you currently pay an LD to call cues on your residency nights — or you should be paying one — this is what the line item looks like against DJ Edition at $129/yr. Move the sliders to match your gig calendar.
$250/ night
What you pay an LD (or budget for one) to call cues on a residency night.
5nights
How often you'd otherwise need lighting support — residency + guest spots combined.
11months
Months you're actively gigging. Skip dead seasons honestly.
Your estimated year
Residency nights / yr
55
Annual LD line item
$13,750
Net benefit vs DJ Edition
$13,621
DJ Edition pays for itself in 1 night at this LD rate. After that, every gig is reclaimed margin.
Honest disclaimer: this assumes you either pay an LD today or would need to. DJs who already run their own lighting manually save the time, not the cash — different model. CueSync is a tool that automates Looks; it doesn't replace creative lighting design for marquee shows where the LD is the artist.
CueSync vs hiring a lighting designer
Honest about where automation wins and where the LD remains the irreplaceable creative partner.
With CueSync DJ Edition
With a residency LD
Cue calling during a set
CueSync — AutoPilot fires beat / phrase / energy cues automatically
Without — LD watches the deck and presses GO manually
Track preparation
CueSync — Reads rekordbox PSSI + hot cues at load time
Without — LD memorizes set list and learns the tracks in advance
Set list changes mid-show
CueSync — Detects the new track within the first beat — no warning needed
Without — LD reads the deck label and adjusts on the fly
Creative direction & taste
CueSync — Operator-reviewed cues; CueSync follows your design choices
Without — LD's eye and taste — the actual creative work
Cost across a residency
CueSync — Fixed annual subscription, every venue, every night
Without — Per-night LD rate × residency nights × season
Late-night fatigue
CueSync — Same accuracy at hour 6 as at hour 1 — software doesn't tire
Without — Operator concentration drifts after midnight
Club DJ questions
Will CueSync replace my lighting designer?
On a residency where you'd otherwise be calling cues yourself — or paying someone to push the same dozen Looks every weekend — yes, that's the whole point. On a marquee festival show where your LD's creative eye is part of the performance, no: CueSync is a tool that follows the design they author, not a replacement for the design itself. Most DJs need both modes at different times.
What do I need on the rig for this to work?
A Pioneer PRO DJ LINK network (a CDJ-3000, CDJ-2000NXS2, XDJ-XZ, or any LINK-capable deck wired to a DJM mixer), plus the lighting console / fixture rig you already have. CueSync joins LINK as a virtual deck — your CDJs don't see a difference — and outputs to GrandMA2/3, Avolites Titan, ETC Eos, ChamSys MagicQ, Resolume, MIDI, or OSC directly, plus experimental Art-Net/sACN DMX-over-IP (beta). No middleware boxes.
What happens when I bring my own laptop to a new venue?
Open the laptop on the venue's network. CueSync's venue recognition runs in the background — if you've been there before, it suggests the matching profile within 5 seconds. If you haven't, the setup wizard walks you through discovering the rig's outputs (LINK + GrandMA + whatever else) and saves the profile for next time. DJ Edition keeps up to 3 profiles; the Production Edition has unlimited.
Does CueSync work with rekordbox tracks that don't have hot cues set?
Yes — it falls back to PRO DJ LINK beat phase + BPM, which works on any track. But hot cues and phrase-map analysis unlock the higher-resolution triggers (drop, breakdown, fill). The /tools/cue-finder utility can scan your rekordbox XML and find tracks with missing analysis so you can re-prep them in batches.
Free to download. Free to explore.
DJ Edition is $15/mo or $129/yr. Try the full interface in read-only mode before you subscribe; 14-day money-back guarantee on monthly, 30 days on annual and lifetime. See the refund policy for details.