Send Art-Net DMX to nodes, consoles, and fixtures over your show network.
sACN (E1.31) Output
Stream sACN universes for installations and large fixture arrays.
Multi-Universe Support
Control multiple Art-Net/sACN universes simultaneously — scale from a single fixture to a full rig.
Music-Driven DMX Looks
Fire a DMX Look — a channel map you define — from beat, phrase, hot-cue and energy triggers, over Art-Net or sACN.
Beat-Aligned Output
DMX looks go out as the music triggers them; end-to-end response also depends on your protocol chain, since a DMX frame takes time on its own.
DMX Scene Cues
Fire a DMX scene — a set of channel values — from any cue trigger, over Art-Net or sACN.
Quick Setup
1Choose Output → Add Output… (or the + on Network → Outputs), pick Art-Net (DMX) or sACN (E1.31), and enter the node's address. The port and universe fill in with the protocol defaults, and sACN runs multicast or unicast.
2Connect CueSync to the same network as your Art-Net nodes or sACN receivers. Most rigs run on a flat 10.x.x.x or 2.x.x.x show LAN.
3In the Palette, create a DMX Look — a table of channels and values on a universe — or give a cue or pad an Art-Net or sACN action, then bind it to a beat, phrase or energy trigger.
Any Art-Net nodeAny sACN receiverDMX fixtures via Art-Net/sACN nodesETC, Chamsys, Avolites, Zero 88 consoles
Built to the published Art-Net and sACN (E1.31) specifications.
Integration details
Specifics that hold up in production
What CueSync's Art-Net & sACN integration sends, which ports to open and how it behaves — the things you can check before the show.
Art-Net UDP 6454 · sACN UDP 5568
Art-Net uses UDP 6454 and sACN uses UDP 5568. CueSync flags an Art-Net node that stops answering.
Art-Net & sACN Questions
Yes, in every edition. Add an Art-Net or sACN output under Network → Outputs, point it at your node's address, and fire a DMX Look or scene from any cue. Art-Net timecode output is separate and available too.
Yes. There is no per-edition cap; the practical limit is your network and your fixture count.
Yes. Both protocols run concurrently with independent universe maps, useful when one console reads Art-Net and another reads sACN on the same rig.
sACN (E1.31) is the modern protocol — multicast, lower bandwidth, designed for installations. Art-Net is older but more universally supported, especially for budget nodes and free software. Use sACN if your gear supports it; Art-Net otherwise.
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