The Lighting Controller

So I have Show Xpress installed on a different PC as my Virtual DJ, I also have show Xpress installed on the same pc as my Virtual DJ. I have both PC's connected to the same network, but my Show Xpress that is installed on a different PC does not read the beats of VDJ. I have Bonjour installed and the Virtual DJ button enabled. When I play music with Show Xpress that is installed on the same PC, everything works fine and it is set-up exactly how my other Show Xpress is set up. Is there something that I'm missing with my other PC?

Any help would be appreciated!

We see two possibilities:

1. wrong IP address in software parameters

2. Ethernet port blocked by a firewall

So I have the two Laptops connected on the same network via wi-fi. Do they need to be connected via LAN cable?

No.
It should work also via wifi.

Virtual DJ and Showxpress


To make VDJ work on the same laptop (new way)

In Showxpress
File - Preferences - Network
Virtual DJ - Enable ✅ - Port 7350

In VDJ open options - type in os2l - then check ✅ Yes

Play a track in virtual DJand see if the bars are moving in the Beat window of Showxpress. VDJ should appear in the window. Press pause to see if the bar stops. If it does you are set up correctly.



To make work on separate laptops

On each laptop go to...
Right click Internet and go to Open Network & Internet Settings - Change adapter options - click Internet Protocol Version 4 - click Properties - Use the following IP Address

On the Showxpress Computer put
IP Address 192.168.1.2
Subnet Mask 255.255.255.0
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On the Virtual DJ Computer put
IP Address 192.168.1.3
Subnet Mask 255.255.255.0
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Make sure the Ethernet adapter is enabled on both laptops.

In Showxpress
File - Preferences - Network
External App ✅ Enable Port 7348
Virtual DJ ✅ Port 7350

Plug a Cat5 cable between the 2 laptops

Open Showxpress 1st, once it’s open, open Virtual DJ on the laptop with virtual DJ.

Play a track and see if the bars are moving in the Beat window of Showxpress. VDJ should appear in the window. Press pause to see if the bar stops. If it does you are set up correctly.

Make sure the firewalls are turned off on both computers if it is not working.