MIDI
Connect music software and audio equipment by cable or wirelessly with Bluetooth MIDI.
Open the MIDI manual →DeviceJockey
Manual
Interfaces
Interfaces define how DeviceJockey communicates with a device, an application, or your local panel.
The connection layer
Every control starts with an interface.
Before an item can control a device or react to an application, DeviceJockey needs to know how to communicate with it. That is the role of an interface. You select the interface that matches your target and configure the required connection settings, such as an address, port, or login details.
You can add multiple interfaces to a scene. This makes it possible to combine devices and software from different areas on the same control surface.
Commands go outButtons, sliders, and other items send actions through an interface.
Events come inDevices and applications can update item values, labels, and states.
Scenes keep connections separateOnly the interfaces in the active scene are available to its items.
Universal connections
Use protocols supported by many products.
OSC
Exchange flexible control messages with a wide range of media, audio, and production applications.
Open the OSC manual →MQTT
Publish values and react to topic updates in automation, IoT, and custom control environments.
Open the MQTT manual →Art-Net
Send DMX control data over the network to compatible lighting equipment and software.
Open the Art-Net manual →Workflow integrations
Extend an existing control workflow.
Workflow integrations connect DeviceJockey to another control environment. They combine the capabilities of that environment with DeviceJockey’s freely configurable Panels and Items.
Workflow integrationUses OSC
Bitfocus Companion
Trigger Companion buttons from a flexible DeviceJockey surface and return meaningful events and values.
Open the Companion manual →Direct connections
Connect supported products directly.
These are the direct connections currently available in DeviceJockey. Each provides commands, events, and connection options designed for the named product or product family.
Video & Broadcast
Direct connection
OBS Studio
Control OBS through its built-in WebSocket connection.
Open the OBS manual →Direct connection
Grass Valley
Control compatible camera systems through a CCS one or MCP 450.
Open the Grass Valley manual →Direct connection
Blackmagic Videohub
Switch destinations and work with named sources and destinations.
Open the Videohub manual →Audio & Music
Direct connection
Logic Pro
Combine OSC with the DeviceJockey MIDI Device Profile.
Open the Logic Pro manual →Direct connection
Behringer / Midas
Build bidirectional controls for X Air, M Air, X32, and M32 mixers.
Open the mixer manual →Inside
DeviceJockey
The Local Interface
The Local Interface does not connect to an external product. It controls and monitors behavior inside DeviceJockey itself. Use it to update items, react to panel and connection states, or build navigation between panels.
Example
An event from the Local Interface can make an item light up when all interfaces are connected.
About system events →Getting started
From interface to working control.
1
Choose a target
Decide which device or application you want to control.
2
Add an interface
Choose a universal protocol or a direct connection to your system.
3
Configure it
Enter the connection settings required by your target.