Showkontrol

Showkontrol is a platform for use in synchronizing lighting, video, laser, and effects during live music events. It is used in clubs, festivals, broadcast productions, and touring shows worldwide. The system provides a bridge between artist performance and live event-production systems.

The software is a DJ-timecode tool. Originally based on ProDJ TAP, an early system that enabled technicians to monitor a DJ's playback data in real time for show-control purposes. It allows for automating and synchronizing elements of live productions.

The software is made by the Dutch-American company TC Supply (established in 2004). The company became part of Event Imagineering Group (EiG) in 2016, with EiG in the United States serving as the distributor for TC Supply's products.

TC Supply evolved its early timecode tools into a full show control ecosystem, ultimately leading to the creation of ShowKontrol - a platform that is designed to receive real-time metadata, BPM, waveforms, and performance information from Pioneer DJ's PRO DJ LINK network for integration with lighting, video, laser, and FX systems.

In 2017 TC Supply and Pioneer DJ (now AlphaTheta), entered a partnership.^[1]^[2]^[3] For ShowKontrol, a new protocol called TCNet was designed, in order to enable reliable communication between the DJ equipment and show control devices. TCNet is now widely adopted by media server and lighting companies such as Avolites,^[4]^[5] Arkaos,^[6]^[7] Chamsys,^[8] Resolume,^[9] and Disguise.

References

↑ "Pioneer DJ en TC Supply ontwikkelen samen netwerksysteem, Til je DJ-optredens naar het volgende niveau met gecoördineerde verlichting en visuele effecten - Pioneer DJ Nieuws". Pioneer DJ (in Dutch). Retrieved 2026-05-07.
↑ "Pioneer DJ Collabs with TC Supply on Lighting and Visual Effects". BPM Music. Retrieved 2026-05-07.
↑ White, Dan (2017-10-12). "CDJs Will Send Track Data To Visuals/Lighting Techs With ShowKontrol". DJ TechTools. Retrieved 2026-05-07.
↑ TDT Productions (2020-04-02). Avolites DJ Timecode show (Titan, ShowKontrol, Pioneer Pro DJ Link, Capture). Retrieved 2026-05-07 – via YouTube.
↑ "DJtap - The Avolites Discussion Forum". forum.avolites.com. Retrieved 2026-05-07.
↑ "Driving GrandVJ from a CDJ-2000NXS2 using ShowKontrol and TrackDJ". ArKaos Pro. Retrieved 2026-05-07.
↑ ArKaos (2018-09-10). MediaMaster Timecode Tutorial with Pioneer CDJ decks and ShowKontrol LIVE. Retrieved 2026-05-07 – via YouTube.
↑ "DJ :: ChamSys Documentation". secure.chamsys.co.uk. Retrieved 2026-05-07.
↑ "Support – Resolume". resolume.com. Retrieved 2026-05-07.

External links

tc-supply

[1] "Pioneer DJ en TC Supply ontwikkelen samen netwerksysteem, Til je DJ-optredens naar het volgende niveau met gecoördineerde verlichting en visuele effecten - Pioneer DJ Nieuws". Pioneer DJ (in Dutch). Retrieved 2026-05-07.

[2] "Pioneer DJ Collabs with TC Supply on Lighting and Visual Effects". BPM Music. Retrieved 2026-05-07.

[3] White, Dan (2017-10-12). "CDJs Will Send Track Data To Visuals/Lighting Techs With ShowKontrol". DJ TechTools. Retrieved 2026-05-07.

[4] TDT Productions (2020-04-02). Avolites DJ Timecode show (Titan, ShowKontrol, Pioneer Pro DJ Link, Capture). Retrieved 2026-05-07 – via YouTube.

[5] "DJtap - The Avolites Discussion Forum". forum.avolites.com. Retrieved 2026-05-07.

[6] "Driving GrandVJ from a CDJ-2000NXS2 using ShowKontrol and TrackDJ". ArKaos Pro. Retrieved 2026-05-07.

[7] ArKaos (2018-09-10). MediaMaster Timecode Tutorial with Pioneer CDJ decks and ShowKontrol LIVE. Retrieved 2026-05-07 – via YouTube.

[8] "DJ :: ChamSys Documentation". secure.chamsys.co.uk. Retrieved 2026-05-07.

[9] "Support – Resolume". resolume.com. Retrieved 2026-05-07.

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