Works with your setup
Beat-reactive visuals for Pioneer DJ setups
SYQEL works with any Pioneer DJ hardware or software setup by reacting directly to your audio output — so whether you are on CDJs, an XDJ rig, or DDJ controllers, your set gets a visual layer.
Free to try · Windows & macOS · No card required
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Pioneer DJ hardware is the industry standard in clubs and festivals worldwide, and most riders specify it for a reason — reliability and consistency under pressure. SYQEL respects that same principle: it does not depend on proprietary Pioneer data formats, Link protocol, or rekordbox metadata to function. It reads the audio leaving your mixer's master output and drives visuals in real time, which means it works whether you are on a full CDJ-3000 and DJM-A9 setup, an XDJ-RX3 all-in-one, or a DDJ controller running standalone.
How SYQEL works with Pioneer DJ
Connect to your mixer's output
Run an audio cable from your Pioneer mixer's booth or record output into your laptop's input, or use system audio if you are on a controller setup. SYQEL picks it up instantly.
Select the source in SYQEL
Choose your input device and SYQEL's FFT engine starts analyzing beat, bass, and energy — every frame reacts to the live signal.
Throw visuals on any display
Fullscreen on a projector or LED wall, or send the output to OBS and Resolume via Spout, Mac Screen Share, or NDI for a full broadcast-quality rig.
Hardware-agnostic and always in sync
CDJs, XDJ, DDJ — it does not matter. SYQEL reacts to the audio, not the hardware protocol, so there is nothing to configure when you play a different rig.
Visuals for every venue scale
From a small bar with a TV to a main-stage LED wall, the same preset library scales across any display size and environment.
AI shader creation on the fly
Generate a bespoke audio-reactive shader for a specific event aesthetic by describing it in plain language — ready in seconds.
Feeds your AV chain directly
Spout, Mac Screen Share, and NDI output let you integrate SYQEL into a venue's existing AV system without workarounds.
What's in SYQEL Desktop
The parts DJs use every night — each one documented, none of them extra software.
Create visuals with AI
Describe a look — "neon hexagon tunnel that pulses with the bass" — and get a brand-new audio-reactive shader, or generate an image and let the AI animate it. Adjust it for free, keep what you make.
Five visual feeds
Worlds, shaders, scenes, Milkdrop and image visuals — hundreds of looks in one library, every one of them reacting to the music in real time.
Control with MIDI or keyboard
Space for the next visual, Enter to hold one for the drop, Backspace to go back. Put any control, visual or playlist on a key or a pad with Learn Key and Learn MIDI — on every plan.
Record four formats at once
Press R and SYQEL saves four videos in one go — 16:9, 1:1, 9:16 and 4:5 — with your audio in them, straight into a SYQEL folder. One for every platform, nothing to capture or convert.
Logos
Up to nine of them — yours, a sponsor’s, the night’s — each with its own position and size, switched live on keys 1–9. The one-time unlock removes the SYQEL mark entirely.
Control modes
Let it run on a timer, advance on the beat every 4 to 64 bars, or go fully manual and cut every visual yourself. Lock one for as long as the moment needs.
Works offline
Visuals, playlists, logos and hotkeys live on your machine. No internet at the venue, no problem — the show runs exactly the same. Sign in on another machine and your setup follows you.
Start here
All tutorials →
SYQEL Desktop quick start: audio-reactive visuals for your DJ set in 5 steps
The five things to set before your first gig: your sound source, how the visuals change, the big screen, and Record for a DJ mix video.
SYQEL Desktop full tutorial: every feature of the music visualizer, step by step
Everything in one sitting: sound sources, MIDI, playlists, Milkdrop, importing shaders and sending visuals to OBS.
Frequently asked questions
Does SYQEL work with the Pro DJ Link / rekordbox Link protocol on CDJs?
SYQEL does not use Pro DJ Link data. It reads the audio signal from your mixer output, which works across all Pioneer gear regardless of whether it is networked or running standalone.
How do I get Pioneer hardware audio into SYQEL on a laptop?
Connect your mixer's booth or record output to your laptop via a USB audio interface, or use a splitter from the master output. Select that input in SYQEL and you are ready to go.
Can a venue VJ operator use SYQEL with a Pioneer club install?
Yes. SYQEL's Spout, Mac Screen Share, and NDI outputs integrate cleanly into venue AV chains. A VJ laptop running SYQEL can feed visuals directly into Resolume or a media server alongside the DJ setup.
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