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DMX PRIMER
First, let’s look at what DMX actually is. Rather than getting too technical, we will just
cover the basics of setting up a simple lighting rig for a band or DJ.
For more stuff like this, watch the training videos on your original DMXIS CD.
WHAT IS DMX?
DMX is a standard for connecting up stage lighting. It has been the standard in
professional lighting for many years, and nowadays most affordable light fixtures support
DMX. (For the musically inclined, think of DMX as the “MIDI of the lighting world”)
ARE MY LIGHTS DMX CAPABLE?
A DMX-capable light fixture will have at least two XLR
connectors (probably marked DMX IN / OUT) and some way
of setting the DMX address (either a row of small switches
or a control panel). The XLR connectors could have 3 or 5
pins, depending on the manufacturer. The fixture manual
will tell you how many DMX channels that light uses, and
what features the light has.
Traditional parcans with halogen lamps (which were standard issue kit for lighting bands
before the arrival of modern LED fixtures) usually plug into a dimmer pack, which in turn
can be DMX controlled.
If your light fixture is “sound activated” and has no XLR connectors, it cannot be controlled
by DMXIS.
WILL MY “XYZ-DMX1300TI LASERRITE” WORK WITH DMXIS?
If your light fixture supports DMX, you can control it with DMXIS. It doesn’t matter
whether it is a dimmer pack, LED spot, scanner, moonflower, moving head or a laser.
DMXIS can control ANY light if that light has DMX connectors.
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