Tag Archives: DMX

Elation Buys M-Series from Martin!

Elation Buys M-Series from Martin!

There has been a lot of shuffling of lighting controller companies lately. Elation used to distribute the smaller end of Hog series for High End Systems until ETC purchased High End Systems. ETC had purchased High End Systems to compensate for their own lighting line’s weakness when it came to intelligent lighting. Then Chauvet purchased […]

Can You Use XLRs Instead Of DMX Cable?

Can You Use XLRs Instead Of DMX Cable?

Will Microphone Cable work for DMX? It might. For short runs with a minimal amount of fixtures you probably will not have any problem using regular XLRs, though we definitely advise against this!  Why you should use DMX Cables Your typical XLR cable has an impedance of 80 ohms compared to a DMX cable’s 120. […]