DMX Lighting | A Musician's Guide to Stage Lighting

In this video, Sweetwater Sales Engineer and veteran lighting designer Matt Christopherson breaks down the basics of DMX using a pair of Chauvet DJ SlimPAR Pro H USB PAR lights and the Obey 10 DMX controller. Understanding the basics of DMX lighting is a great way to kick your production game up more than a few notches — be sure to take notes!

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[sonicase]

ya'll gon make me lose my mind, up in here, up in here

[iplaywithsticks]

Nice work Matt! Would be great to continue this DMX series with more training videos... programming the Gig Bars, etc., moving heads, software options, setting up shows, how to do multiple Universes, etc. Let's keep Matt busy!

[johnfree]

My backyard will never be the same.Appreciate the simplified demo.Bongloads of info here, now I won't be such a lost geek when talking lighting up back yard for DMT vape sessions or a dab rig scenario during mini rave w headphones and gerbils...ha ha ha

[gwgzvrp]

The bestdmx explanation I've ever seen thanks

[jjrusy]

this is the video i have been waiting for. the existing dmx videos are all really old.

[holyhamuel]

what an eloquent speaker and teacher! thanks heaps, this stuff is confusing as and this helped a lot

[DanielC__]

Lighting has undergone a huge upgrade from years past. This DMX stuff is making it almost idiot proof. Lighting is not given enough credit for its impact on live shows, music videos, YouTube streaming or just a general video like this one, a product presentation.

[MorenajeRD]

first video I think I actually learned something about DMX, thanks a lot!

[yameshvp]

Probably the best DMX explanation video I've seen on YouTube! Good job!

[adamtelsayer]

If all teachers were like this guy at school... I would've done a lot betterer. Legend.

[cjleongson]

Would you make a tutorial how to use dmx with DAW? Like an intensive programming

[BetaRecords]

Thank you so much! I was breaking my brain so much about how the connection of the lights would be.. with most of the ‘cheaper’ controllers having just 1 (or maybe 2) DMX outputs..

Thinking in a audio kinda perspective I did not understand how that would be possible if you would have multiple lights and different type of lights

So daisy chain it is! (I should have known because it’s digital.. but now I’m shure! 😊)

Lots of thanks!

[d.j.nz]

The obey 10 has 16 channels per fixture and they're split between A & B. If you wanted to align these lights you would start them all at the beginning of the corresponding channels starting #.Channel 1 begins with 1, 2 is 17, 3 is33 4 is 49 and so on. Therefore the first one on1 and the second on 17 lines their channels up and they would both be controlled with 1 to 6.

[bWChineselighting]

Hello everyone, I am a stage lighting manufacturer and I look forward to working with you

[erikasatrian]

Great Video!
Super informative while staying easily understandable!
Thumbs up 👍

[BolioSati]

I love when my tutorials are narrated by the voice of Tom Hanks.

[denomdemon]

Am I correct in understanding that this lighting system is gon' give it to me?

[watshirley]

i have 19x 15w stage light, can you help us review, thanks

[wwhpped]

do I need my lights plugged into AC voltage when using DMX cables ( my lights are easing dancing )

[KyleS.]

Knock knock, open up the door, it's real!