{"id":45746,"date":"2017-07-24T19:05:15","date_gmt":"2017-07-24T17:05:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thomann.de\/blog\/?p=45746"},"modified":"2020-04-22T16:22:47","modified_gmt":"2020-04-22T14:22:47","slug":"dmx-basics-video-tutorial","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thomann.de\/blog\/en\/inspire\/dmx-basics-video-tutorial\/","title":{"rendered":"DMX Basics &#8211; Video Tutorial"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>#ThomannLightingDays\u00a0<\/strong>is the theme of the week! That&#8217;s right, <strong>lighting\u00a0<\/strong>and everything that goes with it. You can&#8217;t talk about live music without considering stage lighting, which adds atmosphere and turns any ordinary show into a <strong>spectacle<\/strong>, a feast for all the senses.\u00a0<strong>#ThomannLightingDays<\/strong> are here to shed some light on the techniques and equipment used. We want to take a closer look at this broad theme and make musicians aware of the possibilities of lighting and how it can help their band &#8211; this hashtag is indispensable: <strong>#LightYourStage<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>Have a look at our <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/ThomannInternational\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Facebook page<\/a><\/strong>, you can expect some surprises: <strong>unbeatable deals<\/strong>, a <strong>contest<\/strong>, practical <strong>video tutorials<\/strong> with <strong>tips &amp; tricks<\/strong> and much more.<\/p>\n<p>We&#8217;ll start with the basics, namely the <strong>DMX<\/strong> (Digital Multiplex). This is a communication protocol between a console and certain lighting elements which can be controlled by the shifting of faders, knobs and dials. 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