Chauvet Slim Par 56 with DMX or XLR??

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Since you are representing all of us in this endevor... do it right. Spend the money this time, and be professional. Then, you'll have the correct gear the next time, and you'll make a profit that is respectable.

As others have said, XLR may work, and may not. I know for certain that some XLR cables will screw up your system (don't ask me why). I have even discontinued using XLR cables for my speakers & mics... I use DMX for everything.

Learn how to program (it only takes a day or two), then display your lights the way they were intended. Be a pro, and make us all look good in your customers eyes. I maintain one color during the reception (sometimes I have them slooooow fade), but chase and flash them during the dance... check this out:
 
Tyrone Blue said:
Since you are representing all of us in this endevor... do it right. Spend the money this time, and be professional. Then, you'll have the correct gear the next time, and you'll make a profit that is respectable.

As others have said, XLR may work, and may not. I know for certain that some XLR cables will screw up your system (don't ask me why). I have even discontinued using XLR cables for my speakers & mics... I use DMX for everything.

Learn how to program (it only takes a day or two), then display your lights the way they were intended. Be a pro, and make us all look good in your customers eyes. I maintain one color during the reception (sometimes I have them slooooow fade), but chase and flash them during the dance... check this out:
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I would also steer clear of using DMX cables for audio (unless in a pinch). There are both impedance and capacitance differences between the cables (mic cables are higher capacitance and lower impedance) and loading will be slightly different between the 2 types. One reason that XLR cables might funk up DMX lighting is sometimes the shield is tied to just pin 1 (ground) and sometimes it is also jumpered to the shell. I do not believe DMX cables are jumpered.
 
Tyrone Blue said:
Since you are representing all of us in this endevor... do it right. Spend the money this time, and be professional. Then, you'll have the correct gear the next time, and you'll make a profit that is respectable.

As others have said, XLR may work, and may not. I know for certain that some XLR cables will screw up your system (don't ask me why). I have even discontinued using XLR cables for my speakers & mics... I use DMX for everything.

Learn how to program (it only takes a day or two), then display your lights the way they were intended. Be a pro, and make us all look good in your customers eyes. I maintain one color during the reception (sometimes I have them slooooow fade), but chase and flash them during the dance... check this out:
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Very nice Mr. Blue. Your Video leaves no questions unanswered, I can see all aspects of the Event, layout, DJ setup, various angles, the size of the hall etc. I appreciate your professionalism, it shows, a pat on the back here is well deserved. Thanks again for sharing! This should be a shining example for a good Gig Report Video.
 
Nice Tyrone! If you want to cable things together, linking them like Ty did in the video is the easiest way to go, accenting the one wall behind your set-up. I bet if you wire that big room the way you want to, this is what will happen. First, you will not allow yourself enough time so you will me rushing like a maniac. When you're done, you'll say to yourself, never again! The next day, you will be aching from all the extra up and down bending from laying and taping down the cords. I don't mind running power to fixtures but that's enough extra work, adding DMX wiring would kill me. I would look into wireless add-ons if I were to go that route. I would also go with one static color IF I had to cable it all.
 
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