XLR & DMX cables | What's the Difference?

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They look awfully similar, so what makes DMX & analog XLR cables different?
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@ismailerencetinkaya336 4 жыл бұрын

difference between xlr and dmx cables: just dmx gon give it to ya

@andrewmarshall5633 2 жыл бұрын

This is the video I needed rather than the others that just say, dont do it. I like to know why. Thank you

@discocorco 23 күн бұрын

So, to make an xlr cable work with dmx, you would just need to increase the ohms. To increase the ohms, you could attach a certain number of xlr cables together to reach 120 ohms.

@reyzuna 10 ай бұрын

The first example is Afaik, you can use both either the effects or to your guitar it's just the other end has this long support so that you won't bent the cable massively lols and again the last example of DMX and XLR they are the same except that the DMX where you will be needing a resistor is when it comes to the end of loop cable not thru signal

@Kukuxumuksu 9 ай бұрын

i'm using xlr cables for my lighting fixtures (JB lighting, GLP, etc.) and controllers (grandMA 2+3) since ever and never experienced any problems. maybe i dont have chinese trash hooked up on both sides at the end. even never used a resistor at the end.

@daneljacquesjr358 2 жыл бұрын

is their any indication on the cable to tell us what it is ? like any Marking or the rated OHMS ?

@Marius-on6uf 10 ай бұрын

Sometimes on the cable there is dmx pr microphoe cable written out Outherwise 110ohms is dmx ex. 45 ohms is xlr

@raspa2 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for this!

@danielriosrivera4832 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the explanation in your video, it helped me a lot since I am starting in the audio and sound systems 😁👍🏻

@t.ticklesfpv Жыл бұрын

Thank you!!!

@rolandski Жыл бұрын

Good info thanks

@kholyman 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the video. So what is the Awg like 22,24,26,28 to 30. ? I think its different thickness for better transformation 🤔

@elbeaver0 2 жыл бұрын

Rule of thumb: thicker is better... I make my own, and tend to use 18awg fully sheilded, wit 16ga sheild, fully braided, with 90% or more coverage when I want to make sure I wont get any noise. Also, I never experienced light flickering problems using mic cables as dmx. Most problems I had for lighting only came from a poorly designed electrical system at the venue. Switching cables didn't help. The solution was more likely installing dmx opto-isolators in Between machines that were on a different electrical system. Anyways, good luck

@JimKhan-r5b Күн бұрын

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@richardpowell4667 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks. i have known a long while there is a difference but often hard to tell what. Now I know the DMX doesn't use copper for it's shield wire. In a similar way, if I need a male to male DMX cable, can I just use the XLR gender bender or do I HAVE to chop a plug off and resolder a new male plug? Thanks

@1991Jamesv 2 жыл бұрын

you could however dmx converters are cheap enough to buy from ebay or amazon

@AJGsoda 4 жыл бұрын

My blue yeti pro cane with a 5 pin, does this mean that it’s a Dmx? The 5 pin xlr splits to two 3-pin xlr cables

@HosaTechnology 4 жыл бұрын

It's not a DMX because it's still passing audio signal rather than data. You can sometimes find 5-pin mic cables, but rarely and it's usually proprietary.