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Live entertainment

Control channel

A console-level identifier used to select and operate one fixture or logical device.

Reviewed

Setup

  • It may control many parameters or addresses, so distinguish channel from DMX slot.

Venue contexts

  • Theatre, concerts, festivals, broadcast, and corporate events, as applicable

Signal flow

  • Confirm the source, patch, transport, control, and destination for the system involved.

In practice

It may control many parameters or addresses, so distinguish channel from DMX slot.

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