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Wednesday, February 25, 2026
MA Lighting presents the new grandMA3 onPC DMX-key
LightSoundJournal.com: The grandMA3 onPC DMX-key is a powerful solution for achieving professional lighting results in compact and flexible environments. It unlocks 4096 parameters directly via a conventional USB-C connection to the free of charge grandMA3 onPC software. It provides the performance and reliability of the grandMA3 platform while eliminating the need for dedicated consoles or complex infrastructure.
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This article didn’t have a lot to say, but the release of these new DMX keys from MA have received a lot of attention, and I am so interested to see how their place in the industry is going to change over the next couple of years. It is clear that MA is trying to move down in the market, both into the theater world and into more budget productions generally. I think it is fascinating to compare the base version of this key to ETC’s nomad keys. This key includes 2 dmx outputs as part of the key, which ETC sells as a separate product. This makes ET C’s offering a little bit more versatile in that you only need to pay for what you will use, but MA has the advantage of being a single piece of hardware to both unlock parameters and give physical DMX outputs. With this new product, parameters on MA3 are only about 25% more expensive than on EOS, 70% if you don’t need a gadget. I think with that close of a price difference, it will really come down to what programmers prefer to use for their application, and how good their training is to foster new programmers.
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