ETC’s Response Mk2 Gateway family has been a reliable workhorse for DMX-over-Ethernet in install and touring rigs for a while now. The 4-port version is a known quantity — compact, solid, plays well with Eos and everything else on the network. The 8-port options give you twice the DMX universe density without doubling your rack space, which is the kind of math that makes system designers happy at 2am during load-in.

Two variants: a full-width version with 8 XLR connectors, and a half-rack version with terminal connections. That terminal model is the interesting one — same footprint as the existing 4-port, but with 8 universes on board. Mount two side-by-side in a 1U rack slot and you’ve got 16 DMX universes in the space most racks waste on a blank panel. Useful for LED cove-heavy installs or festival-scale touring racks where universe count is a real constraint.

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ETC is expanding its Response Mk2 DMX Gateway family with two new 8-port options: a full-width Gateway with (8) XLR connections, and a half-width Gateway with (8) terminal connections.

Kirk Starks, ETC Marketing Product Manager, says, “No matter if there are a bunch of homeruns from LED coves running back to an equipment rack, or a complex concert rig, I’m excited about the possibilities that come with trusted DMX control from these new 8-port gateways.” These higher-density gateways deliver the same system functionality at a lower price, while utilizing less rack space. With multiple mounting options and repositionable network ports, the Response Mk2 8-port DMX Gateway fits comfortably wherever it is needed.

The Terminal version is the same size as ETC’s current 4-port Gateway, packing twice the number of 3-position terminal connections into the same amount of space. Using an existing rack-mount kit, it is possible to get 16 ports of DMX output into a 1U rack space by mounting two 8-port terminal gateways side-by-side. Spend less of your budget to achieve the same number of DMX outputs with the Response Mk2 8-port Gateway.

Learn more about the Response Mk2 8-Port DMX Gateway by visiting etcconnect.com.