{"id":13,"date":"2026-06-08T09:00:19","date_gmt":"2026-06-08T07:00:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lighting-console-expert.com\/en\/?p=13"},"modified":"2026-06-08T09:00:19","modified_gmt":"2026-06-08T07:00:19","slug":"grandma-lighting-console","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lighting-console-expert.com\/en\/grandma-lighting-console\/","title":{"rendered":"grandMA Lighting Consoles: grandMA3 and grandMA2"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>For touring and large events, the <strong>grandMA<\/strong> series from MA Lighting is the platform to beat \u2014 the control standard on a huge share of the world&#8217;s major shows. This guide covers the current grandMA3 and the still-everywhere grandMA2. For the bigger picture, see our <a href=\"https:\/\/lighting-console-expert.com\/en\/professional-dmx-lighting-controller\/\">professional buyer&#8217;s guide<\/a>; for the company behind it, see our <a href=\"https:\/\/lighting-console-expert.com\/en\/ma-lighting-console\/\">MA Lighting overview<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">grandMA3 \u2014 the current range<\/h2>\n<p>grandMA3 is MA&#8217;s current generation, with a built-in 3D visualizer and native <strong>GDTF<\/strong> support. It comes in full-size, light, compact and onPC forms, scaling from a laptop setup to the largest touring rigs. <!-- \u00c0 V\u00c9RIFIER : sorties\/param\u00e8tres par mod\u00e8le, prix. --><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">grandMA2 \u2014 still everywhere<\/h2>\n<p>Production of grandMA2 has ended, but it remains heavily used in rental and touring inventories \u2014 and on riders. The grandMA2 light offers 4,096 parameters, 15 motorized faders and two touchscreens; the ultra-light, 4,096 parameters and 6 DMX outputs. It&#8217;s a mainstay of the used market.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Why grandMA dominates touring<\/h2>\n<p>Three reasons: it&#8217;s the rider standard, so you can always find a trained operator; it scales to the biggest rigs; and it&#8217;s battle-tested. That ecosystem is as much the product as the hardware.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">FAQ<\/h2>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">grandMA2 or grandMA3?<\/h3>\n<p>grandMA3 is the future-proof choice; grandMA2 (or a grandMA3 running in MA2 mode) remains relevant for existing setups and the used market. <!-- \u00c0 V\u00c9RIFIER : p\u00e9rim\u00e8tre du mode MA2. --><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Can I program grandMA on a laptop?<\/h3>\n<p>Yes \u2014 grandMA onPC runs the software on a computer. See our <a href=\"https:\/\/lighting-console-expert.com\/en\/dmx-controller-software\/\">control software guide<\/a>. <!-- AFFILIATE LINK : grandMA consoles --><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>For touring and large events, the grandMA series from MA Lighting is the platform to beat \u2014 the control standard on a huge share of the world&#8217;s major shows. This guide covers the current grandMA3 and the still-everywhere grandMA2. For the bigger picture, see our professional buyer&#8217;s guide; for the company behind it, see our [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-13","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-non-classe"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lighting-console-expert.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lighting-console-expert.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lighting-console-expert.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lighting-console-expert.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lighting-console-expert.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=13"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/lighting-console-expert.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":31,"href":"https:\/\/lighting-console-expert.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13\/revisions\/31"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lighting-console-expert.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=13"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lighting-console-expert.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=13"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lighting-console-expert.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=13"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}