Plan your stage

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How it works

1. Answer six short questions, start from an example, or start with an empty stage.
2. Put each person where they stand: the worship leader, singers, band and speakers. Their mics, DI boxes, in-ear packs and power come with them, the way the book sets them up, and you can move or change any of it.
3. The channel list numbers itself in the book's order, each input gets its stage box socket, and the in-ear mixes and DCAs are suggested.
4. Save it as a PDF with the four sheets from the back of the book: stage plot, channel list, output patch and in-ear mixes.

Each family of channels has its own colour and letter, so it reads in black and white too:

• S Speech
• V Vocals
• D Drums
• G Guitars and bass
• K Keys, tracks and playback
• FX Effects
• N Never in the room

Three examples

Roles, not names, so anyone can stand in. The same four sheets are at the back of Sanctuary Mix, to print and fill in by hand.

The letters: A Worship leader, B BV 1, C Keys, D Pastor, E Host, F Spare mic, G Presentation computer.

Channel list

Ch	Fam.	Source	Mic or DI	Stand	Stage box	Wireless or pack	Notes
1	G	Acoustic	DI		1
2		Spare: keeps the next pair on 3 and 4, so your desk can link them
3	K	Keys L	DI		3
4	K	Keys R	DI		4
5	V	Worship leader	Mic	Tall boom	5
6	V	BV 1	Mic	Tall boom	6
7	S	Pastor	Wireless	Headset	7	Receiver at the stage box
8	S	Host	Wireless	Handheld	8	Receiver at the stage box
9	S	Spare mic	Mic	Straight	9		Muted until needed
10		Spare: keeps the next pair on 11 and 12, so your desk can link them
11	K	Media L	DI		11
12	K	Media R	DI		12
13	K	Music L	DI		13
14	K	Music R	DI		14

The letters: A Drums, B Bass, C Electric, D Keys, E Tracks, F Worship leader, G BV 1, H BV 2, I Pastor, J Host, K Spare mic, L Presentation computer.

Channel list

Ch	Fam.	Source	Mic or DI	Stand	Stage box	Wireless or pack	Notes
1	D	Kick	Mic	Short boom	1
2	D	Snare	Mic	Short boom	2
3	D	OH L	Mic	Tall boom	3		48V
4	D	OH R	Mic	Tall boom	4		48V
5	G	Bass	DI		5
6	G	Acoustic	DI		6
7	G	Electric L	Line		7
8	G	Electric R	Line		8
9	K	Keys L	DI		9
10	K	Keys R	DI		10
11	K	Tracks L	DI		11
12	K	Tracks R	DI		12
13	V	Worship leader	Wireless	Handheld	13	Receiver at the stage box
14	V	BV 1	Mic	Tall boom	14
15	V	BV 2	Mic	Tall boom	15
16	S	Pastor	Wireless	Headset	16	Receiver at the stage box
17	S	Host	Wireless	Handheld	17	Receiver at the stage box
18	S	Spare mic	Mic	Straight	18		Muted until needed
19	K	Media L	DI		19
20	K	Media R	DI		20
21	K	Music L	DI		21
22	K	Music R	DI		22
23	N	Click	DI		23		In-ears only
24	N	Cues	DI		24		In-ears only
25	N	Ambient L	Mic	Tall straight	25		48V, In-ears and stream, never the house
26	N	Ambient R	Mic	Tall straight	26		48V, In-ears and stream, never the house
27	N	Talkback	Mic	Desk stand	27		In-ears only

The letters: A Pastor, B Lectern, C Host, D Reader, E Spare mic, F Presentation computer.

Channel list

Ch	Fam.	Source	Mic or DI	Stand	Stage box	Wireless or pack	Notes
1	S	Pastor	Wireless	Headset	1	Receiver at the stage box
2	S	Host	Wireless	Handheld	2	Receiver at the stage box
3	S	Lectern	Mic	Lectern	3		48V
4	S	Reader	Mic	Straight	4
5	S	Spare mic	Mic	Straight	5		Muted until needed
6		Spare: keeps the next pair on 7 and 8, so your desk can link them
7	K	Media L	DI		7
8	K	Media R	DI		8
9	K	Music L	DI		9
10	K	Music R	DI		10