Checking everything
Okay, so we have a basic checklist of items that should be completed before attempting the line check. This can be summarised as follows:
| For the PA |
Sorted? |
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| Power to the stage |
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| Power to the mixer |
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| Power to the amps |
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| Power to the monitors |
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| Audio lines to the speakers |
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| Audio lines to the monitors |
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| For the Drum Kit |
Sorted? |
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| Drums set up |
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| Drum mikes set up |
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| Drum mikes cabled in |
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| For the vocals |
Sorted? |
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| Mikes and stands set up |
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| Cables all run |
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| For the Guitars |
Sorted? |
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| Guitar amps set up |
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| Power to the guitar amps |
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| Power to the guitar effects |
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| Guitar to effects cabled |
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| Effects to amp cabled |
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| Guitar line / mic cabled in |
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And all this is before you play one note!!