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<blockquote data-quote="Tim Weaver" data-source="post: 24945" data-attributes="member: 317">Re: How do you set up your system for an average show?I hire a clean, sober, and smart patch guy to wrangle the stage. However he wants to keep things straight is up to him. I don&#039;t get involved because I would just be F&#039;ing up his mojo. It&#039;s the same reasone he doesn&#039;t come out to FOH and tweak the mix.We do have an understanding that inputs need to be patched as if viewed from FOH. Gtr 1 is on stage right and Gtr 4 is on stage left, and so on. I basically come up with a festival input list that leaves a bunch of holes for surprise instruments. It&#039;s up to the stage monkey to pin the deck and it&#039;s up to me to be listening in the cans to find out where everything is. By the time the band has a basic monitor mix I&#039;m ready to rock at FOH. Typically There is little to no com talk between anybody. We are all on the same page so we don&#039;t have to explain where the congas were placed on the input list.The monitor engineer is usually the guy that places drum mics on the new kit and moves guitar/bass mics into place while the stage monkey pins lines. The Monitor guy will also deal with moving wedges around if needed. During a set the stage monkey is also responsible for making sure the monitor and FOH guys have plenty of water/food. He is typically the only person that will be able to leave the stage for any length of time, while the bands are playing.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Tim Weaver, post: 24945, member: 317"] Re: How do you set up your system for an average show? I hire a clean, sober, and smart patch guy to wrangle the stage. However he wants to keep things straight is up to him. I don't get involved because I would just be F'ing up his mojo. It's the same reasone he doesn't come out to FOH and tweak the mix. We do have an understanding that inputs need to be patched as if viewed from FOH. Gtr 1 is on stage right and Gtr 4 is on stage left, and so on. I basically come up with a festival input list that leaves a bunch of holes for surprise instruments. It's up to the stage monkey to pin the deck and it's up to me to be listening in the cans to find out where everything is. By the time the band has a basic monitor mix I'm ready to rock at FOH. Typically There is little to no com talk between anybody. We are all on the same page so we don't have to explain where the congas were placed on the input list. The monitor engineer is usually the guy that places drum mics on the new kit and moves guitar/bass mics into place while the stage monkey pins lines. The Monitor guy will also deal with moving wedges around if needed. During a set the stage monkey is also responsible for making sure the monitor and FOH guys have plenty of water/food. He is typically the only person that will be able to leave the stage for any length of time, while the bands are playing. [/QUOTE]

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