Channel Lists
Preparing a Channel List
Below is an example of a channel list. You may not know the type of microphone you require (we can recommend one if we know what it is for), but it is useful for the sound technician(s) and engineer(s) to know whether - for example - a fiddle is fitted with its own pickup and will need a DI Box, or whether a microphone is needed (or preferred). Channel order is obviously important if you will be using your own sound-engineer, but it is generally good practice anyway to follow industry-standard protocols (see the Sound-Check page for a general overview) unless you have specific reasons to use a different order.
|
Channel |
Instrument |
Mic/DI |
Notes |
|
1 |
Kick Drum (John) |
D112 |
Compressor + gate |
|
2 |
Snare Drum Top |
C418 |
|
|
3 |
Snare Drum Bottom |
C418 |
Ø |
|
4 |
Hi Hat |
C451/430 |
|
|
5 |
Rack Tom |
Β56A |
Gate |
|
6 |
Floor Tom |
Β56A |
Gate |
|
7 |
Overhead L |
C451/430 |
|
|
8 |
Overhead R |
C451/430 |
|
|
9 |
Bass Guitar (Jim) |
XLR |
Compressor |
|
10 |
Acoustic Guitar (Julian) |
DI |
Own Pickup (fitted) |
|
11 |
Lead Guitar (Justin) |
Β57A |
|
|
12 |
Keyboard L (Jeremy) |
DI |
|
|
13 |
Keyboard R (Jeremy) |
DI |
|
|
14 |
Backing Vocal (Justin) |
Β58A |
Compressor |
|
15 |
Backing Vocal (Jim) |
Β58A |
Compressor |
|
16 |
Lead Vocal (Julian) |
Own KMS104 |
Compressor |
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