#881606 - 09/14/00 05:01 AM
Protocal - Channel Assignment
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alanschmitz@hotmail.com_dup1
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Is their any industry protocal for assigning instruments to channels on a mixer?
For example:
Channel 1 Kick
Channel 2 Snare
Channel 3 Hi-Hat
Channel 4 Rack Toms
Channel 5 Floor Tom
Channel 6 Left Overhead
Channel 7 Right Overhead
Channel 8 Bass
Channel 9 Keys
Channel 10 Piano
Channel 11 Acoustic Guitar
Channel 12 Electric Guitar
Channel 13 Lead Vocal
Channel 14 Backing Vocal - A
Channel 15 Backing Vocal - B
I've tried all different concepts like making the board layout match the stage layout or making the board set-up corespond to the sound check order.
Anybody have an opinion to share???
Jeff
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#881607 - 09/14/00 12:08 PM
Re: Protocal - Channel Assignment
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Anonymous
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The mixing console channel assignment protocol is a blend of history and common sense. The common sense part is that most channel assignments went from upstage to down stage, in row formation from stage right (FOH left) to stage left (FOH right).
The traditional part is that most bands tend to have the drummer upstage and the rest of the band downstage as the "frontline" with their amps, etc. as the "backline" inline with the drum kit or just in front of the kit. This is why most mixing console assignment start with the drums, then any backline performers (left to right as you see them from the console). Then the front line performers instruments/amps, then the front line vocals. Don't forget the reverb/effects returns burning up the last few channels of the desk, and possibly a CD/tape player feed as well.
When doing multi-band, festival-type gigs; a sound company will lay out a 40 channel generic drums-backline-frontline assignment based on all the stage plots and tech riders they recieved for the event. This minimizes the re-patching and line checks between each act.
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#881608 - 09/16/00 02:05 PM
Re: Protocal - Channel Assignment
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breakway@bellatlantic.net
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The most important thing is that the layout make sense to YOU as the mixer. If the channels mimic the stage setup, as Mark states, stage right to left, reaching for a fader to boost a solo is second nature. Ditto for vocals-lay them out as you see them, keeping in mind you may want the lead (if there is a dedicated front-person) last in the event they need to have the fader ridden.
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