Five-piece footprint.
Six independent visual zones.
Console-ready.
Channels 1–17 follow the stage allocation shown above. Channels 18–19 are utility/backup so the venue can still provide a full 24-channel frame; 20–24 carry vocals.
| CH | Source | Mic / DI | Placement / notes | Role |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kick In | Shure Beta 91A | Inside kick drum | Drums |
| 2 | Kick Out | Shure Beta 52A / Audix D6 | Sound-hole / front-head position | Drums |
| 3 | Snare Top | Shure SM57 / Audix i5 | Top rim, angled | Drums |
| 4 | Snare Bottom | Shure SM57 | Under bottom head; phase reversed | Drums |
| 5 | Hi-Hat | Shure SM81 / KSM137 | Angled slightly away from snare | Drums |
| 6 | Rack Tom 1 | Sennheiser e904 / Beta 98D/S | 12" tom rim | Drums |
| 7 | Rack Tom 2 | Sennheiser e904 / Beta 98D/S | 13" tom rim | Drums |
| 8 | Floor Tom 1 | Sennheiser e904 / Audix D4 | 16" tom rim | Drums |
| 9 | Floor Tom 2 | Sennheiser e904 / Audix D6 | 18" tom rim | Drums |
| Overhead Left | AKG C414 / KSM32 | Spaced pair, left side | Drums | |
| 11 | Overhead Right | AKG C414 / KSM32 | Spaced pair, right side | Drums |
| 12 | Bass DI | Radial J48 | Direct from pedalboard | Bass |
| 13 | Bass Mic | Sennheiser MD421 | On Ampeg SVT cabinet | Bass |
| 14 | Gtr Luis Electric | Shure SM57 / Sennheiser e906 | Savage / Marshall cab, stage left | Rhythm Guitar |
| 15 | Gtr Luis Acoustic | Radial J48 | Direct from pedalboard | Rhythm Guitar |
| 16 | Gtr Nelson 1 | Shure SM57 | Fender Bassman / Marshall, stage right | Lead Guitar |
| 17 | Gtr Nelson 2 | Royer R-121 / e906 | Blended second amp setup | Lead Guitar |
| 18 | Gtr David | Shure SM57 | Savage / Fender Deluxe, center | Guitar |
| 19 | Talkback / Spare | Shure SM58 | FOH / production talkback or spare input | Utility |
| 20 | Vox David | Shure SM58 / Beta 58A | Center main vocal; wired preferred | Lead Vocal |
| 21 | Vox Luis | Shure SM58 | Stage-left backing vocal | Backing Vocal |
| 22 | Vox Ray | Shure SM58 | Mid-stage backing vocal | Backing Vocal |
| 23 | Vox Nelson | Shure SM58 | Stage-right backing vocal | Backing Vocal |
| 24 | Vox Manny | Shure SM58 | Upstage-center backing vocal | Backing Vocal |
Preferred package.
Tama / DW / Yamaha / Pearl class
22" kick; 12"/13" rack toms; 16"/18" floors; 14" snare; road-grade hardware; DW5000 / Iron Cobra-class pedal; rug; throne; fan.
Marshall / Fender / Savage class
Nelson: two-amp-capable stage-right rig with 4×12 cabinet(s). Luis: Savage/Marshall-class stage-left rig. David: Fender Deluxe/Savage-class center combo.
Ampeg SVT + 8×10 preferred
SVT-4 / SVT-2 / GK800RB-class head; 8×10 cabinet preferred, 4×10 + 1×15 acceptable. Radial J48-class DI.
Fast, clean changeovers
Three multi-stands, spare instrument cables, batteries, gaffer tape, clean towels, spare SM57/SM58, secure cable paths and access.
High-end by default.
L-Acoustics / d&b / Meyer
Preferred: L-Acoustics K2/K3/Kara II, d&b GSL/KSL, Meyer PANTHER/LEO or equivalent, sized and tuned to yield full, even coverage for the room.
DiGiCo / Avid / Yamaha
Quantum 338, VENUE S6L, Rivage PM5/PM7 or equivalent. Full dynamics, FX, recall, 48V, ample buses and a digital split for monitors.
Wedges + IEM
Five musician mixes. L-Acoustics X15HiQ/X12, d&b M4/M6 or Meyer MJF-class wedges. Shure PSM1000 / Axient Digital IEM-class systems preferred.
System tech on site
PA deployed, aligned and system-checked before band soundcheck. Provide side fills and drum sub scaled to room size.
Advance it early.
Execute it cleanly.
- Restricted backstage/stage access.
- Barricade where crowd pressure warrants it.
- Stagehand available load-in through load-out.
- Water, soft drinks, coffee for band and crew.
- Practical meal/snack service.
- Private, secure green room preferred.
- Allow roughly 90 minutes for full setup/check.
- PA pre-calibrated before band arrival.
- Two audio engineers preferred.
- Any significant rider exceptions must be communicated and approved in advance - Good advancing beats a fight at the door
- Production changes ideally 2–3 weeks in advance.
- Confirm load-in, parking, credentials and curfew.
One inbox.
Fast answers.
info@darkmatterbandofficial.com
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