Audio Visual Crew Roles

Setup Roles

Role 1

Role 2

Role 3

Role 4

Stage Setup

  • Stand
  • Instruments + Amplifiers
  • Put Monitors in place
  • Connect Power to all units
  • Banners

Cabling

  • Sort Cables
  • Cabling to Microphones + instruments
  • Cabling to monitors
  • Microphones
  • Banners

House Setup

  • Speakers + speaker cables
  • Snake
  • Amplifiers
  • Assist Flyer with Microphone Testing (hand-held + radio mic)
  • Help Flyer

Mixing desk

  • Setup Sound Desk
  • Connect snake
  • Connect Outboard equipment
  • Setup Radio receivers
  • Test recording level
  • Test Radio mics
  • Sound check band
Packup Roles

Role 1

Role 2

Role 3

Role 4

Stage Packup

  • Switch off and unplug all power
  • Pack away all monitors
  • Pack away instruments
  • Collapse and away all stands
  • Take down and pack Banners

Cabling

  • Unplug all audio cables
  • Pull out and roll monitor cables
  • Pull out and roll mic cables
  • Pull out and roll instr. Cables
  • Take down and pack Banners

House Packup

  • Pack away microphones
  • Retrieve radio mic's, remove batteries and pack in mic crate
  • Shut down amp
  • Pack away Speakers + speaker cables
  • Roll up Snake and pack away
  • Pack up Amplifier
  • Help Flyer carry desk equipment down

Mixing desk

  • Leave music playing for 15 min
  • Mute all channels and zero gains and faders
  • Ensure recordings are in Admin case
  • Check that amp is shut down
  • Shut down other equipment
  • Zero desk and switch off
  • Unplug snake
  • Pack away desk and rack

Description of the roles:

Role 1 is the entry level role, ideally suited to the beginner or person who does not wish to have the technical challenge, just to serve faithfully.

Role 2 is the intermediate role, for someone who knows a bit more and able to think quick.

Role 3 is for those who are comfortable with setup of the complete stage and able to (or learning to) troubleshoot problems. This role is especially for those who are interested in moving onto the Mixing console. This person will work closely with the mixing engineer while learning from them.

Role 4 is the advanced Role. This person does all the setup, sound check and mixing of the sound desk and band.

BANNERS/FLAGS: This is a role that the sound team has always carried, since the beginning. It is a role that we won’t give up easily.
WE ARE CARRYING THE VISION. -- EVERY NATION --


Last Edited on Wednesday 25/08/2004 by Richard Barber
Last Updated on Thursday 15/08/2002 by Gavin Urquhart
Document originally by Oluwole Asaolu
Email: gavin@urquhart.com