Band Stage Plot Creator Examples

Four finished line-ups, each drawn to scale with its input list in FOH order, monitor mixes and power. Open any of them in the stage plot maker and change what differs in your band.

At a glance

The four line-ups compared

Channel count follows the line-up: 6 inputs for a duo, 24 for a horn band with percussion.

Line-up	Stage	Inputs	+48V	Mixes	Power drops	Subsnake
5-Piece Indie / Rock Band	24 × 16 ft	16	5	4 (4 wedge · 0 IEM)	4 × 110V	A 8 · B 8
4-Piece Contemporary Worship / Pop Ensemble	32 × 20 ft	20	5	4 (0 wedge · 4 IEM)	5 × 110V	A 9 · B 11
Acoustic Duo / Singer-Songwriter Club Setup	16 × 12 ft	6	4	2 (2 wedge · 0 IEM)	2 × 110V	A 6 · B 0
7-Piece Funk / Jazz Horn Band	40 × 24 ft	24	10	6 (6 wedge · 0 IEM)	6 × 230V	A 14 · B 10

16 inputs · 24 × 16 ft

5-Piece Indie / Rock Band

Drums on an 8 × 6 ft riser upstage centre, two guitar combos stage right, bass half-stack stage left, double keyboard stand downstage left. Four wedges along the front: vocals and rhythm guitar, lead guitar, bass, keys. The bass amp is a stage prop; the bass goes to FOH through a J48 DI.

Active Inputs: 16 Ch · +48V Phantom Channels: 5 · Monitor Mixes: 4 (Wedges 4 · IEMs 0) · AC Power Drops: 4 × 110V

Open in the studio

Ch	Source	Mic / DI	+48V	Stand	Subsnake
1	Kick In	Shure Beta 91A	+48V	None	A-01
2	Snare Top	Shure SM57	—	Short Boom	A-02
3	Hi-Hat	Shure SM81	+48V	Short Boom	A-03
4	Rack Tom	Sennheiser e604	—	Clip-On	A-04
5	Floor Tom	Sennheiser e604	—	Clip-On	A-05
6	OH L	AKG C414	+48V	Tall Boom	A-06
7	OH R	AKG C414	+48V	Tall Boom	A-07
8	Bass DI	Radial J48 Active DI	+48V	None	A-08
9	Lead Gtr	Shure SM57	—	Short Boom	B-01
10	Rhythm Gtr	Sennheiser e906	—	Short Boom	B-02
11	Keys L	Radial ProD2 Stereo DI	—	None	B-03
12	Keys R	Radial ProD2 Stereo DI	—	None	B-04
13	Lead Vox	Shure SM58	—	Tall Boom	B-05
14	BV 1 Bass	Shure SM58	—	Tall Boom	B-06
15	BV 2 Gtr	Shure SM58	—	Tall Boom	B-07
16	BV 3 Keys	Shure SM58	—	Tall Boom	B-08

Monitor mixes

M1 Vox / Gtr — Wedge, Bus 1
M2 Lead Gtr — Wedge, Bus 2
M3 Bass — Wedge, Bus 3
M4 Keys — Wedge, Bus 4

20 inputs · 32 × 20 ft

4-Piece Contemporary Worship / Pop Ensemble

An 8 × 8 ft riser with a drum sub on mix 1, a Helix floor modeler on stereo XLR, bass direct, and the keyboard player singing lead on a wireless handheld. Four stereo IEM mixes on buses 1–8, tracks and click on 17–19, and an MD talkback on 20.

Active Inputs: 20 Ch · +48V Phantom Channels: 5 · Monitor Mixes: 4 (Wedges 0 · IEMs 4) · AC Power Drops: 5 × 110V

Open in the studio

Ch	Source	Mic / DI	+48V	Stand	Subsnake
1	Kick In	Shure Beta 91A	+48V	None	A-01
2	Kick Out	Shure Beta 52A	—	Short Boom	A-02
3	Snare Top	Shure SM57	—	Short Boom	A-03
4	Hi-Hat	Shure SM81	+48V	Short Boom	A-04
5	Rack Tom	Sennheiser e604	—	Clip-On	A-05
6	Floor Tom	Sennheiser e604	—	Clip-On	A-06
7	OH L	AKG C414	+48V	Tall Boom	A-07
8	OH R	AKG C414	+48V	Tall Boom	A-08
9	Bass DI	Radial J48 Active DI	+48V	None	A-09
10	Gtr L	XLR Line Out (Helix)	—	None	B-01
11	Gtr R	XLR Line Out (Helix)	—	None	B-02
12	Keys L	Radial ProD2 Stereo DI	—	None	B-03
13	Keys R	Radial ProD2 Stereo DI	—	None	B-04
14	Lead Vox	Shure SLXD24/B58 Wireless	—	Round Base	B-05
15	BV 1 Bass	Shure SM58	—	Tall Boom	B-06
16	BV 2 Gtr	Shure SM58	—	Tall Boom	B-07
17	Tracks L	Radial ProD2 Stereo DI	—	None	B-08
18	Tracks R	Radial ProD2 Stereo DI	—	None	B-09
19	Click	Radial JDI Passive DI	—	None	B-10
20	MD Talkback	Shure SM58	—	Short Boom	B-11

Monitor mixes

M1 Drums IEM — IEM stereo, Bus 1–2 (stereo)
M2 Bass IEM — IEM stereo, Bus 3–4 (stereo)
M3 Gtr IEM — IEM stereo, Bus 5–6 (stereo)
M4 Keys IEM — IEM stereo, Bus 7–8 (stereo)

6 inputs · 16 × 12 ft

Acoustic Duo / Singer-Songwriter Club Setup

A club stage with a cajon player singing harmony and a singer-songwriter on acoustic guitar with a J48 DI and a KM184 on the guitar. A condenser lead vocal (KSM9) needs +48V. One stagebox, two wedges, two 110V drops.

Active Inputs: 6 Ch · +48V Phantom Channels: 4 · Monitor Mixes: 2 (Wedges 2 · IEMs 0) · AC Power Drops: 2 × 110V

Open in the studio

Ch	Source	Mic / DI	+48V	Stand	Subsnake
1	Cajon Front	Shure SM57	—	Short Boom	A-01
2	Cajon Back	Shure Beta 91A	+48V	None	A-02
3	Acoustic Gtr	Radial J48 Active DI	+48V	None	A-03
4	Ac Gtr Mic	Neumann KM184	+48V	Short Boom	A-04
5	Lead Vox	Shure KSM9	+48V	Tall Boom	A-05
6	BV Cajon	Shure SM58	—	Tall Boom	A-06

Monitor mixes

M1 Singer Gtr — Wedge, Bus 1
M2 Cajon — Wedge, Bus 2

24 inputs · 40 × 24 ft

7-Piece Funk / Jazz Horn Band

A festival-size stage with 230V drops: kit with kick in/out and snare top/bottom, congas with a percussion overhead, upright bass with DI and clip mic, grand piano with a mic pair, a three-piece horn line downstage left with backing vocals, and a wireless MC.

Active Inputs: 24 Ch · +48V Phantom Channels: 10 · Monitor Mixes: 6 (Wedges 6 · IEMs 0) · AC Power Drops: 6 × 230V

Open in the studio

Ch	Source	Mic / DI	+48V	Stand	Subsnake
1	Kick In	Shure Beta 91A	+48V	None	A-01
2	Kick Out	Shure Beta 52A	—	Short Boom	A-02
3	Snare Top	Shure SM57	—	Short Boom	A-03
4	Snare Btm	Shure SM57	—	Short Boom	A-04
5	Hi-Hat	Shure SM81	+48V	Short Boom	A-05
6	Rack Tom	Sennheiser e604	—	Clip-On	A-06
7	Floor Tom	Sennheiser e604	—	Clip-On	A-07
8	OH L	AKG C414	+48V	Tall Boom	A-08
9	OH R	AKG C414	+48V	Tall Boom	A-09
10	Conga Hi	Sennheiser e604	—	Clip-On	A-10
11	Conga Lo	Sennheiser e604	—	Clip-On	A-11
12	Perc OH	Neumann KM184	+48V	Tall Boom	A-12
13	Upright DI	Radial J48 Active DI	+48V	None	A-13
14	Upright Mic	DPA 4099	+48V	Clip-On	A-14
15	Piano Lo	Neumann KM184	+48V	Short Boom	B-01
16	Piano Hi	Neumann KM184	+48V	Short Boom	B-02
17	Trumpet	Sennheiser MD 421	—	Tall Boom	B-03
18	Sax	DPA 4099	+48V	Clip-On	B-04
19	Trombone	Sennheiser MD 421	—	Tall Boom	B-05
20	Lead Vox	Shure SM58	—	Tall Boom	B-06
21	BV 1 Trumpet	Shure SM58	—	Tall Boom	B-07
22	BV 2 Sax	Shure SM58	—	Tall Boom	B-08
23	BV 3 Perc	Shure SM58	—	Tall Boom	B-09
24	MC Vox	Shure SLXD24/B58 Wireless	—	Round Base	B-10

Monitor mixes

M1 Piano / Lead — Wedge, Bus 1
M2 Upright Bass — Wedge, Bus 2
M3 Drum Fill — Drum fill, Bus 3
M4 Percussion — Wedge, Bus 4
M5 Trumpet/Sax — Wedge, Bus 5
M6 Trombone/MC — Wedge, Bus 6

Bonus line-up

4-piece jazz quartet: FOH order

Not a preset, but a common request: 12 inputs, no stagebox B needed.

Ch	Source
1	Kick
2	Snare
3	Ride
4	OH L
5	OH R
6	Upright DI
7	Upright Mic
8	Piano Lo
9	Piano Hi
10	Tenor Sax
11	Lead Vox
12	MC

Build it from the acoustic duo: add a jazz kit (Kick, Snare, Ride, OH L, OH R), an upright bass with DI and mic, a grand piano pair and a tenor sax, then type “MC” for the announcement mic. Read how to make a stage plot for the layout rules, or the rider PDF guide for what to send.

FAQ

Example questions

Can I edit these examples?

Yes. Each “Open in the studio” link loads the line-up on the stage plot maker, where every tile, channel and mix can be changed. Your edits autosave in this browser.

Why do the channel counts differ so much?

Channel count follows the line-up, not the genre: an acoustic duo needs 6 inputs, a 5-piece rock band 16, a worship team with tracks and talkback 20, and a funk band with three horns and percussion 24.

Are the mic choices a rule?

They are common, safe defaults that most venues stock: SM57 on snare and guitar cabs, Beta 91A in the kick, C414 overheads, J48 active DIs on bass and acoustic. Replace them with what your engineer or the venue prefers.

Which example fits a festival slot?

The funk horn band on a 40 × 24 ft stage with 230V drops is laid out like a festival changeover: drums on an 8 × 8 riser, horns downstage left, percussion upstage left, and six wedge mixes.