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“Under The Radar” Technical Rider Scope This Technical Rider shall define the requirements for the Under The Radar (The Artists) Front of House (FOH), Monitor Mix sound system, stage dimensions, stage AC Power, Lighting and Video projection requirements. General The sound system shall be in perfect working order and free of noise, hum or distortion. Ground loops, RF interference, hum, hiss, pops or buzzes are not acceptable. In some situations, substitutions of components may be unavoidable. All substitutions or deletions must be approved by the Artists in advance. The general stage layout is shown in Figure 2. Vocal mics shall be mounted on tripod boom stands for Mark, Gary and Christa. The drummer has an AKG Headset mic which he will bring with him. One Direct Box will be used for the Acoustic/Electric guitar. Front of House (FOH) Sound System Requirements The FOH system should be an active 3 way stereo system with the following features:
16 Input channels as a minimum Effects Processing: Reverb (2 channels), Separate Effects Returns 4 Vocal Channels with Inserts to a separate Compressor / Limiter Mixer Input channels: Pre Fade Listen (PFL) or Solo function, 4 band EQ with 2 mid bands sweepable Stereo Line level input for House music playback via CD, MP3 player, Laptop/Tablet etc. Stereo Line level output (XLR balanced) for reference recording
Acceptable Mixer Brands: Soundcraft, Yamaha, Allen and Heath, Midas, PreSonus, Crest Acceptable Amplifier Brands: Crest, Crown, Clair Brothers, QSC, Yamaha Acceptable Signal Processing Brands: dbx, Lexicon, BSS, Klark Teknik, TC Electronic Acceptable Speaker Brands: JBL, Electro-Voice, Yamaha, EAW, Clair Brothers, Meyer, McCauley, Renkus Heinz, Martin Audio The FOH mix desk and effects processing shall be placed in the audience area with full visibility of the stage and performers. Sound system output shall be able to produce a level of 100 dBA at 50 feet from front of stage center with Pink Noise Monitor Sound System Requirements The monitor system shall be an active 2 way (12 inch LF driver and HF horn minimum) system (passive is acceptable) with the following features:
Four separate monitor mixes, each with o a separate 31-band EQ. or Parametric EQ (minimum 4 bands) or Feedback Eliminator (minimum 12 filters per channel) A floor standing slant monitor for each separate monitor mix with different slant angles for standing and seated performers. One additional monitor is needed and can be run in parallel with one of the Aux Mixes.
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If space is not available on the drum riser for the slant monitor then the monitor can be placed in the vertical position as long as it is elevated to the drummer’s head height while seated. Guitarist (Gary) uses an In-Ear Monitor (IEM) system which he will bring with him
Acceptable Amplifier Brands: Crown, QSC, Clair Brothers, Yamaha Acceptable Signal Processing Brands: dbx, BSS, Klark Teknik Acceptable Speaker Brands: JBL, Electro-Voice, Yamaha, EAW, Clair Brothers, Meyer, McCauley, Renkus Heinz, Martin Audio Gary’s IEM setup is shown in Figure 1.
Figure 1. In Ear Monitor Signal Connections - Gary
Slant Monitor placement shall be as shown in Figure 2.
Mix Monitor 1 – Christa Monitor 2 – Mark Monitor 3 – Rob Monitor 4 – Greg and Jason
Table I. Monitor Mix Sources Sources Christa Vox, Mark Vox, Greg Vox, Keys Mark Vox, Christa Vox, Keys, Gary Vox, Greg Vox, Guitar 1, Guitar 2 Mark Vox, Christa Vox, Greg Vox, Bass, Guitar 2 Greg Vox, Mark Vox, Christa Vox, Bass, Guitar 1, Guitar 2
Input List Table II. Input Channel Assignments Ch No.
Assignment
Settings
Comments
1
Christa Vox
Compression ratio: 4:1
Shure SM-58 or Telefunken M80, tripod boom. Performer has reverb / harmonizer stomp box
2
Mark Vox
Compression ratio: 4:1
Shure Beta58a, tripod boom. Performer has reverb / harmonizer stomp box and “Talk Box”
3
Gary Vox
Compression ratio: 4:1
Shure SM-58, tripod boom. Performer has reverb stomp box
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Table II. Input Channel Assignments Ch No.
Assignment
Settings Reverb: Male Vocal, Plate Compression ratio: 4:1
Comments AKG Perception SR45 Headset, XLR Out from Receiver, Channel 1
4
Greg Vox
5
Guitar 1, Rob - DI
XLR Direct Out from Rivera Rockcrusher
6
Kick Drum
Sennheiser e602, MD-421 or AKG D112
7
Snare
HPF Reverb: Lex MX300 22 Compression ratio: 4:1
Sennheiser MD-421, Shure SM57
8
Drum Overhead - Left
HPF
AKG C1000S condenser
9
Guitar 2, Gary - DI
Kemper XLR Main out - Right
10
Keyboards, Jason
Roland KC-550 amp, Balanced XLR Out Left
11
Bass - DI
Ampeg SVT XLR Line out, gain at 1:00 position, Post EQ
12
Guitar 3, Mark - DI
Acoustic and electric. Direct Out from Fender FM100H Amp Head front panel, Pre Out
13
Rack Toms
HPF
Sennheiser MD-421
14
Floor Tom
HPF
Sennheiser MD-421
15
Hi- Hat
HPF
Shure SM-57
16
Drum Pad - DI
KAT KTMP1 on Direct Box, KAT Volume at 2:00 position
If additional mixer channels are available they can be assigned as shown in Table III.
Ch No. 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24
Assignment Keyboard – Right Drum Overhead - Right Talkback
Table III. Spare Input Channel Assignments Settings
HPF
Comment
Roland KC-550 amp, XLR Out Right AKG C1000S condenser Talkback mic to Aux Mixes
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The stage area and riser dimensions, as a minimum, should be: Stage Area - 19 feet wide by 15 feet deep with no obstructions Drum riser - 77 inches wide by 88 inches deep by 16 inches high, centered on stage rear Keyboard riser - 72 inches wide by 60 inches deep by 16 inches high, stage right rear. Relative positions of risers on the stage are shown in Figure 2.
Summary of Equipment The Band will supply the following:
Guitars, stands and Guitar Amps Keyboards, stands and Keyboard Amp Drum Kit Drum pad and stand Drummer’s AKG Headset Mic, Transmitter / Receiver Direct Boxes Vocalists stomp boxes (reverb and harmonizer) and “Talk Box” In Ear Monitor System (Transmitter / Receiver) and Ear buds
The Venue will supply the following:
FOH Sound System and cabling Monitor Sound System and cabling Microphones, stands and cabling AC Power and stage boxes Drum and Keyboard Risers Lighting Control console, Fixtures, Assorted color gels, dimmers and cabling Video projector (front or rear) and screen
If the Venue is unable to provide any of the equipment above, please contact Bill McMullen (
[email protected]) so we can coordinate other arrangements.
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Figure 2. Performance Stage Layout and Monitor Placement – Top View Page 5 of 9
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AC Power Requirements Two 110 Volt (V) AC Power stage boxes rated at 15 amperes (A) should be located in the rear on stage right and stage left for the performers on stage equipment. Two stage boxes in front of stage between Mark’s and Christa’s monitors. The stage boxes should be equipped with a minimum of 2 Edison style connectors each.
Lighting Requirements 16 - PAR 64 or 56 cans with 500 watt (W) wide flood (WFL) lamps each or equivalent 8 - PAR 64 or 56 cans with 500W narrow spot (NSP) lamps each or equivalent Lighting fixtures can be either mounted on trees on stage left and right or flown from above. Minimum height of the fixtures should be 10 feet above the stage floor. Safety lanyards should be equipped on each fixture. Control console with a minimum of 8 channels and 2 scene settings. Bump buttons for each channel. Dimmer control for each of the 24 separate cans Acceptable Control Console Brands: Strand, ETC, Leprechaun, Elation, Chauvet A light plot is shown in Figure 3. Acceptable color gels are shown in Table IV.
General Color Yellow Red Cyan
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Table IV. Color Gels Rosco Number(s) 313 Light Relief Yellow 332 Cherry Rose 66 Cool Blue, 62 Booster Blue
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Figure 3. Performance Stage Light Plot – Top View Page 7 of 9
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Video Projection A video projection (Front or Rear) system shall be available with the following features:
Support for at least one of the following formats: HDMI, VGA (15 pin) or DVI Video format of XGA (1024 Horizontal by 768 Vertical) as a minimum Brightness of 3000 lumens, as a minimum Projection screen size minimum of 105 Inches wide 59 inches high mounted above the Drum riser. The bottom of the screen should be at least 1 foot above the head of the drummer while in a seated position. Stereo audio playback to FOH system with volume control
Acceptable Projector Brands: InFocus, Barco, Panasonic, Christie
Contact Information Questions on this Technical Rider should be directed to: Bill McMullen McTech Production E-mail:
[email protected] Mobile Phone: 469.301.8579
Acronyms AC dBA DI DVI EQ HF FOH HDMI HPF IEM LF NSP PAR PFL RF RTN VGA WFL
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Alternating Current Decibel A-weighted Curve Direct Input Digital Video Interface Equalizer High Frequency Front of House High Definition Multimedia Interface High Pass Filter In Ear Monitor Low Frequency Narrow Spot Parabolic Aluminized Reflector Pre Fade Listen Radio Frequency Return Video Graphics Adaptor Wide Flood
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WUXGA XGA
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Widescreen Ultra Extended Graphics Array Extended Graphics Array
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