Ash King

Audio Tech Rider 2022

This is our general technical rider for audio. If there are any questions regarding the availability
of the gear mentioned, please feel free to contact us regarding changes well in time before
the day of the event. All substitutions are to be approved by the management in writing.

Sound check
Our soundcheck usually requires up to 2 hours after all audio gear and backlines are setup
and ready to go. At least One sound engineer from the vendor’s end shall be present during
soundcheck, apart from stage crew as required. All equipment must stay as it is after
soundcheck. Equipment will not be shared or moved around without prior con rmation from
our side.

Power
230V/50Hz properly ltered and earthed power supply shall be used from a dedicated power
source for audio. Schuko and 3-pin power boards are required on stage for all musicians.

FoH speaker systems

Please ensure that all rigging equipment, loudspeaker cabinets, ampli ers, cabling etc. are
sourced from reputable manufacturers. Recommended speaker systems are: d&b
audiotechnik, L-Acoustics, Meyer, DAS Audio, Adamson, RCF TTL with matching
subwoofers and front lls.

Wherever possible, please use line arrays. System must be con gured in stereo. The system
controller shall be made available to the band’s FoH engineer. The system shall be capable of
delivering 100 dB Z-weighted L-eq of undistorted sound at console position with a maximum
of 6 dB variation across the venue. Please do not use limiters on the system apart from those
in the manufacturer provided settings.

Console
Console must be placed approximately at the center of the audience area. Console positions
on the side of stage, inside dugouts of auditoriums, or immediately in front of the PA shall not
be accepted.

Preferred Consoles
Avid VENUE S6L, Pro le, SC48 only. Please avoid analog or outdated or small format
consoles. In case you do not have any of these consoles, get in touch with us and we’ll help
you source the same in your area.

Stage Requirements
Risers
12’ x 8’ x 12” drum riser
12’ x 8’ x 12” percussions riser

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 Drums

1. Pearl Reference, Pearl Masters or Tama Starclassic with 8”, 10”, 12” rack toms and 14”/
16” oor tom with fresh heads.

2. Single bass pedal: Tama Speed Cobra/DW9000/Pearl Demon Drive

3. 7 x Boom Cymbal Stands

4. Meinl Byzance or Sabian HHX / AAX or Zildjian A / K custom

- 3 x crash cymbals (18” ,18” and 16”)
- 1 x ride (20” / 22”)
- 1 x china
- 2 x splash (8” and 10”)

5. 2 x DI boxes (Radial Pro DI) for SPD-SX

6. 1 x extra snare stand for SPD-SX

Percussions
1 x LP Conga (Tumbadora or Large)
1 x LP Conga (Tres Dos or Tres Golpes or Quinto or medium/small)
1 x LP Djembe
1 x Meinl Darbuka
1 x set LP Bongos
1 x set of LP Timbales (1 x 13” and 1 x 14”)
1 x LP shakers

Bass
A bass guitar ampli er with 8x10” cabinet shall be provided.
Preferred brands: Ampeg/Hartke/Mark Bass

Guitar
1 x Marshall JCM900 guitar ampli er with 1960B cabinet

Keyboard
1 x Korg Kronos 2 keyboard with sustain pedal
1 x Yamaha Montage 6 keyboard
1 x Roland KC550/880 keyboard ampli er

Vocals
3 x Shure Axient with AXT200 Handheld microphones, OR
3 x Sennheiser 6000 series with MD 9235 capsules

Accessories
2 x Double Keyboard Stands (K&M Spider Pro)
1 x Single Keyboard Stand (K&M)
5 x Guitar Stands (Hercules/K&M)
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6 x Notation stands with clip-on lights
1 x Acrylic drum shield

Microphones
1 x Drumkit mic set including Kick-in mic (Shure/Sennheiser/Audix)
8 x Shure SM 57
8 x Shure SM 58
4 x Shure KSM 137/SM81
2 x Shure Axient systems with AXT100 body pack transmitters (or equivalent) for
Dhol

DIs
15 x DI Boxes (Radial J48 or Pro DI only)

Monitoring
8 x Sennheiser 2000 series In Ear Monitoring Systems with RF combiners
4 x wedges (d&b M4/ EV ELX 200-15)
2 x JBL STX 825 or equivalent for side lls

Inputs

Channel Name Mic/DI

1 Kick In Shure SM 91A

2 Kick Out Shure Beta 52A

3 Snare Top Shure SM 57

4 Snare Bottom Shure SM 57

5 Hi Hats Shure SM 81

6 Rack Tom Shure Beta 56A

7 Mid Tom Shure Beta 56A

8 Floor Tom Shure Beta 56A

9 Overhead Left Shure SM 81

10 Overhead Right Shure SM 81

11 SPD-SX Left DI

12 SPD-SX Right DI

13 Conga Low Shure SM 58

14 Conga High Shure SM 57

15 Djembe Low Shure SM 58

16 Djembe High Shure SM 57

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Channel Name Mic/DI

17 Timbale Low Shure SM 58

18 Timbale High Shure SM 57

19 Darbuka Shure SM 57

20 Bongo Shure SM 57

21 Shakers Shure SM 81

22 Guitar Left DI

23 Guitar Right DI

24 Acoustic Guitar DI

25 Keyboard 1 Left DI

26 Keyboard 1 Right DI

27 Keyboard 2 Left DI

28 Keyboard 2 Right DI

29 Tracks Left DI

30 Tracks Right DI

31 Synth DI

32 Click DI

33 Bass DI

34 Bass Vocals Shure SM 58

35 Drum Vocals Shure SM 58

36 Keyboard Vocals Shure SM 58

37 Percussion Vocals Shure SM 58

38 Guitar Vocals Shure SM 58

39 Dhol Low (Wireless) Shure Axient AXT100

40 Dhol High (Wireless) Shure Axient AXT100

41 Guest Vocals Shure Axient AXT200

42 Ash Vocals Shure Axient AXT200

43 Ash Vocals Back Up Shure Axient AXT200

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 Outputs

Channel Name IEM/Wedge

1 - 2 Ash IEM Stereo IEM

3 - 4 Harjot IEM Stereo IEM

5 - 6 Drums IEM Stereo IEM

7 - 8 Bass IEM Stereo IEM

9 - 10 Keys IEM Stereo IEM

11 - 12 Guitar IEM Stereo IEM

13 - 14 Percussions IEM Stereo IEM

15 Front Wedges 4 x wedges

16 Side lls 2 x full range loudspeakers

17 - 18 Cue IEM Stereo IEM at the console

19 Console Monitor 1 x full range monitor

Stage Plot

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Follow the attached stage plot for your reference while patching inputs and outputs.

For any other queries, please feel free to get in touch.

Kyle Mukerjee (Sound Engineer)
Ph: +91 9836206669
E-mail: [email protected]

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