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Stage Plot
Maker

Drag your gear onto the stage and the input list writes itself. Print it or save a PDF for the sound engineer — the one they asked for in the advance email.

Drums
Bass amp
Guitar amp
Vocal 1
Vocal 2
Monitor
Monitor
Power
Front of stage · Audience

Drag to place. Tap a piece to rename or remove it. Arrow keys nudge the selected piece.

Input list
CHINPUTMIC / DI
01KickBeta 52
02SnareSM57
03Overhead LCondenser
04Overhead RCondenser
05BassDI
06GuitarSM57 on amp
07Vocal 1Vocal mic
08Vocal 2Vocal mic

Built from what's on the stage. Rename a piece (say, "Acoustic DI" or "Sam — vocal") and its channel follows.

Saves on this device as you go.

The stage is set. Now the rest of the gig.

Send this to every venue you play. Bandloop keeps the gig itself — date, venue contact, load-in, setlist, and who gets paid what — synced to every bandmate.

What a good stage plot does

It answers the sound engineer's questions before load-in, so soundcheck is short and nobody ends up without a monitor:

  1. Where everyone stands. Drums, amps, keys, and every singer, drawn from above with the audience at the bottom.
  2. Every input. Mics and DIs, numbered in the order the desk will see them — kit first, vocals last.
  3. Monitors and power. How many wedges, who needs to hear what, and where the power drops go.
  4. Who to call. A name and number on the page, so questions come the day before — not during your first song.
Common questions
What is a stage plot?+

A one-page drawing of where everyone and everything sits on stage — drums, amps, keys, vocal mics, monitors, and where you need power — seen from above with the audience at the bottom. The sound engineer uses it to set up mics and run cables before you arrive, so your line check is minutes instead of half an hour.

What's an input list, and do I need one?+

It's the channel-by-channel list of everything that goes into the mixing desk: kick, snare, overheads, bass DI, guitar mic, vocals. Venues ask for it alongside the stage plot. This tool builds it from what you put on the stage, so the two always match.

What should go on a band's stage plot?+

Every instrument and amp, every vocal mic (labeled with who's singing), monitor wedges and how many mixes you need, DI boxes for keys, acoustic guitars or tracks, and where you need power drops. Add a contact name and number so the engineer can ask questions before the night instead of during soundcheck.

How do I send it to the venue?+

Click Print / Save as PDF and choose 'Save as PDF' in the print dialog. You get a clean white one-pager with the stage plot, input list, and your notes — attach it to the advance email or drop it in with your tech rider.

Is this stage plot maker free?+

Yes, free with no signup. It saves on this device as you go, so next month's version is one edit away. If you want the rest of the gig organized too — dates, venue contacts, load-in times, setlists, and splitting the pay — you can do that free in Bandloop.

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