Stage Audio & IEM Systems

The stage as a system in its own right

On a big show the stage is a system in its own right. Ninety inputs arrive through stage boxes on a network. A dozen performers wear in-ear packs fed by transmitters in a rack. Thirty radio channels share a slice of spectrum that also carries television, and every one of them has to stay clear for two hours. None of that is the mix, and all of it has to work before a mix is possible.

Inside: In-Ear Monitor Systems - Transmitters, Packs and Antennas - Earpieces - Building & Dialing In IEM Mixes - The Radio Spectrum on Stage - Coordinating Wireless at Scale - Advanced Stage Audio - The Backline Interface - Running IEMs & Stage on a Show - What Goes Wrong on Stage - Mastering Stage Audio - Glossary.