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Alice Tech Rider

For the show Alice in Wonderland we put together the following tech rider; 

1 Soundcraft Si Compact 32 

8 SRM450s (Mackie Speakers) 

2 SRM015s (Mackie Subs) 

5 Di Boxes 

2 Compressor Microphones 

2 Sennheiser e835s

5 Jack to XLR 

20 XLRs 

5 Jack Leads 

4 Microphone Stands 

6 4 Ways 

16 EK 100 G3 (Microphones for actors) 

We used this tech rider to set up the band and the rest of PA for the rest of the show. We had to change the sound desk during the shows run because I stopped working during one of the performances. We changed to a analogue Mackie sound desk, which I felt was better than the Soundcraft because you could push the band and the microphones more than you could on the Soundcraft and not get any feedback. 

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Tech Rider

I have been asked to produce a tech rider for a gig in a pub venue. I have been given £2000 in which to spend on equipment for the gig. There will be a vocalist, a drummer with his own drum kit, a guitarist with his own amo and a bass guitarist with there own amp. This is what I have come up with. 

Soundcraft EPM12 Multipurpose Mixer- £243.00; I have chosen this mixing desk because I feel it is the correct size desk for a venue of this size and also it will give the owner of the pub the chance to have a bigger band in the future. 

2x Behringer Eurolive B315A Speakers- £279.00 each; I have selected these speakers because they are good speakers to use in this venue and also because it will provide the band with what they need. 

2x Studio Spares PA Speaker Stand- £53.00 each; I have chose these because they are cheap robust and are ok to be used with the speakers that I am using. 

Shure SM58 Set (Including Microphone, 5m XLR and Mic Stand)- £112.00; I have chosen this package because it has everything required for the microphone to work and also because the mirophone is a good mic that will be able to be used by the vocalist. 

Shure PG52 Kick Drum Mic- £114.60; I have chosen this microphone again becuase it is a good microphone that can be used by the drummer and produce good sound for the venue. 

2x Shure SM57 Instrument Microphones- £94.00; I have chose these microphones because I think they are reasonably priced and can be used on both the guitar and the bass guitar. 

Neutrik Stage Box 20/4- £59.52; I have chosen this stage box because it have enough outputs and inputs that can be used to run to the mixing desk. I also feel that it is a good value for money. 

10x Economy XLR (10m Black)- £7.51 each; I have chosen these because they are value for money and long enough to give the band ease of movement around the venue. 

4x 3m IEC Lead- £3.34 each; I have chosen these because they are long enough to power the speakers and the amps. 

2x Live Budget Microphone Stands- £11.99 each; I have chosen these because they are value for money and will perform there job of holding the microphones. 

Behringer Cable Tester CT100- £24.98; I have chosen this to ensure that all of the cables that are being used will work before the gig. 

Antex Soldering Kit 18W- £24.99; I have chosen this as part of my tech rider so that if any of the cables break during the show they can be repaired. 

The total cost of my tech rider is £1543.53. I feel this is good value for money and will provide the venue with a good sound system for this gig and any future gigs that they put on. 

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Technical Ryder

In theatre Ryder is something which has been requested from the performers, a good example is when a band asks for things in their dressing room. Particle things are usually requested like towels bottles of water before going on stage and alcohol for when they come off stage. As a particle joke the performer often asks for random items or even animals to test the person who is getting all of the things. So all together a Ryder is something that a performer requests. This means a technical Ryder is all the technical things the performer needs, for example a band might have guitar, drums and keyboard player, and this means they will need certain items if it’s a small set up then I would recommend:  Two top Speakers, one maybe two subs, small mixer, and monitor for the drums. You would also need four jack to XLR’s for each instrument to go into the small mixer, as well as four XLR’s for the speakers and monitor.  A tech Ryder depends on how many instruments, vocals, monitors and how big the setup is. For example a big national theatre will have a different Technical Ryder to a local band in a pub. In our task we have been given £2000 to complete a Technical Ryder for a band in a pub set up who have no equipment at all except the instruments and two amps for the guitars. 

Mixing desk £275 – new budget  £1725

http://www.soundsliveshop.com/p/Mackie_ProFX12_USB_Mixer/MCK-PROFX12?CAWELAID=1830890778&catargetid=1827197883&cadevice=c&cagpspn=pla&gclid=CNOVzof5xrwCFdHLtAodG1AAwg

4 IEC leads £43.96 – new budget £1681.04

http://www.maplin.co.uk/p/2m-power-lead-with-right-angled-iec-connector-black-pu49d

4 ¼ inch jack to male XLR - £20.80 new budget –  £1660.24

http://www.amazon.co.uk/6-35mm-Stereo-Screened-Balanced-Cable/dp/B0060WVNVW/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1392220877&sr=8-1&keywords=1%2F4+jack+to+xlr

2 Female XLR to speakon - £39.98 new budget - £1620.26

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Lynx-SX10-Neutrik-SPEAKON-Speaker/dp/B001L29KLG/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1392221160&sr=8-1&keywords=xlr+to+speakon

3 Male to female XLR- £14.97 – new budget £1605.29

http://www.dolphinmusic.co.uk/product/56701-stagg-3m-xlr-xlr-microphone-cable-yellow.html

2 XLR Pro snake £7.18 new budget £1598.10

http://www.thomann.de/gb/pro_snake_tpm_05.htm

2 Active speakers set - £642 – new budget £956.11

http://www.dolphinmusic.co.uk/product/87131-mackie-thump-th-15a-active-speaker-pair-with-stands.html

1 Mointer- £782 – new budget £174.11

http://www.dolphinmusic.co.uk/product/62215-mackie-dlm12-active-pa-loudspeaker.html

Spare money £ 174.11 This enough to buy new amps and add a vocal microphone if the band wanted to upgrade or expand.