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Band

Contacts:

  • Website: https://enslavethemstars.pl/
  • Mail: info@enslavethemstars.pl
  • https://www.facebook.com/enslavethemstars
  • https://www.instagram.com/enslavethemstars
  • Tomasz: +48-730-097-208

When in doubt or we too crazy, please contact us.

Line-up:

  • Vocals: Max
  • Bass: Tomasz
  • Rhythm guitars: Kamil
  • Lead guitars: Wojtek
  • Drums: Michal
  • No dedicated FOH engineer
  • No lightning

Show

  • Set length: ~50 min / ~12 songs

Monitoring

  • Band does not use stage wedges
  • In-ear only

IEM system, band-provided:

  • Mixer: Behringer XR18
  • Splitter: Millenium MS8 passive splitter.
  • Mixes: mono, aux 1-5

IEM receivers:

  • Vocal + bass: wireless, 2x Behringer UL1000, 823-832 MHz/863-865 MHz.
  • Drum + guitars: wired (3x Behringer P2).

Samples:

  • Laptop -> USB -> XR18
  • Click: IEM only
  • Samples to FOH: mono XLR DI from XR18 aux 7/main 1

Backline & instruments:

Guitars & bass:

  • No analog amplifiers
  • Bass: Helix + wireless Shure GLXD16+ (2.4GHz/5GHz)
  • Rhythm guitar: Quad Cortex 1, wired
  • Lead guitar: Quad Cortex 2, wired

Stage input ownership:

  • Band provides full backline, full drum kit, drum microphones, microphone stands, vocal microphone, vocal microphone stand, drum cabling, local stage XLR cabling, passive splitter, and a 3 m multicore from the splitter.
  • Drum channels are patched with our own cables.
  • Bass, guitars, vocal, and samples are sent to FOH through our splitter and 3 m multicore.
  • Venue should provide a nearby house stagebox/snake on stage, within reach of our cables and multicore, plus the run from stage to FOH.
  • We do not provide a stagebox.

Vocals + guitars do not run wireless systems. Bass runs wireless (Shure GLXD16+, 2.4GHz/5GHz).

Stage

/==============================================\
|                                              |
| /===========\ /====\                /======\ |
| |     0     | |IEM |        0       | BASS | |
| |    /=\    | |RACK|       /=\      | RACK | |
| |     /\    | |240V|        /\      | 240V | |
| |    DRUM   | \====/                \======/ |
| |    KIT    |                                |
| \===========/                                |
|                                              |
|                                              |
|       0               0               0      |
|      /=\             /=\             /=\     |
|       /\              /\              /\     |
|                                              |
|                                              |
| /=====\                             /======\ |
| | LEAD|             /======\        |RHYTHM| |
| |PEDAL|             |UL1000|        | PEDAL| |
| | 240V|             | 240V |        | 240V | |
| \=====/             \======/        \======/ |
|                                              |
\==============================================/

Soundcheck

We require 30 min of soundcheck, and before gig 5-10 min for loadin.

Inputs list

All sources are band-provided.

We provide drum cabling, local stage XLR cabling, and a 3 m multicore from our splitter. We do not provide a stagebox. Please provide a nearby house stagebox/snake on stage, within reach of our cables and multicore, plus the run from stage to FOH.

  1. Kick - XLR mic, band cabling -> FOH stagebox
  2. Snare - XLR mic, band cabling -> FOH stagebox
  3. Tom 1 - XLR mic, band cabling -> FOH stagebox
  4. Tom 2 - XLR mic, band cabling -> FOH stagebox
  5. Floor tom - XLR mic, band cabling -> FOH stagebox
  6. Overhead left - XLR mic, band cabling -> FOH stagebox
  7. Overhead right - XLR mic, band cabling -> FOH stagebox
  8. Bass low - XLR DI, helix -> splitter 1 -> 3 m multicore -> FOH stagebox
  9. Bass drive - XLR DI, helix -> splitter 2 -> 3 m multicore -> FOH stagebox
  10. Rhythm guitar - XLR DI, quadcortex 1 -> splitter 3 -> 3 m multicore -> FOH stagebox
  11. Lead guitar - XLR DI, quadcortex 2 -> splitter 4 -> 3 m multicore -> FOH stagebox
  12. Vocal - XLR, Behringer mic -> splitter -> 3 m multicore -> FOH stagebox
  13. Samples - laptop -> USB -> XR18 aux 7/main 1 -> splitter -> 3 m multicore -> FOH stagebox

Outputs list

Please provide return 2x XLR with drum mix left+right, for IEM.

FOH Mixing Notes

Bass signal is intentionally split into separate channels & DI outputs:

  • Low: main bass, pre-processed already.
  • Drive: distorted mid/hig (600 Hz - 8 kHz). Blend with guitars.

Misc

We’d appreciate:

  • access to 2x parking spots, cars are >= Euro 6;
  • 5x water bottles on stage.

When in doubt or we are crazy, contact us.