Before requesting a scope
Confirm the date, venue, audience, room use, programme format and required outputs. Put unknown items in a named action list with an owner and due time.
Practical reference article
stage input lists: the practical event checklist
Understand the practical decision, compare the options and prepare the facts needed for the event brief.
You can start without a complete equipment list. The message is editable before you send it.
DecisionsOwnersAcceptance checks
Control checklist
Final checks for sources, channels, DI boxes, patches and spares
At the site survey
Working on sources, channels, DI boxes, patches and spares, measure the usable space, locate power and loading routes, photograph connection points and record venue rules. Check the control position against sightlines and communication needs.
When content is locked
For sources, channels, DI boxes, patches and spares, collect final slides, videos, entrance music, stings, names and pronunciations. Store a tested master and a separate backup copy.
During technical rehearsal
To keep sources, channels, DI boxes, patches and spares on track, test sources, channels, DI boxes, patches and spares through the programme sequence. Record the setting or routing state after each accepted cue so the team can restore it quickly.
Before doors open
Complete a final signal, battery, playback, communications and backup check. Protect the accepted system state from unplanned changes.
Before you ask for a quote
A clearer brief produces a more useful quotation
You do not need a finished equipment list. Give every quoting party the same event facts so proposals can be compared against the same job and responsibilities.
Date, venue and access
State the date, operating hours, rooms in use, plus the windows for arrival, loading, setup, testing and teardown.
Audience and programme
List the guest count, speeches, panels, performances, presentations, video, recording and remote participation.
Required outcomes and constraints
Explain what must be heard, seen, recorded or streamed, plus sound, power, weather and venue limits.
What to compare
Compare equipment or functions, crew, hours, testing, backups, transport, deliverables, exclusions and commercial terms.
Send what you already know
Unknown details can be marked and confirmed after the first review. The WhatsApp message is editable before you send it.
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stage input lists: the practical event checklist
Send the date, venue or area, guest count, programme and required outputs. You can start without a complete equipment list.
How this guidance is researched
This guidance separates general advice from event-specific facts. Confirm venue conditions and your event details before finalising the requirement.