How this term is used
Map every source through processing and transport to each audience, recording, streaming and backup destination. Shared devices reveal shared failure points.
Event AV resource
Signal flow
What it means, when it matters, and how to use it in an event brief.
You can start without a complete equipment list. The message is editable before you send it.
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Term
Signal flow
the route from source through processing to each destination
Faults are usually easier to isolate once the actual signal path has been mapped and confirmed.
How to verify it
Check each handover in order, then interrupt one primary path during rehearsal and prove the documented backup reaches every required destination.
Facts to record
- Every source, processor and destination
- Format and level at each handover
- Primary and backup branches
Worked use
A presentation path can show laptop HDMI feeding the switcher, screen, confidence monitor, encoder and recorder, while embedded audio branches to the mixer and stream mix.
Ready for the next step?
Send the four facts that shape the AV setup
Add the date, venue, guest count and programme for Signal flow. You do not need to know the equipment names, and the message is editable before you send it.
- Date
- Venue
- Audience
- Programme
Keep planning
Signal flow
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.