Production Documentation

Every production is built on a foundation of meticulous documentation. These are the drawings, schedules, and plans that turn a sound design concept into a fully realized system.

From speaker placement to signal routing, each document serves a critical role in communicating the design to the production team, sound department, and venue staff. What you see here represents the standard documentation package prepared for each production — ensuring that every cable, every mic, and every cue is accounted for before the first note of tech.

Speaker Plot document preview
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Drafting

Plots

Scaled plan views of the venue showing the exact placement, model, and orientation of every loudspeaker and instrument microphone in the system. Includes speaker plots (plan, overhead, and ground views) and band/orchestra mic plots. The primary reference for the sound team during load-in and focus.

4 Samples — Come From Away, City Springs Theatre Company
Input/Output Patch document preview
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Console Programming

Input / Output Patch

A channel-by-channel map of every input and output on the mixing console — source devices, signal routing, insert processing, direct outputs, and copy audio paths. The definitive reference for how every signal enters and leaves the desk.

4 Samples — The Producers & Our World
Signal Flow document preview
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System Design

Signal Flow

A comprehensive diagram mapping every audio signal path from source to destination — microphones through processing, mixing, spatial routing, amplification, and finally to loudspeakers. The backbone of the entire system.

1 Sample — The Wizard of Oz, City Springs Theatre Company
Cue Sheet document preview
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Programming

Sound Cue Sheet

A cue-by-cue breakdown of every sound event in the show — tied to script page, musical number, and calling placement. This is the roadmap that guides the stage manager and A1 through every performance.

1 Sample — Ragtime, City Springs Theatre Company
RF Schedule document preview
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RF / Wireless

RF Schedule

A detailed assignment chart for every wireless microphone channel — mapping character, actor, element type, transmitter pack, frequency band, and body placement. Essential for the A2 and wardrobe team.

1 Sample — Come From Away, City Springs Theatre Company
Equipment List document preview
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Pre-Production

Sound Shop Order

The complete inventory of every piece of equipment needed for the production — loudspeakers, consoles, microphones, processing, cable, and expendables. Organized by category with source and quantity for each item.

1 Sample — Come From Away, City Springs Theatre Company