Stage Plot Maker 4+

Easy to use app for quickly setting up a stage plan. Nice feature: Add the portraits of all the artists to help the FOH engineer to identify the artists. Does contain an export function to share the result with your bandmates.

The only thing you have to keep in mind when developing the plan is that the upper part of the page is being used to list the gear (automatically), so you better just use the lower part for "drawing" the stage layout.

Whenever you're performing in a club or at some greater location, the event manager may ask you for a technical rider. In general, this document contains your band's stage floorplan, the channel assignment for the mixing console and the time schedule (to tell your host when to pick up the band at the hotel, when to start/finish the sound check and so on).

This easy-to-use app helps you to "draw" your band's floorplan. It comes along with a basic set of icons that can be selected and placed on your plot's page. Mixer input related objects like all kind of microphones and XLR jacks are listed in a column on the left hand side of your plot's page, while all other items like wedges, guitar stands, furniture etc. are listed in a column in the center of the page. Too bad, that the two tables do collide with your plot what reduces the room left to draw your stage layout dramatically.

What else is missing?
* Stop the draft being erased whenever the iPad/iPhone switches to standby mode
* Provide an integrated a sort function to list all objects in alphabetical order despite their sequence of entry
* Offer a grid for aligning the icons precisely
* Add further icons for the P. A. stuff, the recording and lighting equipment
* Provide a file exchange function for sending the plot to your band mates and technician for further editing

Since the app developer is well known for his excellent customer service and his great IT skills, I guess that it is just a matter of weeks until we'll see these enhancements being launched...;<)