Patch & I/O vs StageFlow

Input list, patchbay and stage plot in one app. Type the sheet and the signal flow diagram draws itself, and the app tells you when a mic that needs phantom is sitting on an input that cannot supply it. One show is one project. Fill in the channel sheet, lay out the patchbay, draw the stage plot, and print the paper you hand the crew — all in one app. ■ I/O LIST CH · SOURCE · PICK UP · STAND · REMARKS, the way the sheet looks on site. Live and recording need different columns, so they are separate kinds — recording shows PREAMP, INSERT and DAW TRACK as well. Mics and stands are counted by model into their own list. No counting when you pull gear from the store room. ■ WHAT IT CATCHES - A source that needs 48V phantom on an input that cannot supply it - Phantom reaching a ribbon mic or other gear it can damage - A speaker-level output going into a line input - The same channel number used on two rows - Connector families that do not mate, so an adapter is needed ■ SIGNAL FLOW The sources and mics you typed become the diagram. Identical models are merged and counted (x4), and tapping one channel follows just that path. Chains that do not fit a channel sheet — outputs and monitors, clock, power — are drawn by hand. Drag block to block to connect them, or draw the line with Apple Pencil. ■ PATCHBAY 24, 48 or 96 columns. Draw a segment and the jacks in that range get names and numbers; normalling is set per segment too — full normal, half normal, thru. Label strips print at actual size. That is the paper you cut and slide into the bay window. Jack pitch differs by model, so you measure and enter it, and the sheet carries a ruler mark to prove your printer did not scale the page. If it is not 100 mm, print again. Note: the default pitch (9.5 mm for a 48-point 1U bantam bay) is a reference value. Measure your own bay before printing. ■ STAGE PLOT Place, rotate and resize drums, amps, wedges and stands. Put things on risers, and attach channel numbers from the I/O list to any symbol. Draw the venue's standard layout once, then copy it for each show. You can mark it up with Apple Pencil (view-only on Mac). ■ ON PAPER I/O list, patchbay sheet, label strip, signal flow, stage plot — all export as PDF. Long channel counts split across pages, and when the inputs overflow they flow into two columns so you use less paper. ■ LEARN (ALL FREE) Photographs and pin tables for nine connectors: XLR, TRS, TS, bantam, RCA, Speakon and DB25. Cable wiring diagrams, and a practice mode where you connect the pins at each end yourself. The things that catch people out on site are written down — such as how to handle pin 3 (cold) in an insert Y-cable. ■ WHAT THE FREE VERSION DOES - Build and view every screen. No limit on channel count - Two each of: live projects, recording projects, patchbays, diagrams, stage plots - PDF export works (with a watermark) - All of Learn - iCloud sync is free too. Change devices and everything is still there The lifetime unlock removes the document limits and the watermark, and adds CSV import/export and actual-size label strip printing. It is not a subscription. Buy once, and it opens on your iPhone, iPad and Mac under the same Apple Account. ■ FROM THE MAKER Built to use on the job. If something is missing or wrong, tell me.

StageFlow helps you prepare live sound (PA) for gigs, church services and events. Draw your stage plot, connect the gear, and your wiring table, mixer input list and packing list are put together automatically. STAGE PLOT • Tap to place mics, instruments, speakers and mixers, and drag to move them • Select any piece of gear and only its cables light up, so the signal flow is clear at a glance • Make sheets for each purpose, such as “Instruments & mics” or “Mixer area”, and choose which cables each sheet shows WIRING & MIXER • Draw a cable to a mixer and set the channel, channel name and 48V right away • Mixer settings keep each channel's source, name, gain, HPF and more in one place • Templates included, such as the Behringer XR18 and YAMAHA MG10XU • Monitor mix sheet: see who gets what, and how much, in every monitor send • Automatic checks for cables without a length or without a mixer channel PACKING LIST • Gear and cables are counted automatically (each cable shows which input and output it's for) • Categories, reordering, extra quantities, spares and owners • Check items off as you pack DAY-OF CHECK • At the venue, check off each piece of gear as it's placed and each cable as it's connected, and do the same at teardown • Check items right on the stage plot with a tap BUILD FAST • Place equipment sets, such as a drum kit or vocal setup, complete with cables, and save your own sets • Multi-select, marquee select, align and distribute, and snapping to the grid and guides PRINT & SHARE • Share the stage plot as an image (PNG) or the printout as a PDF in one tap • Print the stage plot, wiring table, input list, monitor mix sheet and packing checklist on a white background • Plans sync automatically between your Mac, iPhone and iPad with iCloud • Export and import JSON, and export the input list as CSV Available in English, Japanese and Spanish. No account and no ads.