We provide high-value consulting for Dante, AoIP, Custom C# Automation, and Fixed Installation Systems.
The "Single File" Chaos: Why Your Live Show's Input List Is Killing Post-Production
Check out our product: PatchGrid.app
Planning Dante/AoIP network infrastructure for churches, theaters, and corporate spaces. Solving power and reliability issues.
Technical document review (Rider Review), complex signal flow design, and real-time system integration.
Custom C# application development, API integration, and writing control software scripts for audio hardware.
FOH, Monitors, and Post-Pro are working from three different scripts. It's time to fix that with a Single Source of Truth.
The Hell Scene: T-Minus 10 and Flying BlindPicture this: you're the broadcast mix engineer. The event starts in T-minus 10 minutes. A 64-channel AES or Dante feed lands on your console, but every single track is a blank slate: CH01, CH02, CH03...The FOH engineer is swamped. They "forgot" to send you an input list.You start frantically soloing tracks. "Is CH01 the kick? Or the pastor's mic?"Silence.The band isn't allowed to play before the service starts. You have zero signal. You are flying completely blind, forced to guess which fader controls what.The ability to quickly and accurately sync channel names with the FOH mixer isn't just "nice to have"—it's the difference between a professional production and a catastrophic failure.The Root Cause: We're Using Static Tools for a Dynamic WorldThis chaos shouldn't happen if the setup is static. But here's the truth: the static setup is a lie.A live event is a dynamic, breathing entity.Think about your average Sunday service or corporate event. The variables are constant:The choir (and their dedicated AKG 414s) aren't singing this week.Last week’s acoustic/electric guitar duo is now two electric guitarists and no acoustic.This week's speaker is using a headset mic, not the usual handheld.The video team needs a last-minute PGM feed.Each of these changes forces a re-patch. And who absorbs 100% of this pressure?The FOH engineer.They are the bottleneck, scrambling to update their local config. They have zero time or bandwidth to manually update the broadcast engineer, the monitor engineer, or the recording engineer.The problem isn't the people. The problem is the tool. The FOH engineer's Excel sheet is an isolated "snapshot-in-time," not a "single source of truth." And this is why you're stuck guessing what Track01 and Track02 really are.The Solution: A Flexible System for a Chaotic RealityWe don't need more planning. We need a more flexible system.The Dream Workflow isn't about having a perfect plan; it's about having instant synchronization when the plan inevitably changes.Imagine this:It's T-minus 5 minutes. The guitarist decides to go stereo. Instead of running around the venue, you make one change on a single client (your laptop or iPad).Instantly, that change is synced everywhere:The FOH console's patching is updated.The Monitor console's patching is updated.The Broadcast console's channels are re-named.The Pro Tools session template for recording is modified.You didn't have to re-program every app. You didn't have to run upstairs to the broadcast booth. You just made one change, and the system did the work.That is the true solution. Not forcing humans to be perfect, but building a system that is flexible enough to handle their reality.Our Mission: Stop Wasting Infinite ValueYou might look at this problem and think, "Updating a rider is a small thing. It’s just a quick call, a text message."But why are we forced to spend this communication cost?Every single engineer on that event floor—FOH, Monitors, Broadcast, Lighting—holds infinite value. Their talent is the difference between a dull show and a life-changing performance.Our mission is to support that value.We believe that engineers should be empowered to unleash their full talent, not be dragged down by trivial, repetitive tasks.They should be free to focus wholeheartedly on their craft—on the mix, on the music, on the moment—making every single performance vibrant and full of life.The Solution is Here.That is why we are building PatchGrid.app.PatchGrid.app is the flexible, centralized system we all deserved. It's the "Single Source of Truth" that connects your FOH, Monitor, Broadcast, and DAW workflows, eliminating the chaos so you can get back to what truly matters.Stop guessing what Track_01 is. Stop wasting time.Click here to join the waitlist for the PatchGrid.app private beta.(P.S. If you're a church, university, or corporation that needs help architecting the rock-solid C#, IT, and Audio systems to support this kind of workflow, contact me for a private consultation at CymaticLogic.com.)
Text