# Corporate Event Audio Line Check Handover

A line check proves that each source reaches the correct destination. A handover proves that the whole crew knows what was checked, what changed, and what still needs attention. For conferences, panels, launches, and award shows, the handover should be short enough to use under time pressure but detailed enough to prevent assumptions.

## Start with an input list everyone can identify

Number every input and use the same labels at the stage box, console, wireless receiver rack, and show document. “Lapel 1” is clearer when it also says who will wear it and where it appears in the programme. Include playback computers, lectern microphones, panel microphones, music sources, remote callers, and any feeds arriving from video or broadcast teams.

For each source, note:

- connector and stage-box channel;
- console input number;
- performer, speaker, or device;
- phantom-power requirement;
- primary and backup path;
- destination mixes such as room, recording, press, or streaming.

## Check signal flow in a fixed order

Work from the source toward the destination. Confirm the microphone or playback output first, then the cable, stage box, digital transport, console input, processing, bus, amplifier or powered speaker, and finally the listening position. A fixed order helps the team isolate a problem instead of changing several parts at once.

## Mark status with plain language

Avoid ambiguous notes such as “mostly okay.” Use a compact status set:

- **Passed** — source and all required destinations were checked;
- **Limited** — works, but with a documented restriction;
- **Pending** — cannot be tested until a speaker, instrument, or external feed arrives;
- **Fault** — do not use until the named issue is cleared.

Add the time and initials beside every status change. This creates a useful history without turning the handover into a long report.

## Verify sends, not only the main room

A microphone can sound correct in the venue while being absent from the recording or online feed. Check every required destination separately. Confirm whether music and walk-in tracks should reach the broadcast mix, and whether private talkback or production communication must be excluded.

## Include wireless and battery information

Record the assigned transmitter, receiver channel, frequency coordination status, battery change time, spare location, and who is responsible for fitting the microphone. If a backup handheld is planned, identify its console channel and storage position so it can be deployed immediately.

## Handover before doors

The outgoing engineer should brief the incoming operator on unresolved items, muted channels, changed routing, safe gain limits, playback ownership, and the first live cue. The stage manager and show caller need only the operational points: which microphone goes to which person, where backups are, and which cue opens each channel.

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## Final five-minute check

Before the audience enters, confirm that the first microphone is live-ready, playback is routed, recording and stream feeds are present, communication channels work, spare batteries are accessible, and every pending item has a named owner. A concise handover is not paperwork for its own sake; it is the last shared check that turns separate audio tasks into a reliable show system.