Tools

Tech Rider (compact)

TOOTH
• Industrial MIDI pad kit (USB MIDI + 1/4" audio from sampler)
• Dynamic vocal mic (SM58/Beta58) + hard clip limiter
• 1× DI for sampler output, 1× XLR for vocal

HEDGE
• Laptop (Win/Mac), audio interface (2 in / 4 out)
• Stereo DI (left/right), spare USB-C power
• Preferred: 2× stage power, table 1.2m, lamp optional

FOH
• Stereo house PA + 2 wedge monitors
• Minimum 6 input channels (Vox, Sampler L/R, Laptop L/R, Optional FX return)
• -6 dB headroom, no brickwall on master; leave dynamics to us

Long form available on request (stage plot, mics, patch list).

Signal Flow

[TOOTH Mic]──►(Gate/Clip)──►HEDGE In 1 ──► Loops/FX ─┐
[TOOTH Pads/Sampler L/R]──► DI L/R ─────────► Mixer ───┤──► PA L/R
[HEDGE Synth/DAW L/R] ─────► DI L/R ────────► Mixer ───┘

Clock: (if needed) HEDGE ► TOOTH (MIDI)
Fallback: No-clock mode, free-running with count-ins

Pad Map (starter)

Row A:  Kick • Snare • Hat • Crash
Row B:  Tom1 • Tom2 • Gated Vox • Doom Bell
Row C:  Bass Hit • Glitch Slice • Reverse Vox • Sub Drop
Hold ◄ for Roll • Hold ► for Stutter • Tap ◙ to Arm Loop

Edit Locally

Setlist Template

0. OPENING RITE (Codex I–II, 90s)
1. CRIBARTH RIBS (120 BPM) — tooth/hedge call→drop
2. DARTFORD DOOM (72 BPM halftime) — Procrastinatrix bed
3. GLITCH-GARDEN (160→80 BPM) — breakcore fold
4. BLOOD-BINDING (100 BPM) — crowd circle chant
5. THE SEAL (free tempo, noise bloom, blackout)

Hotkeys: H home • C codex • S sessions.

Stage Cues (crowd interaction)

• Circle Call: "No crowd is an audience — all are circle."
• Hands low, pulse sway on count of 6, drop on 1.
• Codex IV line "Sigil-scream" — crowd repeats, HEDGE loops.
• Final seal: lights kill on last "Truth!" — 3s blackout.