Latin
Latin Band Stage Plot Template for Salsa and Live Gigs
A latin band stage plot template with piano, bass, horns and a full percussion rig laid out, so you can advance your next salsa or latin pop gig fast.
What this template covers
This template skips the standard drum kit and puts a full latin percussion rig upstage centre instead, congas, bongos, timbales and cowbell all in one station the way a working salsa or latin pop band actually sets up. Piano and bass sit either side, a guitar or tres works stage right, two horns cover stage left, and the lead vocal and coro (backup vocal) hold down the front of the stage.
The input list builds itself from the icons on the stage: a stereo piano pair, a bass DI, a DI'd guitar, two spot mics on the percussion rig, two horn channels, and two vocal mics for lead and coro. The percussion rig itself is placed as a visual only, its two mics are what carry the channels, the same pattern this app uses for a mic'd drum kit.
Who uses this template
Salsa, cumbia, merengue and latin pop bands, wedding and corporate bands adding a latin set to their repertoire, and engineers advancing a room that has never hosted a full percussion rig before. If you have ever had to explain the difference between congas, bongos and timbales to a house tech over email, send them this instead.
Channel walkthrough
Ten channels: two from the stereo piano, one bass DI, one DI'd guitar, one mic on the congas, one mic on the timbales and bongos, one channel each for sax and trumpet, and two vocal mics for lead and coro. Most working latin bands mic the whole percussion rig with two spot mics rather than one channel per drum, which keeps the input list realistic instead of bloated.
Monitor notes
Eight wedges. The percussionist and the horns both need to hear the piano and bass clearly to stay locked to the clave, so keep those two elements present in every mix on the stage, not just the lead vocal's.
Customize it
Open the template in the editor and swap the guitar for a tres if that is what your band carries, add a full drum kit if your lineup runs one alongside the percussion, or drop a horn if you are a smaller combo. Rename the coro channel if more than one player sings backup.
When the layout is right, export a PDF or share the link with the venue ahead of the gig.