Bitter Jester 2026 - Grand Finale

BJMF Patch

Drive-scene patch, set inputs, and scene check for the Grand Finale.

Drive Start Patch

Load Bjmf 26.scn. Act scenes are named copies: 0 soft-patch, ON/mute, or monitor-send deltas.

Actual channel labels, sources, stored ON/OFF state, and faders from the drive start scene.

  • Drums
  • Bass/Gtr
  • DI/Keys
  • Vox/Mics
  • Feature
  • Playback/MC
01OFF
Kick In 91src 1; fader +0.7
02OFF
Sn Topsrc 2; fader -1.2
03OFF
Snr BOTsrc 3; fader -2.1
04OFF
Racksrc 4; fader -6.4
05OFF
Midsrc 5; fader -6.7
06OFF
Floorsrc 6; fader -6.6
07OFF
OHLsrc 7; fader -1.2
08OFF
OHRsrc 8; fader -0.8
09OFF
Basssrc 9; fader -1.2
10OFF
Gtr1src 10; fader -5.9
11OFF
Gtr2src 11; fader -6.9
12OFF
Gtr3src 12; fader -oo
13OFF
Bassmonsrc 9; fader -oo
14OFF
DI2src 14; fader -oo
15OFF
DI3src 15; fader -oo
16OFF
DI4src 16; fader -oo
17OFF
Wireless1src 17; fader -oo
18OFF
Wireless2src 18; fader -0.3
19OFF
Wireless3src 19; fader -oo
20OFF
Wireless4src 20; fader -oo
21OFF
wrls saxsrc 21; fader -oo
22OFF
wrls hornsrc 22; fader -oo
23OFF
57 1src 23; fader -oo
24OFF
57 2src 24; fader -oo
25OFF
HiHatsrc 25; fader -7.1
26OFF
blanksrc 26; fader -oo
27OFF
Ambiencesrc 27; fader -oo
28OFF
Ambiencesrc 28; fader -oo
29ON
ipodsrc 37; fader -8.1
30ON
ipodsrc 38; fader -8.1
31ON
Mc1src 31; fader -1.7
32ON
Mc2src 32; fader -1.1

Set Lists

Tap a set to see its patch details. These are patch prompts for the shared drive-scene strip, not per-act scene recalls.

2:00 PM - Showcase 1 - 20 min

The Strolls

usable - Night 4 #3
1
Kick
2
Snare
6
Overhead 1
7
Overhead 2
8
Bass DI
9
Guitar amp 1
10
Guitar amp 2
13
Vocal 1
14
Vocal 2
  • Requests 2-3 monitors if provided.
  • Simple band input shape; patch cleanly into the standard BJMF 1-16 channel order.

2:30 PM - Showcase 2 - 20 min

Izzy Savides

usable - Night 4 #7
1
Kick
2
Snare
3
Hi-hat
4
Rack tom
5
Low tom
6
OH left
7
OH right
8
Bass amp/DI
9
Guitar amp/DI
11
Keys amp/DI
13
Vocal
  • 11-input band list fits the one-stage standard BJMF channel order.

3:00 PM - Competition 1 - 30 min

Tripsitter

usable - Night 4 #9
1
Kick mic
2
Snare mic
3
Hi-hat mic
4
Tom 1
5
Tom 2
6
OH 1
7
OH 2
8
Bass
9
Guitar
13
Vocal
  • Guitar and bass are marked backlined in the source.

3:40 PM - Competition 2 - 30 min

Belle Vista

usable from rendered image - Night 1 #5
1-7
Standard BJMF drum patch
8
Bass DI
9
Guitar mic
10
Guitar XLR SL
11
Keys L or keys submix
12
Keys R if true stereo
13
Vox R
14
Vox C
15
Vox L
  • Confirm whether Keys stereo is a true two-channel pair or a source-list shorthand.
  • Text extraction missed the table; source page is image-backed.

4:20 PM - Competition 3 - 30 min

Mistrophia

usable with spelling mismatch - Night 4 #5
1-7
Standard BJMF drum patch
8
Bass
9
Guitar 1
10
Guitar 2
13
Microphone 1
14
Microphone 2
15
Microphone 3
  • Confirm final spelling/identity on the day sheet and console label.
  • Source PDF spells this Mistrophia; old official source used Mistropia.

5:00 PM - Competition 4 - 30 min

Hammerhedd

partial but strong - Night 3 #8 plus changeover notes
1-7
Standard BJMF drum patch; add/repurpose if their tom/OH needs differ
8
Bass amp DI
9
Guitar amp
11
Nord DI
12
Moog DI
13
Guitar vocal
14
Bass/keys vocal
15
Drum vocal if required
17
Tracks DI if Nord/Moog stay separate
19
Wireless sax receiver
  • Preferred simplification: Nord+Moog submix to one DI and drummer drops vocal.
  • Confirm sax receiver output type and whether tracks are mono or stereo.
  • IEM - guitarist
  • IEM - bass/keys

5:40 PM - Showcase 3 - 20 min

Mystik

partial - Night 3 #3
8
Bass DI
9
Guitar 1 amp
10
Guitar 2 amp
11
Keys DI
13
Vocal 1
14
Vocal 2
  • Confirm whether they bring/share the second amp or accept one amp/mic.
  • Second guitar amp is the main setup question from the older packet.

6:10 PM - Competition 5 - 30 min

THREEGON

partial - Night 3 #4
8
Bass amp
9
Guitar amp
11
Keys DI
13
Main vocal
14
Bass vocal
15
Guitar vocal
  • Confirm same lineup/setup for Grand Finale.
  • Older Night 3 sheet asks for three 9V power points across two pedal positions.

6:50 PM - Competition 6 - 30 min

Taranis

usable - Night 2 #9
1
Kick - from splitter
2
Snare - source input 3
4
Tom 1 - source input 4
5
Tom 2 - source input 5
6
OH if applicable
8
Bass XLR
9
GTR L - Quad Cortex
10
GTR R - Quad Cortex
11
Track L
12
Track R
13
Lead vocal
  • Do not send phantom to their OH; source says they supply +48V.
  • Confirm source input 10 is intentionally unused.
  • Self-contained IEM/splitter rig; they would like drum mics through their IEM rig if possible.
  • Stage snake needs to be close to playback rig; tails are 5 ft.

7:30 PM - Competition 7 - 30 min

Cabin Fever

partial - Night 2 #8
1-7
Standard BJMF drum patch assumed
8
Bass - confirm
9
Guitar/lead vox guitar - confirm
10
Second guitar - confirm
13
Center VOX
14
SL BG VOX
out
Xvive U4 IEM line out from console
  • Confirm full instrument patch before line check.
  • Needs open line out from board for Xvive U4 IEM.
  • Stage plot says 4-piece: vox/gtr, guitar, bass, drums; instrument inputs are not listed.

8:10 PM - Competition 8 - 30 min

Exit 122

usable - Night 1 #7
1-7
Standard BJMF drum mics
8
Rack output 4 - SR bass / Ampeg
9
Rack output 2 - center guitar / Kemper
10
Rack output 3 - SL guitar / Kemper
11
Rack output 7 - backing tracks L
12
Rack output 8 - backing tracks R
13
Rack output 1 - center vocal wireless
14
Rack output 5 - SR vocal
15
Rack output 6 - SL vocal
  • Confirm track L/R and rack output numbering before show.
  • All FOH outputs come from a snake on the back of their rack; use venue drum mics.

8:50 PM - Showcase 4 - 20 min

Billy Schaumann

partial/squeezed - Night 3 #7
8
Sax clip-on; tenor/alto shared
9
Guitar amp
10
Trumpet clip-on
11
MIDI bass keys DI
12
Piano DI mono
13
Lead vocal
14
BGV
  • Tenor/alto must share one clip-on; no talkback channel; piano mono; tracks submixed/dropped unless more lines open.
  • Original rider is much larger than the standard festival strip; this is the squeezed festival version.

9:20 PM - Guest Artist - 20 min

Claire-Mckenna

missing exact source - do not assume Violet Claire
13
Vocal - if solo/guest format confirmed
11
Acoustic DI - if solo acoustic confirmed
16 or 30
MC/guest handoff as needed
  • Confirm exact input list or confirm Violet Claire equivalence before show.
  • Likely wants at least one vocal wedge if solo acoustic, but this is not confirmed.
  • Preset a fast solo-acoustic fallback only; do not label it as confirmed input truth.

Load Note

13act scenes checked
0act monitor-send deltas
4start channels ON
32drive patch channels

Scene Check

Audit trail for the console file. Kept collapsed so the user-facing patch stays readable.

Drive scene

Stored ON channels

ch29 ipod, ch30 ipod, ch31 Mc1, ch32 Mc2. Channels 1-28 are stored OFF in the start scene, many with finite fader values.

Monitor sends

Non-infinite sends in Bjmf 26.scn

  • Bus 02: ch13 Bassmon ON -19.0; ch18 Wireless2 ON 0.0
  • Bus 03: ch11 Gtr2 ON -16.0 +0 EQ-> 0; ch13 Bassmon ON -18.0 +0 EQ-> 0; ch18 Wireless2 ON -0.3 +0 EQ-> 0
  • Bus 04: ch11 Gtr2 ON -21.5; ch18 Wireless2 ON -11.5
  • Bus 05: ch10 Gtr1 ON -18.0 +0 EQ-> 0; ch11 Gtr2 ON -16.5 +0 EQ-> 0; ch13 Bassmon ON -18.0 +0 EQ-> 0; ch18 Wireless2 ON -12.5 +0 EQ-> 0; ch22 wrls horn ON -57.0 +0 EQ-> 0
  • Bus 07: ch18 Wireless2 ON -1.5 +0 EQ-> 0; ch19 Wireless3 ON -6.8 +0 EQ-> 0
  • Bus 14: ch02 Sn Top ON -19.0; ch03 Snr BOT ON -19.0; ch21 wrls sax ON -18.5; ch22 wrls horn ON -18.0
  • Bus 15: ch17 Wireless1 ON -7.0 +0 POST 0; ch18 Wireless2 ON -6.0 +0 POST 0; ch19 Wireless3 ON -5.0 +0 POST 0; ch20 Wireless4 ON -6.0 +0 POST 0
  • Bus 16: ch17 Wireless1 ON -9.0; ch18 Wireless2 ON -6.8; ch19 Wireless3 ON -6.3; ch20 Wireless4 ON -6.0

Act scenes

Scene-by-scene deltas vs start

SceneFileSoft patchONMon sends
The StrollsStrolls.scn000
Izzy SavidesIzzy.scn000
TripsitterTripsitter.scn000
Belle VistaBlvista.scn000
MistrophiaMistrphia.scn000
HammerheddHammer.scn000
MystikMystik.scn000
THREEGON3Gon.scn000
TaranisTyranis.scn000
Cabin FeverCabin.scn000
Exit 122122.scn000
Billy SchaumannBilly.scn000
Claire-MckennaClaire.scn000