Essential Sound Technician Kit -For a professional sound engineer / sound technician, there are a number of small items that are worth carrying to every event. Items in the Essential sound technician kit can save a lot of time when setting up or troubleshooting problems.
🎚️ Essential sound technician kit
Cables & connectors
- XLR microphone cables — various lengths
- ¼” TRS/TS cables
- Speakon cables
- RCA cables
- XLR-to-¼” adapters
- XLR gender changers
- ¼” jack adapters
- 3.5 mm AUX cable
- DI box and DI cables
- Cable ties / Velcro straps
- Gaffer tape
🔧 Tools
- Screwdriver set
- Combination pliers
- Long-nose pliers
- Wire cutter/stripper
- Adjustable spanner
- Allen-key set
- Electrical tester / multimeter
- Small torch/headlamp
- Utility knife
- Insulation/electrical tape
- Cable tester
🎤 Microphone & stage accessories
- Spare microphone clips
- Spare microphone stand threads/adapters
- Mic stand
- Spare batteries for wireless microphones
- Windscreens/pop filters
- Spare XLR connectors
- Small pieces of foam/rubber for eliminating unwanted vibration
⚡ Power & electrical
- Extension boards
- Extension cables
- 3-pin plug adapters
- Spare fuses
- IEC power cables
- Power strips
- Phase tester / voltage tester
- Cable ramps or protective covers where required
🧰 Emergency spares
- Spare XLR plugs and sockets
- Spare Speakon connectors
- Spare ¼” plugs
- Spare IEC connectors
- Soldering iron + solder (especially useful for professional sound companies)
- Heat-shrink tubing
- Electrical tape
- Spare speaker cable
- Spare power cable
Things I would especially recommend for Sound Men who do Sound-System and Event Setups
For sound-system hire and event setups, I’d make a dedicated minimum essential “Sound Engineer Emergency Bag” containing:
- Multimeter
- Cable tester
- XLR gender changers
- XLR-to-¼” adapters
- Spare XLR connectors
- Spare Speakon connectors
- ¼” connectors
- Screwdriver set
- Pliers
- Wire stripper/cutter
- Electrical tape
- Gaffer tape
- Velcro cable ties
- Spare fuses
- Torch
- Utility knife
- Spare batteries
- Headphones
- Small cleaning cloth
- Notebook/marker pen