What do you mark your mixer channels with ?

[Les]

As above, at the minute I'm using masking tape and a marker pen but there are little white spaces on each channel for writing on I assume but I don't want to permanently mark them.

[The Admiral]

White electrical tape and a sharpie. Also very useful for putting across the travel of the faders to stop anyone pushing it up when you are not looking (as has happened at weddings etc. where a drunk 'expert' tries to 'help' with the sound).

You can also use low tack artists tape, but, given that when the electrical tape comes off, another bit goes over it - I don't worry about the slightly sticky residue it can leave. You get a great contrast with black on white, and I find in low light it works very well.

[VTypeV4]

I've seen little magnetic strips available on ebay.. it might be a slightly expensive solution but prevents any mark or damage to your console plus it's easily re-configurable. If it's a digital desk you can probably name the channels (as per my 328XD) and/or put symbols (a la LS-9) of whats where..

[JTUK]

Depends how many channels you use and depends on how many bands get to use it..??
Most consistent users have a system and would use the same channels anyway..?

[Les]

[quote name='JTUK' timestamp='1431248539' post='2769093'] Depends how many channels you use and depends on how many bands get to use it..?? Most consistent users have a system and would use the same channels anyway..? [/quote]

9 channels and no one but us. same every night but I still need them labelled.

[mike257]

White LX tape and a Sharpie here too. Even on an LS9! The decent stuff is easily removable and leaves little to no residue behind. Awfully fond of the "scribble strip" LCD screens increasingly found on new digital desks though. Much more elegant solution!

[bigash]

We use a label writer. Once you have worked out how many letters per channel its a doddle. Looks good to.

[Spike Vincent]

Blood.
Or a whiteboard marker pen is removeable.

[ubit]

I just used pencil cos that's all I had at the time and it's stayed like that. I suppose I should really make a more preffesional job of it!

[EBS_freak]

Even though the scribble strips on digital desks are cool, the masking tape solution is far quicker!

But yeah, the A&H scribble strips, I love them. As long as you don't require to change them every gig!

[Count Bassy]

I have long magnetic rubber strip with printed self adhesive labels (and blank ones on spare channels).
Thing is I have different strips set up for different bands (one ceilidh, one rock - so very different line ups), so trivial to swap over.

[Truckstop]

Musks.

We use our sense of smell.