Building Your First Tour

Short Answer

Create a tour in Sonority by grouping the instruments and cases you’re travelling with, then attach locations, weights, and documents so you can see what’s going where and spot issues before you leave.

Long Answer

Tours in Sonority start from your existing inventory; instead of re‑entering anything, you select the instruments and gear you’re actually taking on the road. From the touring section, create a new tour or show (for example “EU Spring 2026” or “Album Launch Week”) and give it basic details like start/end dates and main regions. This gives you a dedicated space that only shows the gear relevant to that run.​

Next, add items from your inventory into the tour. Pick the main instruments, backup instruments, amps, pedals, mics, stands, and any other gear you plan to travel with. For each item, Sonority can surface weight, dimensions, and case assignments if you’ve already entered them in your inventory. You can then group items into flight cases or trunks and assign locations (e.g. checked baggage, cargo, van, trailer) to mirror your real‑world packing.​

Maintenance timelines become especially important at this stage. Before locking in the tour, review each instrument’s maintenance status and look for anything overdue for strings, setup, or servicing. Sonority’s pre‑tour maintenance concept is to flag issues early so you can book bench time or handle fixes before you hit the first date. You can keep tech notes inside the tour view, such as tunings, backup plans, or known quirks that your tech or bandmates should be aware of.​

Finally, use the tour to generate documentation. Sonority is designed to produce lists and summaries that capture what you’re carrying, how much it weighs, and how it’s packed. These documents can be shared with venues, crew, or management and reused as templates for future tours. Over time, you can clone a previous tour, tweak the gear list, and have a proven starting point instead of rebuilding everything from scratch.​