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Show Production Basics
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performing-arts
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. False
True or False: The primary purpose for a mix EQ is feedback reduction/elimination...
Showco
True or False: Monitor systems always have drive racks...
Meyer Sound
2. Hired by the artist; Negotiates salary with and mixes the artist
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3. Developed by George Lucas and Thomlinson Holman; Debuted with the film 'Return of the Jedi'; Proprietary electronic crossover network and rigorous audio equipment specifications and performance standards
Cue System
Judy Garland
THX
Aux/CO
4. A mixer within a mixer that usually controls additional speaker systems
Production Manager
RAT Sound
RAT Sound
Matrix Section
5. Semicircular; Acts as a natural acoustic amplifier
Pink Noise
Greek Amphitheater
Compression Driver
Showco PRISM
6. This button will route aux sends to group master
1st Successful Use of P/A System
Rigging Basket
Aux/CO
Stereophonic Sound
7. Major loss in dB
Band Limiter
True or False: Sub snakes can be used as a main snake in a small system...
Outside
Distance
8. 15 minutes
Monitor System
Butt Fill
Show Production Organization
Average Artist Prep Time for Audio Engineers
9. From the FOH; Covers audience members seated very close to the stage that will not be covered by direct sound from the FOH speaker system
Electric Voice
Mass Connectors
Apron Fill
Dr. Christian Heil
10. Early form of sound reinforcement made of various materials including silver and tortoise shell
Ear Trumpets
Judy Garland
Showco
Monitor System
11. Processing needed to run the sound system (EQ - Limiter - Crossover)
Equalizer
Benefits of In-Ear Monitors
Drive Rack
Stereophonic Sound
12. Works in house at live music venues to maintain audio systems; Generally entry-level positions; Most begin working monitors; May or may not get to mix for opening artists
House Engineer
Public Address
Public Address
Midas Verona
13. Attempt to emulate the singer's manners and techniques as much as possible
Lee DeForest
Vocal Mic Setup
Sensurround
Show Production Organization
14. Typically cover a small area; Many wedges placed strategically around the stage are used so artist can move around and continue to hear performance
Mixing Setup Considerations
Warren G. Harding
Midas Verona
Floorwedge Coverage
15. Introduced the trapezoidal arrayable loudspeaker cabinet in 1980
RTA
Vocal Mic Setup
Meyer Sound
Bob Heil
16. From the FOH; Used to cover audience members located beyond the coverage of the front of house sound systems; Speaker system's signal is delayed to let the sound from FOH speaker systems catch up
True or False: Sub snakes can be used as a main snake in a small system...
AFL
Mid Amp Frequency Range
Delay Fill
17. Located in Windsor - England; Fleetwood Mac used 1000 watts of pure Hi-Fi power here for the first time
Apron Fill
Sectorial Horn
Tycobrahe
Balloon Meadow
18. From the FOH; Can be used in addition to stereo clusters of speakers to give a stronger center channel; Generally used for lead vocals
Center Fill
Side Car
Butt Fill
Matrix
19. Located in Windsor - England; Fleetwood Mac used 1000 watts of pure Hi-Fi power here for the first time
Balloon Meadow
Building a Mix
Vocal Mic Setup
Bob Heil
20. 1st portable public P/A system used by Knute Rockne of Notre Dame for coaching the football team from a tower
Equalizer
Mobile Reinforcement Systems
Drive Rack
Electric Voice
21. 100 Hz - 1 kHz
Mid Amp Frequency Range
Controlling SNR
Bass Trap
Line Array
22. Early form of sound reinforcement made of various materials including silver and tortoise shell
System Limiter
Rear Fill
Ear Trumpets
Stereophonic Sound
23. Speakers and other audio equipment suspended in air; Provides better sight lines and allows for larger crowds by freeing up space; Reason for strict weight limits and safety requirements
Flying Sound
Average Artist Prep Time for Audio Engineers
Pink Noise
Equalizer
24. Optimum = Somewhere in the middle of the floor
Production Manager
Distance
Floorwedge Coverage
Mix Position
25. 100 Hz - 1 kHz
Butt Fill
Lee DeForest
Warren G. Harding
Mid Amp Frequency Range
26. Meyer Sound; The first self-powered - high-level sound reinforcement loudspeaker (1240 watts)
Showco
VCA
True or False: Monitor systems always have drive racks...
MSL-4
27. Console; Assignments; VCA; Subgroups; Mutegroups; FX; Setting Up Units; Assigning AUX; Double-Checking of Dynamic Patches; EQ; Mic Placement
Mixing Setup Considerations
Drive Rack Signal Flow
House Engineer
Rigging Basket
28. Developed first microphone; Telephone transmitter invented for Alexander Graham Bell in 1876; Patented the first flat disc gramophone
Mid Amp Frequency Range
FOH Signal Flow
Emile Berliner
Drive Rack
29. Mix Coherence and Individuality of Instruments - High Level of SNR in Microphones - All Instruments Leaving Sound System at Same Time - Be Fluent in the Most Basic Reinforcement Concepts - Helping the Performer in Any Way Via Sound - Constantly Impro
Angle of Incidence
Components of Good Mixing
Monitor Signal Flow
Apron Fill
30. Real Time Analyzer; Wired at the CUE OUTS
RTA
Transducer
Mixing Setup Considerations
True or False: Monitor systems always have drive racks...
31. AFL; On the Mix OUTS the Cue or Solo Button is an example
Mix Position
VCA
Mix Position
After Fader Listen
32. Contains fan outputs from stage - fan outs from effects - and fan outs to drive racks; Interface can stay plugged into console jacks
Mixing Setup Considerations
Bob Heil
Electric Voice
Workbox
33. Used to mount speakers for 'flying sound'; Contains a basket - shackle - stinger - chain hook - chain - motor - motor hook - spansets and truss
Live Mixing Issues
Matrix Section
True or False: The monitor system is essentially one large system...
Rigging Basket
34. System for the artists; Each band member receives their own personal mix; Up to 24 individual mixes for 1 engineer to manage
Monitor System
Output Transducer
True or False: Monitor systems always have drive racks...
Supplemental Speaker Systems
35. Optimum = Somewhere in the middle of the floor
Foldback
Mix Position
House Engineer
Pink Noise
36. True
When building mixes and presented with multiple requests from one Artist - one should...
After Fader Listen
True or False: Sub snakes can be used as a main snake in a small system...
Meyer Sound
37. Splits full range audio into frequencies from high end of the spectrum to the high speakers - mids to the mid speakers and lows to the low speakers
Crossover
RAT Sound
Matrix
Emile Berliner
38. Theater loudspeaker system researched and developed by MGM and Lansing Manufacturing; Covered low and high frequencies with a crossover at 500Hz; Won a Technical Achievement Academy Award
Pink Noise
Center Fill
Line Check
Shearer Horn System
39. Package tours and the Motown Era created the need for these in the 1950's
Mobile Reinforcement Systems
Transducer
Mixing Setup Considerations
1940's P/A Systems
40. Major developer of amplifiers and loudspeakers in the 1920's and 1930's
MSL-4
Sensurround
Western Electric
Monitor System
41. Introduced the trapezoidal arrayable loudspeaker cabinet in 1980
Bass Trap
System Limiter
Meyer Sound
Side Fill
42. Debuted with the film Earthquake (1974); Created a physical sensation from four large low-frequency horns located behind the screen
Rear Fill
Angle of Incidence
Sensurround
True or False: It is preferred by many to have the drive rack and FX Racks separated...
43. Converts electrical information into acoustic energy
RAT Sound
Radial Horn
Output Transducer
Equalizer
44. Developed the first live console for the Grateful Dead after their sound engineer was detained by the FBI; Rebuilt Langevin recording console
Bob Heil
Sub Snakes
Time Based Processors
Mix Position
45. This button will route aux sends to group master
Output Transducer
Band Limiter
Aux/CO
Return Lines
46. Can quickly change gain in response to many different detectors looking at same signal; Used in really tough situations where u want strict control over level and dynamics
Stereophonic Sound
MSL-4
RTA
VCA
47. Large format live console for show production and sound reinforcement
Pink Noise
Monitor Amp Rack
Stereophonic Sound
Midas XL4
48. Low frequency sound absorber used to reduce the effects of standing waves in a room
Center Fill
FOH Signal Flow
Altec Lansing
Bass Trap
49. Have two surfaces based on an exponential flare rate - and two straight walls that determine the output pattern
Gain Structure
Center Fill
Radial Horn
Dr. Christian Heil
50. From the FOH; Used in addition or instead of an apron fill to cover audience members seated under or below the FOH speaker clusters
Sound Reinforcement Before Electricity
Down Fill
Tycobrahe
Midas XL4