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Show Production Basics

Subject : performing-arts
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1. False

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2. Debuted with the film Earthquake (1974); Created a physical sensation from four large low-frequency horns located behind the screen






3. Setting the levels to get the best signal transfer through a console; Always start with the stereo bus - channel and monitor faders set to 0dB (Unity Gain) then adjust preamp for initial volume






4. Semicircular; Acts as a natural acoustic amplifier






5. System for feeding one or more separate mixes to the performers for use while recording and overdubbing; Also known as a Cue Mix ~ MONITORS






6. FOH sound engineers for Woodstock; Used JBL/Altec cabinets - Crown/Macintosh amplifiers - and custom Hanley consoles






7. Used for cleaning up the stage area; Not considered part of the snake system; Can be used as a snake for a small system






8. Hired by the artist; Negotiates salary with and mixes the artist

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9. Major loss in dB






10. Up to 168 pins; Large output connectors on the end of the snake






11. Patched into INSERT SENDS & RETURNS






12. 100 Hz - 1 kHz






13. 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






14. Masks with acoustic horns in the design; High-soled shoes to help with projection; Reflective acoustic shells designed into staging; Stadium stye seating for patrons; Jars filled with different layers of ash used for sound absorption and diffusion






15. Responsible for the line array technology boom; Developed the L-ACOUSTICS V-DOSC system in 1993






16. 100 Hz - 1 kHz






17. Used to mount speakers for 'flying sound'; Contains a basket - shackle - stinger - chain hook - chain - motor - motor hook - spansets and truss






18. From the Monitor Desk; Cover artists from speaker locations on the sides of the stage; Usually tri-amped systems; Stereo bus designed to manage these - but Mix SENDS can also be utilized






19. Real Time Analyzer; Wired at the CUE OUTS






20. Electromagnetic (MOST COMMON); Piezoelectric; Electromechanical; Electrostatic; Ribbon






21. 20 Hz - 100 Hz






22. Allows use of two or more consoles; 1 House & 1 Monitor; Can be wall mounted or placed in a rack; Basically a big set of Y-cables in a box; Does not belong in FOH area






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






24. 1st portable public P/A system used by Knute Rockne of Notre Dame for coaching the football team from a tower






25. Contains fan outputs from stage - fan outs from effects - and fan outs to drive racks; Interface can stay plugged into console jacks






26. Operates just like a dynamic loudspeaker except it has no cone; Small diaphragm couples into a flared horn






27. Major loss in dB






28. 1st actual device in signal flow; Attenuation device






29. 'Wrote the book' on practically all aspects of loudspeaker component and horn design; Most speaker systems today rely on this technology; Began as Western Electric






30. EQ -> Limiter -> Crossover






31. FOH sound engineers for Woodstock; Used JBL/Altec cabinets - Crown/Macintosh amplifiers - and custom Hanley consoles






32. Introduced the first moving coil speaker (loudspeaker) in 1874






33. From the FOH; Used in addition or instead of an apron fill to cover audience members seated under or below the FOH speaker clusters






34. 1st portable public P/A system used by Knute Rockne of Notre Dame for coaching the football team from a tower






35. System for feeding one or more separate mixes to the performers for use while recording and overdubbing; Also known as a Cue Mix ~ MONITORS






36. Contains fan outputs from stage - fan outs from effects - and fan outs to drive racks; Interface can stay plugged into console jacks






37. Running monitors; Running house system; Communicating with the stage






38. In live performance this is the reference mix that the engineer uses; In studio recording it is the mix in the artist's headphones; One of the engineer's most valuable tools; Post outboard EQ and Mix Master Faders






39. Microphones -> Mic Cables -> Subsnakes -> Splitter -> Monitor Fanout -> Console -> EQ Rack (Mix Inserts) -> EQ -> Console -> Mix Outs -> Amp Racks -> Multiple Monitor Wedges






40. The standard in live sound reinforcement for both digital and analog shows






41. 1st to use a foldback monitor system at the San Francisco Civic Auditorium in 1961






42. True






43. Electromagnetic (MOST COMMON); Piezoelectric; Electromechanical; Electrostatic; Ribbon






44. Console; Assignments; VCA; Subgroups; Mutegroups; FX; Setting Up Units; Assigning AUX; Double-Checking of Dynamic Patches; EQ; Mic Placement






45. Hired by the sound company or venue and paid salary; Set-up and maintain FOH system and often mix opening artists; Responsible for set-up - teardown - and maintenance of systems






46. Polar Patterns; Sensitivity of Microphones; Placement of Microphones ~ The goal is to decrease ambient noise and only amplify the desired signal






47. Microphones -> Mic Cables -> Subsnakes -> Splitter -> House Main Snake (Fanout/Console/FX Rack/ Drive Rack/Return Lines (Fanout) -> Main Snake -> Splitter -> Drive Lines -> Amp Racks -> Speaker Cabinets






48. In charge of scheduling (spaces - rehearsals - and production meetings) and coordinating stage managers for the productions






49. Primary purpose is to send signal to additional sound systems






50. Splitter Box; Main Snake; Fan Outs