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Subject : performing-arts
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1. 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






2. 1 kHz - 20 kHz






3. Developed first microphone; Telephone transmitter invented for Alexander Graham Bell in 1876; Patented the first flat disc gramophone






4. 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






5. 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






6. 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






7. 20 Hz - 100 Hz






8. Usualluy always RED; Numbered; Used for return signal and communication






9. 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






10. False






11. British physicist and writer involved in the development of key patents in wireless telegraphy; Also improved loudspeaker with nonmagnetic spacers to keep the air gap between the inner and outer poles of a moving coil transducer






12. Rusty Brutsch






13. Feedback eliminated - stage volume reduced - and 'roaming' problems decreased






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






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






16. Patched into INSERT SENDS & RETURNS






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






18. 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






19. Typically cover a small area; Many wedges placed strategically around the stage are used so artist can move around and continue to hear performance






20. Founded in 1967 in Lititz - PA and had accounts with Elvis Presley - Elton John - Yes - Fleetwood Mac - KISS - Queen - and The Moody Blues






21. 1st U.S. President to have speeches publicized via loudspeaker to large crowds






22. Typically contains 4 amplifiers on average (Max = 6);






23. 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






24. Covers a room from a single line of speakers over the rest of the venue saving time and labor costs; Multiple speakers hung together - either vertically or horizontally - so that they can act as one huge speaker






25. Final stage of protection; Protects each frequency band from overload






26. Verification that all the cables for mics & amplies are connected and sending signal properly






27. False






28. Electronic system that blends sounds from more than one source; First demonstrated at Constitution Hall by Bell Labs






29. Mixing console used in course of instruction; 40 channels; 8 Subgroups; 8 AUX Sends; 4 Matrix Outputs; Input sections on right and left and master section in middle






30. Could be in a bass trap or a dead zone at the mix position






31. Stage area to the rear of stage performers that is furthest away from the audience






32. Converts one type of energy to another






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






34. Introduced the trapezoidal arrayable loudspeaker cabinet in 1980






35. Debuted at the George Strait Country Music Festival in 1999






36. Major loss in dB






37. Developed for the motion picture industry and used for live event production

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38. 1st actual device in signal flow; Attenuation device






39. Used when a production dictates that a console would exceed the number of channels available in a given frame; Smaller frame that usually






40. 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






41. 15 minutes






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






43. Patched into EFFECTS / AUXILIARY SENDS






44. 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






45. Founded in 1967 in Lititz - PA and had accounts with Elvis Presley - Elton John - Yes - Fleetwood Mac - KISS - Queen - and The Moody Blues






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






47. Vacuum tube that improved and amplified weak wireless signals






48. 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






49. 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






50. FOH