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Show Production Basics

Subject : performing-arts
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1. 20 Hz - 100 Hz






2. True






3. Semicircular; Acts as a natural acoustic amplifier






4. Wired to the Mix Inserts which are commonly used for gates - compression - reverb - and EQ






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






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. Radial horn with vanes placed in the mouth of the horn for the stated purpose of pattern control






8. (1953) - 1st wireless microphone available to the public developed by Shure






9. System for the audience; Simple left/right mix down of the artist






10. Meyer Sound; The first self-powered - high-level sound reinforcement loudspeaker (1240 watts)






11. 20 Hz - 100 Hz






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

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13. 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






14. Attempt to emulate the singer's manners and techniques as much as possible






15. False






16. 1 kHz - 20 kHz






17. 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






18. Audience microphones that can be lowered during performance and brought up for clapping - hoots - etc.






19. True






20. Patched into INSERT SENDS & RETURNS






21. 15 minutes






22. 1st actual device in signal flow; Attenuation device






23. Early form of sound reinforcement made of various materials including silver and tortoise shell






24. A mixer within a mixer that usually controls additional speaker systems






25. Package tours and the Motown Era created the need for these in the 1950's






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






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






28. 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






29. Introduced the trapezoidal arrayable loudspeaker cabinet in 1980






30. 1st portable public P/A system used by Knute Rockne of Notre Dame for coaching the football team from a tower






31. System for the audience; Simple left/right mix down of the artist






32. 1st recorded published work on acoustics for the purpose of understanding the propagation of sound waves written by Gaspare P. Schotto (1657).






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






34. Radial horn with vanes placed in the mouth of the horn for the stated purpose of pattern control






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






36. Usually colored red and lettered; Gender reversed from the channels; Allow for sending of any signal from the console areas back to the splitter box; Final mix from the console is the first priority; Optional and must be specified; If splitter does n






37. 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






38. When the volume over the headphones is affected by the channel fader; Generally more useful on a single channel; Common for an AUX OUT to be added to this mix so the engineer can listen to the signal being sent to that aux






39. Early form of sound reinforcement made of various materials including silver and tortoise shell






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






41. Patched into INSERT SENDS & RETURNS






42. 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






43. The oldest sound company in the world; Began by offering clients audio advertising to recover from the Wall Street crash






44. Vacuum tube that improved and amplified weak wireless signals






45. EQ -> Limiter -> Crossover






46. 1st U.S. President to have speeches publicized via loudspeaker to large crowds






47. Optimum = Somewhere in the middle of the floor






48. True






49. 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






50. Created the audion tube which amplified weak radio signals thus making modern electronics possible