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Show Production Basics

Subject : performing-arts
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Radial horn with vanes placed in the mouth of the horn for the stated purpose of pattern control






2. Shop Technician --> System Technician --> System Engineer --> Band Engineer






3. Time; Acoustics; Microphones & Placement; Stage Volume; Condition & Level of Gear






4. 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






5. EQ -> Limiter -> Crossover






6. 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






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






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






9. 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






10. 1st recorded published work on acoustics for the purpose of understanding the propagation of sound waves written by Gaspare P. Schotto (1657).






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






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






13. Introduced the trapezoidal arrayable loudspeaker cabinet in 1980






14. System for the artists; Each band member receives their own personal mix; Up to 24 individual mixes for 1 engineer to manage






15. Monitors kept near the FOH engineer so proper mixing can be done during the live performance






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






17. Improves clarity by deflecting midrange audio into the sound space and minimizing distortion producing collisions






18. Device used to compensate for undesired sound system characteristics or room acoustics






19. Splitter Box; Main Snake; Fan Outs






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






21. Put all instruments in the mix and fine tune later






22. Converts electrical information into acoustic energy






23. Latin word meaning 'a place of hearing'






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






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






26. Vacuum tube that improved and amplified weak wireless signals






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






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






29. Patched into INSERT SENDS & RETURNS






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






31. 20 Hz - 100 Hz






32. Founded in 1979 in Southern california and acquired accounts of Black Flag - Pearl Jam - The Cult - Beck - and Red Hot Chili Peppers






33. 1st recorded published work on acoustics for the purpose of understanding the propagation of sound waves written by Gaspare P. Schotto (1657).






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






35. This button will route aux sends to group master






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






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






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






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






40. Optimum = Somewhere in the middle of the floor






41. Put all instruments in the mix and fine tune later






42. 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






43. False






44. 1st portable public P/A system used by Knute Rockne of Notre Dame for coaching the football team from a tower






45. 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






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






47. Rusty Brutsch






48. Major loss in dB






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






50. 1 kHz - 20 kHz