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Subject : performing-arts
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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  • Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. 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






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






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






4. The angle between an incoming wave and an imaginary line drawn perpendicular to the surface of the new medium






5. Splitter Box; Main Snake; Fan Outs






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






7. 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






8. 20 Hz - 100 Hz






9. P/A






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






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






12. Introduced the trapezoidal arrayable loudspeaker cabinet in 1980






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






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






15. 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






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






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






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






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






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






22. 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






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






24. Rusty Brutsch






25. Latin word meaning 'a place of hearing'






26. Located in Windsor - England; Fleetwood Mac used 1000 watts of pure Hi-Fi power here for the first time






27. FOH






28. 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






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






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






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






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






33. 15 minutes






34. Vocals --> (Basic Rhythm) Kick - Snare - Hat --> Primary Instruments --> Toms - FX - etc.






35. False






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






37. False






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






39. 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






40. Too far away inside the sound will be diffused






41. Random noise that is at equal energy at all frequencies






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






43. Rusty Brutsch






44. False






45. Major developer of amplifiers and loudspeakers in the 1920's and 1930's






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






47. True






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






49. Developed the first live console for the Grateful Dead after their sound engineer was detained by the FBI; Rebuilt Langevin recording console






50. Optimum = Somewhere in the middle of the floor