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Show Production Basics

Subject : performing-arts
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1. Could be in a bass trap or a dead zone at the mix position






2. 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






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






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






5. P/A






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






7. Major loss in dB






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






9. 20 Hz - 100 Hz






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






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






12. Processing needed to run the sound system (EQ - Limiter - Crossover)






13. Held reputation as the world's loudest band in the 1970's






14. 15 minutes






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






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

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






18. large cable that hooks up to these mass connectors and carries the audio from the splitter box back to the House console area






19. Latin word meaning 'a place of hearing'






20. Line of sight to the speakers is necessary (false sense of high frequencies if not directly in front of speakers); Optimum = Center or just off center of the main floor with a good distance for imaging and where the entire system can be heard






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






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






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. True






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






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






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. 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






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






30. large cable that hooks up to these mass connectors and carries the audio from the splitter box back to the House console area






31. Vacuum tube that improved and amplified weak wireless signals






32. Introduced the trapezoidal arrayable loudspeaker cabinet in 1980






33. True






34. Converts electrical information into acoustic energy






35. Have two surfaces based on an exponential flare rate - and two straight walls that determine the output pattern






36. 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






37. Semicircular; Acts as a natural acoustic amplifier






38. 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






39. Founded by Jim Gamble and Jim Chase in Hermosa Beach - CA in 1972; Clients included Grand Funk Railroad & Boston






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






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






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






43. Large format live console for show production and sound reinforcement






44. Processing needed to run the sound system (EQ - Limiter - Crossover)






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






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






47. 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






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






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






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