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Show Production Basics
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performing-arts
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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
Phasing Plug
Building a Mix
Sectorial Horn
Crossover
2. 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
Bass Trap
Matrix
System Engineer
Midas Verona
3. 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
Time Based Processors
Duckers
Sir Oliver Lodge
House System
4. Major loss in dB
Average Artist Prep Time for Audio Engineers
Outside
Audion Tube
Radial Horn
5. False
Sectorial Horn
Duckers
Sir Oliver Lodge
True or False: Sub snakes are part of the splitter system...
6. Wired to the Mix Inserts which are commonly used for gates - compression - reverb - and EQ
Mix EQ
Workbox
Dynamic Based Processors
Western Electric
7. False
Shearer Horn System
R.G. Jones
True or False: Monitor systems always have drive racks...
Splitter System Components
8. 1st recorded published work on acoustics for the purpose of understanding the propagation of sound waves written by Gaspare P. Schotto (1657).
Altec Lansing
Show Production Organization
Distance
Magiae Universal
9. Final stage of protection; Protects each frequency band from overload
Band Limiter
Ear Trumpets
True or False: Monitor systems always have drive racks...
True or False: The monitor system is essentially one large system...
10. 1st U.S. President to have speeches publicized via loudspeaker to large crowds
Warren G. Harding
Return Lines
Duckers
Delay Fill
11. Debuted with the film Earthquake (1974); Created a physical sensation from four large low-frequency horns located behind the screen
Aux/CO
Sensurround
When building mixes and presented with multiple requests from one Artist - one should...
Sectorial Horn
12. 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
Gain Structure
Monitor Signal Flow
Sound Booth
Shearer Horn System
13. 1st stage of protection; Prevents damage to sound system by limiting and/or compressing overall ouput
System Limiter
True or False: The monitor system is essentially one large system...
Drive Rack
Public Address
14. Electromagnetic (MOST COMMON); Piezoelectric; Electromechanical; Electrostatic; Ribbon
Line Array
Show Production Organization
Auditorium
Types of Output Transducers
15. Used for cleaning up the stage area; Not considered part of the snake system; Can be used as a snake for a small system
Types of Output Transducers
Sub Snakes
Stereophonic Sound
Meyer Sound
16. Low frequency sound absorber used to reduce the effects of standing waves in a room
Emile Berliner
Bass Trap
Gain Structure
Pre/Post Button
17. Typically contains 4 amplifiers on average (Max = 6);
Floorwedge Coverage
Monitor Amp Rack
Pink Noise
Components of Good Mixing
18. Typically contains 4 amplifiers on average (Max = 6);
Flying Sound
Monitor Amp Rack
Emile Berliner
Building a Mix
19. Package tours and the Motown Era created the need for these in the 1950's
Judy Garland
MSL-4
Mobile Reinforcement Systems
Side Car
20. FOH
1st Successful Use of P/A System
Front of the House
Low End Problem
True or False: Monitor systems always have drive racks...
21. Introduced the first moving coil speaker (loudspeaker) in 1874
Ernst Siemens
System Engineer
Rear Fill
Sir Oliver Lodge
22. Patched into INSERT SENDS & RETURNS
Dynamic Based Processors
Mobile Reinforcement Systems
Monitor System
True or False: Using AUX Sends any house console can be used as a monitor console...
23. Latin word meaning 'a place of hearing'
Supplemental Speaker Systems
Delay Fill
True or False: A splitter is not required to run 2 separate systems...
Auditorium
24. Vacuum tube that improved and amplified weak wireless signals
RAT Sound
Audion Tube
1940's P/A Systems
Pink Noise
25. Major loss in dB
Monitor System
Greek Amphitheater
Gain Structure
Outside
26. In charge of scheduling (spaces - rehearsals - and production meetings) and coordinating stage managers for the productions
System Limiter
Artist's (or Band) Engineer
Clair Brothers
Production Manager
27. Held reputation as the world's loudest band in the 1970's
Production Manager
Delay Fill
The Who
True or False: A splitter is not required to run 2 separate systems...
28. 'Wrote the book' on practically all aspects of loudspeaker component and horn design; Most speaker systems today rely on this technology; Began as Western Electric
When building mixes and presented with multiple requests from one Artist - one should...
1st Successful Use of P/A System
Altec Lansing
Controlling SNR
29. Stage area to the rear of stage performers that is furthest away from the audience
AFL
Upstage
Sub Snakes
Return Lines
30. From the FOH; Used in addition or instead of an apron fill to cover audience members seated under or below the FOH speaker clusters
Monitor Amp Rack
Magiae Universal
Dynamic Based Processors
Down Fill
31. False
Center Fill
True or False: The monitor engineer has creative control over how each artist's mix will sound...
True or False: A splitter is not required to run 2 separate systems...
THX
32. Verification that all the cables for mics & amplies are connected and sending signal properly
Magiae Universal
Line Check
Mixing Setup Considerations
Dr. Christian Heil
33. 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
Clair Brothers
True or False: Monitor systems always have drive racks...
Live Mixing Issues
VCA
34. Typically cover a small area; Many wedges placed strategically around the stage are used so artist can move around and continue to hear performance
Ernst Siemens
Mix Position
Flying Sound
Floorwedge Coverage
35. 1st U.S. President to have speeches publicized via loudspeaker to large crowds
True or False: The monitor system is essentially one large system...
Return Lines
Warren G. Harding
System Engineer
36. Used for the Pre/Post Channel Fader
Pre/Post Button
Transducer
Magiae Universal
Components of Good Mixing
37. Time; Acoustics; Microphones & Placement; Stage Volume; Condition & Level of Gear
Drive Rack Signal Flow
Live Mixing Issues
Phasing Plug
Midas Verona
38. The angle between an incoming wave and an imaginary line drawn perpendicular to the surface of the new medium
Side Car
Delay Fill
Angle of Incidence
Average Artist Prep Time for Audio Engineers
39. 15 minutes
Average Artist Prep Time for Audio Engineers
Sensurround
Floorwedge Coverage
Crossover
40. False
Drive Rack Signal Flow
True or False: The monitor system is essentially one large system...
Live Mixing Issues
Sub Snakes
41. Up to 168 pins; Large output connectors on the end of the snake
Pink Noise
Equalizer
Mass Connectors
Artist's (or Band) Engineer
42. From the FOH; Can be used in addition to stereo clusters of speakers to give a stronger center channel; Generally used for lead vocals
Supplemental Speaker Systems
Hanley Sound
Down Fill
Center Fill
43. The angle between an incoming wave and an imaginary line drawn perpendicular to the surface of the new medium
Monitor Signal Flow
Dynamic Based Processors
Rear Fill
Angle of Incidence
44. Feedback eliminated - stage volume reduced - and 'roaming' problems decreased
Benefits of In-Ear Monitors
Magiae Universal
Ear Trumpets
Mobile Reinforcement Systems
45. 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
AFL
ShowConsole
Audion Tube
Show Production Organization
46. Contains fan outputs from stage - fan outs from effects - and fan outs to drive racks; Interface can stay plugged into console jacks
Rigging Basket
Workbox
Drive Rack
1st Successful Use of P/A System
47. Console; Assignments; VCA; Subgroups; Mutegroups; FX; Setting Up Units; Assigning AUX; Double-Checking of Dynamic Patches; EQ; Mic Placement
Judy Garland
Mid Amp Frequency Range
Mixing Setup Considerations
Pink Noise
48. 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
Time Based Processors
R.G. Jones
Shearer Horn System
Duckers
49. Patched into INSERT SENDS & RETURNS
Magiae Universal
1st Successful Use of P/A System
Midas Verona
Dynamic Based Processors
50. Hired by the artist; Negotiates salary with and mixes the artist
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