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Show Production Basics

Subject : performing-arts
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1. P/A






2. 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






3. Setting the levels to get the best signal transfer through a console; Always start with the stereo bus - channel and monitor faders set to 0dB (Unity Gain) then adjust preamp for initial volume






4. FOH






5. Optimum = Somewhere in the middle of the floor






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






7. 1 kHz - 20 kHz






8. 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






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






10. 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






11. Converts one type of energy to another






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






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






14. True






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






16. AFL; On the Mix OUTS the Cue or Solo Button is an example






17. Best to keep drive and effects racks separate to avoid confusion






18. 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






19. Mixing console used in course of instruction; 40 channels; 8 Subgroups; 8 AUX Sends; 4 Matrix Outputs; Input sections on right and left and master section in middle






20. Patched into EFFECTS / AUXILIARY SENDS






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






22. 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






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

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24. 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






25. False






26. Latin word meaning 'a place of hearing'






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






28. 20 Hz - 100 Hz






29. Major loss in dB






30. False






31. Patched into EFFECTS / AUXILIARY SENDS






32. This button will route aux sends to group master






33. 1st to use a foldback monitor system at the San Francisco Civic Auditorium in 1961






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






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






36. EQ -> Limiter -> Crossover






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






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






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






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






41. Founded in 1967 in Lititz - PA and had accounts with Elvis Presley - Elton John - Yes - Fleetwood Mac - KISS - Queen - and The Moody Blues






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

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






44. 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






45. 1st recorded published work on acoustics for the purpose of understanding the propagation of sound waves written by Gaspare P. Schotto (1657).






46. False






47. Founded in 1967 in Lititz - PA and had accounts with Elvis Presley - Elton John - Yes - Fleetwood Mac - KISS - Queen - and The Moody Blues






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






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






50. False

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