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Show Production Basics

Subject : performing-arts
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1. Founded by Jim Gamble and Jim Chase in Hermosa Beach - CA in 1972; Clients included Grand Funk Railroad & Boston






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






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






4. 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






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






6. 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






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






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






9. 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






10. 1st actual device in signal flow; Attenuation device






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






12. False






13. 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






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






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






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






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






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






19. 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






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. Converts one type of energy to another






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






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






25. This button will route aux sends to group master






26. From the FOH; Can be used in addition to stereo clusters of speakers to give a stronger center channel; Generally used for lead vocals






27. 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






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






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






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






31. Optimum = Somewhere in the middle of the floor






32. 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






33. Attempt to emulate the singer's manners and techniques as much as possible






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






35. 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






36. Mixes for the audience






37. 20 Hz - 100 Hz






38. The standard in live sound reinforcement for both digital and analog shows






39. Debuted with the film Earthquake (1974); Created a physical sensation from four large low-frequency horns located behind the screen






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






41. Presidential Republican Convention (Chicago - IL)






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






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






44. False






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






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






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






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






49. Too far away inside the sound will be diffused






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

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