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Show Production Basics
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performing-arts
Instructions:
Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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Match each statement with the correct term.
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This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. Founded in 1967 in Lititz - PA and had accounts with Elvis Presley - Elton John - Yes - Fleetwood Mac - KISS - Queen - and The Moody Blues
Clair Brothers
ShowConsole
System Engineer
Drive Rack Signal Flow
2. Used for the Pre/Post Channel Fader
Pre/Post Button
Line Check
True or False: The primary purpose for a mix EQ is feedback reduction/elimination...
Showco PRISM
3. 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
Outside
Splitter Box
VCA
Average Artist Prep Time for Audio Engineers
4. Low frequency sound absorber used to reduce the effects of standing waves in a room
Radial Horn
FOH Signal Flow
Bass Trap
Ear Trumpets
5. Early form of sound reinforcement made of various materials including silver and tortoise shell
Side Fill
Ear Trumpets
High Amp Frequency Range
Sir Oliver Lodge
6. True
House Engineer
True or False: It is preferred by many to have the drive rack and FX Racks separated...
Radial Horn
True or False: The monitor system is essentially one large system...
7. Patched into INSERT SENDS & RETURNS
Public Address
Flying Sound
Sir Oliver Lodge
Dynamic Based Processors
8. Created the audion tube which amplified weak radio signals thus making modern electronics possible
Compression Driver
Sectorial Horn
Mix EQ
Lee DeForest
9. Patched into EFFECTS / AUXILIARY SENDS
Time Based Processors
Emile Berliner
ShowConsole
Stereophonic Sound
10. Real Time Analyzer; Wired at the CUE OUTS
RTA
When building mixes and presented with multiple requests from one Artist - one should...
True or False: The monitor engineer has creative control over how each artist's mix will sound...
Transducer
11. Held reputation as the world's loudest band in the 1970's
Types of Output Transducers
Warren G. Harding
The Who
Building a Mix
12. Used for cleaning up the stage area; Not considered part of the snake system; Can be used as a snake for a small system
Return Lines
Auditorium
The Who
Sub Snakes
13. 1st stage of protection; Prevents damage to sound system by limiting and/or compressing overall ouput
Electric Voice
System Limiter
Flying Sound
Monitor Amp Rack
14. 1st stage of protection; Prevents damage to sound system by limiting and/or compressing overall ouput
Line Array
True or False: Monitor systems always have drive racks...
System Limiter
System Engineer
15. A mixer within a mixer that usually controls additional speaker systems
Greek Amphitheater
Matrix Section
Vagabond
Rigging Basket
16. Converts one type of energy to another
Western Electric
Midas Verona
Transducer
Rear Fill
17. Audience microphones that can be lowered during performance and brought up for clapping - hoots - etc.
Workbox
ShowConsole
FOH Signal Flow
Duckers
18. 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
Equalizer
Splitter System Components
Matrix Section
Cue System
19. Running monitors; Running house system; Communicating with the stage
Uses for Return Lines
Rack Position
Main Snake
True or False: The monitor system is essentially one large system...
20. Created the audion tube which amplified weak radio signals thus making modern electronics possible
Vagabond
Floorwedge Coverage
Magiae Universal
Lee DeForest
21. (1953) - 1st wireless microphone available to the public developed by Shure
Vagabond
1st Successful Use of P/A System
FOH Engineer
Meyer Sound
22. Microphones -> Mic Cables -> Subsnakes -> Splitter -> Monitor Fanout -> Console -> EQ Rack (Mix Inserts) -> EQ -> Console -> Mix Outs -> Amp Racks -> Multiple Monitor Wedges
Monitor Signal Flow
Electric Voice
Gain Structure
House System
23. Monitors kept near the FOH engineer so proper mixing can be done during the live performance
Components of Good Mixing
Production Manager
Upstage
Near-Fields
24. Time; Acoustics; Microphones & Placement; Stage Volume; Condition & Level of Gear
Band Limiter
System Engineer
Mass Connectors
Live Mixing Issues
25. Stage area to the rear of stage performers that is furthest away from the audience
Upstage
Splitter Box
Flying Sound
Delay Fill
26. Hired by the artist; Negotiates salary with and mixes the artist
27. Polar Patterns; Sensitivity of Microphones; Placement of Microphones ~ The goal is to decrease ambient noise and only amplify the desired signal
Monitor Amp Rack
Lee DeForest
Dr. Christian Heil
Controlling SNR
28. Introduced the first moving coil speaker (loudspeaker) in 1874
Ernst Siemens
Mid Amp Frequency Range
Foldback
Sub Snakes
29. Put all instruments in the mix and fine tune later
When building mixes and presented with multiple requests from one Artist - one should...
Bob Heil
Cue System
RAT Sound
30. 1st to use a foldback monitor system at the San Francisco Civic Auditorium in 1961
Magiae Universal
Front of the House
Judy Garland
Greek Amphitheater
31. Converts electrical information into acoustic energy
Main Snake
Bob Heil
Output Transducer
Mix EQ
32. Feedback eliminated - stage volume reduced - and 'roaming' problems decreased
Outside
R.G. Jones
Benefits of In-Ear Monitors
Flying Sound
33. From the FOH; Can be used in addition to stereo clusters of speakers to give a stronger center channel; Generally used for lead vocals
Center Fill
True or False: Monitor systems always have drive racks...
Bass Trap
Midas Verona
34. 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
Matrix Section
High Amp Frequency Range
Mixing Setup Considerations
Flying Sound
35. True
Foldback
Western Electric
True or False: The primary purpose for a mix EQ is feedback reduction/elimination...
Rear Fill
36. Typically contains 4 amplifiers on average (Max = 6);
Monitor Amp Rack
Transducer
Center Fill
True or False: The monitor system is essentially one large system...
37. Improves clarity by deflecting midrange audio into the sound space and minimizing distortion producing collisions
True or False: It is preferred by many to have the drive rack and FX Racks separated...
Show Production Organization
Benefits of In-Ear Monitors
Phasing Plug
38. Optimum = Somewhere in the middle of the floor
Altec Lansing
Mix Position
Phasing Plug
Showco PRISM
39. Attempt to emulate the singer's manners and techniques as much as possible
Judy Garland
True or False: Sub snakes can be used as a main snake in a small system...
Vocal Mic Setup
Mix EQ
40. Could be in a bass trap or a dead zone at the mix position
Low End Problem
Mobile Reinforcement Systems
Drive Rack
Emile Berliner
41. Electromagnetic (MOST COMMON); Piezoelectric; Electromechanical; Electrostatic; Ribbon
Down Fill
Floorwedge Coverage
Types of Output Transducers
Showco
42. 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
True or False: The primary purpose for a mix EQ is feedback reduction/elimination...
Dr. Christian Heil
Side Fill
Monitor Signal Flow
43. Usualluy always RED; Numbered; Used for return signal and communication
Tycobrahe
Return Lines
Artist's (or Band) Engineer
Rear Fill
44. True
Artist's (or Band) Engineer
Matrix
House System
True or False: Sub snakes can be used as a main snake in a small system...
45. FOH
Monitor Amp Rack
Front of the House
True or False: Using AUX Sends any house console can be used as a monitor console...
Transducer
46. Real Time Analyzer; Wired at the CUE OUTS
Sectorial Horn
RTA
FOH Signal Flow
Aux/CO
47. The standard in live sound reinforcement for both digital and analog shows
FOH Engineer
True or False: A splitter is not required to run 2 separate systems...
High Amp Frequency Range
Showco PRISM
48. Stage area to the rear of stage performers that is furthest away from the audience
Upstage
Public Address
Mobile Reinforcement Systems
True or False: Using AUX Sends any house console can be used as a monitor console...
49. False
Midas XL4
True or False: Monitor systems always have drive racks...
Main Snake
Stereophonic Sound
50. Founded in 1979 in Southern california and acquired accounts of Black Flag - Pearl Jam - The Cult - Beck - and Red Hot Chili Peppers
RAT Sound
Showco PRISM
Greek Amphitheater
Sound Booth