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Show Production Basics

Subject : performing-arts
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1. System for the artists; Each band member receives their own personal mix; Up to 24 individual mixes for 1 engineer to manage






2. 1st recorded published work on acoustics for the purpose of understanding the propagation of sound waves written by Gaspare P. Schotto (1657).






3. From the FOH; Covers audience members seated behind the stage






4. 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






5. Improves clarity by deflecting midrange audio into the sound space and minimizing distortion producing collisions






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






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






8. Meyer Sound; The first self-powered - high-level sound reinforcement loudspeaker (1240 watts)






9. Optimum = Somewhere in the middle of the floor






10. Typically contains 4 amplifiers on average (Max = 6);






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






12. 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






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






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






15. (1953) - 1st wireless microphone available to the public developed by Shure






16. 20 Hz - 100 Hz






17. 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






18. P/A






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






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






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






22. 100 Hz - 1 kHz






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






24. False

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25. Radial horn with vanes placed in the mouth of the horn for the stated purpose of pattern control






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






27. True






28. Mixes for the audience






29. Used for the Pre/Post Channel Fader






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






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






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






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






34. Patched into EFFECTS / AUXILIARY SENDS






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






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






37. Major loss in dB






38. Converts one type of energy to another






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






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






41. 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






42. 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






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






44. (1953) - 1st wireless microphone available to the public developed by Shure






45. In charge of scheduling (spaces - rehearsals - and production meetings) and coordinating stage managers for the productions






46. 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






47. '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






48. 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






49. 15 minutes






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