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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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1. P/A
Public Address
After Fader Listen
Apron Fill
VCA
2. Operates just like a dynamic loudspeaker except it has no cone; Small diaphragm couples into a flared horn
Balloon Meadow
Public Address
Side Fill
Compression Driver
3. Device used to compensate for undesired sound system characteristics or room acoustics
Phasing Plug
Equalizer
Monitor System
Rack Position
4. 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
Sir Oliver Lodge
True or False: The monitor system is essentially one large system...
Equalizer
Sub Snakes
5. From the FOH; Can be used in addition to stereo clusters of speakers to give a stronger center channel; Generally used for lead vocals
Return Lines
Showco
Center Fill
Rack Position
6. Major developer of amplifiers and loudspeakers in the 1920's and 1930's
Mobile Reinforcement Systems
Components of Good Mixing
Duckers
Western Electric
7. FOH sound engineers for Woodstock; Used JBL/Altec cabinets - Crown/Macintosh amplifiers - and custom Hanley consoles
True or False: It is preferred by many to have the drive rack and FX Racks separated...
Hanley Sound
Compression Driver
Audion Tube
8. 1st recorded published work on acoustics for the purpose of understanding the propagation of sound waves written by Gaspare P. Schotto (1657).
Near-Fields
Magiae Universal
Sensurround
Floorwedge Coverage
9. Feedback eliminated - stage volume reduced - and 'roaming' problems decreased
Matrix
Benefits of In-Ear Monitors
Mix Position
Dr. Christian Heil
10. Located in Windsor - England; Fleetwood Mac used 1000 watts of pure Hi-Fi power here for the first time
Vocal Mic Setup
Showco
Balloon Meadow
Monitor Signal Flow
11. Used for cleaning up the stage area; Not considered part of the snake system; Can be used as a snake for a small system
Low End Problem
Mobile Reinforcement Systems
Sub Snakes
Distance
12. Primary purpose is to send signal to additional sound systems
Butt Fill
Aux/CO
Matrix
System Engineer
13. FOH
True or False: Monitor systems always have drive racks...
Front of the House
Uses for Return Lines
Components of Good Mixing
14. From the FOH; Can be used in addition to stereo clusters of speakers to give a stronger center channel; Generally used for lead vocals
1940's P/A Systems
Mid Amp Frequency Range
Center Fill
Monitor Amp Rack
15. '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
Low End Problem
Cue System
Altec Lansing
Crossover
16. Developed first microphone; Telephone transmitter invented for Alexander Graham Bell in 1876; Patented the first flat disc gramophone
Ear Trumpets
Ernst Siemens
Emile Berliner
Vagabond
17. 1st stage of protection; Prevents damage to sound system by limiting and/or compressing overall ouput
Low Amp Frequency Range
System Limiter
Benefits of In-Ear Monitors
Showco PRISM
18. Improves clarity by deflecting midrange audio into the sound space and minimizing distortion producing collisions
Mobile Reinforcement Systems
Flying Sound
Bob Heil
Phasing Plug
19. Best to keep drive and effects racks separate to avoid confusion
Rack Position
1940's P/A Systems
Crossover
FOH Engineer
20. 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
Tycobrahe
The Who
AFL
Time Based Processors
21. Introduced the first moving coil speaker (loudspeaker) in 1874
Dr. Christian Heil
Cue System
Ernst Siemens
True or False: Monitor systems always have drive racks...
22. Put all instruments in the mix and fine tune later
Monitor Amp Rack
True or False: A splitter is not required to run 2 separate systems...
Building a Mix
When building mixes and presented with multiple requests from one Artist - one should...
23. Polar Patterns; Sensitivity of Microphones; Placement of Microphones ~ The goal is to decrease ambient noise and only amplify the desired signal
Controlling SNR
True or False: The monitor engineer has creative control over how each artist's mix will sound...
Low End Problem
Mix EQ
24. Rear Fill; Side Fill; Center Fill; Butt Fill; Apron Fill; Delay Fill; Down Fill
Uses for Return Lines
Line Check
Components of Good Mixing
Supplemental Speaker Systems
25. Device used to compensate for undesired sound system characteristics or room acoustics
Public Address
Compression Driver
Radial Horn
Equalizer
26. Mixes for the audience
FOH Engineer
Average Artist Prep Time for Audio Engineers
Artist's (or Band) Engineer
Warren G. Harding
27. Radial horn with vanes placed in the mouth of the horn for the stated purpose of pattern control
Upstage
True or False: Sub snakes are part of the splitter system...
Sectorial Horn
Mobile Reinforcement Systems
28. 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
Butt Fill
Splitter Box
Mix EQ
Bass Trap
29. FOH sound engineers for Woodstock; Used JBL/Altec cabinets - Crown/Macintosh amplifiers - and custom Hanley consoles
Radial Horn
True or False: The monitor system is essentially one large system...
Clair Brothers
Hanley Sound
30. System for feeding one or more separate mixes to the performers for use while recording and overdubbing; Also known as a Cue Mix ~ MONITORS
Aux/CO
R.G. Jones
Components of Good Mixing
Foldback
31. The standard in live sound reinforcement for both digital and analog shows
Flying Sound
Showco PRISM
Vagabond
Pad
32. Latin word meaning 'a place of hearing'
Auditorium
Magiae Universal
Return Lines
Low Amp Frequency Range
33. From the FOH; Covers audience members seated behind the stage
Warren G. Harding
Center Fill
Compression Driver
Rear Fill
34. Usually located in the rear of the house or in the balcony; Houses technicians who complete any music or sound effects
Sound Booth
Monitor System
Sensurround
VCA
35. EQ -> Limiter -> Crossover
Balloon Meadow
Drive Rack Signal Flow
True or False: The primary purpose for a mix EQ is feedback reduction/elimination...
Bass Trap
36. Could be in a bass trap or a dead zone at the mix position
Low End Problem
Equalizer
Vagabond
Outside
37. Processing needed to run the sound system (EQ - Limiter - Crossover)
Hanley Sound
Transducer
Drive Rack
Tycobrahe
38. Works in house at live music venues to maintain audio systems; Generally entry-level positions; Most begin working monitors; May or may not get to mix for opening artists
Public Address
1st Successful Use of P/A System
House Engineer
Sir Oliver Lodge
39. 1st stage of protection; Prevents damage to sound system by limiting and/or compressing overall ouput
System Limiter
FOH Engineer
MSL-4
Audion Tube
40. 1 kHz - 20 kHz
Mixing Setup Considerations
MSL-4
High Amp Frequency Range
Building a Mix
41. Responsible for the line array technology boom; Developed the L-ACOUSTICS V-DOSC system in 1993
Live Mixing Issues
Pre/Post Button
Mobile Reinforcement Systems
Dr. Christian Heil
42. Contains fan outputs from stage - fan outs from effects - and fan outs to drive racks; Interface can stay plugged into console jacks
Side Fill
Apron Fill
Workbox
Side Car
43. 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
Duckers
Flying Sound
Main Snake
Artist's (or Band) Engineer
44. Debuted with the film Earthquake (1974); Created a physical sensation from four large low-frequency horns located behind the screen
Sensurround
Center Fill
Rear Fill
True or False: The monitor engineer has creative control over how each artist's mix will sound...
45. Early form of sound reinforcement made of various materials including silver and tortoise shell
True or False: Using AUX Sends any house console can be used as a monitor console...
Ear Trumpets
Electric Voice
Emile Berliner
46. Wired to the Mix Inserts which are commonly used for gates - compression - reverb - and EQ
Mix Position
Mid Amp Frequency Range
Lee DeForest
Mix EQ
47. False
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48. Usualluy always RED; Numbered; Used for return signal and communication
Building a Mix
Apron Fill
Rear Fill
Return Lines
49. True
Vocal Mic Setup
Altec Lansing
Pad
True or False: The primary purpose for a mix EQ is feedback reduction/elimination...
50. 1st recorded published work on acoustics for the purpose of understanding the propagation of sound waves written by Gaspare P. Schotto (1657).
Magiae Universal
Aux/CO
The Who
VCA