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Subject : performing-arts
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1. 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






2. Founded in 1979 in Southern california and acquired accounts of Black Flag - Pearl Jam - The Cult - Beck - and Red Hot Chili Peppers






3. Converts electrical information into acoustic energy






4. 15 minutes






5. 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






6. Audience microphones that can be lowered during performance and brought up for clapping - hoots - etc.






7. Feedback eliminated - stage volume reduced - and 'roaming' problems decreased






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






9. 1st recorded published work on acoustics for the purpose of understanding the propagation of sound waves written by Gaspare P. Schotto (1657).






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






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






12. System for feeding one or more separate mixes to the performers for use while recording and overdubbing; Also known as a Cue Mix ~ MONITORS






13. True






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






15. Used for the Pre/Post Channel Fader






16. Hired by the sound company or venue and paid salary; Set-up and maintain FOH system and often mix opening artists; Responsible for set-up - teardown - and maintenance of systems






17. Rusty Brutsch






18. Device used to compensate for undesired sound system characteristics or room acoustics






19. Operates just like a dynamic loudspeaker except it has no cone; Small diaphragm couples into a flared horn






20. 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






21. 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






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






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






24. True






25. Theater loudspeaker system researched and developed by MGM and Lansing Manufacturing; Covered low and high frequencies with a crossover at 500Hz; Won a Technical Achievement Academy Award






26. 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






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






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






29. Latin word meaning 'a place of hearing'






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






31. Vocals --> (Basic Rhythm) Kick - Snare - Hat --> Primary Instruments --> Toms - FX - etc.






32. 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






33. 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






34. 20 Hz - 100 Hz






35. Up to 168 pins; Large output connectors on the end of the snake






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






37. Put all instruments in the mix and fine tune later






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






39. 1 kHz - 20 kHz






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






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






42. P/A






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






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






45. True






46. '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






47. Splitter Box; Main Snake; Fan Outs






48. 1st stage of protection; Prevents damage to sound system by limiting and/or compressing overall ouput






49. Founded in 1979 in Southern california and acquired accounts of Black Flag - Pearl Jam - The Cult - Beck - and Red Hot Chili Peppers






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