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| what system is the audience hearing? |
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| the artists are listening to sources from the monitor system. is this type of system one large system or several smaller ones? |
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| what device placed near the stage will divide the signal source (mics and instuments) and send it to two or more locations? |
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| in order to have a fully operational splitter system, what components are necessary? |
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| spliter, fanouts, snake(s) |
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| how is signal preferably returned to the splitter from the front of house? |
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| what is the prefered color of return lines? |
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| what is the primary function of return lines? |
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| yes or no: in order to interface the monitor console and processing , a monitor snake must be utilized. |
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| no, because of the location, a longer fanout can be used |
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| t or f: return lines are typically not utilized for a monitor console-to-monitor amplifier interface |
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| t or f: the speakers for the front of the house system are known as near field monitors. |
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| t or f: a subsnake is required to have a complete splitter system |
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| t or f: a subsnake could be utilized as a main snake for a small, one-console type system |
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| which engineer is responsible for the artists mix? |
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| who will oversee the setup, tear-down, and maintenance of the system? |
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which piece of equipment would not be found in the FOH area? a. house desk b. drive rack c. splitter d. effecs rack |
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| t or f: it is preferred by many to have the drive rack and the FX rack separated |
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which of these is a large format live console? a. soundcraft k2 b. midas xl4 c. ssl 9000j d. mackie 8 buss |
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| what is the correct signal flow sequence for a drive rack? |
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| t or f: time-based processors will be patched into inserts |
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| dynamic based processors will be patched into: |
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| what is the best mix position? |
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| somewhere in the middle of the floor |
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| on average, about how much time is alotted to an engineer to get the artist ready to play? |
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| t or f: the monitor engineer has creative control over how much each artist's mix will sound |
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using which control below will allow any house console to be used as a monitor console? a. channel faders b. routing matrix c. aux sends d. stereo buss |
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| some of the house consoles are able to send the ___ to the ____ by pushing a 'swap' button |
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| aux sends to subgroup faders |
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| the sends on a monitor console are typically called: |
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the pre/post buttons are used for: a. pre/post eq b. pre/post channel fader c. pre/post mix master fader d. pre/post outboard eq |
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| t or f: the primary purpose for a mix eq is feedback reduction/elimination |
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| where are the mix eqs wired? |
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| t or f: monitor systems always have drive racks |
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| on average, how many amps are in a monitor amp rack? |
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| on average, what is the maximum amoint of amps found in a monitor amp rack? |
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| t or f: floor wedges cover a wide area so that an artist can move around and still hear their mix |
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| the speakers on the side of the stage are called: |
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| t or f: the stereo buss was designed to manage sidefills |
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| t or f: regular mix sends can also be utilized to manage sidefills |
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| the mix for the engineer is called: |
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| t or f: the cue system is one of the engineers most valuable tools |
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on the mix outputs, the cue system is a: a. pre-fader listen b. after-fader listen |
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| the cue system send is pre or post the outboard eq? |
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| the cue system send is pre or post the mix master faders? |
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| if a console has a matrix section, its primary use is for? |
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| sending one mix to another (ego ramps and extra temp mixes) |
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in-ear monitors remove what problem(s) from the monitor system? a. feedback b. stage volume c. "roaming" problems d. all of the above |
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| when building mixes and presented with multiple requests from one artist, one should... |
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| put all instruments in the mix and fine tune later |
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| when setting up vocal mics, the best technique is: |
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| emulate the singer's manners and techniques as much as possible |
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