Show:
Microphones
Speakers
Sounds
Devices
Extras
100
A device that receives sound waves and changes them into electronic impulses
What is a Microphone
100
Devices that convert electrical impulses into sound waves
What are Speakers
100
Qualities that determine the audibility and trueness of the sound of the actors’ voices
What are Acoustics
100
Allows the sound operator to adjust the volume and tone of multiple inputs
What is a Mixer
100
The amount of sound that should be allowed per audience member
What is a Watt
200
Can pick up a soloist
What is a Rifle Mike
200
Speaker cones that reproduce sounds in the middle range
What is Midrange
200
a loud noise caused by amplified sound being fed back into the mikes
What is Feedback
200
A device that receives a sound signal, increases its strength, and sends it to a speaker or other destination
What is an Amplifier
200
A record of the setting and equipment needed for each sound in a show, including music, dialogue, and sound effects
What is a Sound Plot
300
picks up sound 10 to 15 feet away; useful for choral numbers
Apron Mike
300
Speaker cones that reproduce low pitched sounds
What is a Woofer
300
A high pitched sound caused by a mike volume that is too high
What is Ringing
300
Devices that sense and lower the volume of loud sounds
What are Compressors
300
Turning up the mike just before an actor speaks and then bringing it up to full volume as the actor begins
What is Preceding the User
400
Is clipped to actors or to their costumes; works by battery
What is a Radio Mike
400
Speaker cones that reproduce high-pitched sounds
What are Tweeters
400
A combination of devices that make sounds, such as a doorbell and an electronic phone-tone maker
What is a Sound-effects Board
400
Allows a stage manager to communicate with the crew
What is an Intercom System
400
A list of each sound effect, its cue number, script page number, volume level, and length in seconds
What is a Sound Cue Sheet