PA Tech Revision Crossword

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Across
  1. 7. The type of rugged microphone that is a popular choice for live sound
  2. 8. How a microphone hears pitch is described as it’s “.......”
  3. 11. Condenser mics need this kind of power to work
  4. 12. Flexible type of equalizer commonly found on each channel of a mixer
  5. 16. The name of the piece of audio equipment that changes a jack connector to a microphone/XLR connector
  6. 17. Heart-shaped pick up pattern
  7. 19. When observing safe practice, this type of tape is used to tape down cables
  8. 20. This slider turns up the volume of a channel
  9. 23. When we “tune” a PA system we use this type of equalizer.
  10. 26. HPF stands for ...............
  11. 27. This control moves a sound around between the left and right speakers
  12. 28. We use this control to adjust the volume of a signal coming into a channel
  13. 29. Musical instruments on stage are referred to as “.......”
  14. 30. Initial gap between a sound and the first part of a reverb
  15. 31. “............” is a phenomenon that occurs when a microphone picks up sound from a speaker while that speaker is playing sound from the microphone, thus creating a loop.
Down
  1. 1. When we increase the volume of quiet sounds to balance other louder sounds in a mix, this is called “sound .......”
  2. 2. The bass boost that occurs when you get close to a cardioid microphone is called the “..............”
  3. 3. Type of microphone that picks up equally from all directions
  4. 4. Type of reverb that does not occur naturally
  5. 5. This type of audio cable is best for rejecting unwanted noise
  6. 6. Fader on a mixer that can control multiple channel faders
  7. 9. The first part of reverb that is heard
  8. 10. The initial attack part of a sound
  9. 11. When sending a signal to an effects unit, it is most common to use a “.......” send
  10. 13. Sensitive microphone that is good at picking up the detail in a sound
  11. 14. When turning on a PA system, what do you switch on first?
  12. 15. Unit of measurement for frequency
  13. 18. An equalisers “Q” control is also known as the “.......” control
  14. 21. Type of delay used by Elvis
  15. 22. Type of reverb that is commonly used in guitar amps
  16. 24. One thousandth of a second
  17. 25. Type of EQ used to generally turn up or down the bottom or top end of a sound
  18. 27. When sending a signal to a monitor speaker, it is most common to use a “.......” send