Who’s Who? Tour
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Talent Agency: Artist management
Road Manager: Financial, technical Rider, Scheduling.
Crew Chief: In charge of entire crew, gives direction.
Sound Tech: FOH, Monitors
Light Director: LD Work with the house lighting tech
to design show.
Drum Tech:
Guitar Tech:
Bass Tech:
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Flashlight
Leatherman
Crescent Wrench
Multi Meter
Screw Driver
Jewellers Screw driver
Pliers
Board Tape
Sharpie
Headphones
Adaptors
Ear Plugs
Tools
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Glossary of Terms
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Mixes: monitors
Distro: U-Ground, Hubble, cam lock
Snake: Multiple channels of xlr (mic inputs and return lines)
Split Snake: For every “in” there area 2 “outs”
Snake Head: Stage end of the snake, Tail
Sub Snake: Drops located at various locations on the stage, or
for patching purposes.
Sound Check: Check Instruments and EQ monitors
Line Check: Check input lines from stage to FOH
Changeover: Remove Equipment from Stage and position
equipment for the next act.
Downbeat: Start Time Corporate
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Glossary of Terms
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FOH: Front of house
Load in: Unload trucks and move equipment into the venue
Strike: Dismantling show, remove equipment during change
overs
Stage Monitor: Wedge, Cue Wedge
Monitor World: Where the monitor techs mix monitors from.
Guitar World: Where the guitar tech tunes, restrings guitars
during a show.
Backline: Bands Equipment
Riser: Drum Riser, Keyboard riser.
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Glossary of Terms
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AC: Alternating current, electrical
Quad Box: Electrical Box with 4 u-grounds, 1 circuit
Aux Send: An independent mix derived from the channels for
various functions
Balanced unbalanced: Refers to the type of input or output
signal connection. An unbalanced connection has two signal
carrying conductors, one of which is the cable shield. A balanced
connection has 3 conductors two for signal and a shield which is
connected to the earth
Bi-amping: Providing separate amplifiers to drive the high and
low frequency units in a loud speaker.
Earth: Also known as ground. The term for the electronic signal
reference. This connects to the mains supply earth point and all
cable shields and conductive equipment cases.
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Glossary of Terms
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Stage Right
Stage Left
Upstage
Downstage
Orchestra Pit: In front of stage
Stacks: Speakers
Racks: Outboard gear, amps.
Chain Fall: Attach to the Fly Points in the ceiling
Bumper: Attaches to the Speaker Cabinets
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