Sound

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Sound

• in Theatre

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Sound in Theatre

• Music
• Effects
• Reinforcement

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Music

• Pre-showmusic before the show to get the
  audience ready and set the mood
• Intermissionmusic that takes place during
  intermission to keep the audience in the mood
• Post-showmusic that takes place during and after
  the curtain call to continue the experience
• Scene Changemusic that occurs to transition from
  one scene to the other and helps cover up
  background noise of the scene change

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Effects

• Sound effectsimportant elements in the show.
  Those special sounds that are not produced by the
  actual props on stage, but come from a
  pre-recorded sound. Help make things realistic
• Sounds that used to be on independent tracks are
  now blended (synthesized) to make a scored sound
  track.

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Reinforcement

• Help to make the actors louder and easier to
  understand and hear.
• AcousticsSound transmission characteristics that
  are in a specific room or space. Good
  AcousticsGood Sound
• BalanceA good blend between the actors voice and
  background music and sounds.

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Nature of Sound

• FrequencyThe rate at which objects vibrate
• PitchTransmission of sound in the air
• IntensityLoudness of the sound
• TimbreDistinctive qualities of a sound that
  makes one different from another

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Sound Equipment

• Tape Deck/CD Player
• Transducerdevice that converts energy from one
  state into another
• Microphone or Loud Speaker
• MicrophonesCorded, Cordless, Wireless, Hanging
• AmplifierUsed to boost the signal received from
  a transducer

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Sound Equipment Continues

• EqualizerSelectively boosts frequencies
• MixerMixes the input of a bunch of sources to be
  able to control them all.
• SpeakerPuts sound out to the audience
• MonitorPuts sound out backstage
• Sound BoothWhere all the sound equipment is
  located

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Sound Diagram
INPUT Microphones CD Player Tape Deck MP3 Player
Mixer
Equalizer
Amp
OUTPUT Speakers Monitors
Equalizer
Amp
Equalizer
Amp