- published: 16 Feb 2016
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A soundcheck is the preparation that takes place before a concert, speech, or similar performance, when the performer and the sound crew run through a small portion of the upcoming show on the venue's sound system to make sure that the sound in the venue's "Front Of House" (FOH) and stage monitor sound systems is clear and at the right volume and tonal frequencies. Soundchecks are especially important for popular and other musical genres that use heavily-amplified PA systems; having correct sound is crucial to the success of such events. A soundcheck remains a difficult science, because the acoustics of a venue often change somewhat once it is filled with an audience.
Soundchecks are often conducted prior to audience entry to the venue. The sound check should start with the rhythm section, and then go on to the melody section and vocalists.
After technical adjustments have been completed by the sound crew, the performers leave the stage and the audience is admitted. In other instances, soundchecks take place in front of the audience, and can be followed immediately by the performance itself.
Catfish And The Bottlemen - Soundcheck (Official Audio)
Catfish and the Bottlemen - Soundcheck
Suie Paparude - Soundcheck [official video]
Catfish and The Bottlemen - Soundcheck - From the Studio
Topas Air Soundcheck
Catfish & The Bottlemen: Soundcheck
Catfish And The Bottlemen - Soundcheck (First Performance) Live At O2 Academy Glasgow
Gorillaz-Sound Check
Metallica - Soundcheck [Brisbane February 22, 2013]
Prince playing 'Summertime' at Soundcheck, Koshien, Hyogo Prefecture (1990)
Check One, Two
Ya lets do a quick sound check
Ya just put on that beat I had
Drop that beat, ya
Yes yes y'all, back in the place
It's for the heads y'all, ain't nobody safe
Yes yes y'all, I'm back in the place
It's for the heads y'all, heads y'all
I like to welcome ya back, clear your calender
Let me begin, dusting off the record break
And plug my mic back in
Another record from class, deja vu
Came back to drop cuts like DJ Babu
Jump right into the game of boy cott-in the industry
But now a days I'm Boy Cott-in the industry
I play with my rules, take the wins and losses
Make kids get nauseous, when I begin to talk shit
I'm a loud mouth, I say what I be thinkin'
Figure the different I say it, better the words I'm
sayin'
So I'm a break it, got a lot of things to prove
Still trying to show that classified is not a group
Only one man, white boy without a sun tan
One ramp, and rock shows with only one fan
I'm Hip Hop
There ain't another way to put it
A product of the culture and stayin' deep rooted
Raised off the music, rhymes beats and rhythm
Harmony's and Melodies, mixed in to be different
That's what kept me listening, I'm ready to go
So let the confetti blow and get the show on the road
Yes yes y'all, back in the place
It's for the heads y'all, ain't nobody safe
Yes yes y'all, I'm back in the place
It's for the heads y'all, heads y'all, lets go