sound check

noun

: a test of sound equipment
They did a sound check before the concert.

Examples of sound check in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web These would include packing the tour van, getting the clothes cleaned, working the lights for shows, and running sound check, among other things. Devonne Goode, Parents, 24 Sep. 2024 Ohio Governor Mike DeWine takes part in a sound check at the Fiserv Forum ahead of the 2024 Republican National Convention on July 14, 2024 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Josephine Rozzelle, CNBC, 20 Sep. 2024 Richards says the venue has declined his clients' requests for Wooly's to move the venue's sound check schedule from earlier in the day to 5pm. Linh Ta, Axios, 9 Sep. 2024 Jake Xerxes Fussell plays his 1976 Fender Telecaster, his favorite guitar to play on the road, during a sound check before a gig at Club Passim in Cambridge, Massachusetts, March 22, 2024. Simon Montlake, The Christian Science Monitor, 11 July 2024 Best Part of Recording Human Clay The majority of that record was written on the road during sound check. Dan Hyman, Vulture, 14 Mar. 2024 Behind them board operators ran a sound check and a wardrobe assistant shook out costumes. Alexis Soloski, New York Times, 4 June 2024 The approval came with a condition that a sound check be conducted to ensure that noise levels are not too high. Erik S. Hanley, Journal Sentinel, 9 May 2024 So, much as there will be focus on the individual leaderboard and college golf-like team leaders, there’s definitely the sense of being a high level sound check for the biggest golf concert next week. David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 4 Apr. 2024

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“Sound check.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sound%20check. Accessed 31 Oct. 2024.

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