Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
sound check
noun
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
▪ Arrive punctually to be ready for the sound check at the agreed time.
▪ I tape everything that we do in sound check.
▪ Last year I did a big, all-star benefit; the sound check was fine.
▪ You spend so long explaining why a sound check has to be done insitu that you miss the sound check.
Wikipedia
Sound check
Sound check may refer to:
- Sound Check, a loudness normalization system in ITunes
- Soundcheck, the preparation that takes place before a concert
- Soundcheck (radio program), a talk radio program about music and the arts
Usage examples of "sound check".
From behind the hotel came a blast of techno that veered into distortion, this followed by an amplified voice giving instructions: a sound check in progress.
The host, looking professional, sat in his chair and went through a sound check of his own.
Before the performance Brian had invited him to come early for the sound check, and to have a look at the keyboard instruments.
The crowd in the mosh pit hooted and cheered as four women walked on stage and picked up their instruments for a last-minute sound check.
Dennis ran a sound check: an invisible locomotive rumbled past my left ear, then past my right ear, then past both ears at once.