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What does "sig" on a sound board mean?

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"Sig" is short for "Signal. It is generally associated with an LED, and lets you know that something is coming in on the channel, even if it is muted or the fader is down.

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For monitors, should there be two cables plugged in, one to aux R and one into aux L, or should I get one of the cables that has both R and L?

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For monitor speakers, you only need one signal cable per speaker. In-ear monitors are sometimes stereo and require Left and Right input cables, but can often also function in mono.

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At work we have one big classroom with commercial speakers set up in the ceiling. We have split the room in two. We want to begin using mics in each. Since it's all one speaker system, can we do this?

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Create a sub group (1-2) or (3-4) for each half of the room, and control them with the subgroup faders on the right side of the board.

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What does "rev" on a soundboard means?

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Depending on the board, it can indicate an aux send designed for reverb (i.e. a post fader send), or it can indicate a polarity (phase) reverse switch. It should be fairly evident which it is, based on whether the label is next to a button or a knob.

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When doing a mic test, why do people say "1, 2, 1, 2"? Is this something you should always do when testing?

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"1, 2" hits a couple of soft vowels and hard consonants, so you can see/hear when a mic might be too soft or loud. Saying, "testing, test, test," or the like will accomplish the same thing.

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