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sound check

sound check is the alternative form of soundcheck.

Meaning of soundcheck

Noun

soundcheck (countable and uncountable, plural soundchecks)

  1. An activity that takes place before a concert, etc., when the performer and sound crew run through a small portion of the upcoming show on the venue's sound system to verify the volume and tonal frequencies.
    • Soundcheck for the band, today, takes place at the Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles. It is late afternoon and while the arena's 17,000 outdoor seats are still empty the four members of Mumford & Sons – prospering British folk band, in the middle of a long tour of Australia, the US and the UK, their...2012 November 15, Tom Lamont, The Daily Telegraph

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Forms of sound check

pluralsound checks

Questions about sound check

What is sound check the alternative form of?
Sound check is the alternative form of soundcheck.

Words near sound check in the dictionary

  1. sound byte
  2. sound card
  3. sound cards
  4. sound change
  5. sound changes
  6. sound check
  7. sound clip
  8. sound clips
  9. sound cut
  10. sound cuts
  11. sound design

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