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Vegas mode

Vegas mode noun: a testing/demonstration mode of mixing consoles where the controls methodically move by themselves. It is used both to create a visual spectacle and to prove that controls are not malfunctioning.

Noun

Vegas mode

  1. A testing/demonstration mode of mixing consoles where the controls methodically move by themselves. It is used both to create a visual spectacle and to prove that controls are not malfunctioning.
    • It confirmed for me that digitally controlled audio was the only way to fly, but the thing that all the clients thought was really cool, was Vegas mode. The board scrolled quickly through all its lights—and it had a lot of them.1999 April, Bill Gibson, The AudioPro Home Recording Course: A Comprehensive Multimedia Audio Recording Text (Mix pro audio series), volume 3, Hal Leonard Corporation, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, page 205
  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see Vegas, mode.
    • I was in Vegas mode. My mind was on girls and gambling.2017, Gucci Mane, Neil Martinez-Belkin, The Autobiography of Gucci Mane, Simon and Schuster, →ISBN

Origin of Vegas mode

Named after Las Vegas, because the city is known for having signs and slot machines with flashing lights.

Questions about Vegas mode

What does Vegas mode mean?
Vegas mode means a testing/demonstration mode of mixing consoles where the controls methodically move by themselves. It is used both to create a visual spectacle and to prove that controls are not malfunctioning.
What part of speech is Vegas mode?
Vegas mode is a noun.

Words near Vegas mode in the dictionary

  1. vegaphobic
  2. vegaquarian
  3. vegaquarians
  4. vegaroni
  5. vegas
  6. Vegas mode
  7. Vegas rule
  8. Vegas rules
  9. Vegas Strip
  10. vegasite
  11. vegatable

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