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sound check

British

noun

an on-the-spot rehearsal by a band before a gig to enable the sound engineer to set up the mixer

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In late May, Axelrod fired Wyatt during a sound check.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 27, 2026

"They go to every sound check and lay under the piano on the stage. Whenever Neil is playing, the dogs just migrate right to him and lay at his feet."

From BBC • Apr. 13, 2025

Behind them board operators ran a sound check and a wardrobe assistant shook out costumes.

From New York Times • Jun. 4, 2024

During the sound check on the stage that’s in front of her hotel, they danced on the sand.

From Seattle Times • May 4, 2024

Later this afternoon, I know that the band will do a sound check.

From "If I Stay" by Gayle Forman

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