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sound check

noun

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

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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“We’re just advocates of pure hip-hop,” says Amon, standing on the back patio of Echoplex just before their Defend L.A. sound check.

Sound Check Manila, whose account curates music events in the Philippine capital, also wrote on X.

From BBC

At about 2:30pm, the band start their sound check.

From BBC

As Cuco is escorted through the concrete bowels of Dodger Stadium by a pair of team publicists taking him to sound check, fans spot him and excitedly call out his name.

After sound check, Cuco made his way back to the suite level to wait for the rest of his party to arrive, which included his parents, Adolfo Banos and Irma Mendoza.

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