sound test

Pre-show equipment check

A sound test is a check of audio equipment before a performance, recording, or broadcast to ensure microphones, speakers, and levels are working properly: We need to do a sound test before the show.

In video games, a sound test is often a hidden menu that lets players listen to the game's music and sound effects.

Opposites
preparatory vs. actual event

sound testlive performance

Unrecorded staged entertainment

the real thing · main event · live show · concert · broadcast

audio activity vs. silence/inactivity

sound testsilence

Total lack of sound

dead air · soundlessness

verification vs. unverified state

sound testcold start

Starting from zero

Family

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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G