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

Example Sentences

Not that he especially cares: “When I’m working, I don’t consider an audience member’s views because that’s the death of art, if you ask me,” he says after sound check at the Bowl before the second of three gigs there last week.

From Los Angeles Times

Of course, the minute you start using one … Did you see at sound check?

From Los Angeles Times

One of the best moments features Garret Morris doing a sound check by belting out “Gonna Get Me a Shotgun,” a hilariously race-baiting showstopper.

From Salon

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

From New York Times

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

From Seattle Times