12) Would you rather have…
—A sound system that sounds amazing at mix position but poor everywhere else - 3 points
—A system that sounds mediocre but its coverage is smooth and consistent throughout the audience of the entire venue - 5 points
—The newest revolutionary PA that you saw in a magazine but have yet to hear - 7 points
—The biggest PA you can get - 2 points

13) The most important characteristics of a world-class sound engineer is…
—Instilling confidence to the band that every show will sound as good as humanly possible - 1 point
—Reinvesting a portion of your salary into paying random people $20 to tell the band it sounded great - 3 points
—Quality sound and show to show consistency regardless of system type, venue size or personal issues - 1 point
—How many companies give you free gear - 2 points
—Hamming it up for pictures in sound magazines - 7 points

14) The common practice of having the back-line techs play all the instruments through the main sound system, full blast, right before the band plays is necessary…
—Because even though the band sound checked four hours ago, having the back-line techs play the instruments may offer totally new and critical info to your mix - 4 points
—Because the audience needs to get mentally prepared for the show by listening to 30 kick drum beats and the beginning of “Freebird” half a dozen times - 3 points
—For engineers who can’t afford headphones and have no idea of how to acoustically compensate for the audience arriving, using house music - 5 points
—Because it is truly your only chance to demonstrate your amazing sound prowess before the band steals your spotlight - 2 points

15) When mixing a show and you really have to take a “whiz”,  you…
—Go take a whiz - “when you gotta go, you gotta go” - 3 points
—Act nonchalant as you fill up every empty container in sight - 6 points
—Try and make the mad dash between songs - 5 points

16) While mixing the show, do you make the time to listen to the sound outside of the mix area?
—No, you’re always too busy turning all those knobs - 5 points
—Never thought of it - 4 points
—Every time you’re in a new venue - 1 point
—You play hide and seek with the band ducking down in the crowd and popping up in various places - 6 points
—Only when you have to take a whiz - 3 points

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