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Monitor mix

Also known as foldback mix, cue mix.

A live audio mix created for performers or operators to hear the signals they need during a show.

In practice

Mixes may feed wedges, in-ear systems, sidefills, or cue speakers and are built around intelligibility, comfort, safe level, latency, communication, and performer preference.

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Sources

  1. Audio Systems Guide for Theater Performances · Shure

Educational reference only. Requirements vary by jurisdiction, employer, venue, and production context.