prueba de sonido
/pɾweba de sonido/from spelling rules
The English phrase "microphone check" can be translated into Spanish as prueba de sonido.
Prueba de sonido is the standard term used in professional audio environments, such as concerts or recording studios, to refer to a microphone or sound system check. It can also be translated as "sound test". If you wish to describe the actual action of performing the check, you should use the verb phrase probar el sonido, which means "to test the sound".
What does it mean word for word?
The phrase prueba de sonido literally translates to "sound test".
Which one should you use?
Prueba de sonido is the common way to refer to a sound test or sound check. In contrast, Comprobación del micrófono is a more formal way to express the concept of a "microphone check". For a more casual or playful approach, you can use Uno, dos, tres to check if a microphone is working or the informal Probando, probando which is equivalent to the English "testing, testing".
Is it said differently in some regions?
In Argentina, the phrase Prueba de micrófono is used to initiate a microphone check in formal settings.
How do you pronounce it?
/pɾweba de sonido/
Did you know?
- The verb probar used in probar el sonido is also the primary word used for 'tasting' food or 'trying on' clothes.
- In some Latin American recording contexts, a technician might say estamos en aire to signal the microphone check is over and the system is 'live'.
- In Spanish, the word prueba in prueba de sonido can also mean 'evidence' or 'proof' in a legal context, as well as a 'test' or 'exam' in school.
Examples in context
- Buenos días a todos. Antes de comenzar, necesitamos realizar una comprobación del micrófono. ¿Se escucha bien?Good morning, everyone. Before we begin, we need to perform a microphone check. Can you hear me well?
- ¡Probando, probando! ¿Está sonando? ¡Uno, dos, tres!Testing, testing! Can you hear me? One, two, three!
- La prueba de sonido será a las cinco.The sound check will be at five.
- Necesitamos una prueba de sonido antes del concierto.We need a sound check before the concert.
- Todo salió bien en la prueba de sonido.Everything went well during the sound check.
Example conversation
Sofía and Mateo are preparing for a concert on stage.
- SofíaMateo, ¿podemos empezar la prueba de sonido?Mateo, can we start the sound check?
- MateoSí, Sofía. Dame un momento, por favor.Yes, Sofía. Give me a moment, please.
- SofíaPerfecto, voy a probar mi micrófono.Perfect, I am going to test my microphone.
- MateoMuy bien, te escucho fuerte y claro.Very good, I hear you loud and clear.
Sources
- IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
