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It was just to make sure that all the equipments in the audio chain is working properly.

For eg live sound, when you tap the mic and if the loudspeaker reproduce the tapping sound then you can make sure that all the equipments in the chain is working properly,your mic,amplifier,loudspeaker etc

But i just want to tell you one more thing that tapping the microphone is not a good practise as it may spoil the diaphram.

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There are a couple reasons for this, some singers like to swing the microphone so it prevents the cable from detaching, a microphone can get slippery when your singing and moving so it can prevent it from slipping from your hands, colored tape can indicate to the sound man which microphone the main singer uses, and it can also be purely for fashion if you put neon color tape on it.

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