In professional audio, a mixing console, digital mixing console, mixing desk (Brit.), or audio mixer, also called a sound board or soundboard, is an electronic device for combining (also called "mixing"), routing, and changing the level, tonality and/or dynamics of audio signals. A mixer can mix analog or digital signals, depending on the type of mixer. The modified signals (voltages or digital samples) are summed to produce the combined output signals. Sound reproduction is the electrical or mechanical re-creation and/or amplification of sound, often as music. ... In professional audio, a digital mixing console, is an electronic device for combining, routing, and changing the dynamics of digital audio samples. ... This article is about the engineering discipline. ... Audio mixing is used in sound recording, audio editing and sound systems to balance the relative volume and frequency content of a number of sound sources. ... In music, timbre, or sometimes timber, (from Fr. ... An analog or analogue signal is any continuously variable signal. ... The term digital signal is used to refer to more than one concept. ... International safety symbol Caution, risk of electric shock (ISO 3864), colloquially known as high voltage symbol. ... A sample refers to a value or set of values at a point in time and/or space. ... Addition is one of the basic operations of arithmetic. ...

Mixing consoles are used in many applications, including recording studios, public address systems, sound reinforcement systems, broadcasting, television, and film post-production. An example of a simple application would be to enable the signals that originated from two separate microphones (each being used by vocalists singing a duet, perhaps) to be heard through one set of speakers simultaneously. When used for live performances, the signal produced by the mixer will usually be sent directly to an amplifier, unless that particular mixer is “powered” or it is being connected to powered speakers. A recording studio is a facility for sound recording. ... This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... A sound reinforcement system is a functional arrangement of electronic components that is designed to reinforce a live sound source. ... Broadcasting is the distribution of audio and/or video signals which transmit programs to an audience. ... This article is about motion pictures. ... Post production is the general term for the last stage of film production in which photographed scenes (also called footage) are put together into a complete film. ... “Microphones” redirects here. ... Harry Belafonte singing, photograph by C. van Vechten Singing is the act of producing musical sounds with the voice, which is often contrasted with speech. ... Duet may refer to: Duet, musical form Duet, Fox sitcom This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... For the Marty Friedman album, see Loudspeaker (album) An inexpensive low fidelity 3. ... For the British rock band of the same name, see Amplifier (band). ... An active loudspeaker Powered speakers (or active speakers) are speakers that have built-in amplifiers. ...

BBC Local Radio Mark III radio mixing desk

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Structure

Yamaha 2403 audio mixing console in a 'live' mixing application

The input strip is usually separated into these sections: Download high resolution version (1311x418, 31 KB)Yamaha 2403 audio mixing console. ... Download high resolution version (1311x418, 31 KB)Yamaha 2403 audio mixing console. ...

• Input Jacks / Microphone preamps
• Basic input controls
• Channel EQ
• Routing Section including Direct Outs, Aux-sends, Panning control and Subgroup assignments
• Input Faders
• Subgroup faders
• Output controls including Master level controls, EQ and/or Matrix routing

On the Yamaha Console to the right, these sections are color coded for quick identification by the operator. A microphone preamp is a device used to amplify the voltage taken from a microphone to a higher, more usable level. ... Aux-send is a feature of a professional multi-track sound mixing (or recording) console which provides an effects loop, allowing the insertion and level control of outboard audio processing to be added to an audio source or channel within the mixing console. ... Panning is the spread of a monaural signal in a stereo or multi-channel sound field. ... In audio engineering, a fade is a gradual increase or decrease in the volume of a source, such as when a song is gradually reduced to silence at its end (fade-out), or gradually increases from silence at the beginning (fade-in). ...

Each signal that is input into the mixer has its own channel. Depending on the specific mixer, each channel is stereo or monaural. On most mixers, each channel has an XLR input, and many have RCA or quarter-inch Jack plug line inputs. Input3 is the term denoting either an entrance or changes which are inserted into a system and which activate/modify a process. ... Label for 2. ... Label for 1. ... XLR3 cable connectors, female on left and male on right The XLR connector is a rugged electrical connector design. ... This article does not cite its references or sources. ... 2. ...

Basic input controls

Below each input, there are usually several rotary controls (knobs, pots). The first is typically a trim or gain control. The inputs buffer the signal from the external device and this controls the amount of amplification or attenuation needed to bring the signal to a nominal level for processing. This stage is where most noise or interference is picked up, due to the high gains involved (around +50 dB, for a microphone). Balanced inputs and connectors, such as XLR or Tip-Ring-Sleeve (TRS) quarter-inch connectors, reduce interference problems. A buffer amplifier (sometimes simply called a buffer) is one that provides impedance transformation from high to low between one circuit and another. ... Nominal level is the operating level at which an electronic signal processing device is designed to operate. ... For other uses, see Decibel (disambiguation). ... In telecommunications, a balanced line or balanced signal pair is a transmission line consisting of two conductors in the presence of ground, which relies on balanced impedances to minimize interference. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged with Jack plug. ...

There may be insert points after the buffer/gain stage, which send to and return from external processors which should only affect the signal of that particular channel. Insert points are most commonly used with effects that control a signal's amplitude, such as noise gates, expanders, and compressors. It has been suggested that pulse amplitude be merged into this article or section. ... A noise gate is an electronic device or software logic that is used to control the volume of an audio signal. ... Expander can mean: In signal processing, the opposite of a compresser, used to expand the dynamic range of a signal. ... Audio level compression, also called dynamic range compression, volume compression, compression, limiting, or DRC (often seen in DVD player settings) is a process that manipulates the dynamic range of an audio signal. ...

Aux send routing

The Aux sends send the incoming signal to external devices. Aux sends can either be pre-fade or post-fade, in that the level of a pre-fade send is set by the control, whereas post-fade depend on the position of the channel fader as well. Aux sends can be used to send the signal to an external processor such as a reverb, which can then be routed back through another channel or designated aux returns on the mixer. These will normally be post-fader. Pre-fade auxs provide a monitor mix to musicians onstage, this mix is thus independent of the main mix.

Mixing desk used for live performances.

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Channel EQ

Further channel controls affect the equalization of the signal by separately attenuating or boosting a range of frequencies (e.g., bass, midrange, and treble frequencies). Most large mixing consoles (24 channels and larger) usually have sweep equalization in one or more bands of its parametric equalizer on each channel, where the frequency and affected bandwidth of equalization can be selected. Smaller mixing consoles have few or no equalization control. Care must be taken not to add too much EQ to a signal that is already close to clipping; additional energy will overdrive the channel. Some mixers have a general equalization control (either graphic or parametric) at the output. For information about computer bandwidth management, see Equalization (computing). ... For other uses, see Frequency (disambiguation). ... Bass (IPA: [], rhyming with face), when used as an adjective, describes tones of low frequency or range. ... Treble is a term applied in music to the high or acute part of the musical system, as opposed to the bass, the lower or grave part. ... For information about computer bandwidth management, see Equalization (computing). ...

Subgroup and mix routing

Each channel on a mixer has an audio taper pot, or potentiometer, controlled by a sliding volume control (fader), that allows adjustment of the level, or amplitude, of that channel in the final mix. A typical mixing console has many rows of these sliding volume controls. Each control adjusts only its respective channel (or one half of a stereo channel); therefore, it only affects the level of the signal from one microphone or other audio device. The signals are summed to create the main mix, or combined on a bus as a submix, a group of channels that are then added to get the final mix (for instance, many drum mics could be grouped into a bus, and then the proportion of drums in the final mix can be controlled with one bus fader). It has been suggested that Determining emf of primary cells using potentiometer be merged into this article or section. ...

There may also be insert points for a certain bus, or even the entire mix.

Master output controls

Subgroup and main output fader controls are often found together on the right hand side of the mixer or, on larger consoles, in a center section flanked by banks of input channls. Matrix routing is often contained in this master section, as are headphone and local loudspeaker monitoring controls. Talkback controls allow conversation with the artist through their wedges, headphones or IEMs. A test tone generator might be located in the master output section. Aux returns such as those signals returning from outboard reverb devices are often in the master section.

Metering

Finally, there are usually one or more VU or peak meters to indicate the levels for each channel, or for the master outputs, and to indicate whether the console levels are overmodulating or clipping the signal. Most mixers have at least one additional output, besides the main mix. These are either individual bus outputs, or auxiliary outputs, used, for instance, to output a different mix to on-stage monitors. The operator can vary the mix (or levels of each channel) for each output. A VU meter is often included in analog audio equipment to display a signal level in volume units. ... Peak Meter is a type of visual device that indicates the voltage level of the signal that is passing through it. ... The picture shows an oscilloscope screen of an amplifier clipping. ... // Information processing In information processing, output is the process of transmitting information by an object (verb usage). ... For the Marty Friedman album, see Loudspeaker (album) An inexpensive low fidelity 3. ...

As audio is heard in a logarithmic fashion (both amplitude and frequency), mixing console controls and displays are almost always in decibels, a logarithmic measurement system. This is also why special audio taper pots or circuits are needed. Since it is a relative measurement, and not a unit itself (like a percentage), the meters must be referenced to a nominal level. The "professional" nominal level is considered to be +4 dBu. The "consumer grade" level is −10 dBV. For other uses, see Decibel (disambiguation). ... It has been suggested that Determining emf of primary cells using potentiometer be merged into this article or section. ... Nominal level is the operating level at which an electronic signal processing device is designed to operate. ... The decibel is a dimensionless unit (like percent) that is a measure of ratios on a logarithmic scale. ... Bel can mean: A unit of measurement for proportions and ratios; see Decibel and dB(A) The title of a Semitic god; see Bel (god) A Celtic deity; see Belenus This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ...

Hardware routing and patching

For convenience, some mixing console racks contain a patch bay or patch panel. These may be more useful for those not using a computer with several plugins on their software. Connections on a Patch Bay A patch bay is an assembly of hardware so arranged that a number of circuits, usually of the same or similar type, appear on jacks for monitoring, interconnecting, and testing circuits in a convenient, flexible manner. ...

Most, but not all, audio mixers can

• add external effects.
• use monaural signals to produce stereo sound by adjusting the position of each signal on the sound stage (pan and balance controls).
• provide phantom power (typically 48 volts) required by some microphones.
• create an audible tone via an oscillator, usually at 440 Hz, 1 kHz, or 2 kHz

Some mixers can Sound effects or audio effects are artificially created or enhanced sounds, or sound processes used to emphasize artistic or other content of movies, video games, music, or other media. ... A sound stage is a hangar-like structure, building or room, that is soundproof for the production of theatrical motion pictures and television, usually inside a movie studio. ... Panning is the spread of a monaural signal in a stereo or multi-channel sound field. ... Label for 2. ... Phantom power (labeled as +48 V on some audio equipment) is a method that sends a DC electrical voltage through microphone cables. ... Josephson junction array chip developed by NIST as a standard volt. ... Oscillation is the periodic variation, typically in time, of some measure as seen, for example, in a swinging pendulum. ... This article is about the SI unit of frequency. ...

• add effects internally.
• interface with computers or other recording equipment (to control the mixer with computer presets, for instance).
• be powered by batteries.

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Digital vs. Analog

Digital mixing console sales have increased dramatically since their introduction in the 1990s. Yamaha sold more than 1000 PM5D mixers by July, 2005,^[1] and other manufacturers are seeing increasing sales of their digital products. Digital mixers are more versatile than analog ones and offer many new features, such as the ability to save multiple mute groups, multiple VCA groups and channel settings into a scene and reconfigure signal routing at the touch of a button. The faders can be "swapped" or "flipped" to show aux send levels; a feature very useful in mixing artist's monitors. In addition, digital consoles often include a range of special effects such as parametric EQ, compression, gating, reverb, automatic feedback reduction, tap delay and straight delay. Some products are expandable via third-party software features (called plugins) that add further reverb, compression, delay and tone-shaping tools. Several digital mixers include spectrograph and real time analyzer functions. A few incorporate loudspeaker management tools such as crossover filtering and limiting. Digital signal processing can perform automatic mixing for some simple applications, such as courtrooms, conferences and panel discussions, but at this time no digital mixer in live audio includes automixing. In professional audio, a digital mixing console, is an electronic device for combining, routing, and changing the dynamics of digital audio samples. ... Yamaha redirects here. ... Parametric equalizer (or parametric EQ) is an electronic multi-band variable equalizer device used in sound recording and live sound reproduction with Public Address systems (PA systems). Parametric equalization devices allow audio engineers to control the parameters of the internal band-pass filter sections (amplitude, center frequency and bandwidth). ... Dynamic range compression also called DRC (often seen in DVD player settings), audio level compression, volume compression, compression, or limiting, is a process that manipulates the dynamic range of an audio signal. ... A noise gate is an electronic device or software logic that is used to control the volume of an audio signal. ... This article is about audio effect. ... Audio feedback (also known as the Larsen effect after the Danish scientist, Søren Larsen, who first discovered its principles) is a special kind of feedback which occurs when a sound loop exists between an audio input (for example, a microphone or guitar pickup) and an audio output (for example... Delay is an audio effect which records an input signal to an audio storage medium, and then plays it back after a period of time[1]. The delayed signal may either be played back multiple times, or played back into the recording again, to create the sound of a repeating... The term delay line has multiple meanings: In electronics and derivative fields such as telecommunications, a delay line is rigorously defined as a single-input-channel device, in which the output channel state at a given instant, t, is the same as the input channel state at the instant t... A plugin (plug-in, addin, add-in, addon or add-on) is a computer program that interacts with a main (or host) application (a web browser or an email program, for example) to provide a certain, usually very specific, function on demand. ... A spectrum analyzer is a device used to examine the spectral composition of some electrical, acoustic, or optical waveform. ... A Real Time Analyzer (RTA)is a pro-audio device that measures and displays the frequency spectrum of an audio signal in real time. ... Audio crossovers are a class of electronic filters designed specifically for use in audio applications, especially hi-fi. ... In electronics, a limiter is a circuit that allows signals below a set value to pass unaffected, as in a Class A amplifier, and clips off the peaks of stronger signals that exceed this set value, as in a Class C amplifier. ... A digital signal processor (DSP) is a specialized microprocessor designed specifically for digital signal processing, generally in real-time. ...

Digital mixers can be designed to be quieter than most analog mixers, as digital mixers often incorporate very low threshold noise gates to stop inactive mix bus background hiss from summing with active signals. Digital circuitry is more resistant to outside interference from radio transmitters such as walkie-talkies and cell phones. Associated with all electronic circuits is noise. ... Radio Frequency Interference (RFI) is electromagnetic radiation which is emitted by electrical circuits carrying rapidly changing signals, as a by-product of their normal operation, and which causes unwanted signals (interference or noise) to be induced in other circuits. ...

Propagation delay

Digital mixers have an unavoidable amount of latency or propagation delay, ranging from 1.5 milliseconds to as much as 10 ms, depending on the model of digital mixer and what functions are engaged. This small amount of delay isn't a problem for loudspeakers aimed at the audience or even monitor wedges aimed at the artist, but can be disorienting and unpleasant for IEMs (In ear monitors) where the artist hears their voice acoustically in their head and electronically amplified in their ears but delayed by a couple of milliseconds. In computer science, the propogation delay is the amount of time starting from when the input to a logic gate becomes stable and valid to the time that the output of that logic gate is stable and valid. ... In ear monitors are devices used by performers to hear a mix of microphones and/or instrument pickups that are on the stage. ...

Every analog to digital conversion and digital to analog conversion within a digital mixer entails propagation delay. Audio inserts to favorite external analog processors make for almost double the usual delay. Further delay can be traced to format conversions such as from ADAT to AES3 and from normal digital signal processing steps. 4-channel stereo multiplexed analog-to-digital converter WM8775SEDS made by Wolfson Microelectronics placed on X-Fi Fatal1ty Pro sound card An analog-to-digital converter (abbreviated ADC, A/D or A to D) is an electronic integrated circuit (i/c) that converts continuous signals to discrete digital numbers. ... In electronics, a digital-to-analog converter (DAC or D-to-A) is a device for converting a digital (usually binary) code to an analog signal (current, voltage or electric charge). ... In effects processing and sound reinforcement, an insert is a tip-ring-sleeve connector on the back of a sound board, used for creating a loop through an effects processor. ... Data conversion is the conversion of one form of computer data to another--the changing of bits from being in one format to a different one, usually for the purpose of application interoperability or of capability of using new features. ... This is an article about the digital recording format. ... The digital audio standard frequently called AES/EBU, officially known as AES3, is used for carrying digital audio signals between various devices. ...

Within a digital mixer there can be differing amounts of latency, depending on the routing and on how much DSP is in use. Assigning a signal to two parallel paths with significantly different processing on each path can result in extreme comb filtering when recombined. Some digital mixers incorporate internal methods of latency correction so that such problems are avoided.

Ease of use

Analog consoles remain popular due to their continuing to have one knob, fader or button per function, a reassuring feature for the user. This takes up more physical space but allows more rapid response to changing performance conditions. Most digital mixers take advantage of the technology to reduce the physical space requirements of their product, entailing compromises in user interface such as a single shared channel adjustment area that is selectable for only one channel at a time. Additionally, most digital mixers have virtual pages or layers which change the fader banks into separate controls for additional inputs or for adjusting equalization or aux send levels. This layering can be confusing for operators.

Analog consoles make for simpler understanding of hardware routing. Many digital mixers allow internal reassignment of inputs so that convenient groupings of inputs appear near each other at the fader bank, a feature that can be disorienting for persons having to make a hardware patch change.

On the other hand, many digital mixers allow for extremely easy building of a mix from saved data. USB flash drives and other storage methods are employed to bring past performance data to a new venue in highly portable manner. At the new venue, the traveling mix technician simply plugs the collected data into the venue's digital mixer and quickly makes small adjustments to the local input and output patch layout, allowing for full show readiness in very short order. “JumpDrive” redirects here. ...

Some digital mixers allow offline editing of the mix, a feature that lets the traveling technician use a laptop to make anticipated changes to the show while en route, further shortening the time it takes for the sound system to be ready for the artist.

Sound quality

Both digital and analog mixers rely on analog mic preamps, a high-gain circuit that is the origin of much of the perceived character of sound quality in an audio mixer. In this respect, both formats are on par with each other. In a digital mixer, the mic preamp is followed by an ADC which quantizes the audio stream. Ideally, this process is carefully engineered to deal gracefully with overloading and clipping while delivering an accurate digital stream over the linear dynamic range. Further processing and mixing of digital streams within a mixer need to avoid clipping and truncation if maximum audio quality is desired. 4-channel stereo multiplexed analog-to-digital converter WM8775SEDS made by Wolfson Microelectronics placed on X-Fi Fatal1ty Pro sound card An analog-to-digital converter (abbreviated ADC, A/D or A to D) is an electronic integrated circuit (i/c) that converts continuous signals to discrete digital numbers. ...

Analog mixers, too, must deal gracefully with overloading and clipping at the mic preamp and as well as avoiding overloading of mix buses. Background hiss in an analog mixer is always present, though good gain stage management minimizes its audibility. Idle subgroups left "up" in a mix will add their background hiss to the main outputs; many digital mixers avoid this problem by low-level gating.

Many electronic design elements combine to affect perceived sound quality, making the global "analog mixer vs. digital mixer" question difficult to answer. Controlled ABX double-blind listening tests haven't been published at this date; no conclusive answer can be reached. Experienced live sound professionals agree that microphones and loudspeakers (with their innate higher distortion levels) are a much greater source of coloration of sound than the choice of mixer. The mix style of the person mixing is also more important than the make and model of audio console. Analog and digital mixers both have been associated with extremely high-quality concert performances and studio recordings. An ABX test is a method of comparing two digital audio files to identify any audible differences between the files. ...

Remote control

Analog mixing in live sound has had the option since the 1990s of using wired remote controls for certain digital processes such as monitor wedge equalization and parameter changes in outboard reverb devices. That concept has expanded until wired and wireless remote controls are being seen in relation to entire digital mixing platforms. It's possible to set up a sound system and mix via wireless (or wired) laptop, touchscreen or tablet, especially if the performance requires no unpredictable fast responses to multiple changing conditions on stage. Computer networks can connect digital system elements for expanded monitoring and control, allowing the system technician to make adjustments to distant devices during the performance. The use of remote control technology can be utilized to reduce "seat-kills", allowing more paying customers into the performance space. For the scientific and engineering discipline studying computer networks, see Computer networking. ...

Virtual mixing

Increasingly, the mixing process can be performed on screen, using computer software and associated input, output and recording hardware. The traditional large control surface of the mixing console is not utilized, saving space at the engineer's mix position. Some virtual mixing (such as the Gamble DCX^[2]) uses digital controls of analog audio circuitry, but most virtual mixers are fully digital so as to save cost and physical space. In the virtual studio, there is either no normal mixer fader bank at all or there is a compact group of motorized faders designed to fit into a small space and connected to the computer via USB or Firewire. Many project studios use such a space-efficient solution, as the mixing room at other times can serve as business office, media archival, etc.

Applications

A Behringer EuroRack UB1002FX in a DJ setup

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Public address systems will use a mixing console to set microphones for different speakers to the correct level, and can add in recorded sounds into the mix. A major requirement is to minimise audio feedback.

Most bands will use a mixing console to combine musical instruments and vocals to the correct level.

Radio broadcasts use a mixing desk to select audio from different sources, such as CD players, telephones, remote feeds, or prerecorded advertisements.

Mixing console manufacturers

• ADT-Audio [1]
• Alesis [2]
• Alice Soundtech [3]
• Allen & Heath
• Amek [4]
• AMS Neve
• Audient [5]
• Automated Processes Inc [6]
• Behringer
• Cadac [7]
• Calrec [8]
• Carvin A&I
• Crest Audio [9]
• D&R [10]
• DHD (audio) [11]
• DiGiCo [12]
• Digidesign [13]
• Dynacord [14]
• Elberg [15]
• Euphonix[16]
• EAW[17]
• Fairlight
• Harris Corporation
• Harrison Audio Consoles [18]
• InnovaSON [19]
• Inter-M [20]
• Jim Gamble Associates [21]
• Klotz Digital [22]
• Lawo [23]
• Logitek [24]
• Mackie
• MCI
• Merging Technologies [25]
• Midas Consoles
• Neotek
• Peavey
• Phonic Corporation
• Radio Systems [26]
• Rane Corporation
• Renegade Labs [27]
• Salzbrenner Stagetec [28] [29]
• Samick
• Samson Technologies
• Shure
• SignVideo [30]
• Smart AV [31]
• Solid State Logic [32]
• Soundcraft [33]
• Stage-tec[34]
• Studer[35]
• Studiomaster[36]
• Tapco
• Tascam
• Toft Audio Designs [37]
• Wheatstone Corporation [38]
• Yamaha Corporation

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References

See also

• DJ mixer
• Electronic mixer
• Board mix
• Pan law

A DJ mixer is a type of audio mixing console used by disc jockeys. ... An electronic mixer is a device for mixing two or more electronic signals. ... Mix boards are used to peice together music thats recorded seperatly. ... Pan Law is a recording and mixing principle that states if one has a stereo signal, then mixes it down to monophonic, any signal of equal amplitude in both channels will increase in level 3 dB. Conversely, pan law applies to any monophonic signal that is not panned hard left...

External links

• AMS-Neve Official Website - One of the world's most respected mixing console Manufacturers
• School of Audio Engineering - Global Portal
• Music Production School - SAE Institute, Byron Bay - providing audio engineering Courses.
• Uk Sound And Lighting Community
• How band equipment works
• Glossary of mixer terms
• Mixer how-to
• Mixing and Learning to DJ
• Introduction to Studio & Live Mixers at Sweetwater.com
• Digidesign company website