Mixing Console

sound · music technology · recording

Blends Many Sounds. A mixing console takes inputs from lots of sources like microphones, instruments, and recorded tracks, then combines them all into one smooth mixed sound that you can broadcast, amplify, or record.

Has Lots of Controls. Each input channel on a mixing console has its own set of controls so you can adjust the volume, tone, and effects of each sound separately before they all get mixed together.

Works With Any Sound Type. Modern mixing consoles can handle both analog signals, which are the traditional way sound waves work, and digital signals, which are sound stored as computer data.

Sums Everything Together. The console's main job is to sum, or add up, all the different audio signals into combined output signals that come out perfectly balanced and ready to use.

Found Everywhere Sound Happens. You'll find mixing consoles in recording studios, concert venues, radio stations, and anywhere else people need to blend and control multiple sounds at once.