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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. Typically, these sound sources are the different musical instruments in a band or the sections of an orchestra.Sometimes audio mixing is done live by a sound engineer, for example at rock concerts and other musical performances where a public address system (PA) is used. A typical concert has two mixers, one located in the audience to mix the PA heard by the audience, and the other is located at the side of the stage, mixing for the monitor speakers positioned directly in front of the performers so that they can hear one another.
Another example of live mixing is a DJFor other meanings of DJ see DJ (disambiguation). A disc jockey (often DJ or deejay is an individual who selects and plays pre-recorded music for the enjoyment of others. In circles and cultures where reggae and related musical styles are prevalent such a mixing two records together. Break beats are created by mixing between identical breaksA break is an instrumental or percussion section or interlude during a song derived from or related to stop-time being a " break" from the main parts of the song. According to David Toop, "the word break or breaking is a music and dance term (as well as a. Often the end of one pre-recorded song is mixed into another so that the transition is seamless, which is done through beat-matching or beat-mixing, and possibly pitchIn music, pitch refers to the perception of the frequency of a note. For example, the A above middle C is nowadays set at (often written as "A 440 Hz", and known as concert pitch , although this has not always been the case (see #Historical pitch standard control.
At other times, audio mixing is done in studios as part of multitrack recording in order to produce audio recordings for release on Compact Disc or as part of a filmFor other uses see film (disambiguation Film — also called movies the cinema the silver screen moving pictures motion pictures photoplays picture shows and flicks — is a field that encompasses motion pictures as an art form or as part of the entertainment or televisionSee TV (disambiguation) for other uses and Television (band) for the rock band Television is a telecommunication system for broadcasting and receiving moving pictures and sound over a distance. The term has come to refer to all the aspects of television p program. See: remix.
An audio mixing console or mixing desk (Brit.) has numerous rotating controls ( potentiometers) and sliding switches ( faders) that are used to manipulate the volume and frequency content ( equalization) of audio signals. On most consoles, all the controls that apply to a single channel of audio are arranged in a vertical column called a channel strip. Larger and more complex consoles such as those used in film and television production can contain hundreds of channel strips. These consoles may even have automation capabilities so the movement of their controls is performed automatically, not unlike a player piano.
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