The mixing desk is where all the sounds from the stage merge and get processed. The sound engineer can control the volume and tone of any instrument on stage from the desk.
Below is a breakdown of the sections that make up a basic mixing desk.
Below is a breakdown of the sections that make up a basic mixing desk.
The Channels on the mixer are were you plug instruments/microphones in. As you can see from the picture, this mixer has 8 channels in total, 6 Mono Channels and 2 Stereo Channels.
Below is an example of a mono channel. The instrument is plugged in at the top and the signal flows through the channel from top to bottom and goes through various processing stages on the way.
Below is an example of a mono channel. The instrument is plugged in at the top and the signal flows through the channel from top to bottom and goes through various processing stages on the way.