electroacoustics

Mix or Mixing


The linear electrical combination of two or more audio signals, such that the amplitude of each may be independently varied in its contribution to the overall output by means of a potentiometer. Non-linear mixing results in distortion.

See: Cross-Fade, Fade, Montage, Pan. Compare: Blend, Dubbing, Heterodyne, Law of Superposition, Separation, Sound-on-Sound, Splice. See also: Equalization, Monophonic, Sound Synthesizer, Stereophonic.