MIX or MIXING

The LINEAR electrical combination of two or more AUDIO SlGNALs, 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.


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