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	Mixing & Recording Glossary (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		In sound mixers, assign means to switch or route a signal to a particular signal path or combination of signal paths.
		Sound waves and the electrical signals that represent sound waves in an audio circuit have repetitive patterns that range from a frequency of about 20 repetitions per second to about 20,000 repetitions per second.
		Sound is the vibration or combination of vibrations in this range of 20 to 20,000 repetitions per second, which gives us the sensation of pitch, harmonics, tone and overtones.
	www.prosound.com /mix_gloss1.htm (2841 words)

	Audio mixing Summary
		Sound mixing and recording is the process by which music is recorded and prepared for release.
		A typical concert has two mixers, one located in the audience to mix the front of house speakers 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.
		An audio mixing console, or mixing desk, or mixing board, has numerous rotating controls (potentiometers) and sliding controls (faders which are also potentiometers) that are used to manipulate the volume, the addition of effects such as reverb, and frequency content (equalization) of audio signals.
	www.bookrags.com /Audio_mixing (1134 words)

	Sound for Film
		Sound track rolls are designated according to the type of sound each contains, i.e., narration, sync sound, sound effects, music, or presence.
		Photographic sound negatives (variable area) are processed to a particular gamma and density to provide minimum cross modulation distortion when printed to a certain positive aim density.
		You must be sure, when ordering photographic sound negatives or positives, that you specify the correct type for the intended use, and that in 16mm, you specify the correct emulsion position, or "wind," to match the wind of the picture material it will be printed with.
	www.wrslabs.com /filmsound.html (767 words)

	Mixing Desks
		High-end mixing desks can appear with four parametric equalizer bands which allow frequency selection, boost/cut control, and a bandwidth control (where the center frequency is the frequency selected with the frequency knob), as well as a high-cut filter (a low-pass filter) and a low-cut filter (a high-pass filter).
		Mixing desks can have anywhere from two to sixteen subgroups-- technically, a mixing desk with stereo outputs can be thought of having two groups, because the engineer is not required to run the mixing desk into a stereo pair.
		The pre-fade mix acts independently of the fader position, so even if the orchestra faders are down (off) in the house system, the loudspeaker system (called the foldback system) on stage is still receiving the signal, so the performers can always hear what they need to hear.
	harada-sound.com /sound/handbook/mixers.html (3185 words)

	FAQ02 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Mixing consoles should be located on the main level of the seating area as close to the center of the area as practical.
		While being near the rear wall of the room discolors the sound somewhat, it is most suitable for the worship experience if the mixing equipment is located near the center of the room at the farthermost listening position.
		This information is directed at live sound mixing only and does not apply to recording situations where it is important for the mixing console and operator to be located in a fully enclosed, sound proof room.
	www.soundconcepts.ws /Faqs/faq02.htm (363 words)

	Soundtrack Intro
		Most sound editors and studios maintain and compile their own elaborate libraries of sound effects, built up over the years from all of the films they have worked on as well as by swapping with fellow editors.
		To replace bad original sound, all the editor would have to do is put the three elements in a gang synchronizer on his editing bench, roll down to the first cut point, and splice in his track.
		Sounds of very short duration are merely erased from the track by mechanically removing some of the magnetic oxide emulsion with a razor blade, sandpaper, or cleaning solvent.
	www.equipmentemporium.com /soundtra.htm (7528 words)

	Sound mixing processor, method and system - Patent 5060273
		A sound mixer processor and related system and methods employs an fiber optic line; optical interfacing means; and, in some embodiments, logic circuitry to contol and monitor multiple input and output allocations.
		According to the teachings of the present invention a sound mixer processor includes means for receiving at least one audio signal from at least one optical cable and means for processing the received at last one audio signal to render it suitable for receipt by a sound mixer.
		Sound mixer 14 is conventional and well-known to those skilled in the art.
	www.freepatentsonline.com /5060273.html (2794 words)

	Joren Clark Sound Mixing
		Mixing dialog is very tedious and the benefits are seldomly noticeable.
		Using good quality monitoring speakers really helps when mixing because you need to hear just how loud or quite to make stuff like the rustling sound the actor’s corduroy pants made when walking to the door in scene 18.
		Sound effects help these type of ‘cheats.’ Make the sound of the quarter dropping into the slot and the buttons being pushed louder and all will sound right.
	www.jorenclark.com /whitepapers/soundmixing.html (729 words)

	FedoraNEWS.ORG
		Sound mixing works for me as described even with mmap enabled, but he says he experienced some problems with it (like being unable to resume XMMS playback when some other application platyed a sound), so maybe this advice is useful for some.
		This was not the ultimate sound mixing configuration that can be done -- in fact, it is no more than a working solution, maybe there are other better ways of accomplishing the same.
		JACK is a project which should be followed closely by those interested in working with sound and/or getting the best for their hardware; its development is evolving very fast, and when a stable version arrives it will probably become mainstream (ALSA can already be configured to use JACK).
	fedoranews.org /contributors/andre_costa/alsa (776 words)

	Mixing On Headphones (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		When listening to a loudspeaker, its direct sound inherently arrives at both ears, and if the speaker is positioned off to one side (consider the left-hand speaker in a stereo pair, for example), then its sound will reach the closer ear slightly earlier than it reaches the more distant one.
		The source of sound is very close to the ear; you may be tempted to monitor at elevated levels to minimise the intrusion of external ambient noise; and you will not feel the physical effects of high sound levels which may, in turn, subconsciously encourage you to turn the level up even more.
		When mixing you will be wearing the headphones for considerable periods of time, so it is worthwhile taking the trouble to wear the various models selected for your short list for a reasonable period of time, to get a true impression of what they will be like to work with.
	www.soundonsound.com /sos/dec03/articles/mixingheadphones.htm (3767 words)

	amptown cases (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Sound by Design has built up a significant reputation as a specialist sound designer and supplier in the classical music and corporate market, supplying to the UK and mainland Europe.
		Sound Division are now one of the most highly regarded and respected names in the entertainment technology industry.
		Sound Foundation are a live production and pro-audio/lighting sales and hire company with many years experience working across all music and recording disciplines and venues.
	www.amptown-cases.co.uk /aaa_links/aaa_sound_de.html (4933 words)

	Internet Sound Institute - Mixing: Instruments
		When striving for the perfect mix, knowing the frequency characteristics of the instrument(s) to be reinforced and your mixer's tone controls greatly helps.
		Directional response describes how an instrument produces the sounds you hear and where it generates the different tones that make up the whole sound of the instrument.
		It is important to know what frequencies are vital to the sound of an instrument so the proper tone control is adjusted.
	www.soundinstitute.com /article_detail.cfm/ID/92 (599 words)

	The Outpost Sound Mixing Company
		The Outpost Sound Mixing Company is a perfect blend of analog and digital, hard work and fun, the creativity to try something new and the experience to choose what works best.
		We also provide custom sound design, using our large collection of unique effects and music samples and an extensive sound effects CD library.
		Sound design is included as part of our standard studio service or available separately on a creative fee basis.
	www.outpostsound.com (357 words)

	HeadWize - Article: The Art of Monitoring and Mixing With Headphones (A HeadWize Headphone Guide)
		Most of the time, the sound image from such setups is washed out stereo, the image being best at a "sweet spot" on stage, which degrades if the performer moves around.
		Sound waves from loudspeakers interact with each other (interchannel crosstalk), with wall reflections and with the listener's head before they reach the ears.
		While many of the same techniques for making headphones sound more natural to musicians are easily adapted to recording engineers, the importance of having a close correlation between headphone and loudspeaker sound demands careful selection of headphone equipment and application of techniques.
	www.headwize.com /articles/mixing_art.htm (3796 words)

	Surround Sound Mixing Techniques - Article at Scott R. Garrigus' DigiFreq
		Of course, movie soundtracks have been using surround sound for years, but the basic formula is pretty straightforward: dialog in the center, music in the front left and right, suround effects in the rear, low-frequency effects (explosions, earthquakes, and so forth) in the subwoofer.
		Move the pan pot to the right, and the apparent sound source shifts to the right because that sound's level is greater in the right speaker.
		In either case, the sound field in the surround speakers is particularly effective because these speakers are frequently positioned to the sides of and just behind the listener, sort of like oversize headphones.
	www.digifreq.com /digifreq/article.asp?ID=23 (1155 words)

	Sound Mixing - Deku's Tree of Art
		The PCM sound data used by the GBA's sound chip is stored as a stream of signed binary numbers, and is the same as a normal.wav file on your computer.
		Beware though, if you try to loop a sound using this method, you can get clicks because the DMA transfers 16 bytes at a time, so the length of your sound must be a multiple of 16.
		Next up: Mixing sounds together, and resampling them to play at different pitches, even though the double buffer is always running at the same frequency.
	deku.gbadev.org /program/sound1.html (2112 words)

	mixing desk and other desk related information (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Mixing Desk The Digital Mixing Desk is a simple tool for mixing Audio files in the same manner as you would with an analogue multi-bus mixer.
		Soundcraft Spirit E12 Mixing Desk Soundcraft Spirit E12 Mixing Desk #16279 Sonic integrity through design The emphasis with the Spirit E Series is very firmly on quality audio performance, with an...
		Soundcraft Spirit E8 Mixing Desk Soundcraft Spirit E8 Mixing Desk #16278 Sonic integrity through design The emphasis with the Spirit E Series is very firmly on quality audio performance, with an...
	www.nethorde.com /desk/mixing-desk.html (361 words)

	[No title] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		The key is to a) feed new stuff into the sound queue in small pieces.
		This means that at any time, about 1/10 of a second of sound should be in the queue.
		This means that whenever you KNOW that less than 1/20th of a second of sound is left in the queue, you add another 1/10 second of sound.
	peep.sourceforge.net /docs/Mixing.txt (221 words)

	Mixing at Sound Dimensions (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Sound Dimensions has three (3) of these machines: 1 is used as your mix master recorder and 2 can be used for up to 16 tracks of your mixing elements (the magnetic film elements are transfered into these machines).
		Once your mix has been completed, your MIX MASTER is on a single DA-88 digital cassette.
		Your DA-88 mix is transfered to a time code DAT cassette, which can be used to shoot the optical track.
	www.sounddimensions.com /SD/mixtips.html (243 words)

	Blue Bear Sound - Mixing 101
		Mixing too loud almost always results in unbalanced mixes, mixing at softer levels usually produce more balanced results.
		Bass at 80 or 120Hz; Presence at 2.5 to 5 KHz; Crispness at 10KHz; Honky-tonk sound at 2.5KHz as bandwidth is narrowed; Resonance at 40 to 60Hz
		There are various mixing guidelines for all the many styles of music (you don't mix a big band song the way you would a pop song); and within each mix style there are commonly accepted practices.
	www.bluebearsound.com /articles/mixing101.htm (2620 words)

	Sound Effects Library from chicken truck to Scotsman to bagpipes to battling flocks of geese. We have the sounds you ...
		Sound Effects Library from chicken truck to Scotsman to bagpipes to battling flocks of geese.
		Sound Design, Sound effects, Audio SFX recording, sound mixing and audio post, sounddesign and mixing for Film, television, Radio, web, video and more.
		Granted, 'tis easy to find common sounds such as: "Lady opera singer battles flock of geese." But what of atypical dins such as: "Scotsman playing bagpipes falls off cliff, rolls down onto highway to be run over by passing chicken truck." Without proper sound design, subtle nuances could be lost, as could listeners.
	www.soundlogicaudio.com /sound.htm (128 words)

	Internet Sound Institute - Mixing: Hints
		In sound systems, the fewer microphones that are on, the better the sound will be.
		This mixed signal will then be reproduced by the loudspeaker system or recorded on the cassette tape.
		For instance, the automatic mixer could be used for speech, along with a sound operator for the music.
	www.soundinstitute.com /article_detail.cfm/ID/98 (543 words)

	Macromedia - Director TechNote : Windows sound mixing in Director and Shockwave (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		AVI sound is handled externally to Director and may not reliably mix or alternate with Director sound on some Windows configurations.
		The global property, the soundMixMedia enables Flash cast members to mix their sound with sounds in the score sound channels when it is set to true (it defaults to using the lowest numbered unused sound channel).
		A 3rd party ActiveX control or Xtra could be designed to enable sound mixing via Director, but this is not typically the case.
	www.macromedia.com /support/director/ts/documents/d7_sound_mixing.htm (881 words)

	TIps for Effective ound Mixing (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Mixing a sound levels on a mixing board can be a complicated task.
		It is recommended that some type of sound rehearsal be conducted prior to a performance so that the operator can calibrate the board, gauge settings, mark feedback thresholds and establish a reference of how to best mix the sound.
		Hopefully, where you’re operating sound is in an open enclosure, somewhere in the approximate center of the auditorium.
	www.victorious.org /soundmix.htm (936 words)

	Sanctuary Sound - Making Sound Fit - Sound Seminars
		A major advance in sound mixing capabilities took root with the first Yamaha digital mixer over a decade ago, and progressed through several evolutions of compact recording and post-production designs.
		Where few sound providers today offer - or are experienced in - comprehensive programming of digital mixers, I work with your pastor(s) and worship team to provide total programming for channels, mains, monitors, IEM systems, multi-media recording, and remote areas as well as mix-manager software installation and data backup to a designated computer.
		As far as your sound system goes, it is also worthy to note that sound is the one technology that affects the whole service, not just part of it.
	sanctuarysound.com /soundseminars.php (1030 words)

	Sound mixing
		Software sound mixing has the same functionalities as a mixing console.
		The main idea is to control the levels of several sound inputs to obtain a single output.
		In fact, to produce a sound, you have to start by programming two pure text files in lines of code.
	portal.unesco.org /culture/en/ev.php-URL_ID=18971&URL_DO=DO_PRINTPAGE&URL_SECTION=-279.html (108 words)

	MIXING in the Round
		Few singers sound great perfectly dry (without reverb or delay), and there's the potential to hear all sorts of sniffs, grunts, and other lip noises, which are not flattering.
		This enables you to make the band sound as though it is in front of the listener (with audience around it and slap echo coming off the back wall, as in a concert), or you can position the listener in the middle of the group or any combination thereof.
		Surround sound is becoming more and more important for music as well as movie soundtracks, and it behooves engineers at all skill levels to begin exploring this vast new frontier.
	emusician.com /tutorials/emusic_mixing_round (2814 words)

	Portable Party DJ Crew West's favourite links
		Sound Advance Systems is a California based manufacturer of planar loudspeakers for commercial and residential music, messaging, and entertainment systems.
		Brearsville Sound is a page dedicated to a look back into the 1970's and it even has a really old picture of my brother bob.
		Sound System Engineering is"the"reference book written by Don and Carolyn Davis of SynAudCon fame, I suggest that everyone involved in the sound business have a copy of this as a reference.
	www.portablepartydj.com /links.html (3348 words)

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