Mixers

The stagebox-cum-mixer format has proven popular over the last couple of years, and now Cornwall’s finest have joined the party!

With a gruelling schedule and strict technical requirements, including surround-sound elements, Steven Wilson’s recent Hand. Cannot. Erase. world tour was nothing if not ambitious.

Please help me to understand the terms ‘aux’ and ‘bus’ in the context of a mixer. Is there any difference between them? Do they perform the same function?

When it comes to mixing drums, few things have studio newcomers tearing their hair out more often than compression. We clarify matters by identifying a series of distinct drum-mixing tasks for which engineers commonly use compressors.

Live opera can be a life-changing experience — and London’s premier opera house is using immersive sound to explore new ways of sharing it.

Can this California company’s first summing mixer reach the high standards set by their outboard processors?

Turn your DAW’s aux sends into wet/dry blend controls that won’t raise the overall level of your signal.

David Crosby’s latest album has gained much praise for its sonics. The man who tracked and mixed it offers SOS readers the inside story — with audio examples.

We built and then test-drove the world’s first commercially available fully modular console. Here’s what we thought...

The Avalanches’ debut album Since I Left You took the art of sampling to new heights — but it has taken them 16 years to finish the follow-up!

Mackie’s new ProDX range makes phone- and tablet-controlled mixing more accessible than ever.