Mixer
A Mixer is a Tool for Shaping Audio
Mix
A mix is a mono or stereo stream of audio
Analog Gear
Relating to or using signals or information represented by a continuously variable physical quantity such as spatial position, voltage, etc.
Digital gear
Expressed as series of the digits 0 and 1, typically represented by values of a physical quantity such as voltage or magnetic polarization.
Signal
Audio traveling through cables and within a mixer
Volume
Level
Dynamics
Volume changes that take place during a mixing session.
Equalization
Changes in the tonal quality of a signal by adjusting the volume of the various frequencies it contains.
Panning
Positioning a signal in the stereo field.
Effects
Digital processes that take an original or "dry" signal and turn it into something else.
Send
The action of directing a signal from one place to another at the beginning of its journey.
Return
The action of bringing the signal back from where you sent it.