audio board

Channel fader array

An audio board is electronic equipment for mixing, adjusting, and routing sound signals—the control surface where a sound engineer balances multiple audio sources during recording or live performance.

Also called a mixing board, soundboard, or mixing console.

The engineer adjusted levels on the audio board during the concert.

Related

knobs · sliders · mute button · preamp · gain staging · equalizer · studio · control room · recording · levels · gain · input · output · XLR · phantom · monitor · mixing · desk

Opposites
input vs output equipment

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One who talks

loudspeaker · PA speaker · studio monitor · headphones · amplifier

signal processing vs signal capture

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Audio input device

condenser mic · dynamic mic · pickup · transducer · audio interface

analog/hardware vs digital/software

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Audio production software

Pro Tools · Ableton

Family

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Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Rated G