Is The Mixing Desk Getting the Balance Right?

The job of a sound mixer is to get a clear signal from each of multiple channels and then put them together to make a coherent whole, perhaps varying the mix constantly as the complex inputs change, contributing to the developing moods of a performance.

It’s an important role because each individual member of the audience will have different ideas and preferences as to which elements should be amplified and which muted, depending also on where they are sitting. So the mixer has to have ears everywhere, taking the overall auditorium into consideration without compromising creativity.