mixing desks

Question 1

what does foldback refer to?

Answer 1

musicians monitoring

Question 2

what is the difference between a split desk and an inline desk?

Answer 2

split desk, separate sections for inputs, monitoring, grouping etc

inline desk has all 3 in the same strip/channel like studio 2

hybrid desk is a combination of these two desk designs

Question 3

which 4 functions are found before the signal reaches eq, insert or fader?

Answer 3

high pass filter, pad, phase invert and gain

Question 4

which 2 desk subsystems route multiple signals out of the desk and to the channels themselves?

Answer 4

groups and auxiliaries

Question 5

name 3 main modes of soloing channels

Answer 5

AFL - like SIP but in mono, after fade listen
PFL - ignores faders, pre-fader listen
SIP - sent to monitor bus with stereo position in place

Question 6

what does pre fader mode imply?

Answer 6

moving the fader will not impact the level being sent to the auxiliary

Question 7

what does post fader imply?

Answer 7

moving the fader or send level will change how much signal is sent to the auxiliary

auxiliary takes its signal from the channel and its fader position

Question 8

give 2 uses of grouping

Answer 8

route all channels assigned to a group via a group fader to the inputs of a recording device

or routing channels to a group fader to control their overall level, keeping their individual fader positions

Question 9

give the signal path through an input channel

Answer 9

gain, pad, hpf, phase invert
eq
insert send a return
pre fade aux sends
fader
post fade aux sends
routing matrix - create separate mixes
group fader
group output