determines signal’s bus assignments or left/right placement in stereo field
Pan Pot
When a plug is inserted into either the top or bottom jack, the in/out connection will still be intact
Parallel
Compensates for frequency discrepancies in the
signal
Equalization
determines each input strip’s bus output level
Fader
Input, bus outputs and other level points of a console often use a meter to display the signal’s strength
Metering
instrument with multiple mics (or group of instruments) needs to be recorded onto a single track
Grouping
An insert is an access point built into the console, allowing the user to add external devices into a channel’s signal flow between the preamp and the mix bus, Inserts can be used as an alternate way to route signals such as to a multitrack recorder
Inserts
used to route signals from an input strip to effects units or to create cue mixes
Aux Sends
When no plugs are inserted, I/O is electrically connected
Normalled
Uses the direct out/insert sends of each input strip to feed the multi- track recorder
