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InÂ sound recording and reproduction, andÂ sound reinforcement systems, aÂ mixing consoleÂ is anÂ electronic deviceÂ forÂ combining soundsÂ of many different audio signals. Inputs to the console includeÂ microphonesÂ being used by singers and for picking up acoustic instruments, signals from electric or electronic instruments, or recorded music. Depending on the type, a mixer is able to control analog orÂ digital signals. The modified signals areÂ summedÂ to produce the combined output signals, which can then be broadcast, amplified through a sound reinforcement system or recorded. Mixing consoles are used in many applications, includingÂ recording studios,Â public address systems, sound reinforcement systems,Â nightclubs,Â broadcasting,Â television, andÂ filmÂ post-production. A typical, simple application combines signals from microphones on stage into an amplifier that drives one set ofÂ loudspeakersÂ for the audience. AÂ DJ mixerÂ may have only two channels, for mixing twoÂ record players. AÂ coffeehouse`s tiny stage might only have a six channel mixer, enough for two singer-guitarists and a percussionist. A nightclub stage`s mixer forÂ rock musicÂ shows may have 24 channels for mixing the signals from aÂ rhythm section,Â lead guitarÂ and several vocalists. A mixing console in a professional recording studio may have as many as 96 channels.