Mixer

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Mixer may refer to:

An electronics device:

• Frequency mixer, a telecommunications device used to alter the carrier frequency of a signal
• Audio mixing console, an electronic device for combining, routing, and changing the level, tone, and/or dynamics of two or more audio signals
• Vision mixer, a European term for an electronic device for combining of two or more video signals; known in the US as a production switcher
• Mode mixer, a telecommunications device for handling signals on optical fibers

A mechanical device:

• Mixer (cooking), an appliance used to combine ingredients
• Concrete mixer, a machine which combines the ingredients of concrete
• Vortex mixer, a laboratory device
• Mixer (engine), a device for quieting an airplane engine
• Feed mixer, a machine used in the feed industry for mixing feed ingredients
• Bath mixer, a (usually) mechanical device to mix hot and cold water in the bathroom / kitchen

A synonym for an occupation:

• Production sound mixer, the head of a film production sound crew
• Audio engineer, or sound mixer, the operator of an audio mixing console
• Mixer, a follower of a particular philosophy within the practice of chiropractic

Other:

• Drink mixer, a non-alcoholic beverage or other food item mixed with a beverage (often alcoholic)
• Mixer dance, a social dance that encourages the participants to actively pursue new dance partners
• Mixer (magazine), an American music magazine and record label, the sister company to the original UK publication Mixmag

[edit] See also

• Mix
• Grand Mixer DXT, hip hop DJ