Mixer

Mixer may refer to:

An electronics device:

DJ mixer, a type of audio mixing console used by disc jockeys
Electronic mixer, a device for adding or multiplying signal voltages together
Frequency mixer, a telecommunications device used to shift the frequency spectrum of a signal
Sound card mixer, a component of the audio subsystem of a personal computer
Vision mixer, an electronic device for combining video signals
Audio mixing console, an electronic device for combining, routing, and changing the level, tone, and/or dynamics of two or more audio signals
Mode scrambler (known as a Mode mixer), a telecommunications device for handling signals on optical fibers

A mechanical device:

Mixer (cooking), an appliance used to combine ingredients
Mixer (engine), a device for quieting an airplane engine
Concrete mixer, a machine which combines the ingredients of concrete
Feed mixer, a machine used in the feed industry for mixing feed ingredients
High-shear mixer, a device that disperses a material into a liquid phase by passing it through an array of rotors and/or stators
Industrial mixer, a machine for mixing the materials in industrial scale
Micro mixer, a device used in flow chemistry
Static mixer, a device for mixing two fluid materials through a tube containing a series of baffles
Submersible mixer, a machine used for mixing liquids and slurries in tanks (e.g. wastewater, liquid manure, etc.)
Vortex mixer, a laboratory device
Carburettor, a device for mixing a hydrocarbon and air, for an engine

A synonym for an occupation:

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

Other:

Mixer (magazine), an American music magazine and record label, the sister company to the original UK publication Mixmag
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, a cocktail party organized for purposes of social or business networking.
"The Mixer", a song from the 1991 album Shift-Work (album) by The Fall
The Mixer a 1992 TV series, starring Simon Williams (actor) and Jeremy Clyde (The Mixer at the Internet Movie Database)

See also