Mixing with Impact: Learning to Make Musical Choices

by Wessel Oltheten

Floating point means that the ceiling and floor are automatically shifted based on the signal that has to be processed. If it’s weak, the dynamic range of the mixer shifts downward; if it’s loud, it shifts upward.

Sound comes in three forms: 1. acoustic, as sound pressure; 2. electric, as a voltage or current; 3. digital, as a sample.