'''Audio signal flow''' is the path an [[sound|audio]] signal takes from source to output, including all the processing involved in generating audible sound from electronic impulses or recorded media.<ref>{{cite book | title = Pro Tools 6 for Macintosh and Windows | author= Steven Roback | edition = 2nd | publisher = Peachpit Press | year = 2004 | isbn = 978-0-321-21315-0 | page = 303 | url = http://books.google.com/books?id=6kcD7mPdaXwC&pg=PT319&dq=%22audio+signal+flow%22&lr=&num=20&as_brr=3&ei=Fe47S-TAFYrSkwTjy5DMAQ&cd=2#v=onepage&q=%22audio%20signal%20flow%22&f=false }}</ref>
An [[Mixing console|analog console]], also known as a mixing board, is a device for routing the multitude of audio signals present in a recording into various outputs. These boards allow the audio signal to be controlled, split, filtered and otherwise adjusted internally and by other devices in the electrical environment. Analog mixers are usually the central piece of equipment in a [[recording studio]] or live sound venue.
== Digital Recording ==
Digital audio recording is a very recent and efficient innovation in the [[music industry]]. It has allowed a huge expansion in the ability to manipulate the audio after it is recorded. In [[digital recording]], the audio signal is converted into digital information that a computer can process. Our computers use DAW (digital audio workstations) to turn the digitized music into the product of an audible sound.<ref name="Alten, Stanley R 2008">Alten, Stanley R. Audio in Media, 8th Edition. Wadsworth CENGAGE Learning, 2008.</ref>
The exact series of elements in a signal flow will vary from system to system. The following example depicts a typical signal flow for recording a vocalist in a recording studio.
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The mixed signal is then sent to an analog-to-digital converter, which converts the signal to a digital format, allowing the signal to be sent to a digital recording device, such as a computer.
== Band Signal Flow Example ==
[[File:Band Signal Flow Example.png|thumb|center|550px|A diagram of a typical signal flow for a band]]
