AUDIO MIXER WITH MULTIPLE CONTROLS

GROUP NO: 2
LEADER: Eunincie Zhyrod Mandap
Members:
Aldin Tamoy
Cris Jhun Silva
Eunincie Zyrhod Mandap
Gemboy Beup Piano
Joesua Seterra
Joseph Dedal
Joshua Lourence Escueta
Justine Grace Intila
Kent Bryant Mabaquiao
Queend Lynn Bartolome
BACKGROUND:
Since ancient time, music has been a big part of our culture. Thru music, we learned to dance, sing
and even to do things while listening to music. In that note, audio mixer became a thing. What is an
audio mixer? Audio mixer is also known as mixing console. It is an electronic device that’s used
when you want to mix, balance, or combine different kind of sounds. It is also used when
automating the repetitive task of stirring, whisking or beating. During recording of sounds from
different instrument that’s being played by different musicians using microphone, it’s hard to adjust
the sound balance because the only way to do it is by changing the position of the musician
relative to the microphone. It is also crucial to make sure that all of the voices and sounds right
before you hit the record when you are recording directly to the stereo master tape. With that in
mind, we decided to make a new kind of audio mixer. Presented here is an eight-input audio mixer.
This mixer has treble, bass, volume and balance control, which can be use to balance sounds from
all the sources until you find your desired mix. For capturing the sound from various sources, the
audio mixer is installed with up to eight microphones.
APPLICATION:
Audio mixer is usually used when mixing sounds during concerts, birthdays, School events, party,
and even on formal occasions. It has a major role in making life lively and more fun. It makes
adjusting sounds easier. In that note, with our new kind of sound mixer, the mixer became a much
easier and more convenient to use mixer. The function of this mixer is to control the treble, bass,
volume, and balance control and to control it in a more efficient and easier way.

MANUAL OPERATION
CIRCUIT DIAGRAM
SPECIFICATION OF PARTS
1. IC1- 7812+12 V DC Regulator
2. IC2- 7912-12 V DC Regulator
3. IC3- 747 dual operation amplifier
4. IC4- TDA1524 A stereo tone controller
5. IC5- LM386 low-power audio amplifier
6. D1-D4- 1N4001 rectifier diode
7. LED1, LED2- 5mm light-emitting diode
8. R1-R8, R18, R19- 1KΩ
9. R9-R11, R14- 10KΩ
10. R12, R15- 33KΩ
11. R13, R16- 4.7KΩ
12. R17- 2.2KΩ
13. R20- 10Ω
14. VR1-VR8, VR15- 10KΩ log pot meter
15. VR9, VR10- 10MΩ linear pot meter
16. VR11-VR14- 47KΩ linear pot meter
17. C1-C8, C22-C25, C31, C33-C35, C38- 0.1µF ceramic disk
18. C9-C12, C41- 10µF, 25V electrolytic
19. C13, C14- 15nF ceramic disk
20. C15, C39- 100µF, 25V electrolytic
21. C16, C19, C20, C21- 2.2 µF, 25V electrolytic
22. C17, C18- 56nF ceramic disk
23. C26-C29- 47nF ceramic disk
24. C36- 220µF, 25V electrolytic
25. C37- 3.3µF, 25V electrolytic
26. C30, C32- 1000µF, 25V electrolytic
27. C40- 33nF ceramic disk
28. X1- 230V AC primary to 12V-0-12V, 1A secondary transformer
29. S1-S3- SPST on/off switch
30. Loud-Speaker- 8Ω, 1 W loud speaker
31. M1-M8, J1- Audio input jack
32. RCA1, RCA2- Audio output RCA connector
OBSERVATION
This audio mixer circuit has eight inputs and includes settings for volume, treble, bass, and
balance. You can use these controls to adjust the sounds coming from each source until you have
the right combination. Up to eight microphones are used by the audio mixer to record the sound
from different sources.
As we observe, these audio mixer with multiple controls had different types of resistors,
IC’s, diode, variable resistors and terminals. This all materials helps our mixer produce quality
sounds in different inputs. This amplifier boosts the output of our mixer.
Using different IC’s, we observed that it is truly sensitive because if the IC’s lost connection
it will get overheat and it will not function well and this will no longer be used.
The electrolytic capacitor, if the polarity of this capacitor is reversed it will explode.
The variable resistor, if we installed it inversely the input sound decreases when we try to
turn up the volume.
The diode converts AC to DC.
The resistor, it decreases the flow of the current because if the amplifier receives too much
current it will overheat.

RECCOMENDATION
With that, if you want to enhance the quality of your mixer, we recommend to add an
equalizer, because with an equalizer it will alter the color of an audio signal. It could make vocals
more articulate by boosting the treble frequency range. It could make a song sound “heavier” by
boosting bass frequencies. In an amplifier if you want to boosts more the volume and be
compatible to higher output speaker, we recommend to upgrade your amplifier because a more
powerful amplifier will have an easier time driving speakers with clean, distortion free power,
ensuring loud and clear reproduction of sounds.