Glossary of Terms
 
  master fader  
  1) The fader which controls the main output(s) of a console during mixdown.
2) In some consoles, faders which control the outputs to a multitrack recorder during recording.
3) Occasionally used to mean a VCA master (one fader that controls the control voltage sent to several VCA faders).
 
  Source: Recording Institute of Detroit  

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