Static Mix

A static mix is the mix you get when you use only the volume faders and maybe the pan knobs. No EQ, no compression, no effects. Just volume faders and pan knobs. The goal is to give each instrument its place, both volume-wise and panning-wise
Signal to Noise Ratio (SNR)

Signal to noise ratio is the ratio of level of the desired signal that a microphone records compared to the level of noise that it picks up from the background. The desired signal, which can be speech, music, etc. is the sound that a user wants recorded by the microphone. The noise in the background we want the microphone to record as little of this signal as possible. Signal to noise ratio is calculated by taking the level of the desired signal and subtracting from it the level of the noise signal. Decibels relative to full scale (dbfs) Is the measurement to how loud music is anything above 0db means that its clipping. You can keep on top of it by constantly checking your peak indication box which tells you the highest point the channel has hit in dbfs. Digital sound levels are measured in terms of how far they are below 0 dbs

Dynamic Range

is the ratio between the largest and smallest possible values of an audio file

Headroom is the difference between the peak level indication box in your stereo output under 0.db. When adding a new channel you are increasing the overall level of your output. So even if all your channels are under 0.db your overall output still could be clipping EQ / Frequency Spectrum Digital Distortion (as opposed to analogue)