There's another button on each of those channels in the console. It's called the solo button. And it does just that. It solos any one of the channels, isolating that particular instrument from the context of the overall sound picture. When you solo any instrument by itself you'll hear something that might make no musical sense at all.
Art reflects Life.
Sometimes, it's very difficult to see sense in world events. It's difficult to believe that the world is being run by Someone. Everything sounds like a mad cacophony. You hear about suffering and evil, and you wonder how this can be the handiwork of a Merciful G-d. Don't think you're alone if you feel like that.