A machine for preparing along a beverage processing line (43',61) and dispensing therefrom a beverage, such as a beverage prepared from a capsule containing an ingredient of said beverage, such machine comprising: - an actuation arrangement having an actuator, such as a motor e.g. an electric motor, and an actuation transmission (50,510,520,530) actuated by the actuator; and - an ingredient mixing unit having a first part and a second part that are relatively movable together to form an ingredient mixing chamber in which an ingredient, e.g. within said capsule, can be processed and relatively movable apart to allow introduction into the mixing chamber and/or removal from the mixing chamber of said ingredient, e.g. within said capsule, wherein the actuation transmission (50,510,520,530) comprises an actuation distributor actuated by the actuator and a first actuation output device having a first input port and a second actuation output device having a second input port, the actuation distributor having a first output port for operating the first actuation output device via the first input port connected to the first output port and a second output port (50") for operating the second actuation output device via the second input port connected to the second output port (50"), such that the first actuation output device and the second actuation output device are displaced in a non-identical manner via the first and second output ports (50',50''), optionally the actuation distributor having a third output port for operating a third actuation output device having a third input port connected to the third output port such that the third actuation output device is displaced via the third input port in a manner that is non-identical to a displacement of the first actuation output device and non-identical to a displacement of the second actuation output device, characterised in that the first and second parts (41,42) of the mixing unit are relatively moved by a further actuator, such as a motor and/or a user-handle, via a further actuation transmission e.g. a gear or spur gear and/or cam-follower and cam transmission, the first and second parts (41,42) being actuatable separately of any actuation of the actuation distributor. - an actuation arrangement having an actuator, such as a motor e.g. an electric motor, and an actuation transmission (50,510,520,530) actuated by the actuator; and - an ingredient mixing unit having a first part and a second part that are relatively movable together to form an ingredient mixing chamber in which an ingredient, e.g. within said capsule, can be processed and relatively movable apart to allow introduction into the mixing chamber and/or removal from the mixing chamber of said ingredient, e.g. within said capsule, wherein the actuation transmission (50,510,520,530) comprises an actuation distributor actuated by the actuator and a first actuation output device having a first input port and a second actuation output device having a second input port, the actuation distributor having a first output port for operating the first actuation output device via the first input port connected to the first output port and a second output port (50") for operating the second actuation output device via the second input port connected to the second output port (50"), such that the first actuation output device and the second actuation output device are displaced in a non-identical manner via the first and second output ports (50',50''), optionally the actuation distributor having a third output port for operating a third actuation output device having a third input port connected to the third output port such that the third actuation output device is displaced via the third input port in a manner that is non-identical to a displacement of the first actuation output device and non-identical to a displacement of the second actuation output device, characterised in that the first and second parts (41,42) of the mixing unit are relatively moved by a further actuator, such as a motor and/or a user-handle, via a further actuation transmission e.g. a gear or spur gear and/or cam-follower and cam transmission, the first and second parts (41,42) being actuatable separately of any actuation of the actuation distributor.