User manual SAMSON MDR16

[. . . ] MDR Series Mixers MDR16 SIXTEEN CHANNEL MIXER WITH 24BIT DIGITAL EFFECTS Safety Instructions/Consignes de sécurité/Sicherheitsvorkehrungen/Instrucciones de seguridad WARNING: To reduce the risk of fire or electric shock, do not expose this unit to rain or moisture. To reduce the hazard of electrical shock, do not remove cover or back. Please refer all servicing to qualified personnel. The lightning flash with an arrowhead symbol within an equilateral triangle, is intended to alert the user to the presence of uninsulated "dangerous voltage" within the products enclosure that may be of sufficient magnitude to constitute a risk of electric shock to persons. The exclamation point within an equilateral triangle is intended to alert the user to the presence of important operating and maintenance (servicing) instructions in the literature accompanying the product. [. . . ] Pressing the switch repeatedly will assign the input channel on or off the SOLO bus. You can use the SOLO LEVEL control to adjust the overall volume to the SOLO Bus. 13 1/2 OUTPUT Switch The 1/2 switches are used to assign the channels to the 1/2 stereo bus. Any channels that have the 1/2 switch pressed in (the green LED is on) will be heard in the 1/2 outputs. In recording applications, you can use 1/2 switches with left and right panning to assign a channel to either the 1 or 2 bus outputs for sending to an input of a recorder. You can also mix the 1/2 bus with the LEFT and RIGHT mix bus by using the 1/2 to MIX switch, located in the master section above the 1 / 2 OUTPUTS faders, allowing you to subgroup channels. In this mode, you can assign channels to the 1/2 bus and use the 1/2 OUTPUT faders to sub-mix those channels. More information on the1/2 to MIX switch can be found later in this manual. 14 3/4 OUTPUT Switch The 3/4 switches are used to assign the channels to the 3/4 stereo bus. Any channels that have the 3/4 switch pressed in (the red LED is on) will be heard in the 3/4 outputs. In recording applications, you can use 3/4 switches with left and right panning to assign a channel to either the 3 or 4 bus outputs for sending to an input of a recorder. You can also mix the 3/4 bus with the LEFT and RIGHT mix bus by using the 3/4 to MIX switch, located in the master section above the 3 /4 OUTPUTS faders, allowing you to subgroup channels. In this mode, you can assign channels to the 3/4 bus and use the 3/4 OUTPUT faders to sub-mix those channels. More information on the 3/4 to MIX switch can be found later in this manual. 15 FADER The MDR16's 60mm input FADER controls the overall channel level. The input FADER features an audio taper and no detents for smooth fades. STEREO - DUAL/MONO INPUT CHANNEL SECTION The MDR16's input channels nine through sixteen are STEREO or DUAL MONO. These channels can be used for stereo inputs, or, since they have separate faders for left and right, they can be used as dual mono inputs. The equalizers and auxiliary are set up vertically as shown in the following diagram. The following section details each part of the MDR16's STEREO/DUAL MONO INPUT CHANNELS including the 2-BAND EQ, AUX sends, PAN and LEVEL controls. The input channels nine through sixteen on the MDR16 feature high quality, discrete transistor pre-amp providing transparency and extended dynamic range. These inputs feature a "combie" (combination) connector which can accept a standard XLR mic cable for microphone level signals, or a standard 1/4" phone cable, either balanced (TRS ­ TIP/ RING/SLEEVE) or unbalanced (TS ­ TIP/SLEEVE) for line level signals. 9 Controls and Functions (STEREO/DUAL-MONO INPUT CHANNEL CONTINUED) CHANNEL EQUALIZER The MDR16 Stereo/Dual-mono input channels feature a 2-band equalizer allowing you to adjust the high and low frequencies independently on each channel. The channel's frequency response is flat when the knobs are in the "12:00" position. Rotating the knob towards the right will boost the corresponding frequency band by 15dB, and rotating it towards the left will cut the frequency by 15dB. The frequency centers, range of boost or cut, and equalizer type for each band are as follows: 16 HF (HIGH FREQUENCY) 12kHz +/- 15dB shelving type. The channel's frequency response is flat when the knobs are in the "12:00" position. [. . . ] The diagram below shows a typical application for using a compressor (in this example a Samson C com opti) in the MDR16's insertion point. Also below, is a diagram showing the wire for the TRS `Y" Insert cable. Insert "Y" Send and Return Cable Wiring Guide 20 Operating the MDR16 USING AN EXTERNAL EFFECT If you prefer to use an external device for effects processing, you can easily connect the unit using the MDR16 EFX bus disconnecting the internal DSP. Connect the AUX 2 OUTPUT to the input of the external effect processor. Connect the outputs of the effect processor to the Aux RETURN 2 located on the MDR16's top panel. [. . . ]