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Front of House Mixing Consoles
4 BUS MIXING CONSOLE
WITH USB I/O & DUAL 24BIT DIGITAL EFFECTS
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Safety Instructions/Consignes de sécurité/Sicherheitsvorkehrungen 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. No user serviceable parts inside. 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
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Instrucciones de seguridad / Istruzioni di Sicurezza PRECAUCION: Para reducir el riesgo de incendios o descargas, no permita que este aparato quede expuesto a la lluvia o la humedad. Para reducir el riesgo de descarga eléctrica, nunca quite la tapa ni el chasis. Dentro del aparato no hay piezas susceptibles de ser reparadas por el usuario. Dirija cualquier reparación al servicio técnico oficial. El símbolo del relámpago dentro del triángulo equilátero pretende advertir al usuario de la presenc
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Table of Contents Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1 L2400 And L3200 Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2 Controls And Functions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 - 11 Input Channel Section . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3 24 Bit Digital Effect Section . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6 Maste
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Introduction Congratulations on your purchase of the Samson Perfectly suited for recording, live sound L2400 or L3200 mixing console! The L2400 and reinforcement and commercial installations, the L3200 are twenty-four and thirty-two channel, L2400 and L3200 mixers are ideal solutions that true 4 bus consoles, with USB input and outputs offer plenty of inputs, sweet sounding effects and in ergonomically correct, attractively appointed studio quality sound in a convenient package. enclosu
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L2400 and L3200 Features The Samson L2400 and L3200 consoles are • Each of the L2400 and L3200’s mic / line channels comprehensive and great sounding making them feature Gain control, Low Cut filter, a three- suitable for a variety of live sound and recording band equalizer with variable mid-range control applications. Here are some of their main features: enabling you to tailor the tonal response of each input, and a convenient Insert Point jack to patch • The L2400 and L3200 are twenty f
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Controls and Functions Mono Inputs Stereo Inputs INPUT CHANNEL SECTION 1 25/26 The following section details each part of the L2400 SIGNAL SIGNAL -30 1 -30 -10 0 and L3200’s INPUT CHANNELS including the 3-BAND GAIN GAIN 2 EQ, the MONITOR and EFX sends, PAN, GAIN and -10 +20 -20 VOLUME controls. LOW CUT 75Hz 3 18dB/OCT 1 – SIGNAL LED AUX 1 AUX 1 The L2400 and L3200’s MIC/LINE pre-amp also 4 includes a SIGNAL LED which, when illuminated, AUX 2 AUX 2 indicates that a signal is present at the
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Controls and Functions INPUT CHANNEL SECTION - continued independently on each channel. The channel’s EFX1- That means that the channel Fader also affects the 2 knob controls the amount of signal that is sent to level of a POST aux send. A POST Auxiliary bus is each the two EFX bus feeding the two internal DSP what you want to use (almost always) for sending effect processors. For additional flexibility, the EFX1- to an effects processor, either internal or external. 2 signal can also be sent
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Controls and Functions INPUT CHANNEL SECTION - continued 12 – PEAK LED The L2400 and L3200’s MIC/LINE pre-amp also around the center point that are effected by the MID includes a PEAK LED which when illuminated, CUT & BOOST control) and can be set in a range from indicates that the signal is peaking or overloading. 100Hz to 8Khz. To reduce distortion, lower the GAIN control to keep LF (LOW FREQUENCY) 80Hz +/- 15dB shelving this LED from staying on. type 13 - PFL (Pre Fader Listen) swi
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28 32 29 30 31 Controls and Functions 24 BIT DIGITAL EFFECT SECTION 24BIT DIGITAL EFFECT SECTION The L2400 and L3200 feature built-in, 24 Bit Digital Multi- effects Processor(s) with 100 dazzling, studio quality EFFECTS effects like Delay, Chorus, Flanging and lush Reverbs including Halls, Plates and Rooms. In addition, there are multi-effects presets that have two effects combined 18 together. For example, Delay and Reverb or Reverb and Chorus, to name a few. The following section descri
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33 34 Controls and Functions 24BIT DIGITAL EFFECT SECTION - continued 32 – Effect 2 control strip Same as functions 18 – 31 for DSP Multi-effects number 2. 24 – TO AUX 4- Effects Return Control Master Auxiliary Send Section The TO AUX 4 control is used to adjust the level of the AUX SEND effects from the built-in digital Multi-effect that’s being sent to the AUX 4 monitor bus. This allows you to add the DSP effects to the signal in your monitor speakers. Turn AUX 1 this knob up if you wa
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35 38 36 37 39 40 41 42 43 Controls and Functions RETURN feeds AUX1 / AUX2. When the SHIFT switch is in STEREO AUX RETURN Input the down position, the STEREO AUX RETURN feeds AUX3 STEREO AUX RETURN / AUX4. 1 39 - PFL switch AUX 1 The STEREO AUX RETURN’s PFL, or Pre Fader Listen switch, allows you to listen to, or “solo”, the STEREO AUX RETURN in the headphones. When the stereo input channel’s PFL switch is pressed down, the STEREO AUX RETURN signal is assigned to the solo bus and can be he
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47 48 49 50 Controls and Functions 42 - PHONES – control knob track in the MAIN mix, and you can use the channels This control adjusts the overall level of the AUX sends to feed any of the AUX buses. This will Headphone Output. let you hear the USB playback tracks in the monitor mixes. 43 – PFL DEFEAT – switch You can defeat all the channels in PFL by using the 46 – MONITOR – USB headphone enable switch PFL DEFEAT switch. When the switch is pressed Press the USB MONITOR switch down if you wa
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54 56 Controls and Functions 51 - PHANTOM POWER – switch 55 – PAN – control knob The PHANTOM POWER switch is used to activate If any GROUP is assigned to the MAIN mix, use the the phantom power on the microphone channels PAN control to position the signal in the stereo field. enabling the use most any condenser microphone. TO MAIN TO MAIN TO MAIN TO MAIN PAN PAN PAN PAN TALKBACK Section AFL AFL AFL AFL The L2400 and L3200’s TALKBACK section provides an XLR input with phantom power, allowing yo
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63 Controls and Functions MONO/SUBWOOFER Output Section - continued MAIN Output Section SUB WOOFER MAIN B ON/OFF 20Hz 200Hz FREQUENCY LEVEL AFL AFL 10 10 5 5 0 0 5 5 10 10 15 15 20 20 30 30 40 40 MONO MAIN MIX 58 - SUBWOOFER ON/OFF – switch 62 - MAIN MIX B – control knob Used to engage the Low Pass Filter and turn the The L Series mixers provide a second set of output MONO output into a subwoofer output. connectors carrying a duplicate of the MAIN MIX signal for the purpose of feeding another
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L2400 and L3200 Input and Output Connections CHANNEL - MONO MIC/LINE INPUTS on/off simultaneously for channels 1 through 20(28). XLR connector pin-out - Pin 1: Ground, Pin 2: Hot (+), The L Series mixers offer plenty of mono mic/line Pin 3: Cold (-) and stereo line input channels, sixteen on the L2400 and twenty four on the L3200’s, for connecting a Stereo Input Channels - 1/4-inch and XLR variety of signal sources from microphones to line Each of the L Series mixers has four stereo line
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L2400 and L3200 Input and Output Connections LINE 23 8 - MAIN OUT B - 1/4-inch jacks In a live sound application, you can drive a second 6 speaker system using the MAIN OUT B outputs con- LINE 24 nected to a power amplifier or powered speakers. In a recording application, the MAIN OUT B outputs are used to connect a stereo device such as computer 23 sound card, MP3, or cassette recorder. The signal at 7 the MAIN OUT jacks follows the MAIN OUT B level 24 control knob allowing you to set a d
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21 22 23 L2400 and L3200 Input and Output Connections 14 - GROUP OUT - XLR 1/4" jacks 19 - Record Out - RCA jacks The signal present at this connector is the MAIN bus In a live sound application, you can connect signal before it has passed through the MASTER additional zone speaker systems using GROUP OUT level control and graphic equalizer. The nominal outputs connected to a power amplifier or powered output level is -10dBV and the impedance is 100 speakers. The signal at the GROUP OUT j
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Using the USB I/O Using the USB I/O 3. Most of the time, you’ll want the output volume The L series consoles have a built-in stereo USB from the computer at the maximum position, but audio interface allowing you to record and playback sometimes it defaults to the middle of the slider, from a PC using virtually any digital recording making the output very quiet. The volume can be software. In addition, the L series consoles feature increased in several ways. The simplest is to click the
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Using the USB I/O Getting Started with Windows XP - continued 2. To select the L SERIES as the computer's audio input, open the System Preferences from the dock 5. To use the L Series as your default input/output or the main Apple Menu (figure 8). device (for system sounds and programs like Sound Recorder), ensure that it is set for playback and recording in the Audio tab (figure 6). Figure 8 3. Next open the Sound preference (figure 9). Figure 6 6. The volume can then be set by pressing th
