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    F r o n t o f H o u s e M i x i n g C o n s o l e s 4 B U S M I X I N G C O N S O L E W I T H U S B I / O & D U A L 2 4 B I T D I G I T A L E F F E C T S[...]

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    Safety Instruc tions/C onsignes de sécurité/Sicherheitsv ork ehrungen ACHTUNG: Um die Gefahr eines Brandes oder Str omschlags zu verringern, sollten Sie dieses Gerät weder Regen noch F euchtigkeit aussetzen.Um die Gefahr eines Stromschlags zu verringern, sollten Sie weder Deckel noch Rückwand des Geräts entf ernen. Im Innern befinden sich kein[...]

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    PRECAUCION : P ara reducir el riesgo de inc endios o descargas, no permita que este aparat o quede expuesto a la lluvia o la humedad. P ara reducir el riesgo de descarga eléctrica, nunca quite la tapa ni el chasis. Dentro del aparat o no hay piezas susceptibles de ser reparadas por el usuario . Dirija cualquier reparación al servicio técnico ofi[...]

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    T able of Conten ts Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 L2400 And L3200 F eatur es . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Con trols And F unc tions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 - 11 Input Channel Sec tion . . . . . . . [...]

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    1 Congra tulations on your pur chase of the Samson L2400 or L3200 mixing console! The L2400 and L3200 are twenty-f our and thir ty-two channel, true 4 bus consoles, with USB input and outputs in ergonomically correct, attractively appoint ed enclosures. The L Series include professional featur es such as high quality mic pre amplifiers, 3-band, swe[...]

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    2 2 L2400 and L3200 F eatures The Samson L2400 and L3200 consoles are comprehensiv e and great sounding making them suitable for a variety of live sound and r ecording applications. Her e are some of their main fea tures: • The L2400 and L3200 are twenty f our and thir ty two channel mixers in er gonomically correct, table -top enclosures pro vid[...]

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    3 C ontr ols and F unc tions INPUT CHANNEL SECTION The follo wing section details each par t of the L2400 and L3200’ s INPUT CHANNELS including the 3-BAND EQ , the MONIT OR and EFX sends, P AN, GAIN and VOL UME contr ols. 1 – SIGNAL LED The L2400 and L3200’ s MIC/LINE pre -amp also includes a SIGNAL LED which, when illuminated, indicates that[...]

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    4 C ontr ols and F unc tions 5 INPUT CHANNEL SECTION - continued That means that the channel F ader also affects the level of a POST aux send. A POST A uxiliary bus is what you want t o use (almost always) f or sending to an effects processor , either internal or external. When using the POST aux sends, (while turning the channel F ader up or down)[...]

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    5 C ontr ols and F unc tions INPUT CHANNEL SECTION - continued around the cent er point that are eff ected by the MID CUT & BOOST control) and can be set in a r ange from 100Hz to 8Khz. LF (L OW FREQUENCY) 80H z +/- 15dB shelving type The channel’ s L OW frequency response is flat when the knob is in the “12:00” position. R otating the kn[...]

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    6 C ontr ols and F unc tions TO AUX 1 TO AUX 2 TO AUX 3 TO AUX 4 EFFECTS 00-09 PERFORMANCE 10-19 HALL REVERB 20-29 PLATE REVERB 30-39 SPRING REVERB 40-49 ECHO 50-59 FLANGE+VERB 60-69 CHORUS+VERB 70-79 ECHO+VERB 80-89 CHORUS 90-99 FLANGE PROGRAM 1 TO AUX 1 TO AUX 2 TO AUX 3 TO AUX 4 00-09 PERFORMANCE 10-19 HALL REVERB 20-29 PLATE REVERB 30-39 SPRING[...]

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    7 C ontr ols and F unc tions 24BIT DIGIT AL EFFEC T SECTION - continued 24 – T O A UX 4- Effects Return Control The TO A UX 4 contr ol is used to adjust the level of the effects from the built-in digital Multi-effect that’ s being sent to the A UX 4 monitor bus . This allo ws you to add the DSP effects to the signal in your monit or speakers. T[...]

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    8 STEREO A UX RETURN Input The L Series feature two additional STEREO A UX RE TURN inputs that can be used to return the outputs of the an external effects processor , or to connect the output of any ster eo line level device . The STEREO A UX RE TURN can be routed to the M AIN mix, or to a pair of A UX outputs, allowing you to send the sig nal to [...]

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    9 C ontr ols and F unc tions 42 - PHONES – contr ol knob This contr ol adjusts the over all level of the Headphone Output. 43 – PFL DEFEA T – switch Y ou can defeat all the channels in PFL by using the PFL DEFEA T switch. When the switch is pr essed down it will illuminate , indicating the PFL and AFL are temporarily turned off . At that poin[...]

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    10 51 - PHANT OM POWER – switch The PHANT OM POWER switch is used to activat e the phantom pow er on the microphone channels enabling the use most any condenser micr ophone. T ALKBACK Section The L2400 and L3200’ s T ALKBACK section provides an XLR input with phantom pow er , allowing you to connect most any microphone . By using the T ALKBACK [...]

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    11 MONO/SUBWOOFER Output Section - continued 58 - SUBWOOFER ON/OFF – swit ch Used to engage the L ow P ass F ilter and turn the MONO output into a subw oofer output. 59 - FREQUENCY – control knob The L Series mixers hav e an onboard L ow P ass F ilter to make it simple to connect a subwoof er . Use the FREQUENCY control t o adjust the crossov e[...]

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    12 L2400 and L3200 Input and Output Connections CHANNEL - MONO MIC/LINE INPUTS The L Series mixers off er plenty of mono mic/line and stereo line input channels , sixteen on the L2400 and twenty four on the L3200’ s, for c onnecting a variety of signal sources fr om microphones to line level devices such as synthesiz ers, drum machines and direct[...]

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    13 23/24 LINE 24 LINE 23 24 23 6 7 6 - Stereo Inputs - 1/4-inch jacks The L Series second two stereo channels ha ve 1/4- inch jacks for connecting stereo line lev el sources . F or stereo inputs , use the LINE L to connect the left channel and the LINE R to connect the right channel. If you are using the inputs f or a mono line input, use the LINE [...]

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    14 14 - GROUP OUT - XLR 1/4" jacks In a live sound application, you can connect additional zone speaker systems using GROUP OUT outputs connected to a power amplifier or po wer ed speakers. The signal at the GROUP OUT jacks follo ws the GROUP volume fader .TRS phone jack connector pin-out - Sleeve: Ground, Tip: Hot (+), Ring: Cold (-) 15 - GRO[...]

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    15 Using the USB I/O The L series consoles hav e a built-in stereo USB audio interface allowing you to rec ord and playback from a PC using virtually any digital recor ding software. In addition, the L series consoles featur e powerful routing options that let you rout e your USB digital recor ding and playback. Connecting the L series to your comp[...]

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    16 Getting Started with W indows XP - con tinued 5. T o use the L Series as your default input/output device (for sy stem sounds and progr ams like Sound Recorder), ensure tha t it is set for playback and recor ding in the Audio tab (figure 6). 6. The volume can then be set by pressing the V olume button (figur e 7). 7. T o prevent syst em sounds f[...]

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    17 Getting Started with MAC OS X - con tinued 5. Next, click in the Output tab and selec t USB Audio Codec (figure 11). Y ou may notice that the Volume slider sets itself to the full level . This will allow you to hav e full range using L Series’ hardware MAIN V olume contr ol. At this point you c an begin using your L Series console with most an[...]

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    18 L2400 and L3200 W iring Guide Unbalanced 1/4” Connector XLR Balanced Wiring Guide C ONNECTING THE L2400 and L3200 There ar e several wa ys to interface the L2400 and L3200 to support a variet y of applications. The L2400 and L3200 fea- ture balanced inputs and outputs , so connecting balanced and unbalanced signals is possible. Balanced TRS 1/[...]

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    19 S p ec i f ic a t io n s Maximum Output Level (0.5% T.H.D at 1kHz) +24dB( MAIN L/R) @10k +20dB(GROUP, AUX/EFX, CTRL ROOM) @10k +20d B(I NSER T) @1 0k More than 100 mW(HEADPHO NES) @33 T.H.D <0.1% @+14dB 20Hz ~ 20kHz (MAIN L/R, GROUP, AUX /EFX SEND) @10k Frequency Response 20Hz ~ 20kHz, +1/-2dB (MIX L/R, GROUP, AUX /EFX SEND) @10k -128dBu equi[...]

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    20 Specifications - Input Specications Input Connector Input Impedance Nominal Load Impedance Rated Input Level Connector Type CH Mic 4 k 50 ~ 600 -50dBu XLR Type Balanced CH Line 1 0 k 6 0 0 -30dBu Phone Jack (TRS) T = Hot R = Cold S = GND Stereo Input Mic 3 k 6 0 0 -50dBu XLR Type Balanced Stereo Input 5 k 6 0 0 -20dBu Unbalanced Phone Jack Mo[...]

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    21 Block Diagram[...]

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    22 Notes[...]

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    Samson T echnologies Corp . 45 Gilpin A venue Hauppauge, New Y ork 11788-8816 Phone: 1-800-3-SAMSON (1-800-372-6766) F ax: 631-784-2201 ww w .samsontech.com[...]