Samson PA324 owner manual Samson

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CONTROLS THE AMOUNT OF

TREBLE APPLIED TO THAT

CHANNEL

8 DIGITAL EFFECTS

SELECTS ONE OF THE EIGHT

DIGITAL EFFECTS PRESETS

AVAILABLE

1 2

4

 

CONTROLS THE AMOUNT OF

 

CONTROLS THE AMOUNT OF

CONTROLS THE AMOUNT

 

CONTROLS THE AMOUNT

 

 

 

CONTROLS THE OVERALL

MASTER CONTROL FOR THE

FRONTPANELLAYOUT

ControlsandFunctions

 

MIDRANGE APPLIED TO THAT

 

BASS APPLIED TO THAT

 

 

OF SIGNAL SENT TO THE

 

OF SIGNAL SENT TO THE

 

 

 

VOLUME OF THAT CHANNEL

AMOUNT OF SIGNAL SENT

 

 

 

CHANNEL

 

 

 

CHANNEL

 

 

 

MONITOR OUT (JACK 26)

 

DIGITAL EFFECTS PROCESSOR

 

 

 

 

TO THE DSP

 

 

9

GRAPHIC EQ

 

10 MASTER LED METER

11

CLIP METER

 

12

PHANTOM POWER

 

 

13

POWER LED

 

14

MODE SWITCH

 

 

 

PROVIDES DUAL 7-BAND

 

INDICATES THE AMOUNT OF

INDICATES POWER AMP

 

PROVIDES 48 VOLTS TO

 

 

 

INDICATES STATUS OF

 

 

CONFIGURES THE OUTPUT

 

 

 

EQUALIZATION FOR THE

 

OUTPUT SIGNAL

 

 

MAXIMUM LEVEL

 

 

THE XLR INPUTS FOR

 

 

 

 

THE POWER SWITCH

 

 

OF THE POWER AMPS

 

 

 

MAIN OR MAIN / MONITOR

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

POWERING CONDENSOR

 

 

ON / OFF

 

 

 

• MAIN BRIDGED 300W X 1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

MICROPHONES

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

• MAIN DUAL 150W X 2

 

 

 

3

4

5

6

 

 

7

 

8

 

 

9

 

10

11

12

 

13

14

 

 

 

 

• MAIN / MONITOR 150W X 2

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CHANNEL 1

CHANNEL 2

CHANNEL 3

CHANNEL 4

CHANNEL 5

CHANNEL 6

EFFECTS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

PA324

 

 

 

 

 

 

0

HIGH

0

HIGH

0

HIGH

0

HIGH

0

HIGH

0

HIGH

0

 

SAMSON

 

 

 

 

24BITDSP

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7

1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6

2

POWERED MIXER

 

 

 

 

DIGITAL EFFECTS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

5

3

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

0

 

0

MID

0

MID

0

MID

0

MID

0

 

4

 

 

MONITOR / MAIN

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

DIGITAL EFFECTS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

MID

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

MID

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

POWER

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

0 LARGE HALL

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1 MEDIUM HALL

 

 

-20 -10 -7

-4

0

+3 +6

 

CLIP PHANTOM

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2 LARGE ROOM

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

MODE

 

 

 

 

 

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

3 VOCAL ROOM #1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ON

BRIDGE

MAIN

 

 

 

 

 

0

LOW

0

LOW

0

LOW

0

LOW

0

LOW

0

LOW

4 VOCAL ROOM #2

 

MAIN

 

 

 

 

 

OFF

MAIN

MAIN

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5 CHORUS + REVERB

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

MAIN

MONITOR

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6 CHORUS + DELAY

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7 STAIRWELL

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

MONITOR / MAIN

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

EFX

+12dB

 

 

 

 

 

+12dB

 

 

 

 

 

 

5

MONITOR

5

MONITOR

5

MONITOR

5

MONITOR

5

MONITOR

5

MONITOR

5 EFX SEND

 

5

 

 

 

 

 

 

5

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

0dB

 

 

 

 

 

0dB

 

 

 

 

 

 

0

10

0

10

0

10

0

10

0

10

0

10

0

10

0

10

 

 

 

 

 

 

0

10

 

 

 

 

 

5

EFX

5

EFX

5

EFX

5

EFX

5

EFX

5

EFX

5

TAPE IN

RETURN

 

 

 

 

 

 

MASTER

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

-12dB

 

 

 

 

 

-12dB

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

63Hz

160Hz

400Hz

1KHz

2.5KHz

6.4KHz 16KHz

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

MAIN

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

0

10

0

10

0

10

0

10

0

10

0

10

0

10

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

EFX

+12dB

 

 

 

 

 

+12dB

 

 

 

 

 

 

5

LEVEL

5

LEVEL

5

LEVEL

5

LEVEL

5

LEVEL

5

LEVEL

5

AUX IN

 

5

 

 

 

 

 

 

5

 

 

 

VOLUME

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

27

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

0dB

 

 

 

 

 

0dB

 

 

MASTER VOLUME CON

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

0

10

0

10

0

10

0

10

0

10

0

10

0

10

0

10

 

 

 

 

 

 

0

10

 

 

FOR MAIN/MONITOR

 

 

IN

OUT

IN

OUT

IN

OUT

IN

OUT

IN

OUT

IN

OUT

 

 

RETURN

 

 

 

 

 

 

MASTER

 

 

 

CHANNEL

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

-12dB

 

 

 

 

 

-12dB

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

PAD

PAD

PAD

PAD

PAD

PAD

63Hz

160Hz 400Hz

1KHz

2.5KHz 6.4KHz 16KHz

LINE

LINE

LINE

LINE

LINE

LINE

EFX OUT

MIC

MIC

MIC

MIC

MIC

MIC

 

FOOTSWITCH

CHANNEL 1

CHANNEL 2

CHANNEL 3

CHANNEL 4

CHANNEL 5

CHANNEL 6

EFFECTS

 

AUX IN

11

22

TAPE IN

REC OUT

MAIN OUT

MONITOR OUT

28VOLUME

MASTER VOLUME CON FOR MAIN CHANNEL

29RETURN

EFFECTS RETURN CON FOR MAIN/MONITOR CHANNEL

30RETURN

EFFECTS RETURN CON FOR MAIN CHANNEL

15 XLR INPUT

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

16 LINE INPUT

17 PAD

18 FOOTSWITCH

 

19

EFX OUT

 

 

20

AUX IN CONTROL

 

INPUT CONNECTOR FOR

INPUT FOR LINE LEVEL

INPUT ATTENUATION SWITCH

SWITCHES THE EFFECTS

EFFECTS OUTPUT JACK FOR

LOW IMPEDANCE

SIGNALS

 

ON OR OFF

CONNECTING AN EXTERNAL

BALANCED MICROPHONE

 

 

 

EFFECTS PROCESSOR

INPUT

 

 

 

 

CONTROLS THE AMOUNT OF SIGNAL IN FROM AN EXTERNAL AUDIO SOURCE

21 TAPE IN CONTROL

22 AUX IN

23 TAPE IN

24 REC OUT

25 MAIN OUT

26 MONITOR OUT

CONTROLS THE AMOUNT OF

INPUT FOR MIXING

USED TO CONNECT INPUT

OUTPUT USED TO SEND

MIXER PREAMP SIGNAL

MONITOR SIGNAL

VOLUME FROM AN EXTERNAL

EXTERNAL SIGNALS

FROM A TAPE DECK / CD / MD

MAIN MIX TO AN EXTERNAL

OUTPUT CONNECTOR

OUTPUT CONNECTOR

TAPE SOURCE

 

 

RECORDER

 

 

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Contents PA324 Safety Instructions AvisTable of Contents Introduction PA324 Features Samson Controls and Functions Input Channel SectionBIT Digital Effect Section Tape in and AUX in SectionGraphic Equalizer Volume Control MasterMonitor Section Effects Return Control EFX ReturnMain Section 24BITDSPPower AMP Section ModePA324 Input and Output Connections External Input Jacks AUX IN/TAPERecord Output REC OUT Rear PanelExternal Output Jacks Main OUTSpeaker Connection Connecting Microphones and Instruments Operating the PA324Basic Operation Using the Digital Effects Sending AN Independent MIX to the Monitor SpeakersUsing AN External Effect Playing Back a CDRecording from the PA324 PA324 System Set-Ups OutputPA324 System Set-Ups PA324 Wiring Guide Connecting the PA324Specifications SpecificationsBlock Diagram

PA324 specifications

The Samson PA324 is a powerful and versatile audio mixer designed for both professional and amateur sound engineers. This compact device boasts a range of features that make it suitable for various applications including live performances, studio recordings, and broadcasting.

One of the standout characteristics of the PA324 is its impressive number of inputs. With a total of 24 channels, the mixer accommodates multiple microphones, instruments, and other audio sources, enabling users to mix various signals seamlessly. The PA324 supports both XLR and 1/4-inch TRS connections, providing flexibility and convenience when connecting different devices.

The mixer incorporates high-quality preamps that deliver clean and transparent audio. This is especially important for professional applications where sound clarity is paramount. Users can expect minimal noise and distortion, even when pushing the gain levels. Additionally, the PA324 features a 3-band EQ on each channel, allowing for precise tonal adjustments to tailor the sound to the environment or personal preference.

For added versatility, the PA324 includes built-in digital effects. These effects range from reverbs to delays, enhancing the overall audio experience without the need for external processors. The intuitive interface makes it easy for users to apply and fine-tune these effects on the fly.

Another key feature of the PA324 is its onboard USB interface, which enables direct connection to computers for streaming and recording. This feature is particularly beneficial for podcasters and content creators looking to capture high-quality audio without the hassle of external recording devices.

The mixer is also built for durability, featuring a solid metal chassis that can withstand the rigors of travel and live sound applications. The design includes a clear and accessible layout, making it user-friendly even for those new to audio mixing.

Overall, the Samson PA324 is an exceptional audio mixer that combines robust performance and user-friendly technology. Its extensive input options, quality preamps, integrated effects, and USB connectivity make it an ideal choice for a wide range of audio applications, ensuring that it meets the needs of sound engineers and musicians alike. Whether in a studio or on stage, the PA324 is designed to deliver outstanding audio performance.