Samson MDR624 USING AN EXTERNAL EFFECT, RECORDING A MIX FROM THE MDR624, PLAYING BACK A CD USING 2T TO MIX, SENDING AN INDEPENDENT MIX TO THE MONITOR SPEAKERS

Operating the MDR624

SENDING AN INDEPENDENT MIX TO THE MONITOR SPEAKERS

The MDR624’s AUX send can be used to feed a separate set of amplifiers and loudspeakers for stage monitors. This lets you build one stereo mix for the amplifiers and speakers facing the audience and the other mono mix for the amplifiers and monitor speakers facing the musicians.

1. Raise the AUX controls for the channels that you wish to hear from the monitor speakers.

NOTE: The AUX controls are "PRE-FADER SENDS" which means they are not affected by the FADER level settings of each channel. This allows you to create a mix for the monitors that is independent of the main LEFT and RIGHT MIX.

	AUX		AUX		AUX		AUX	2TK
0	10	0	10	0	10	0	10

2.In order to get the most gain from your monitor mix, use an external graphic equalizer (like a Samson S curve 131 or E31i) to cut out any frequencies that cause feedback. For more information, see the diagram on pg. 14.

USING AN EXTERNAL EFFECT

If you want to use an external device for effects processing, you can easily connect the unit using the MDR624 AUX bus. Follow the simple steps below to interface your

processor:

1. Set the L/R mix faders to the "2 o’clock" position.		AUX RET		AUX SEND
						L
2. Raise the AUX knobs for the channels to which you want	LEFT/MONO					CR OUTPUT
the external effect to be applied.						R
		RIGHT		PHONES
3. Set the input level of the external effect so that the sound is 3/L			5/L			L
not distorted and so that the effect’s input meter does not		LINE IN		LINE IN		MIX OUTPUT
indicate a clipped signal.	4/R		6/R			R
										LEFT
4. Use the AUX return control to adjust the level of the effects		0		0						OUTPUT RIGHT
								2T IN	2T OUT	OUTPUT
	5	5	HF	5	5	HF
			12K			12K
processed by the external effects device.	10		10	10		10	LEFT		LEFT	INPUT
	15	15		15	15
		0		0
	5	5 2.5KMF		5	5 2.5KMF		RIGHT		RIGHT
PLAYING BACK A CD USING 2T TO MIX	10		10	10		10
	15	15		15	15		AUX	RETURN
		0		0				5
	5	5	LF	5	5	LF
The MDR624 has a dedicated input for playing back a CD,			80Hz			80Hz			PHANTOM POWER
	10		10	10		10				Effects Processor
	15	15		15	15		0	10
Tape or Mini Disk, which is heard in the Control Room and									CLIP
									+12
			AUX			AUX	2TK TO MIX		+6
Headphone outputs or the main outputs. Below is a descrip-
tion of how you can play back a CD, Tape or MD using the MDR624’s 2 TRACK INPUT.

•Turn the CONTROL ROOM and MAIN LEVEL knob all the way down.

•	If you want to hear the 2-track in the Control Room		R
	outputs, engage the 2T to CR switch. If you want to	PHONES
	hear the 2-track in the the MAIN outputs, engage	L	L
	the 2T TO MIX switch.	LINE IN	MIX OUTPUT
		R	R

•Start playback on the CD, Tape or MD player.

		0				2T IN	2T OUT
		5	5 12KHF
•	Now raise the CONTROL ROOM level or main level	10	10		LEFT			LEFT
		15	15							RECORD
	until you reach a comfortable listening level.	0								INPUT
		10		2.5K	RIGHT			RIGHT
			10
		5	5	MF
		15	15		AUX RETURN				OUTPUT
		5	5	LF						R L
RECORDING A MIX FROM THE MDR624		0			5
		10	10				PHANTOM	POWER
			80Hz
										R L
You can record the audio from the MDR624’s mixer section		15	15		0	10	CLIP
			AUX		2TK TO MIX		+6
including the MIC, LINE, TAPE IN and AUX inputs to a							+12
		0	10				0
							-6
Cassette deck, MD, DAT or any other type of recorder using							-12
					2TK TO C/R		-24
		0
			BAL						CD BURNER
the 2 Track outputs. Simply connect the MDR624’s 2-Track							OUTPUT LEVEL
							L	R
		L	R
OUT to the input jacks of the recorder as shown in the dia-
gram to the right. Connect the recorders outputs to the 2 Track in jacks as shown.
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