Front Panel Layout - Samson MDR16 Owner's Manual

CLIP – Red LED will illuminate, indicating when the GAIN
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, EQ, or channel fader control has been adjusted too
high.
GAIN – Used to set the input level of the mic pre and
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line input.
HIGH FREQUENCY - Controls the high band level of the
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Channel Equalizer, +/- 15 dB.
4 MID CUT & BOOST - Controls the level of mid-range ,+/-
15 dB at the frequency set by the Mid Frequency control.
MID FREQUENCY - Used to set the center point of the
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mid band of the Channel Equalizer from 100 Hz to 5KHz.
6 LOW FREQUENCY - Controls the low band of the
Channel Equalizer, +/- 15 dB at 80Hz.
LOW CUT – Bass roll-off switch at 80Hz used to eliminate
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unwanted low end rumble and hum.
8 AUX 1 – Pre-fader auxiliary send that can be used with
an external effects processor, or to create a cue or moni-
tor mix.
AUX 1 PRE/POST - This LED back-lit switch is used to
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select the point in the audio path that the channel's
signal is sent to the AUX 1 bus, either before or after the
input fader.
AUX 2/DSP – Post-fader auxiliary send connected to the
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internal 24 BIT DSP effect processor and can also be used
with an external effects processor.
11 PAN – Controls the channel's balance between left and
right in the stereo bus.
SOLO Switch (Mono Channels) – Back-lit LED switch
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used to assign the channel to the SOLO bus.
13 1/2 ASSIGN – LED, back-lit switch used to assign the
channel to the1/2 output bus.
14 3/4 ASSIGN – LED, back-lit switch used to assign the
channel to the 3/4 output bus.
FADER – 60 mm audio taper fader provides smooth con-
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trol over level changes.
16 MIC INPUT – XLR input connector for the input chan-
nel's Low-Noise Microphone pre-amp.
INSERT (mono input channels) – Send and return
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patch point on TRS (TIP/RING/SLEEVE) jack for interfac-
ing external effects processors.
18 LINE INPUT – 1/4-inch TRS (TIP/RING/SLEEVE) input con-
nector for the input channel's balanced Line level inputs.
PAN (stereo inputs) – Controls the channel's balance
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between left and right in the stereo bus.
20 AUX (stereo channels) – Depending on the position of
the AUX 1/2 switch, this control knob will send signal to
the Aux 1 or Aux 2 bus.
AUX 1/2 Switch (Stereo Channels) - The auxiliary send
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on the Dual/Mono channels can be set to either the AUX

Front Panel Layout

1 or AUX 2 bus by using the AUX1/2 switch which lights
when set to AUX2.
22 LOW FREQUENCY (Stereo Channels) - Controls the
low band of the Channel Equalizer, +/- 15 dB at 80Hz.
HIGH FREQUENCY (Stereo Channels) - Controls the
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high band of the Channel Equalizer, +/- 15 dB at 12KHz.
24 MIC LINE (combie) – Combination 1/4-inch & XLR Input
connector for the Line or Low-Noise Microphone Inputs
on the even number stereo channels.
MIC LINE (combie) – Combination 1/4-inch & XLR
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Input connector for the Line or Low-Noise Microphone
Inputs on the odd number stereo channels.
26 OUTPUTS 3 / 4 - Balanced outputs on 1/4-inch TRS con-
nectors that carry the signals from the 3 and 4 mix bus.
OUTPUTS 1 / 2 - Balanced outputs on 1/4-inch TRS con-
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nectors that carry the signals from the 1 and 2 mix bus.
28 INSERT (Bus 1 / 2) - Send and return patch point on TRS
(TIP/RING/SLEEVE) jack for interfacing external effects
processors on the 1 & 2 mix bus.
AUX RET 1 (L/R Jacks) – Balanced inputs on 1/4-inch
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TRS connectors for connecting external line level signals
like those from external effects processors.
AUX 1 – Output connector for Auxiliary 1.
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INSERT (Bus 3 / 4) - Send and return patch point on TRS
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(TIP/RING/SLEEVE) jack for interfacing external effects
processors on the 3 & 4 mix bus.
32 AUX 2 – Output connector for Auxiliary 2.
MIX INSERT – Send and return patch point on TRS (TIP/
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RING/SLEEVE) jack for interfacing external effects proces-
sors on the main mix.
34 CONTROL ROOM – Left and Right output connectors for
connecting a monitor system.
MIX LEFT – Balanced output on 1/4-inch TRS connector
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that carries the signals from the Left Main mix bus.
36 MIX RIGHT – Balanced output on 1/4-inch TRS connec-
tor that carries the signals from the Right Main mix bus.
AUX RET 2 (L/R Jacks) – Balanced inputs on 1/4-inch
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TRS connectors for connecting external line level signals
like those from external effects processors.
38 MONO OUT LEVEL – Used to set the volume of the
MONO mix.
2 TK LEVEL - Control used to adjust the volume of the
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2-track input.
40 2 TRACK INPUTS – Connect a DAT, Cassette, Mini Disk or
Hard Disk Recording system.
2 TRACK OUTPUTS – Connect a DAT, Cassette, Mini Disk
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or Hard Disk Recording system.
42 Graphic Equalizer – Provides dual 9-Band equalization
assignable to either the main or Aux 1 mix.
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