Samson PA324 Owner's Manual page 16

Operating the PA324
USING THE DIGITAL EFFECTS
The PA324 features a built-in, high quality, 24 BIT Digital Signal Processor offering studio grade effects. The
DSP features clean Delay, lush Reverbs and multi-effects like Chorus + Delay or Chorus + Reverb. The follow-
ing details the operation of the internal DSP effects:
1. Connect a mic or instrument to the desired channel, and adjust the volume and
equalizer to your liking.
2. Now select the desired preset on the DSP selection switch. Set the DSP selection
switch to one of the following effects:
1 - Large Hall
2 - Medium Hall
3 - Large Room
4 - Vocal Room 1
5 - Vocal Room 2
6 - Chorus + Reverb
7 - Chorus + Delay
8 - Stairwell
4. Once you have selected the desired effect preset, raise the EFX control on the channels you wish to apply the
digital effect to.
5. Now use the EFX RTN knob in the MAIN/MONITOR section to adjust the EFFECTS Return level. The EFX
control is the overall level control for the DSP effects processor. If you are not using the PA324 in MAIN/ MON-
ITOR or BRIDGE mode, be sure to raise the EFX RTN control up on both the MAIN and MAIN/ MONITOR sec-
tions so the level of effect is the same in both speakers.
NOTE: If the effect sound is distorted even though the EFX RTN is turned all the way down, lower the EFX con-
trols of each channel, or lower the EFX SEND control in the EFFECTS section.
SENDING AN INDEPENDENT MIX TO THE MONITOR SPEAKERS
The PA324 allows you to operate the power amplifiers
in a MAIN/ MONITOR mode. This let you use one
amplifier for speakers facing the audience, and the
other amplifier for the monitor speaker facing the
musicians.
1. Set the MONITOR section and VOLUME control to
the "0" position.
2. Raise the MONITOR controls for the channels that
you wish to hear from the monitor speakers.
NOTE: The MONITOR controls are not affect-
ed by the level settings of each channel. This
allows you to create a mix for the monitors that is independent of the MAIN mix.
3. Use the graphic equalizer and VOLUME controls of the MAIN/MONITOR sections to adjust the overall volume
and tone.
MONITOR / MAIN
-20 -10 -7 -4 0
MAIN
MONITOR / MAIN MONITOR / MAIN
EFX +12dB
5
0dB
0 10
RETURN
-12dB
63Hz 160Hz 400Hz
EFX +12dB
5
0dB
0 10
RETURN
-12dB
63Hz 160Hz 400Hz
14
EFFECTS EFFECTS
0
7 1
6 2
5 3
4
DIGITAL EFFECTS
0 LARGE HALL
1 MEDIUM HALL
2 LARGE ROOM
3 VOCAL ROOM #1
4 VOCAL ROOM #2
5 CHORUS + REVERB
6 CHORUS + DELAY
7 STAIRWELL
POWER
+3 +6 CLIP PHANTOM
MODE
BRIDGE
ON
MAIN
OFF
MAIN
+12dB
0dB
0
VOLUME
-12dB
1KHz 2.5KHz 6.4KHz 16KHz
MAIN MAIN
+12dB
0dB
0
VOLUME
-12dB
1KHz 2.5KHz 6.4KHz 16KHz
MAIN
MAIN
MONITOR
5
10
5
10