Samson TM500 Specifications

TM500
P O W E R E D
MIXER
MIC
The TM500 is a practical 12-channel stereo
powered mixer with built-in signal processing in a
compact table top design. The mixer can also be
rack-mounted with the supplied rack ears. It's ideal
for small club venues, lounge acts and other sound
reinforcement applications. A comprehensive
mixer section with extensive routing and metering
capability, the TM500's stereo power amp produces
250 watts a side into 4 ohms and features a fan-
cooled, bipolar design for greater stability and long
life. A built in DSP section provides 16 different
effects including reverbs, delays, gates, flanging and
more with up to 16 variations for a total of 256. 3-
band EQ for the mono channels and 2-band EQ for
the stereo channels is complemented by a dual 7-
band graphic EQ for more sonic control. A truly
useful audio tool that offers users exceptional ver-
satility and performance in one package.
Contact:
Samson Technologies Corp., P.O. Box 9031, Syosset, NY 11791-9031 • Phone: (516) 364-2244 • Fax: (516) 364-3888 • www.samsontech.com
S T E R E O
1 2 3 4 5
MIC MIC MIC MIC MIC
LINE LINE LINE LINE
LINE LINE
INSERT INSERT INSERT INSERT INSERT INSERT
PEAK PEAK PEAK PEAK
PEAK
-10 -10 -10 -10 -10
+4 -40 +4 -40 +4 -40 +4 -40
+4 -40 +4
TRIM TRIM TRIM TRIM
TRIM TRIM
0 0 0 0 0
+15 -15 +15 -15 +15 -15 +15 -15 +15 -15
-15
HIGH HIGH HIGH HIGH
HIGH HIGH
0 0 0 0
0
-12 +12 -12 +12 -12 +12 -12 +12 -12
-12 +12
MID MID MID MID
MID
0 0 0 0
0
+15 +15 +15 +15
-15 +15 -15 -15 -15 -15 -15
LOW LOW LOW LOW LOW
LOW
0 0 0 0
0
+10 +10 +10 +10
+10
AUX1 PRE AUX1 PRE AUX1 PRE AUX1 PRE
AUX1 PRE AUX1
0 0 0 0
0
+10 +10 +10 +10
+10
AUX2 AUX2 AUX2 AUX2
AUX2 AUX2
L R L R L R L R L
L R
PAN PAN PAN PAN PAN
PAN
PFL PFL PFL PFL PFL PFL
10 10 10 10 10 10
0 0 0 0 0 0
-5 -5 -5 -5 -5 -5
-10 -10 -10 -10 -10 -10
-15 -15 -15 -15 -15 -15
-20 -20 -20 -20 -20 -20
-30
-30 -30 -30 -30 -30
-40 -40 -40 -40 -40 -40
1 2 3 4 5
6 7 8 9/10 11/12
TAPE IN -10dB
L
11L
9L
MIC MIC MONO AUX RET1
MONO
+4dB L/MONO
LINE LINE
AUX RET2
INSERT INSERT 10R 12R
PEAK PEAK PEAK
PEAK PEAK
-10 -10 -10
SAMSON
+4dB -20dB +4dB -20dB
+4 -40 +4 -40
-40
-10dB -10dB
TRIM TRIM
0 0 0 0 0
0
+15 -15 +15 -15 +15 -15 +15 +15 +10
-15
HIGH HIGH HIGH HIGH TAPE IN
0 0 0
0
+12 -12 +12 -12 +12 +10
MID MID MID AUX RET 1
0 0 0 0 0
0
+15 -15 +15 -15 +15 -15 +15 -15 +15 +10
LOW LOW
LOW LOW AUX SEND 1
0
0 0 0 0 0
+10 +10 +10 +10
+10 +10
PRE AUX1 PRE AUX1 PRE AUX1 PRE AUX1 PRE REV TO AUX1
0
0 0 0 0
1.SMALL REVERB
2.LARGE REVERB
+10 +10 +10 +10 +10 3.GATES, REVERSE
4.DELAYS
AUX2 AUX2 AUX2 AUX2
5.REVERB/DELAYS
6.DELAYS/FLANGER
7.REVERBS/FLANGER
8.FLANGER OR CHORUS/REVERB
9.REVERB+REVERB
10.REVERBS+REVERBS
L R L R 11.DELAYS+DELAYS
R L R L R
PAN PAN 12.DELAYS+GATED REVERB
BALANCE BALANCE
13.GATED REVERB
14.FLANGER OR CHORUS
15.CHORUS/DELAY
PFL PFL PFL PFL
16.SPECIAL EFFECTS
10 10 10 10 10
0 0 0 0 0
-5 -5 -5 -5 -5
-10 -10 -10 -10 -10
-15 -15 -15 -15 -15
-20 -20 -20 -20 -20
-30 -30 -30 -30 -30
-40 -40 -40 -40 -40
6 7 8 9/10 11/12 L - STEREO - R
• Versatile 12-channel table top/rack-moutable mixer
• 8 mono channels with balanced XLR mic and 1/4
line inputs, trim controls, 3-band EQ, 2 Auxes, Pan
controls and channel inserts
• 2 stereo channels with 1/4 balanced TRS inputs
Left/Right, 2-band EQ, 2 Auxes and Balance controls
• Built-in DSP section with up to 256 effect variations
including reverbs, delays, gates and modulation
effects
• Stereo power amp section produces 250 watts per
side into 4 ohms
• Fan-cooled, bipolar power amp design for maximum
reliability and long life
• Dual 7-band graphic EQ can be used in stereo or for
main and monitor EQ
• Aux 1/monitor switch allows TM500 to be used both
as a powered mono mixer and a monitor amplifier
• Dual 10-segment LED meter for L/R main and PFL
• 65mm faders on each channel
• Peak overload indicators on each channel
• Two master Aux sends, two master Aux returns
• PFL (Pre-Fader Listen) on each channel
• Headphone output and PFL function for mix monitoring
• Tape In and Record Out RCA connectors
• Global phantom power switch
REC OUT -10dBv MONO OUT +4dB
R L R
PRE EQ AUX SEND 1
R L R +4dB
POST EQ
AUX SEND 2
POWERED STEREO
TM500 MIXER
0
LEFT/AUX 1 RIGHT/AUX 2 POWER
+10
+6
REC OUT
+3
0dB
0
-3
PHANTOM
-5
+10
ON
AUX RET2/REV -7
OFF
-10
METER HEADPHONE
0 -15
SOURCE
-20 AUX 1/2
L/R
-23
+10
AUX SEND 2
12 CHANNEL 250 WATT STEREO MIXER
1 2
16
15 3
14 4
13 5
12 6
11 7 AUX1/MONITOR
10 8 EQ ON/OFF
9
BANK
LEFT RIGHT
16 1 2
15 3
14 4
13 5
12 6
11 7 +12dB
10 9 8
PARAMETER
0dB
-12dB
63Hz 160Hz 400Hz 1KHz 2.5KHz 6.4KHz 12KHz
ON
OFF
+12dB
0dB
10
-12dB
63Hz 160Hz 400Hz 1KHz 2.5KHz 6.4KHz 12KHz
0
-5
0
-10
+10
LEVEL
-15
-20
-30
-40
HEADPHONE