MIC/LINE 2 30 GAIN CLIP CLIP -26 +26 60 5 0 5 15 10 15 0 15 10 15 0 15 5 80Hz CR OUT MIX OUT RIGHT RIGHT RIGHT MONO OUT 10 0 15 0 DYNAMIC RANGE 5 2T IN 5 2.5K 10 2T OUT 10 15 0 15 LEFT RIGHT LEFT 0 RIGHT MONO 10 LF 5 5 80Hz MAXIMUM 15 MF 5 LF 5 12K 10 15 5 2.5K 10 15 AUX RET AUX OUT HF 5 10 MF 5 LF 5 5 80Hz 15 0 5 12K 10 15 5 2.5K 10 LF 5 15 LEFT 0 HF 5 10 MF 5 5 2.
Safety Instructions/Consignes de sécurité/Sicherheitsvorkehrungen/Instrucciones de seguridad WARNING: To reduce the risk of fire or electric shock, do not expose this unit to rain or moisture. To reduce the hazard of electrical shock, do not remove cover or back. No user serviceable parts inside. Please refer all servicing to qualified personnel.
Table of Contents Introduction 2 MDR6 Features 3 Controls and Functions Front and Rear Panel Layout Mono Input Channel Section MasterSection 4–5 6–7 8–9 MDR6 Input and Output Connections 10–11 Operating the MDR6 12–15 System Set-ups 16–17 MDR6 Wiring Guide 18 Specifications 19 Block Diagram 20 Copyright 2001, Samson Technologies Corp. Printed May, 2002 Samson Technologies Corp. 575 Underhill Blvd. P.O.
Introduction Congratulations on your purchase of the Samson MDR6 mixer! The MDR6 is an six channel mixer, with four low noise microphone pre-amps. The MDR6 also features HDM (Hard Disk Mode), which when engaged, provides a special monitoring and bussing mode ideal for interfacing with a computer based hard disk recorder. Clean, clear sound reproduction packaged in a rugged enclosure, ensure reliable high quality sound from performance to performance.
MDR6 Features MIC/LINE 1 MIC/LINE 2 30 GAIN CLIP CLIP -26 +26 60 5 0 5 15 5 15 10 0 15 10 15 0 15 0 5 80Hz 5 15 10 MF CR OUT MIX OUT RIGHT RIGHT RIGHT MONO OUT 10 0 15 0 DYNAMIC RANGE 5 2T IN 2T OUT 10 15 0 15 LEFT RIGHT LEFT 0 RIGHT MONO 10 LF 5 5 80Hz MAXIMUM MF 5 2.5K 10 LF 5 12K 10 5 5 2.5K 10 15 AUX RET AUX OUT HF 5 15 12K 10 5 LF 5 5 80Hz 5 15 MF LEFT 0 HF 5 10 5 2.
Controls and Functions Front and Rear Panel Layout 11 1 12 13 15 14 16 17 MIC/LINE 1 MIC/LINE 2 MIC/LINE 3/4 MASTER SECTION MIC/LINE 5/6 2 LEFT LEFT/MONO LEFT AUX OUT 18 3 30 GAIN GAIN CLIP CLIP 4 5 -26 +26 3/L 30 5/L LINE IN AUX RET CR OUT MIX OUT RIGHT RIGHT RIGHT LINE IN MONO OUT 19 20 60 5 -26 +26 4/R 60 6/R 21 5 0 5 6 0 10 0 5 12K 10 15 15 10 15 0 15 15 10 15 5 80Hz 0 15 15 5 80Hz 15 10 15 0 0 MAXIMUM DYNAMIC RANGE 15 5 MF
Front and Rear Panel Layout Front and Rear Panel Layout FRONT PANEL 1 MIC/LINE – Combination Input connector for Low-Noise Microphone pre-amp and Line level inputs. 18 2 TRACK INPUTS & OUTPUTS – Connect a DAT, Cassette, Mini Disk or Hard Disk Recording system. 2 GAIN – Used to set the input level of the mic pre and line input. 19 MONO OUT LEVEL – Used to set the volume of the MONO mix. 3 CLIP – Red LED will illuminate indicating when the mic GAIN has been adjusted too high.
Controls and Functions MONO INPUT CHANNEL SECTION The following section details each part of the MDR6’s MONO INPUT CHANNELS including the GAIN control, 3BAND EQ, AUX send, RECORD, PAN and LEVEL controls. The input channels one through four on the MDR6 feature high quality, discrete transistor pre-amp providing transparency and extended dynamic range.
Controls and Functions MONO INPUT CHANNEL SECTION 5 BALANCE (Stereo Inputs Only) The MDR6’s BALANCE control is used to place or position a mono input into the stereo main Left and Right MIX bus. For a stereo input, the balance control is used to center the sound between the Left and Right Mix bus. You can create a stereo image by panning some input signals to the left and others to the right.
Controls and Functions MASTER SECTION 2 TRACK INPUT AND OUTPUT The MDR6’s 2 Track section provides the connections for playback and recording for an external device such as a DAT, cassette recorder, CD or Mini Disk. The signal from a device connected to the 2T IN is heard only in the CONTROL ROOM and HEADPHONE outputs. 11 2T TO RETURN The 2-Track to Return control is used to adjust the amount of signal that is sent from the 2T IN jacks to the main L/R Mix bus.
Controls and Functions MASTER SECTION 14 C/ROOM + PHONES The C/ROOM + PHONES control is used to set the level sent to the control room outputs, and also to the headphone jack. 15 MAXIMUM +48V - Phantom Power LED DYNAMIC RANGE 5 2T IN The +48V LED illuminates indicating that the 48 volt phantom power is applied to the microphone preamps enabling use with condenser microphones. The +48V LED will light up when the Phantom Power switch (located on the rear panel) is switched to the ON position.
MDR6 Input and Output Connections MIC/LINE 1 MIC/LINE 2 MIC/LINE 3/4 MASTER SECTION MIC/LINE 5/6 1 4 LEFT/MONO LEFT LEFT AUX RET CR OUT MIX OUT RIGHT RIGHT RIGHT 9 6 7 5 AUX OUT 2 30 GAIN CLIP CLIP 5 -26 +26 3/L 30 GAIN 60 5 -26 +26 60 4/R LINE IN 5/L LINE IN MONO OUT 6/R 3 CHANNEL 1–6 MIC and LINE INPUTS 8 The MDR6’s six input channels each have a "Combie" (combination XLR & 1/4-inch) connector with a LINE level, Hi-Z (High Impedance) input and a MIC level, Low-Z
MDR6 Input and Output Connections EXTERNAL OUTPUT JACKS The MDR6 features several output connectors allowing you to interface a variety of external devices. A stereo recording device such as a cassette recorder can be connected to the 2 Track jacks, and additional power amplifiers can be connected to the CONTROL ROOM and MAIN output jacks. 5 AUX Output The signal present at the AUX output is sent from the AUX bus, which is fed from the AUX send on the input channels.
Operating the MDR6 BASIC OPERATION The following section explains the basic operation of the MDR6. CONNECTING MICROPHONES AND INSTRUMENTS SA M SO N 21 R 1. Before connecting mics or instruments, make sure that the power of all your systems components including the MDR6 is turned off. Also, make sure that the Left and Right MIX faders are turned all the way down. Bass Guitar Lead Guitar Vocal Direct Box Signal Processor Stereo Signal SIGNAL FLOW SIGNAL FLOW SIGNAL FLOW SIGNAL FLOW 2.
Operating the MDR6 SENDING AN INDEPENDENT MIX TO THE MONITOR SPEAKERS The MDR6’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.
Operating the MDR6 Using The HDM (HARD DISK MODE) The MDR6 includes an exclusive HDM (HARD DISK MODE) that has been designed to interface with computer based hard disk recorders. Never before have such flexible routing and monitoring been included in such a small mixer. The HDM provides a seamless solution for recording and overdubbing on a hard disk recorder by providing a special record bus plus unique monitoring to solve latency problems.
Operating the MDR6 Using The HDM (Continued) Overdubbing Using HDM Now that you have recorded a basic rhythm track you can overdub additional tracks using MDR6’s HDM. For this example, we’ll overdub a vocal track using a microphone. Follow the steps below. 1. Connect the output from your computer sound card to the MDR6’s 2-Track In and then connect the MDR6’s 2-Track Output to the input of the sound card. 2.
This system shows the MDR6 connected to a pair of powered speakers like the SAMSON Expedition EX20. The MONITOR OUT is connected to an external power amp, which is driving 2 monitor speakers. For inputs, one microphone is connected to channel 1’s low-impedance input, and the output of the Bass Direct Box is also connected to the Low-Impedance input on Channel 2. The Keyboards, as well as the Lead Guitar’s signal processor's outputs, are connected to the MDR6’s line inputs.
17 5 5 5 HF 12K LF PAN 5 5 5 0 0 0 +26 5 HF MF PAN 10 PEAK R 10 AUX 15 10 5 80Hz LF 10 5 2.5K 15 3/L 5 5 5 LEVEL 5 0 0 0 0 LINE IN RIGHT 5 5/L 12K HF 6/R LF BAL 10 PEAK R 10 AUX 15 10 5 80Hz 15 10 5 2.5K MF 10 15 CHANNEL 3/4 0 L 0 15 10 15 10 AUX RET LEFT/MONO 15 10 4/R 12K 10 15 LEVEL 0 L 0 15 10 15 10 5 15 10 0 CHANNEL 2 10 PEAK R 10 AUX 15 10 5 80Hz 15 10 5 2.
MDR6 Wiring Guide CONNECTING THE MDR6 The are several ways to interface the MDR6 to support a variety of applications. The MDR6 features balanced inputs and outputs, so connecting balanced and unbalanced signals is possible.
MDR6 Specifications Frequency Response (Trim @ Min, unity gain ± 3 dB) Mic to Main Line to Main Aux Return to Main Line to Aux Send 5 Hz - 54 kHz 5 Hz - 54 kHz 5 Hz - 98 kHz 5 Hz - 57 kHz T.H.D. (Trim @ Min, +4dBu output, unity gain, 1 kHz w/30 kHz LPF) Mic/Line to Main (Mono Ch) Line to Main (Stereo Ch) Line to Aux Send 0.02% 0.02% 0.
20 RIGHT LEFT MONO RIGHT LEFT MONO Line Mic Line Mic Ch 5/6 Input Ch 3/4 Input Ch 2 Input Ch 1 Input +48 + + +48 + + +48 + + +48 + + Trim Trim Trim Trim PEAK PEAK PEAK PEAK Equalizer Equalizer Equalizer Equalizer MDR6 BLOCK DIAGRAM Volume Volume Volume Volume AUX Balance AUX Balance AUX Pan Record AUX Pan Record AUX return HDR MODE 2 TK To Mix Main Mix 2TK IN logic control MIX L MIX R AUX 1 2TK R 2 TK L 2TK Send Aux Send 2 Tk To Control Room Phones
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