Controls and functions – Samson MDR8 User Manual

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BALANCE (Stereo Inputs Only)

The MDR8’s BALANCE control is used to place or position the stereo
signal into the main Left and Right MIX bus. You can move a stereo
signal’s image to the left or right by setting the BALANCE control to
the left or to the right.

PAN (Mono Inputs Only)

The MDR8’s PAN control is used to place or position the mono signal
into the stereo main Left and Right MIX bus. You can create a stereo
image by panning some input signals to the left and others to the
right. The MDR8’s PAN control is a Power-Pan circuit, which includes
a 3dB dip in the center position. This is desirable since there’s a 3dB
increase in gain when the mono input signal is heard in both the Left
and Right MIX bus.

RECORD

The RECORD switch is used when operating the MDR8’s HDM
(HARD DISK MODE). If HDM in the master section is not engaged,
the RECORD switch LED will be off and pressing the RECORD
switch will have no effect. This is the normal mode of operation for
most live mixing situations, however since the HDM provides some
extra flexibility in signal routing, the HDM can be used for zone mix-
ing as well. For more information on the HDM see the section “Using
the HDM” on page 15 of this manual.

FADER

The MDR8’s 60mm input FADER controls the overall channel level.
The input FADER features an audio taper and no detents for smooth
fades.

Controls and Functions

(MONO INPUT CHANNEL CONTINUED)

NOTE: The channel’s AUX 2/DSP signal is sent to the AUX 2/DSP bus from a location in the signal path
after the channel’s LEVEL control. This is commonly referred to as a POST FADER send. This means
that the amount of signal that is sent to the EFFECT bus will be affected not only by the setting of the AUX
2/DSP knob control, but it will also be affected by the setting of the LEVEL control.