Manual Samson D-3500 (page 4 of 28) (English)

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Congratulations! You just purchased one of the most

innovative and useful audio tools available to sound

engineers today, the D3500 Dual 15 Band Parametric

EQ / Feedback Management System. The D3500 is an

advanced

parametric

equalizer featuring cutting edge

DSP and analog-to-digital conversion technology, togeth-

er with a simple to use, traditional analog user interface.

The D3500’s robust, 2 rack-space steel and aluminum

extruded chassis design is not only road worthy, but it

also provides a large front panel layout which is extreme-

ly easy to use and already familiar to audio engineers.

Thanks to the powerful DSP engine and clever software,

the D3500 is capable of producing EQ curves with more

accurate and precise filters, far exceeding the capabilities

of even the best analog equalizers. What you won’t get

is the accumulating additive hiss noise that you get from

an analog equalizer when you add a lot of gain at high

frequency bands.

And, with the high-end 24 Bit AD and

DA converters and 96K sampling rate, you’ll enjoy pristine

audio quality.

The beauty of the D3500 is that while it is a sophisti-

cated, advanced featured parametric equalizer, it can

also work as a one-button automatic feedback manage-

ment system. For feedback management, the D3500

can employ up to 30 filters for a mono mix, like on stage

monitors, or 2 times 15 bands for stereo PA applications.

The LEARN mode let’s you press a single button and

have the D3500 “ring out” your system automatically (as

if there were a professional monitor mix engineer inside

moving all the knobs for you). You just get a louder PA

with less feedback! The feedback filters work in three

modes; Resonance finds feedback problems inherent in

the room then automatically sets, Dynamic constantly

scan the frequency range looking for feedback problems,

and Manual which are set by using the EQ control knobs.

Plus, the D3500’s feedback filters are intelligent. They

know that often feedback occurs because performers

move around on stage, so the problems can be a tempo-

rary ones. Other feedback systems that can destroy your

sound because they just keep cutting more and more

frequency until you’re left with everything cut. Thanks

to the Auto Restore Filter technology, the D3500’s filters

are constantly monitoring the signal and will try to sneak

back to the original positions so that the feedback reduc-

tion has a minimum effect on the sound of your mix.

For you “tweakazoids” out there, the D3500 has 30 dedi-

cated switches, which allow you to quickly access the

filters that work together with the physical EQ control

knobs located in the master section. You may forget that

that you are using a digital EQ; simply press a filter button

and grab a knob to tweak the equalizer.

In addition to being a simple to use feedback manage-

ment system and digital equalizer, the D3500 is packed

with all the goodies including HIGH & LOW PASS FILTER,

NOISE GATE, LIMITER, ENHANCER and DELAY. All these

digital effects are programmable and their associated

parameters can be stored and recalled, as part of the 100

available user pre-sets. The HIGH and LOW PASS FILTERS

allow you to quickly apply an EQ contour for rolling off

the high and low end frequencies, for example, when

equalizing vocal monitors.

The D3500’s NOISE GATE allows you to set a threshold

level so you can mute any system hums and buzzes dur-

ing silent sections keeping your system super clean. With

the D3500’s LIMITER you can control the level being sent

to your power amplifiers to help you insure good protec

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tion for your loudspeakers.

The onboard

ENHANCER will

actually add high frequency to the system when there

is program material at those frequen

cies, adding extra

sparkle to the mix. The ENHANCER will also automatically

turn down the high frequencies when there is no high fre-

quency signal content, eliminating system noise and hiss,

making the D3500 a very effective noise reduction system.

In addition, the D3500 also offers on onboard DELAY for

time aligning speakers. All settings and parameters for

the equalizer and digital effects can be stored in 100 user

pre-set locations. Using the large, easy to read, LCD dis-

play and convenient data wheel, it’s possible to save your

favorite equalization curves and recall them in the future.

In addition, the powerful LOAD MASK allows you to recall

certain effects or EQ curves from any preset independent-

ly, so you can add pre-set effects settings with real time

changes.

The D3500 features standard MIDI implementation and

Samson’s D-Net enabling device-to-device linking for cre-

ating larger audio systems, for interfacing to a personal

computer. When linking the units you see the full power of

the D-class system. For systems using many D class units,

the D3500 can be fitted with the DN1 D-Net network card.

Samson’s D Net is a high-speed communication protocol

for connected multiple D class units, like the D2500 digi-

tal equalizer, D1500 RTA or more D3500s. In addition to

being 10 times faster than MIDI, the error rate is so close to

zero, it’s difficult to measure. All settings and parameters

can be stored in any of the 99 preset locations providing

instant recall of your favorite setups. Like all D class mod-

els, the D3500 features an advanced 32-bit point floating

processor DSP interface to high quality converters with

24-bit audio resolution and sample rates up to 96kHz for

pristine audio quality. You can even upgrade your D class

units to premium Analog-to-Digital and Digital-to-Analog

I/O (Input/Output) converter boards, keeping your D class

system up to date with the best technology, and sound,

far onto the future.

The D3500 is perfectly at home in the studio or on the

road. The fact is, you would use the D3500 equalizer for its

precise filtering and superb audio quality alone, but you

get the power of all the features, and then some, expected

from a high quality digital equalizer. Whether you are a

recordist or a live sound engineer, you’ll get a better sound

using the D3500 Digital Equalizer!

In this manual, you’ll find a detailed description of the

features of the D3500, as well as a guided tour through

the front and rear panels, step-by-step instructions for

using the unit, suggested applications for use with a patch

bay, a Real Time Analyzer (RTA) or for ringing out monitor

systems. You’ll also find a warranty card enclosed—please

don’t forget to fill it out and mail it so that you can receive

online technical support and so we can send you updated

information about other Samson products in the future.

Also, be sure to check out our website (http://www.sam-

sontech.com) for complete information about our full

product line.

With proper care and adequate air circulation,

your D3500 will operate trouble free for many years. We

recommend you record your serial number in the space

provided below for future reference.

Serial number:_________________

Date of purchase:_______________

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