Samson L2400 User Manual

Getting Started with MAC OS X - continued
5. Next, click in the Output tab and select USB Audio

Codec (figure 11). You may notice that the Volume

slider sets itself to the full level. This will allow you

to have full range using L Series’ hardware MAIN

Volume control.

At this point you can begin using your L Series console

with most any audio recording software, but you need

to select it as an input and output device within the

DAW. When selecting the inputs and outputs just look

for and select the USB Audio Codec.

Recording from the L Series’ USB I/O
For recording a live performance, you can send the

MAIN Left and Right mix signal to the USB out for

recording exactly the same mix as you hear in the

sound system.
Be sure that the USB SEND switch is set to MAIN (up

position) to send the MAIN Left and Right mix to the

USB input.
The USB I/O is always active and it will send a stereo

signal based on the position on the USB SEND

switch. When the USB SEND switch is set to MAIN,

the signal sent to the computer will be comprised

of the input channels that are assigned to the MAIN

Left and Right Bus. The mix level follows the channel

FADER and the stereo image set by the channel’s

PAN control.

Figure 11

You can also assign the USB out to feed from the

AUX1 and AUX2 outputs enabling you to build a

stereo mix for recording that’s independent from

the house sound system.
Press the USB SEND switch down to send the AUX1

and AUX2 mix to the USB input.

Playing Back From the L Series’ USB I/O
Press the USB MONITOR switch down if you want to

hear the USB playback in the headphones.
For playback, you can return the USB stereo signal

directly into the Main left and right mix bus so that

the playback from the PC sums with the MAIN mix

on the console.
You can also use the USB RETURN switch TO route

the signal from the USB output to the last stereo

channels.
To hear the USB playback in the MAIN mix, be

sure that the USB SEND switch is set to MAIN (up

position).
For added flexibility, you can assign the USB stereo

playback signal to the last stereo channels (23/24

on the L2400 and 31/32 on the L3200). This gives

you the ability to mix the signal in the MAIN mix,

and also, you can assign to the Auxiliary sends and

Bus outputs so you can mix the playback in floor

monitors or isolate the playback to a mix zone.

Press the USB RETURN switch down to return the

USB input to the last stereo input.

Using the USB I/O