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True to the Music
™
WORKHORSE
500 Series Rack & Mixer
Order No. R700 0100
USER GUIDE
Radial Engineering Ltd.
1588 Kebet Way, Port Coquitlam BC V3C 5M5
tel: 604-942-1001 • fax: 604-942-1010
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™ Radial Workhorse 500 Series Rack and Mixer Congratulations and thank you for purchasing the Radial Workhorse, an innovative eight channel card frame and mixer designed to take full advantage of 500 series modules. This manual covers installation and operation of the Workhorse. We recommend that you take a few minutes to read through this manual in order to familiarize yourself with the many innovative features incorporated into the Workhorse. Inside, you will fi nd important safety features
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True to the Music 1 Workhorse User Guide Radial Engineering Ltd. FRONT PANEL FEATURE SET STEEL CASE: The EIGHT CARD SLOTS: Up to MIXER SECTION: Ultra quiet MIXER CHANNEL INPUTS: OUTPUT SECTION: Separate Workhorse chassis is made eight 500 series compatible built-in mixer lets you tap Each Workhorse channel is stereo controls for main, from heavy steel to provide modules may be loaded into signals from each module and equipped with volume control, monitors and headphones extra shielding agains
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True to the Music 2 Radial Engineering Ltd. Workhorse User Guide REAR PANEL FEATURE SET MONITOR OUTPUTS: Used MAIN OUTPUTS: Jensen FEED FUNCTION: Lets you STEREO LINK: Makes it easy CARD SLOT CONNECTORS: to send signal to your nearfi eld transformer isolated to connect one module into to pair up modules equipped Follows original XLR I/O monitors with choice of XLR eliminate noise and add the next to set up elaborate with a stereo link function in format and adds parallel and 1/4” TRS jacks. Fe
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Master Stereo Buss True to the Music INTRODUCTION The Workhorse is an eight channel card frame and mixer designed to take advantage of the Workhorse’s extra features will enjoy the for 500 series modules. Up to eight modules may be used at any added convenience of having the signal sent to the internal mix buss one time. Once ‘plugged in’, the Workhorse automatically routes and the built-in 8x2 stereo summing mixer. For older generation the module’s signal to the XLR, ¼” and D-sub connectors
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True to the Music FEATURE SET Feed Switch As you delve further into the functionality of the 500 series, you will Card Slot I/O Connections fi nd that the modular format allows all kinds of connectivity options. Each of the Workhorse card slots is equipped with XLR, ¼” TRS and With older 500 series racks, connections between modules were D-sub inputs and outputs. The input sensitivity will be dependant done using an XLR cable whereby the output from one module on the type of module being us
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True to the Music The D-sub pin confi guration is printed on the back panel so you can Mixer Master Section and Outputs ensure the cable that is being used is properly wired. The good news The mixer’s master section features three stereo outputs: main, is that today, most music shops carry these types of cables and they monitor and headphones, each with individual level control. The are usually wired correctly. main stereo output is equipped with TRS insert jacks for connecting effects or equ
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True to the Music Expansion Buss D-Sub Summing Mixer Input The Workhorse stereo expansion buss is designed to allow multiple One of the cool extras built into the Workhorse is the ability to use it as Workhorses to be used together to create larger mixing systems. This a stand-alone eight channel analog summing mixer. This feature also also lets you create ‘sub-zones’ and ‘group’ mixes. Standard unbalanced enables older 500 series modules to be hard wired into the Workhorse ¼” cables are used
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True to the Music Power Supply and Capacity Single Slot Modules Double Slot Modules The Workhorse employs a universal power supply that will 1 Mic Preamp 80mA 1 Tube Mic Pre 250mA automatically convert the various voltages used around the world 2 Equalizer 60mA 2 and regulate them before sending the power to the Workhorse. A standard male IEC/EIN power input connector makes it easy to 3 Compressor 60mA 3 Tube Limiter 250mA travel as you need only change the cable to suit the local power 4 Ga
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0 8 1 E T A T O R True to the Music Slide-In Card Slot Tray Signal Flow And Levels Another innovative feature in the Workhorse is the slide-in tray for Because the Workhorse is modular, it can accept a multitude of the card slots. The tray is designed to make sliding modules in and different devices. This also means that you need to understand the out easier while lessening the frustration of trying to line up the card- signal fl ow so that you can be sure what you want to do will work. edge
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True to the Music With this in mind let’s track the signal fl ow and level as it passes An example here could be connecting two limiters to tame a stereo through the Workhorse. The diagram below shows the signal chain drum track during mix down. Take the output from your recording starting with a microphone. system; plug it into the Workhorse XLR inputs and then take the direct output back from the same card slots. Adjust the limiter to suit. This is the most basic function. MIC / DI PREAMP
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True to the Music Now consider another variation that uses both a patch cable and the Using The Workhorse For Overdubs FEED function to split the signal and route it to a fourth module. The Begin by setting up a channel strip using a mic preamp, EQ and image below shows how this is done by connecting a patch from the limiter. These are plugged into slots 1, 2 and 3. Set the FEED switch fi rst module to the fourth module while the FEED function routes the in the up position on modules 1 and 2 so
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True to the Music VARIOUS SETUPS USING THE WORKHORSE The following setups show how the Workhorse can be used in the studio or in a live recording environment. There are of course an unlimited number of possibilities… but these will give you some ideas of how you can use your Workhorse to create simple recording channels to advanced reamping systems as you mix and match various 500 series modules. Standard setup for a vocal track This setup uses a microphone, EQ and compressor. The microph
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True to the Music Crazy Sounding Vocal Track This is an example of how one can create a weird, wonderful, extreme vocal track by inserting guitar pedals into the mix and then creating a radical EQ curve using the Phazer™. This is done ‘live’ by connecting a mic into the PowerPre™ and feeding the signal using the feed function into the EXTC™ and Phazer™. The effects send from the EXTC is used to feed various pedals such as a tube distortion for added grit or maybe a warm sounding analog ch
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True to the Music FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS Q: How do I turn the Workhorse phantom power off? A: There is no reason to turn the phantom power off. Only modules Q: The headphone out is very loud. Can this damage some such as mic preamps will connect to the phantom power supply headphones? on the edge card connector pins. Turning on or off phantom is A: Yes. Always set the headphone level down low and increase usually done on the mic preamp module. until comfortable. The extra loud headphone o
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True to the Music TROUBLE SHOOTING 1. No Power: • Check the power 5-pin XLR connection on the rear panel. • Ensure the power supply is plugged into a working outlet. 2. No sound at individual XLR outputs outputs: • Check the front panel LED Power indicators and ensure the Workhorse is powered up. • Check that all modules are seated properly and secured. • Check audio cable connecting to and from the Workhorse. • If you are using the mixer section, ensure the it is setup correctly and the c
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True to the Music SPECIFICATIONS Main Output: +4dB balanced stereo XLR and ¼” TRS Circuit type: Virtual earth mix buss integrated operational amplifi er - Class AB outputs; Jensen™ transformer isolated Max output level: +22dB (20Hz to 20kHz) Main Inserts: ¼” TRS - tip = send; ring = return Voltage Gain: Up to +23dB on the main output Monitor Output: +4dB balanced stereo XLR and ¼” TRS outputs; transformerless; +4dB balanced Distortion: 0.007% @ 1kHz with 10dB in and 10dB out Headphone Out:
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True to the Music D-SUB CONNECTOR FOR CARD SLOT I/O D-SUB CONNECTOR FOR UNBALANCED CONNECTOR WIRING SUMMING MIXER INPUT XLR Connector GROUND HOT (+) 13 1 1 2 + + + + 13 + + + + G G G G G G G G G G G G - - - - 3 2 4 6 8 2 4 6 8 - - - - - 1 3 5 7 3 5 1 7 G G G G GG G G G G G + + + + + + + + G 25 14 COLD (-) Pin # Pin # Pin # Pin # 1 Channel 8 Hot 14 Channel 8 Cold 1 Channel 8 Hot 14 Channel 8 Ground TRS ¼” Phone Connector 2 Channel 8 Ground 15 Channel 7 Hot 2 Channel 8 Ground 15 Channel
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www.radialeng.com THREE YEAR TRANSFERABLE LIMITED WARRANTY RADIAL ENGINEERING LTD. (“Radial”) warrants this product to be free from defects in material and work- manship and will remedy any such defects free of charge according to the terms of this warranty. Radial will repair or replace (at its option) any defective component(s) of this product (excluding fi nish and wear and tear on components under normal use) for a period of three (3) years from the original date of purchase. In the event
