Radial Engineering WORKHORSE 500 SERIES manual

www.radialeng.com W ORKHORSE ™ 500 Series Rack & Mixer Specifi cations and a ppearance a re subject to change without notice. Copyright © 201 1 Radial Engineering Ltd. Radial Engineering Ltd. 1588 Kebet W ay , Port Coquitlam BC V3C 5M5 tel: 604-942-1001 • fax: 604-942-1010 email: info@radialeng.com • web: www .radialeng.com www.radialen[...]

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Specifi cations and a ppearance a re subject to change without notice. Copyright © 201 1 Radial Engineering Ltd. www.radialeng.com Radial W orkhorse 500 Series Rack and Mixer ™ Radial Engineering Ltd. 1588 Kebet W ay , Port Coquitlam BC V3C 5M5 tel: 604-942-1001 • fax: 604-942-1010 info@radialeng.com • www .radialeng.com ! IMPORT ANT SAFETY[...]

True to the Music Radial Engineering Ltd. Workhorse User Guide 1 EIGHT CARD SLOTS: Up to eight 500 series compatible modules may be loaded into the Workhorse and connected via standard card edge receptacle. MIXER SECTION: Ultra quiet built-in mixer lets you tap signals from each module and mix them to the main, monitor or headphones. LED INDICA TOR[...]

True to the Music Radial Engineering Ltd. Workhorse User Guide 2 REAR P ANEL FEA TURE SET MAIN OUTPUTS: Jensen transformer isolated to eliminate noise and add warmth. Equipped with TRS insert jacks for effects. MONITOR OUTPUTS: Used to send signal to your nearfi eld monitors with choice of XLR and 1/4” TRS jacks. Features independent level contr[...]

True to the Music Radial Engineering Ltd. Workhorse User Guide 3 INTRODUCTION The Workhorse is an eight channel card frame and mixer designed for 500 series modules. Up to eight modules may be used at any one time. Once ‘plugged in’, the Workhorse automatically routes the module’s signal to the XLR, ¼” and D-sub connectors on the rear pane[...]

True to the Music Radial Engineering Ltd. Workhorse User Guide 4 FEA TURE SET Card Slot I/O Connections Each of the Workhorse card slots is equipped with XLR, ¼” TRS and D-sub inputs and outputs. The input sensitivity will be dependant on the type of module being used. For instance if you are using a microphone preamplifi er , the input will of[...]

True to the Music Radial Engineering Ltd. Workhorse User Guide 5 The D-sub pin confi guration is printed on the back panel so you can ensure the cable that is being used is properly wired. The good news is that today , most music shops carry these types of cables and they are usually wired correctly . Pin # 1 Channel 8 Hot 2 Channel 8 Ground 3 Cha[...]

True to the Music Radial Engineering Ltd. Workhorse User Guide 6 Expansion Buss The Workhorse stereo expansion buss is designed to allow multiple Workhorses to be used together to create larger mixing systems. This also lets you create ‘sub-zones’ and ‘group’ mixes. Standard unbalanced ¼” cables are used to connect between units with cho[...]

True to the Music Radial Engineering Ltd. Workhorse User Guide 7 Power Supply and Capacity The Workhorse employs a universal power supply that will automatically convert the various voltages used around the world and regulate them before sending the power to the Workhorse. A standard male IEC/EIN power input connector makes it easy to travel as you[...]

True to the Music Radial Engineering Ltd. Workhorse User Guide 8 Slide-In Card Slot T ray Another innovative feature in the Workhorse is the slide-in tray for the card slots. The tray is designed to make sliding modules in and out easier while lessening the frustration of trying to line up the card- edge connectors. The tray is equipped with a seri[...]

True to the Music Radial Engineering Ltd. Workhorse User Guide With this in mind let’s track the signal fl ow and level as it passes through the Workhorse. The diagram below shows the signal chain starting with a microphone. -10dB BUSS +4dB MIC / DI MIX-BUSS MAIN -50dB PREAMP RECORD -10dB BUSS +4dB DIRECT OUT The mic is connected to a mic preamp[...]

True to the Music Radial Engineering Ltd. Workhorse User Guide Now consider another variation that uses both a patch cable and the FEED function to split the signal and route it to a fourth module. The image below shows how this is done by connecting a patch from the fi rst module to the fourth module while the FEED function routes the signal to t[...]

True to the Music Radial Engineering Ltd. Workhorse User Guide 11 V ARIOUS 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 sim[...]

True to the Music Radial Engineering Ltd. Workhorse User Guide 12 Crazy Sounding V ocal T rack 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[...]

True to the Music Radial Engineering Ltd. Workhorse User Guide 13 FREQUENTL Y 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 such as mic preamps will connect to the phantom power supply on the edge card connector pins. T urning on or off phantom is usually done on [...]

True to the Music Radial Engineering Ltd. Workhorse User Guide 14 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[...]

True to the Music Radial Engineering Ltd. Workhorse User Guide 15 SPECIFICA TIONS Circuit type: Virtual earth mix buss integrated operational amplifi er - Class AB Max output level: +22dB (20Hz to 20kHz) V oltage Gain: Up to +23dB on the main output Distortion: 0.007% @ 1kHz with 10dB in and 10dB out 0.05% @ 20Hz with 10dB in and 10dB out Signal t[...]

True to the Music Radial Engineering Ltd. Workhorse User Guide 16 CARD-EDGE CONNECTOR SPECIFICA TIONS The following details the pin confi guration as used in the Workhorse. The ‘Old’ refers to the published API/VPR specifi cations. The ‘Current’ refers to the various racks we have investigated on the market. The ‘New’ is the Radial st[...]

www.radialeng.com Radial Workhorse™ User Guide - Part #R870-1239-00 • V1.1 March 2010 Specifi cations and a ppearance a re subject to change without notice. Radial Engineering Ltd. 1588 Kebet W ay , Port Coquitlam BC V3C 5M5 tel: 604-942-1001 • fax: 604-942-1010 email: info@radialeng.com • web: www .radialeng.com THREE YEAR TRANSFERABLE LI[...]