www.radialeng.com True to the Music ® Gold Digger ™ 4x1 Microphone Selector User Guide True to the Music ® www.radialeng.com Radial Engineering Ltd. 1845 Kingsway Ave., Port Coquitlam, BC V3C 1S9, Canada tel: 604-942-1001 • fax: 604-942-1010 email: info@radialeng.
Radial® Gold Digger™ Microphone Selector Table of Contents.......................................................Page Overview......................................................................... 1 Feature Set..................................................................... 2 Making Connections........................................................ 3 Setting Trim Levels.......................................................... 4 When To Use...........................................................
® True to the Music OVERVIEW The Gold Digger is a 4-in, 1-out switcher designed specifically for microphones. Although this may seem simple from the outside, there are a number of concerns that were addressed to make it work easily, quickly and without noise. This includes switching ‘powered microphones’ such as condensers without creating huge pops that can blow tweeters. Another concern is keeping old vintage ribbon mics safe. We wanted to make it easy to set up a fair comparison.
® True to the Music FEATURE SET 1 6 2 7 3 4 9 8 10 6. CABLE CLAMP: Locking cable clamp lets you secure the power cable to the Gold Digger to prevent accidental disconnection. 1. CHANNEL ON 1 to 4: Radio style push button switches automatically turn the selected mic on and the other microphones off to eliminate bleed. Illuminated LED indicates which channel is active. 7.
® True to the Music MAKING CONNECTIONS Before making audio connections, always ensure volume levels are turned down or off. This prevents turn-on transients which could harm more sensitive components such as tweeters. There is no power switch on the Gold Digger. As soon as you connect the power supply, it will turn on. If you are using the Gold Digger in a mobile studio or in a high traffic area, you may want to use the power supply cable clamp for an extra secure power connection.
® True to the Music SETTING THE TRIM LEVELS Setting the TRIM levels on the front panel is a very important step if you are interested in achieving a fair evaluation between mics. The Gold Digger’s four TRIM controls allow the output level of each mic to be adjusted individually. Properly setup, there should be very little change in level when switching between the four mics. This will help ensure a fair and honest evaluation of your microphones.
® True to the Music USING THE GOLD DIGGER TO COMPARE DI BOXES You can also compare direct boxes following the same procedure. You would be surprised at how different each DI can sound. In fact you may be surprised to find that just like microphones, DIs all have different personalities that can truly flatter certain instruments or render them listless. For even more fun, get a Radial Cherry Picker! This lets you compare various preamps to find the best one for a given vocal.
THREE YEAR TRANSFERABLE LIMITED WARRANTY RADIAL ENGINEERING LTD. (“Radial”) warrants this product to be free from defects in material and workmanship 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 finish and wear and tear on components under normal use) for a period of three (3) years from the original date of purchase.
