User guide
Radial Engineering Ltd.
StageDirect™ Active Direct Box
True to the Music
®
VARIOUS REMOTE MUTE SETUPS
The remote footswitch can be used in a few different ways depending on 
your setup. For instance, you could locate the StageDirect off-stage with  
your amplifi er and use the remote footswitch on your pedalboard. 
PEDALBOARD
REMOTE FS
AMP
You could also have your guitar tech do the switching by locating the 
remote footswitch off-stage. This lets him swap guitars in between songs 
without missing a beat. 
AMP
REMOTE FS
Players who use a wireless system with their instruments can locate 
the remote mute on the front line and keep the StageDirect with their 
amplifi er setup in a tidy package on the backline.
REMOTE FS
WIRELESS
WIRELESS
AMP
You could also use a MIDI controller equipped with momentary contact 
closure output to remotely mute the StageDirect as part of a larger MIDI 
switching setup. The StageDirect’s remote mute function opens doors 
that were previously closed! 
MIDI SWITCHER
MIDI PEDAL
AMP
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