Radial Engineering PreMax 500 Series User Manual

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Summary of PreMax 500 Series

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    True to the music www.Radialeng.Com ® true to the music ® user guide www.Radialeng.Com radial engineering ltd. 1588 kebet way, port coquitlam british columbia, canada, v3c 5m5 tel: 604-942-1001 • fax: 604-942-1010 email: info@radialeng.Com premax 500 series preamp and eq ™.

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    Warning notice to user! Although preventative safety measures have been designed into radial 500 series products we strictly advise against hot-swapping modules or plugging and unplugging them when the workhorse or other 500 series racks are powered on. Hot swapping can cause connection sparks at th...

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    Premax™ preamp and eq true to the music ® radial engineering ltd. Radial premax 500 series preamp and eq ™ ® table of contents page overview.......................................................................................................................1 features .................................

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    Radial engineering ltd. Premax™ preamp and eq true to the music ® 1 overview the premax is a combination preamp and three band equalizer jammed into a single wide 500 series module. By housing both processors together we can optimize the signal path, maximum performance and minimize fuss. This accel...

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    Premax™ preamp and eq true to the music ® radial engineering ltd. 2 the equalizer after the preamp has amplifi ed the mic signal it feeds a traditional 3 band eq for tone shaping. This great sounding eq lets you gently boost the top end for more clarity, add warmth to the bottom end, or cut back the...

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    Radial engineering ltd. Premax™ preamp and eq true to the music ® 3 feature set 1. Gain : used to set the gain of the mic preamp. Accustate gain control sets the input sensitivity and gain at the same time to optimize signal to noise at all settings. 2. Led metering : signal and peak led meter provi...

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    Premax™ preamp and eq true to the music ® radial engineering ltd. 4 making connections as with all audio equipment, always ensure levels are turned down and equipment is turned off before making any connections or inserting the premax into a 500 series power rack. This common practice ensures turn-o...

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    Radial engineering ltd. Premax™ preamp and eq true to the music ® 5 using the preamp once you have the premax safely mounted in your rack and patched into your recording system, set the controls on the front panel as shown here on the right. All four buttons should be set to their outward position. ...

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    Premax™ preamp and eq true to the music ® radial engineering ltd. 6 using the equalizer once you have the preamplifi er working, activate the equalizer using the eq-in switch and begin testing the three eq bands. Each of the three bands uses an active eq control capable of cutting, or boosting the a...

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    Radial engineering ltd. Premax™ preamp and eq true to the music ® omniport™ instrument input if you are inserting the premax into radial 500 series power rack, you can use the omniport as a high impedance instrument input to record electric guitar, bass or keyboards. Simply connect to the premax via...

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    Premax™ preamp and eq true to the music ® radial engineering ltd. 8 block diagram preamp circuit type: .............................................Accustate input with variable gain front end. Compressor circuit type: ......................................Feed forward vca compressor with true rms s...

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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 workmanship and will remedy any such de- fects free of charge according to the terms of this warranty. Radial will repair or replace (at its opt...