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- Page 1 5 0 0 S e r i e s M o d u l e User Guide www.radialeng.com True to the Music Radial Engineering Ltd. 1588 Kebet Way, Port Coquitlam British Columbia, Canada, V3C 5M5 tel: 604-942-1001 • fax: 604-942-1010...
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Page 2: Table Of Contents
Thank you for joining the growing number of Radial 500 series module users. We are confi dent that you will fi nd the Q3 Coil Equalizer to be a great addition to your recording studio setup. And although the Q3 is ‘plug and play’ easy to use, we recommend that you take a few minutes to read through this manual to familiarize yourself with the design and more importantly, the reasoning behind the way we created it. -
Page 3: Feature Set
8. OMNIPORT - Unbalanced ¼” TRS Rear Panel Rear Panel input and output receives a signal from an external device, processes it throught the Q3 and outputs the signal at the Omniport. Radial Engineering Ltd. Q3 Coil Equalizer 500 Module... -
Page 4: Overview
In other words, to recreate the type of curves we have conjured up inside the Q3, you would need at least two bands and 6 control knobs. This is ‘practically’ impossible in a small format module like the 500 series as the controls would be so tightly packed, they would be unusable. -
Page 5: Getting Started
5. Set the ON switch to bypass (EQ circuit out). The Q3 is a line level device. In other words, it is designed to take the output from a mic preamplifi er or pre-recorded track and process the signal before sending it along to a dynamic processor, effects device or back to the recorder. -
Page 6: Using The Coil Eq
MID band is made up of mostly cuts. This follows the way we humans like to ‘hear’ sound. Keep in mind, the Q3 is not intended to be a surgical tool, it is designed to enthral and excite. When using subtractive curves, you will notice that the sound level will appear to drop. This is normal. - Page 7 Simply press, listen and then take out to compare. Using the Omniport When the Q3 is used with a Radial Workhorse or one of our other 500 series power racks, the Omniport connection becomes available and in this case, it functions as an unbalanced input and output.
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Page 8: Preset Curves
‘visual’ of what each individual preset curve looks like. DO NOT get caught looking at curves to make audio decisions. Use your ears! Once you get started, you will fi nd that getting around the Q3 will be very natural and incredibly quick. HIGH BOOST PRESETS +3dB High Shelf +9db @ 4.8 KHz... - Page 9 -15 db @ 800 Hz -11 db @ 800 Hz -7db @ 1.2 KHz -15db @ 1.2 KHz -11db @ 1.2 KHz -11db @ 1.8 KHz -10db @ 1.5 KHz Shaped -12db @ 3.5 KHz Shaped Radial Engineering Ltd. Q3 Coil Equalizer 500 Module...
- Page 10 +11db @ 500 Hz +6db @ 250 Hz +15db @ 200 Hz +6db @ 350 Hz +9db @ 180 Hz +8db @ 500 Hz +9db @ 600 Hz +18db @ 60 Hz Radial Engineering Ltd. Q3 Coil Equalizer 500 Module...
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Page 11: Suggested Settings
Bright Quiet Finger Pickin’ Reggae Moment Inst: Inst: Inst: Acoustic Fender Gibson Stratocaster Les Paul Pickups: Magnetic in Pickups: Pickups: Soundhole Singlecoil Humbucker Bridge & Neck PU HPF: Middle PU HPF: HPF: Radial Engineering Ltd. Q3 Coil Equalizer 500 Module... - Page 12 Acoustic Vocal Vocal Guitar HPF: HPF: Pickups: Piezo & Magnetic HPF: NAME: NAME: NAME: Sticky Pop Fat Girl Open Kick Mic: Mic: Inst: Condenser Condenser Kick Drum Vocal Vocal HPF: HPF: HPF: Radial Engineering Ltd. Q3 Coil Equalizer 500 Module...
- Page 13 SUGGESTED SOUND SETTINGS NAME: NAME: NAME: Stupid Bass Slap Kick In Your Face Snare Inst: Inst: Kick Drum Kick Drum Inst: Snare Drum HPF: HPF: HPF: NAME: Big Chest Snare Inst: Snare Drum HPF: Radial Engineering Ltd. Q3 Coil Equalizer 500 Module...
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Page 14: User Settings Records
® True to the Music USER SOUND SETTINGS NAME: NAME: NAME: Inst: Inst: Inst: HPF: HPF: HPF: GAIN: GAIN: GAIN: NAME: NAME: NAME: Inst: Inst: Inst: HPF: HPF: HPF: GAIN: GAIN: GAIN: Radial Engineering Ltd. Q3 Coil Equalizer 500 Module... -
Page 15: Specifi Cations
® True to the Music Q3 COIL EQUALIZER 500 MODULE SPECIFICATIONS* Circuit type ........Coil/Capacitor/Resistive Boost and Cut Filters Frequency Response ....20Hz-20KHz +/- 1db in non EQ positions Dynamic Range ......>112dB Noise ..........<-90dBu (600 ohm source impedance - fi lters Off) Noise .......... - Page 16 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 fi nish and wear and tear on components under normal use) for a period of three (3) years from the original date of purchase.