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True to the Music
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O R K H O R S E
500 Series Rack & Mixer
Order No. R700 0100
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Radial Engineering Ltd.
1588 Kebet Way, Port Coquitlam BC V3C 5M5
tel: 604-942-1001 • fax: 604-942-1010
www.radialeng.com
email: info@radialeng.com • web: www.radialeng.com
Specifi cations and appearance are subject to change without notice.
Copyright © 2011 Radial Engineering Ltd.
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- Page 1 True to the Music ™ O R K H O R S E 500 Series Rack & Mixer Order No. R700 0100 UIDE Radial Engineering Ltd. 1588 Kebet Way, Port Coquitlam BC V3C 5M5 tel: 604-942-1001 • fax: 604-942-1010 www.radialeng.com email: info@radialeng.com •...
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Page 3: Table Of Contents
Congratulations and thank you for purchasing the Radial Workhorse, an innovative eight channel card frame and mixer designed to take full advantage of 500 series modules. This manual covers installation and operation of the Workhorse. We recommend that you take a few minutes to read through this manual in order to familiarize yourself with the many innovative features incorporated into the Workhorse. -
Page 4: Front Panel Feature Set Overview
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Page 5: Rear Panel Feature Set Overview
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Page 6: Introduction To The Workhorse
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 panel via a 15-pin card-edge connector and receptacle. -
Page 7: Feature Set Overview
True to the Music FEATURE 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... - Page 8 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.
- Page 9 True to the Music 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 choice of input or output depending on which Workhorse will be set as the ‘master’...
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Page 10: Power Supply Capacity
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 need only change the cable to suit the local power connector type. -
Page 11: Slide-In Card Slot Tray And Removal
True to the Music Slide-In Card Slot Tray 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. -
Page 12: Using The Workhorse
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. MIC / DI PREAMP MIX-BUSS -50dB -10dB -10dB BUSS BUSS +4dB DIRECT OUT The mic is connected to a mic preamp like the PowerPre™... - Page 13 True to the Music 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...
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Page 14: Workhorse Applications
True to the Music VARIOUS 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 simple recording channels to advanced reamping systems as you mix and match various 500 series modules. - Page 15 True to the Music Crazy Sounding Vocal Track 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’...
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Page 16: Frequently Asked Questions
FREQUENTLY 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. Turning on or off phantom is usually done on the mic preamp module. - Page 17 True to the Music 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.
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Page 18: Specifi Cations And Block Diagram
SPECIFICATIONS Circuit type: Virtual earth mix buss integrated operational amplifi er - Class AB Max output level: +22dB (20Hz to 20kHz) Voltage Gain: Up to +23dB on the main output Distortion: 0.007% @ 1kHz with 10dB in and 10dB 0.05% @ 20Hz with 10dB in and 10dB out Signal to Noise: -91dB with +20dB output Card Slot Inputs:... -
Page 19: Connector Pin-Out
True to the Music D-SUB CONNECTOR FOR CARD SLOT I/O Pin # Pin # Channel 8 Hot Channel 8 Cold Channel 8 Ground Channel 7 Hot Channel 7 Cold Channel 7 Ground Channel 6 Hot Channel 6 Cold Channel 6 Ground Channel 5 Hot Channel 5 Cold Channel 5 Ground... - Page 20 THREE YEAR TRANSFERABLE LIMITED WARRANTY RADIAL ENGINEERING LTD. (“Radial”) warrants this product to be free from defects in material and work- manship 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...