™ 500 Reactor Amplifier Direct Box & Cabinet Emulator 500 Series Module User Guide ® True to the Music 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...
WARNING NOTICE TO USER! The Radial JDX 500 is not a load box. This means that if you are using it with a guitar amplifi er it must be connected to a speaker cabinet or some type of load box. Failure to do so could result in damaging the JDX and your amplifi...
Therefore, it must be connected to a speaker or load box when used with a guitar amp. 9. OMNIPORT - When installed in the Radial Workhorse rack you will have access to the Omniport ¼” TRS jack. The JDX Omniport...
True to the Music OVERVIEW The Radial JDX 500 is a 500 series module designed to bring the sound of a guitar amplifi er into the recording system without having to necessarily set up microphones or amplifi ers. In other words, it is designed as a quick production tool for professionals who make music and record.
¼” HEAD input jack is set for 100 watt or less amps. When set to the inward position the input sensitivity is reduced to accept 300 watt amps and the LED indicator illuminates. Radial Engineering Ltd. JDX 500 Module...
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WORKHORSE ENABLED FEATURES CARD SLOT 1 INPUT FEED Omniport When installed in the Radial Workhorse rack you will have access to the Omniport ¼” TRS jack. The JDX OUTPUT LINK Omniport is an alternative output set up as a balanced mic-level direct box to feed a microphone preamp, snake system or mixing console in a live touring setup.
XLR connectors. When you plug the JDX into your 500 series rack, it will automatically route the card-slot input and output jacks to the module. With the Radial Workhorse, the I/O is augmented with ¼” TRS connectors, D-Subs and the Mix Buss signal to feed the Workhorse mixer.
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Simply depress the LPF switch and then rotate the TONE SHIFT control counter-clockwise (starting at 5:00 o’clock) until it sounds right. Radial Engineering Ltd. JDX 500 Module...
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A direct box like the Radial J48, JDV or JDI are often used to record the dry track but the JDX can be used for this too.
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As described above, it is common to record a clean guitar track and then later Reamp the signal by sending it from the recorder to some guitar amps using a device like the Radial X-Amp. You can also use the Radial JDX as a tone shaping tool by sending a pre-recorded track into it via the XLR input on your 500 series rack.
GND LIFT 20 db TONE REAR PANEL FILTER2 OUTPUT GAIN SHIFT GAIN INVERTING BUFFER PHASE BUSS BALANCED TO SPLITTER UNBALANCED OUTPUT OMNIPORT OUTPUT 4.75K CONVERTER MIC LEVEL * Subject to change without notice. Radial Engineering Ltd. JDX 500 Module...
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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.
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