True to the Music
Radial Engineering Ltd. Workhorse User Guide
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 rst module to the fourth module while the FEED function routes the
signal to the second and third modules. The mic signal has been
split into two signal paths that can be processed seperately.
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MIC PREAMP
Using Modules In Series And Parallel
When you are using Radial modules, the signal will automatically
be sent to the Workhorse’s internal mix buss while still making the
output available at each card slot. The way this works is quite simple;
each module output is sent to the Workhorse mixer where it can be
turned on, panned left or right and be adjusted. This is where things
can really get wild.
Using the same ‘channel strip’ example as above, you can set up a
mic preamp to connect to an EQ which then will feed a compressor.
The signal will not only be available at the direct output of the
compressor module, but each of the module outputs will also be
routed to the individual mixer channels 1~3. This means that you
can turn on or off each module at the mixer and listen to the signal
before it goes into the next module. This lets you optimize the signal
fl ow for distortion and sonic character. You can record the combined
signal via the warm sounding Jensen transformers on the main
outputs, while still capturing the sound of the original unprocessed
signal using the mic preamp’s direct output at the card slot I/O.
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MULTI-TRACK
Using The Workhorse For Overdubs
Begin by setting up a channel strip using a mic preamp, EQ and
limiter. These are plugged into slots 1, 2 and 3. Set the FEED switch
in the up position on modules 1 and 2 so that the signal is routed
in series. Plug your mic in turn on the phantom power on the mic
preamp if you are using a condenser microphone. Take the XLR
output from card-slot 3 (limiter) and send this to your recorder. Turn
on channel-3 on the Workhorse mixer to monitor the level via the
monitor outputs or headphones.
To overdub, send the stereo playback tracks into the Workhorse
using mixer channels 7 and 8 via the summing input D-Sub. Pan
channel-7 left, and channel-8 right. Adjust the relative signals
between the channel strip on mixer channel-3 and the stereo
program on channels 7 and 8. Hit record!
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SUMMING MIXER INPUT
RECORD
TRACK 1
PLAYBACK
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