Radial Engineering SW4 Uživatelský manuál stáhnout pdf (Strana 5)

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...Radial’s new compact StageBugs™

The StageBug SB-4 Piezo is a special direct box designed specifically for instruments that use a piezo

electric transducer as a sound source element. Piezos are notorious for their peaky response and edgy tone

when they do not see a proper load. The SB-4 has been optimized with a 5 meg-ohm input impedance that

smoothes out the dynamics while increasing the frequency response for a warmer, more natural tone. The

SB-4 has also been equipped with a high pass filter that gently rolls off excessive bass which can cause

resonant feedback. This makes the SB-4 a great choice for violin, fiddle, mandolin, upright bass and for

expensive guitars where you do not want to cut a hole into the body to mount an active system.

According to Radial's Senior Engineer Dan Fraser: "Over the past 10 years, our engineering team has been

re-evaluating how the direct box is used, what works and where problems continue to cause havoc. The

Radial J48 changed the way we loaded the magnetic pickup for a more natural sound and it has become

'standard equipment' on many of the world's most prominent stages - Paul McCartney and The Rolling

Stones - to name a few. Then, in 2013 we released the Radial PZ-DI - a direct box that is able to adapt to a

wide range of pickups including piezos. The PZ-DI was recently adopted by Rush for a string section and Zac

Brown for traditional bluegrass instruments, creating an awareness that when treated properly, piezo pickups

can actually sound really good. We felt that it would be great if we could produce a pared down version of the

PZ-DI that the traveling artist could carry in his or her gig-bag. This became the StageBug SB-4."

The StageBug SB-5 Sidewinder is a direct box designed for AV integrators who need a handy ‘tool box’

solution for connecting laptop computers, iPads and other audio sources to a PA system. The ultra compact

design features an integral 5ft cable terminated in a 3.5mm TRS connector to mate with the headphone

output from a laptop. The ‘sidewinder’ gets its name from the attached cleat that lets you neatly wrap the

cable when not in use. Completely passive, the SB-5 does not require any powering. You simply connect and

it converts the signal to a pair of 1/4” TRS connectors for stereo use or the signal may be summed mono

using the XLR output.

According to Radial’s President Peter Janis: "With so many productions now using computers, we felt that

the time had come to bring out an additional solution to our range. The StageBug SB-5 Sidewinder is unique

in that it has an integral cable and storage cleat which makes it easy to deploy and impossible to lose the

cable! There's nothing more painful than trying to find a 3.5mm interface cable when you are in the heat of

the action. I also think the super compact design will be of particular benefit to the audio-video tech. These

guys travel with their own service kits and having a ready solution in the work case will certainly be

welcomed."

StageBug SB-4 Piezo™ Orchestral DI

StageBug SB-5 Sidewinder™ Laptop DI

The StageBug SB-7 EarMuff, a unique headphone interface that enables the artist to mute one side of his

or her headphones to eliminate bleed when recording. Radial’s Corey Phillips explains: “When recording

classical music, violinists will often remove one side of the headphones to uncover one of their ears so that

they can better hear their instrument when performing. This generally improves their intonation and tone

versus only hearing their performance through ‘a set of cans’. This causes a bleed problem whereby the open

phone is now being picked up by the ultra sensitive condenser microphone, mixing in with the instrument. The

EarMuff solves the problem by enabling the artist to turn off the unused side of the headphone.”

Features include ¼” TRS input, level control, mono blend, mute switch and choice of 3.5mm and ¼” TRS

outputs for ear buds or headphones. A handy mic stand adaptor is available to mount the SB-7 onto a mic

stand if needed.

StageBug SB-7™ EarMuff Headphone Mute

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