Radial Engineering Gold Digger User's Guide

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True to the Music

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Gold Digger

4x1 Microphone Selector

User Guide

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Radial Engineering Ltd.
1588 Kebet Way, Port Coquitlam
British Columbia, Canada, V3C 5M5
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True to the Music

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Radial® Gold Digger™
Microphone Selector

Table of Contents ......................................................Page

Overview ........................................................................ 1

Feature Set .................................................................... 2

Making Connections .......................................................3

Setting Trim Levels .........................................................4

When To Use .................................................................. 4

Specifi cations ................................................................. 5

Warranty ............................................................Back cover

INTRODUCTION

Thank you for purchasing the Radial Gold Digger. We are very excited about how this product
can improve workfl ow and effi ciencies in the studio. We are also very confi dent that once
you get it in use, you too will fi nd it to save you time and bring another level of creativity to
your production.

Although the Gold Digger is extremely easy to use, it is well advised that you take a few
minutes to quickly read through this short manual. Inside, you will surely fi nd some hints on
how to best approach using the Gold Digger in your studio. If you do not fi nd everything you
need, please go to the Gold Digger web pages on our site and visit the FAQ section. This is
where we publish the latest updates and answer questions from users. Then, if you are still
in need of more information feel free to send an email to [e-mail] and we will do
our best to reply in short order.

Now get out there and start switching!

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OVERVIEW

The Gold Digger is a 4-in, 1-out switcher designed specifi cally for microphones. Although this
may seem simple from the outside, there are a number of concerns that were addressed to
make it work easily, quickly and without noise. This includes switching ‘powered microphones’
such as condensers without creating huge pops that can blow tweeters. Another concern is
keeping old vintage ribbon mics safe. We wanted to make it easy to set up a fair comparison.
This meant that the Gold Digger could not impart any form of coloration or distortion to
the signal path, but we also had to have some type of level control to ensure the tests are
conducted fair and square so that one mic would not be louder than the next.

Ultimately, you will fi nd the Gold Digger to be super easy to use and will save you time as you
fi nd the best mic to suit a certain application. Have fun. Experiment. This is what the Gold
Digger is designed to do.

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Typical Setup Diagram

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Gold Digger™ Microphone Selector