Radial Engineering TankDriver User's Guide

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TankDriver

500 Series Module

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500

User Guide

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1588 Kebet Way, Port Coquitlam
British Columbia, Canada, V3C 5M5
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Radial® TankDriver™ 500 User Guide

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

Feature Set .................................................................... 1

Overview ........................................................................ 2

Getting Started ............................................................... 2

Connecting A Reverb Tank ............................................. 3

Specifi cations ................................................................. 4

Block Diagram ................................................................ 5

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

Congratulations and thank you for investing in what will possibly be one of the most fun
products you have ever owned! No, not because of what it does on its own, but what you
could potentially do as you experiment with the effects you will create trying various reverb
tanks that may be hidden in your closet! There is no telling what weird or exciting effects you
will create.

As with most Radial Products, the TankDriver is designed to be ‘plug-and-play’ easy to use
and as always - if you take a few moments to read the manual you will surely get more out of
the unit than by guessing your way through. If you fi nd something is missing, we recommend
you visit the TankDriver web page FAQ section. This is where we post questions from users,
offer tips and make suggestions. If you do not fi nd what you need, feel free to send email to
[e-mail] and we will do our very best to reply in short order.

Now get ready to spring forward like never before!

Boing... Boing... Boing...

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WARNING NOTICE TO USER!

Although preventative safety measures have been designed into Radial 500 series
products we strictly advise against hot-swapping modules or plugging and
unplugging them when the Workhorse or other 500 series rack is powered on. Hot
swapping can cause connection sparks at the card-edge connector that could send
damaging transients to other equipment. This also greatly reduces the life span of the
contacts. Damage due to hot swapping is not covered under warranty. There are no
user serviceable parts inside.

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FEATURE SET

1. BLEND CONTROL: Lets you
adjust the wet-dry mix between
the original unprocessed signal
and the reverb tank loop.

2. DRIVE SWITCH: Introduces a
signal boost at the SEND jack for
tanks that need a little more drive
to produce a good signal.

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3. OMNI INSERT: Turns on the
Workhorse TRS Omniport insert
jack. This is wired in series with
the front-panel SEND and RECV
jacks and allows the tank to be
connected on the rear panel.
Available when installed in a
Radial Workhorse.

4. SHIMMER: Boosts or cuts the
high frequency response of the
wet return signal.

5. BOOM: Boosts or cuts the low
frequency response of the wet
return signal.

6. SEND & RECV ¼” jacks:
Separate send and receive ¼”
jacks are used to connect to and
from a spring reverb tank.

7. OMNIPORT: Alternate send and
receive ¼” TRS insert connection
for a reverb tank. Available when
installed in a Radial Workhorse.

Rear Panel

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