The Radial X-Amp is a 500 Series module that lets the user take a pre-recorded guitar track and send it back to amplifiers and effects so that it can tailored to suit.
With Reamping, the guitarist need only concentrate on the performance. Working out specific sounds and optimal mic placement can be done later. This eliminates hours of repetition while allowing the producer to adjust the character of the track as the production evolves.
Using the X-Amp is ‘plug and play’ easy to use. The design begins with an XLR balanced line level input located on the 500 series rear panel that feeds the X-Amp.
To ensure fidelity, 100 percent discrete class-A circuitry is employed. The X-Amp unbalances and buffers the pre-recorded signal where it then feeds two transformer isolated hi-Z guitar level outputs.
The ¼-inch jacks are front mounted for desk-top convenience and equipped with ground lifts to help eliminate hum and buzz caused by ground loops. Independent level controls enable you to adjust the drive going to each amp for optimal tone. Should one of the amps be out of phase, depressing the 180-degree quickly brings both in line.
To add greater flexibility, when the X-Amp module is used with a Radial Workhorse, the Omniport becomes a guitar input allowing the X-Amp module to be used as a 2-channel guitar distro, thus enabling one to play through two amps without the hum, buzz and noise problems that usually occur.
“Reamping is all about keeping options open. Instead of simply committing a guitar or bass track to one sound, you can later Reamp it so that it can better sit in the mix,” says Radial sales manager Steve McKay: “And with today’s digital recording systems and unlimited virtual track count, it has never been easier or more affordable to Reamp tracks.
“This has of course accelerated the interest in the original Radial X-Amp, ProRMP and the Reamp JCR. As the market leader, it only made sense that we be the first company to introduce a 500 series version. The X-Amp module follows the lead set by the stand-alone Radial X-Amp but has a few extra features to make it particularly useful in small, single room recording environments.”
