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the player play, press Record, record a
pass, then stop, unplug the mic, plug in the
next one, set its level and repeat.
With the Gold Digger you plug in all
four mics at once, choose a channel with
one button press, record a pass, stop,
press and switch to the next channel, rinse
and repeat. If you want, you can even set
up the box by your singers, allowing them
to audition each mic by themselves and
find the one that sounds best for them.
Additionally, the Gold Digger can be a
simple source selector and useful in situations where multiple mic sources share a
channel due to limited channel count. The
Cherry Picker is similar and just as convenient, as you don’t have to wrestle with
hooking up and unhooking your preamps,
which is especially annoying if they are
rack mounted.
I just had a friend tell me about their
small portable church setup where the
vocal mic had to share the same channel
as their pastor’s wireless lavalier mic, and
how in between singing and speaking,
the sound person had to mute the channel
and quickly pull out one mic cable and
then connect the other and vice versa...
ugh! The Gold Digger would be great for
this. Also not surprisingly, Radial recommends the Gold Digger as a great way to
audition and hear the differences
between DI boxes.
you go back to any of my mic or mic preamp reviews in the past four issues of this
magazine, chances are I used both
Radial boxes to facilitate my comparison
tests. You may be thinking, “Of course
these boxes are great for you—you’re a
reviewer and test out lots of gear.” While
that is true, almost every engineer I know
sets up multiple mics and preamps at the
start of a session to see which combination works best for a given scenario; as I
detailed above, these units just make it a
faster and more inspiring experience.
At $349 street they are just a tad more
than a high-end direct box, but I can
attest to a big reason for their price—
each unit uses components that add nothing to the sound of your mics or preamps,
and to do what they do, that is critical.
Since the Cherry Picker is a “straight
wire” line device, its also possible to connect it to the output of your favorite mic or
instrument preamp and then send its outputs to four different compressors or eqs
to quickly audition choices there as well.
In my studio
For me, both units have become indispensable, especially the Cherry Picker. If
Conclusion
Let’s put it this way. If you have more
than one microphone, or more than one
microphone preamp, and you want to
simplify and speed up the selection
process in midsession and have fun while
you’re doing it, you should definitely
check these boxes out.
Prices: $349 each
More from: Radial Engineering,
www.radialeng.com
http://www.radialeng.com
http://www.adam-audio.com
http://www.adam-audio.com
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Contents
Talkback.
Fast Forward.
AEA R88 mk2 Stereo Ribbon Microphone.
Live In The Studio.
The Mixing Workshop: Spectral Balancing.
Apogee Symphony I/O 8x8 + 8 MP and Symphony 64 | ThunderBridge.
Radial Engineering Gold Digger and Cherry Picker.
Echo Digital Audio Echo2.
Gear Shootouts—A Home-Brewed Personal Guide.
Twenty Questions On Mics And Miking: A Chat With Shure’s John Born.
ADAM Audio A77X Powered Monitors.
Plug-In Outlet: Slate Digital Virtual Buss Compressors.
From Room To Studio.
iOS Music Tools: iMusicAlbum Audio Mastering Studio.
Talking Acoustics With Peter D’Antonio.
Recording Fundamentals. Chapter 22: Compression—Part 1.
How To Edit.
Readers’ Tapes.
Advertiser Index.
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Recording - October 2013 - Talkback.
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Recording - October 2013 - Fast Forward.
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Recording - October 2013 - AEA R88 mk2 Stereo Ribbon Microphone.
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Recording - October 2013 - Live In The Studio.
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Recording - October 2013 - The Mixing Workshop: Spectral Balancing.
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Recording - October 2013 - Radial Engineering Gold Digger and Cherry Picker.
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Recording - October 2013 - Echo Digital Audio Echo2.
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Recording - October 2013 - Twenty Questions On Mics And Miking: A Chat With Shure’s John Born.
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Recording - October 2013 - ADAM Audio A77X Powered Monitors.
Recording - October 2013 - 43
Recording - October 2013 - Plug-In Outlet: Slate Digital Virtual Buss Compressors.
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Recording - October 2013 - From Room To Studio.
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Recording - October 2013 - iOS Music Tools: iMusicAlbum Audio Mastering Studio.
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Recording - October 2013 - Talking Acoustics With Peter D’Antonio.
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Recording - October 2013 - How To Edit.
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Recording - October 2013 - Readers’ Tapes.
Recording - October 2013 - Advertiser Index.
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