Radial Engineering Introduces JD7 Injector for Guitarists
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May 29, 2002
Radial Engineering has introduced the Radial JD7 Injector - a
guitar signal distribution system that allows one to play as many as 7
amplifiers and two effect loops at the same time.
Designed as a creative tool, the JD7 Injector allows the producer or
engineer to create thousands of complex guitar textures by combining amps
and effect pedal chains, reversing their polarity and then mixing them
together.
The JD7 is a 1 RU rack mount system designed for studio use. Two selectable
inputs may drive 7 outputs, 5 of which are Jensen transformer isolated for
zero-noise. The signal path is true Class-A (No Fets or transistors) and
is unity gain. And all outputs are easily switched in or out as are the
the two effect loops. On the rear panel, the JD7 features a balanced output
and input to allow a dry signal to be recorded and then re-injected back
into the amplifier and effect bank thus allowing the performer to listen to
textures in the control room.
Central to the JD7 is the tone. Or the un-tone. The JD7 is designed to
reproduce the sound of the guitar without adding artefact or distortion.
According to company president Peter Janis: "Serious guitar players are anal
about their sound. Changing the tone of a 57' Strat is simply out of the
question. It took us over a year to get the JD7 to work right and the
results are spectacular!"
The Radial JD7 features a 'DRAG' control that simulates the way
the amplifier and the guitar react to each other by matching the guitar and
the amplifier's impedance and introducing the losses associated with the
cable, the different pick-ups and of course the way these all interact.
The JD7 is currently being used by Carlos Santana, Neil Shon and Mark Howard
(U2, REM, Dylan) to name a few.
Radial will soon be releasing the Trim-Set level controller, the JDV Class-A
direct box with 4 outputs and Drag control and two new Injectors (Smaller
versions of the JD7) with foot switches for routing amplifiers in live
applications. For more information, visit their web site at www.radialeng.com. | 
