Radial ReAmping Kit with J48 and X amp
The Radial Reamping Kit includes an X-Amp and a J48 packed in a protective Zebracase Z12 and power supply.
Record your guitars or keyboards with the J48 active DI, then send your recorded tracks out through the X-Amp to different amps and effects... and enter the creative world of reamping!
Radial X-Amp Features
- 100% Class-A circuit yields amazing clarity
- Overload LED helps monitor input levels
- Dual outputs drive two amps or pedal chains
- Polarity reverse corrects phase between amps
- Out-2 is transformer-isolated to eliminate ground loops
- Active level control to set perfect levels for your amp
Applications
- Line-level to instrument level conversion
- Interfaces recording gear with amps & pedals
- Re-amp your way to fat sounding tracks
- Use during basic tracks, over-dubs and mixing
Cool Factors
- Active design reproduces original performance
- Tweak amp and pedal sound AFTER recording
- Reduces player fatigue and repetition
- Amplify acoustic instrument without feedback
- Run 2 amps without hum or buzz
The Radial X-Amp is an active re-amper that allows a track from a multi-track recorder to be played through a guitar amplifier(s) and re-recorded. Players and engineers can experiment with different combinations of amps and effect pedals long after the original performance has been recorded to build the thickest and chunkiest guitar tracks.
The X-Amp handles level and impedance conversion with an active Class-A circuit which reproduces all the tones and inflections of the original performance. X-Amp drives guitar amps as if the player was still plugged into it! X-Amp accepts a balanced +4dB line-level signal and outputs two unbalanced instrument level signals that can connect to effect pedals and amps. To prevent ground loops between the recorder and the amps, the input features a ground lift. X-Amp allows simultaneous use of two amps. The second amp output is buffered to prevent signal loss, transformer-isolated to eliminate hum caused by ground loops and features a polarity reverse to align out-of-phase amps. The output level control and clip LED aid in setting levels quickly and saves you many trips back and forth between the mixer and amps. Finally, the X-Amp is packaged in an innovative and tough 14 gauge steel welded I-beam enclosure that makes it impossible to torque the PC board.
Re-amping with X-Amp is fun and allows engineers to perfect guitar tracks with options not possible during a typical fast ’n furious tracking session. The X-Amp makes the re-amping process easy and it’s ultra-high audio quality yields excellent results.
Radial J48 Features
- Superior dynamic headroom
- High input impedance reduces loading
- Merge switch sums stereo instruments to mono
- Low-cut filter, -15 dB PAD, and polarity reverse
Applications
- Provides extra reach and air in your sound!
- Ideal for active acoustic guitars and basses
- Great for keyboards and drum modules
- Equally wonderful for live or studio
Cool Stuff
- Huge 9-Volt internal rail voltage for extra headroom
- Handles loud transients without choking or clipping
- No batteries required, works with phantom-power
- 3 year transferable warranty
The Radial J48 direct box is the world’s finest phantom-powered active DI. It has been optimized to
handle extreme transients using only the 5 milliamps of available current from typical 48-Volt phantom power. The J48 features a unique digital switch-mode power supply that steps up the internal rail voltage to an amazing 9-Volts.
Most battery-powered guitars and basses are active and will produce as much as 7-Volts when played at maximum volume. Since typical direct boxes are only able to handle about 3 volts, they
choke. The trouble is caused when the input signal is greater than the internal rail voltage. This creates
all types of distortion: bass sounds thin and lacks punch, guitars sound scratchy and tend to have
sporadic peaks, and they lose their natural body resonance.
Because the J48 has more horse-power (current to work with), it is able to handle these transients without choking. This extra headroom significantly reduces harmonic, phase and inter-modulation distortion. And when you fix all of the problems, a funny thing occurs... you get great sound!
Radial X-Amp Specifications
- Input level: +4dB balanced line level
- Input impedance: 600 Ohms
- Output impedance: 5kOhms
- Output 1: Direct
- Output 2: Transformer isolated
- Output Level: Variable
- Dynamic Range: >100dB
- Power Requirement: Custom 15 volt supply
- Size: 3.5 wide, 2 high, 5.5 inches deep
- Weight: 1 kg or 2 lbs
- Warranty: 3 Years
Radial J48 MK2 Direct Box Specifications
- Dynamic Range: 130dB
- Signal to Noise: 119dB@100Hz
- Maximum Input: 10V
- Frequency Range: 10Hz~40kHz
- Linearity: 20~20kHz: 0.1dB
- Phase Coherence:
- Distortion at 20Hz: <0.5%
- Input Impedance: 220kW
- Output Impedance: 600W
- Construction: Welded steel
- Finish: Baked enamel
- Input connectors: Two 1/4-inch phone
- Output connectors: XLR male
Features and specifications are subject to change without notice.
