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"The SW8 has saved the
show on more than one occasion."... "They have proven
instant and seamless."
~ Richard Young
Production Manager: Radiohead, Pink
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Radial
SW8 Auto-Switcher |
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SW8
Applications:
• Live backing track redundant switching
• Eight transformer isolated DI channels
• Interface all high-Z audio eg: iPods,
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Radial
SW8 - order # R800 8100 |
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retail: $1350 USD |
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SW8™ -
Real-world scenarios
The following
are three common scenarios used today in live
production. For obvious reasons, we have removed
the names of the bands and technicians who
provided this info as many artists like to
keep their production secrets, well... secret!
Each scenario might have a click track going
on a separate out, usually only to the drummer,
very rarely if ever, to the front of house.
Sometimes alternate click tracks are sent,
via the monitor desk, to individual band members
that need to start at the top of a given song.
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SW8™
- 'Fly-in' scenario
This is most commonly found in the club
band scene and for fly-in promotional TV
and video tours. In these scenarios, everything
is mixed to a single stereo or even a mono
output. Some bands have done this with great
success but this takes a lot of hard work
to get the balance just right.
In this setup:
• One SW8's will output up to 8 channels
- more can be linked
• Playback devices are synched to
the same clock
• 'A' and 'B' inputs via 1/4"
jacks, D-sub connectors or one of each
• Ground lifts for individual channels
take care of hum or buzz
• Balanced XLR outs go to separate
mixer channels |
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- 'Moderate' scenario
In this scenario, 16 backing tracks are
mixed down into stereo subgroups. This is
the most common form of backing tracks as
the musicians are doing all of the main
work and the playback machines are adding
icing to the cake. In these systems, you'll
have something like extra left and right
drums, percussion & beats, L/R keyboards
(orchestration) & sound effects, L/R
extra guitars & L/R backing vocals and
often all of the vocal effects. This would
usually require 10 to 16 tracks.
In this setup:
• Two SW8's output up to 16 channels
- more SW8's can be linked
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SW8's are set up as 'Master-slave' w/LINK
IN and OUT 1/4" jacks
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Playback devices are synched to the same
clock
• 'A' and 'B' inputs via 1/4"
jacks, D-sub connectors or one of each
• Ground lifts for individual channels
take care of hum or buzz
• Balanced XLR outs go to separate
mixer channels |
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- 'Superstar' scenario
Everything is on backing tracks: drums,
electronic beats, instruments, backing vocals,
vocal effects and in some cases, even lead
vocals. Here we are talking about the various
pop bands that incorporate huge, over-the-top
production. Every track is broken out to
individual channels so the monitor engineer
can send different players different mixes
& the front of house mixer has total
control. It would not be uncommon to see
32 to 48 backing tracks in this type of
setup.
In this setup:
• Four SW8's output up to 32 channels
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more SW8's can be linked
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SW8's are set up as 'Master-slaves' w/LINK
IN and OUT 1/4" jacks
• Playback units are synched to the
same clock
• Set- 'A' and Set-'B' to SW8's via
D-sub connectors or 1/4" jacks
• Ground lifts for individual channels
take care of hum or buzz
• Balanced XLR outs go to separate
mixer channels for greatest control
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