During the recording of their most recent album, Astoria, Marianas Trench front-man Josh Ramsay took the project through a handful of studios. The initial recording of the album was completed in his own studio ‘The Umbrella Factory’, then orchestral session were recorded at world-renowned ‘The Warehouse’, with the final work being completed at his new… Read More
Who would have guessed 20 years ago that this tiny box would find its way inside nearly every venue, studio, and travelling musician’s rig… The Radial JDI is now both a staple for audio engineers and an industry standard as the world’s finest passive direct box. Radial: “It all started back in 1981, when I was… Read More
When the X Ambassadors came to Vancouver on their VHS tour, Jim Rhodes from Radial went backstage to see what gear the band was using for their rig and to show them some new products.
The following article was published by Live Sound International magazine and ProSoundWeb.com: The majority of electric guitar players will tell you that they much prefer the sound of “hard-wired” guitars versus going wireless. When you “radio” a signal, there is not only a sense of disconnect, but the tone never seems quite right. I noticed… Read More
Recently the Australian entertainment and technology company, CX-TV, reviewed the USB-Pro and claimed “this is the answer to every laptop audio problem ever thought of”. The Radial USB-Pro is a high-resolution stereo digital audio converter (DAC) and direct box that is designed to connect to any computer system to seamlessly transfer digital audio to analog. Find more reviews… Read More
Premier Guitar recently reviewed Radial’s flagship guitar amp attenuator, the Headload and it clearly makes the cut. The Headload is a combination load box and attenuator that is capable of handling up to 130 watts RMS of continuous power and peaks of 180 watts. Inserted between the head and cabinet, it allows the guitar amp to… Read More
Radial Engineering Ltd. is pleased to announce the Shotgun is now shipping. The Shotgun is a guitar-signal distribution amplifier that is able to drive up to four amps simultaneously without introducing the hum and buzz that is typically encountered due to ground loops. According to Radial Tech Department Specialist Ryan Juchnowski: “Radial has always been… Read More
Acoustic fingerstyle virtuoso, Antoine Dufour, shows how he gets his sound with the new DiMarzio Black Angel and Black Angel Piezo pickups. Dufour relies on two Radial Tonebone PZ-Pre acoustic preamps to drive his Black Angels while shaping their tone and eliminating feedback. There is also a Radial JPC stereo direct box on his pedalboard to send his signal wherever it needs… Read More
It seems like there’s a lot of cool DI boxes around these days, often sporting tubes and advanced features. Leave it to British Columbia-based Radial Engineering—makers of some wildly popular direct-injection and inter-connecting boxes—to add its Firefly to the trend.
On November 12th, 2015, Radial went backstage to see how the guys from Havok were using their Radial gear.
