Radial Engineering Ltd.
Gold Digger™ Microphone Selector
True to the Music
®
OVERVIEW
The Gold Digger is a 4-in, 1-out switcher designed specifi cally for microphones. Although this
may seem simple from the outside, there are a number of concerns that were addressed to
make it work easily, quickly and without noise. This includes switching ‘powered microphones’
such as condensers without creating huge pops that can blow tweeters. Another concern is
keeping old vintage ribbon mics safe. We wanted to make it easy to set up a fair comparison.
This meant that the Gold Digger could not impart any form of coloration or distortion to
the signal path, but we also had to have some type of level control to ensure the tests are
conducted fair and square so that one mic would not be louder than the next.
Ultimately, you will fi nd the Gold Digger to be super easy to use and will save you time as you
fi nd the best mic to suit a certain application. Have fun. Experiment. This is what the Gold
Digger is designed to do.
DAW INTERFACE
MICROPHONE PREAMP
MIC 1
MIC 2
MIC 3
MIC 4
1
2
3
4
Typical Setup Diagram
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