Radial Engineering Ltd.
Headload Prodigy™ Load Box
True to the Music
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3. Using the Headload Prodigy to silence your amp
This setting turns off your guitar amp’s speaker cabinet completely for silent performance.
This works great for gigs where you do not want to haul a speaker cabinet to the show or for
quiet late-night recording in the studio. This takes full advantage of the built-in JDX speaker
simulator to capture your amplifier’s tone and the load box to keep your amp safe and quiet.
a. Connect the output from your amp to the Prodigy FROM AMP ¼” input
b. Do not connect the output from the Prodigy to your speaker cabinet
c. Connect the XLR output from the prodigy to the PA mixer or recording preamp
d. Connect the power adaptor to the Prodigy to turn it on – there is no power switch
e. Power up your amp and slowly increase the volume
When testing, it is good practice to keep the volume level down low to ensure proper connec
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tions have been made before turning up. This can prevent connection spikes from damaging
sensitive components.
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2. Using the Prodigy to attenuate your amp by 50%
Here, the Prodigy reduces the output level on your amp so that it sounds about half as loud
as usual. This lets you drive the power amp section of your amp harder to optimize the tone
while lowering the volume level on stage or in the studio. Engineers will sometimes combine
the JDX output with a mic in front of the cabinet and mix the two sounds.
a. Connect the output from your amp to the Prodigy FROM AMP ¼” input
b. Connect the 50% output from the Prodigy to your speaker cabinet
c. Connect the XLR output from the prodigy to the PA mixer or recording preamp
d. Connect the power adaptor to the Prodigy to turn it on – there is no power switch
e. Power up your amp and slowly increase the volume
